Book now for Restorative Yoga in 2015
First Friday Feel Good
30 January – 27 February – 27 March
Classes run Friday 5:30-6:45 pm. $20 or you can use your Morning/Evening concession card. Bookings are encouraged as spaces are limited.
Feeling tired, stressed, overwhelmed, worn out or even exhausted? Our Friday Feel Good Classes at Urban Yoga are for you!
These classes will feature restorative yoga. Restorative yoga is just like the name sounds – yoga that is designed to restore the body and mind. More than simple relaxation, this form of mindful practice offers physical and mental health benefits that can be helpful for chronic stress and pain, common health conditions, and recovery from physically demanding activity, whether for work, sport or play.
First Friday Feel Good
When we experience stress, the sympathetic nervous system responds, preparing the body to take action – the ‘fight or flight’ response. With ongoing physical and mental stress, this system is constantly working and we remain in a persistent state of heightened tension. This constant ramping up of the body can lead to many of the negative health effects caused by stress.
When you give yourself the opportunity to enjoy restorative yoga postures, you stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system – sometimes called the ‘rest and digest’ response – effectively counteracting the physical effects of chronic stress.
First Friday Feel Good
Interrupting this cycle of chronic stress and the ‘fight or flight’ response, by stimulating the parasympathetic system (rest and digest) tells the body, at a physiological level, to stop working so hard. It can then focus on recovery, releasing muscle tension and improving healthy digestion, blood pressure and sleep. Restorative yoga is just as beneficial for a competitive extreme sports athlete as it is for an over-worked frazzled sedentary office worker.
Our Friday Feel Good classes will primarily focus on restorative postures. These passive resting postures are designed to let the muscles and joints release tension and recover. The body is supported by a variety of bolsters, blankets, blocks and other props to help calm the mind and make it more comfortable to rest in the postures for longer periods of time, gaining more therapeutic benefit. Sessions will also include some gentle movement, Pranayama (breathing practices) and meditation to further your relaxation and recovery.
Come along to rest and rejuvenate muscles, release tension and find a deep sense of calm.
