Fully Restored
It's not as easy as it looks. Judith taught that Savasana and restorative yoga is about letting go of the body and breath so that we might disidentify ourselves from our thoughts. It also has more physical health benefits. From her studies with Dean Ornish and a San Francisco university, Judith found that restorative yoga lowers cholestoral and can stabilize glucose levels.
But many yoga classes don't give enough time to Savasana. Judith taught that it takes at least 15 minutes to relax before one can withdraw from external sensations. Here is a recipe for relaxation, as outlined in this all-day restorative yoga intensive:
1. A safe environment
2. Darkness
3. The body positioned in a 30 degree incline
4. Warm hands and feet
5. A lowered core temperature
Comments
what is men't by lowered core temperature?
Posted by: bunty | April 17, 2006 02:27 PM
I am wondering, is it possible to enter Isvara Pranidhana while being an atheist? It does seem more like a concept than something necessarily requiring a theistic view.
Of course, faith definately makes it easier, since you have confidence, but one could just be carefree and learn to let go, even with uncertainty.
Posted by: Jordan | May 19, 2006 06:14 PM