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
Judith Hanson Lasater holds a Ph.D. in East-West psychology and is a physical therapist who has taught yoga since 1971. One of the founders of Yoga Journal, Judith is also president of the