Rest & Renew Restorative Yoga Class
Restorative yoga reduces stress and calms the body’s nervous system. This 2-hour Restorative yoga class is an excellent opportunity to disconnect from the frenetic activity of your daily life and let your speedometer return to 0 mph. Take some time just for YOU, come rejuvenate with us.
Approximately 25% of americans experience extreme high stress levels and physical health consequences related to stress.
Restorative Yoga is a quiet, therapeutic practice that is suited to everyone. The goal of restorative yoga is to reduce the stress response and calm the body’s nervous system. All restorative poses create specific physiological responses which are beneficial to health and reduce the effects of stress related illness. In each pose, blankets, bolsters and blocks offer support, allowing you to fully release muscle tension. Poses are done lying down and are typically held from 5-15 minutes. As you begin to let go, the breath slows down, the heart rate drops, and the blood pressure lowers. Your only job in restorative yoga is to find physical comfort in a state of “being”ť and allow the mind and body to realign and rebalance. When you let go of muscular effort, the body can release deeply held physical, and emotional tension.
Christy Harris, RYT200, Lead Instructor
Christy Harris teaches a variety of yoga styles with an emphasis on strength and alignment. She has been practicing yoga since 2012 and teaching since 2015. Christy has been studying under Rama Joyti Vernon since 2014. She is a RYT200 graduate of the Dharma House School of Yoga and currently is working toward her RYT500 with an emphasis on Iyengar therapeutics at The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies under the direction of Renee DeTar. Christy has also studied with Dr. Ray Long and Max Strom. Christy guides and supports her students with humor and compassion using precision cueing to draw them into deeper alignment. Christy offers intuitive knowledge of yoga philosophy and its application to daily life, illuminating the path to your inner journey.
Deborah Geiger, RYT200, Assistant Instructor
Deborah Geiger teaches Yin yoga with an emphasis on finding ease in movements to relieve pain. She has been practicing yoga since 2014 and teaching since 2016. She is a RYT200 graduate of the Dharma House School of Yoga, studying under the direction of Maylo Anderson and Christy Harris. Currently , Deborah is working towards her RYT500 with an emphasis on Iyengar therapeutics at The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies under the direction of Renee DeTar. Her alignment rich, slow deep stretch classes help create space in the body and mind for healing to live your best life possible.
