The Benefits of Adding Restorative Yoga to Your Self-Care Routine
Sara Evans Sara Evans

The Benefits of Adding Restorative Yoga to Your Self-Care Routine

Unlike a vinyasa or yin yoga class where we have the movement or the sensation of stretch to keep our mind and body occupied, restorative yoga is a far more subtle practice. It asks us to be completely still, to release and to surrender. Embodying a different kind of awareness that can be challenging in ways you never imagined! But once you embrace this beautiful practice and allow yourself to rest and lean into support…you’ll never look back! Restorative yoga is the practice we ALL need!

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Yin Yoga + Restorative Yoga are not the same.  And here’s why.
Sara Evans Sara Evans

Yin Yoga + Restorative Yoga are not the same. And here’s why.

Restorative yoga and yin yoga are two styles of yoga that are often used interchangeably, when in fact they are complete opposites.

So why do the two get confused? From the outside, they appear to be similar practices because they are both floor based practices and often use props to support the body. Like most yoga practices, both Yin and Restorative Yoga can promote relaxation and stress relief.

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