RESTORATIVE POSTURES SUPPORT OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND OUR CALM THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED TO NUTURE OURSELVES. THIS POSE IS FOR THOSE TIMES AND SHOULD BE PRACTICED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IF NOT DAILY.

TAKE A COUCH CUSHION AND SET IT ON A CARPETED FLOOR. YOU WILL BE RESTING YOUR BACK ON THIS CUSHION. NEXT PLACE A PILLOW TOWARD THE TOP OF THE CUSHION. YOU WILL BE RESTING YOUR HEAD ON THIS PILLOW.
NOW SIT ON THE FLOOR WITH YOUR LOWER BACK ABOUT 1-3" FROM THE END OF THE CUSHION. WITH THE KNEES BENT, BEGIN TO LOWER YOURSELF ONTO THE CUSHION BEING VERY MINDFUL OF THE SPINE AS YOU PLACE YOURSELF DOWN. NOW ADJUST THE PILLOW SO THAT IT JUST TOUCHES THE TOPS OF THE SHOULDERS AND SUPPORTS THE HEAD SO THAT IT IS ELEVATED JUST ABOVE HEART LEVEL. IF YOU HAVE AN EYEPILLOW OR WASH CLOTH HANDY PLACE THIS OVER THE EYES. KEEP THE KNEES BENT FOR A MOMENT WHILE YOUR BACK ADJUSTS TO THE POSITION. BREATH IN AND OUT THROUGH THE NOSE IN LONG, SLOW BREATHS. NEXT, EXTEND THE LEGS ONTO THE FLOOR AND REST. FEEL THE BREATH FILL THE LUNGS,
NOTICE HOW THE ABDOMEN LIFTS GENTLY WITH EACH INHALE AND MOVES IN WITH EACH EXHALE. REST HERE FOR AS LONG AS YOU ARE COMFORTABLE. TO COME OUT OF THE POSE, BEND THE KNEES AND ROLL TO ONE SIDE. REST HERE FOR 1-3 MINUTES. THEN SLOWLY SIT UP. LET THE HEALING ENERGY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL RESTORATIVE YOGA POSE GUIDE YOU THROUGH YOUR DAY OR SEND YOU OFF TO A RESTFUL SLEEP.