Restorative Yoga Archives - creating space yoga studio

January 31, 2019

by robyn

Do you fall asleep in Shivasana?

I am not surprised when I hear from so many students that their favorite yoga pose is Shivasana. I mean, what is not to love about coming to a full stop and finally resting after a busy day or active practice? Rest is a luxury in …

February 8, 2012

by robyn

Restorative Yoga

Restorative Yoga

Restorative yoga has been an important addition to our studio’s offerings this past year. After training with highly esteemed yoga teacher and author of Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga For Stressful Times, Judith Lasater; Robyn Bowman, Nicole Patton and Natalie Suhanic have brought the work of …

June 24, 2011

by robyn

Yellow Finch Yoga

Today was grey. It was cool but humid. The kind of day where you decide not to bring an umbrella and it decides to pour on you, or you bring your umbrella and the rain never seems to arrive. Although the skies were an ashen …

February 3, 2011

by robyn

A Note From A Student…

Hi Robyn, I wanted to give you some feed back about the Friday Restorative Yoga class from last week. It was certainly very relaxing and what a wonderful way to end the week. Nicole was great – she definitely gave a great sense of support & …

November 15, 2010

by robyn

Restorative Yoga

Restorative Yoga : The Antidote To Stress

“The antidote to stress is relaxation. To relax is to rest deeply. This rest is different from sleep. Deep states of sleep include periods of dreaming which increase muscular tension, as well as other physiological signs of tension. Relaxation is a state in which there is …