Ep 127: Why Traditional Restorative Yoga Isn't for Everyone
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges of traditional restorative yoga for students with anxiety or chronic pain and offers insights for yoga teachers.
As yoga teachers, we were initially trained to think of restorative yoga as the gentle, accessible option, the class option to send students who are struggling. But for students managing anxiety or chronic pain, traditional restorative practice can be challenging, and sometimes counterproductive. Understanding why certain nervous systems resist stillness, and what to offer when they do, is one of the most practical skills you can develop. This episode challenges the assumption that restorativ...
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