Restorative Yoga Class with Susan Mirisola, (first Sunday of the month - see schedule page for dates. Possible Pop-up classes in 2024 on different days and times) 3:30-5:00pm, $25 or 2 punches on class card for in studio or $15 or 1 punch on class card for Zoom class
Please contact Susan for the Meeting Room link which allows access to all of her classes. For now, please register with her each time you wish to take an In-Studio class: scmirisola@gmail.com or text Susan. If you are Zooming, it is helpful to know you plan to attend, but not necessary.
In this class held on the first Sunday of each month, students will be invited to restore, relax, rejuvenate, and heal body/mind/spirit in long-held postures supported by props. With the use of blocks, bolsters, blankets, sandbags, eye bags, chairs, the wall and the floor, students will be guided to arrange their body into shapes that are often experienced in a regular yoga class. The difference is that in Restorative Class, a practice developed in 1937 by master yogi B.K.S. Iyengar from Pune, India, these poses held for anywhere between 5-15 minutes and which are fully supported, allow the body to go to a state of deep relaxation where the parasympathetic system is activated. This deep resting state invites healing and balance, as well as energizing as the body/mind/spirit releases physical and emotional tension. This is a receptive rather than an active practice, though the benefits are proven to be many and profound. As the body rests deeply, it begins to breathe on a cellular level and as the student focuses on the breath, an exploration of mind/body connection can begin. Prior yoga experience is not necessary, though is helpful.