YOGA
Restorative Yoga
By definition, restorative yoga is a restful practice focused on slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching. Due to this slower pace, you often only do 5-7 poses throughout a class with the assistance of many props, making it much different than any other asana practice. The goal of restorative is to become as comfortable as you possibly can in order for the body to relax at its maximum capacity. It is at this place that the body can begin to heal itself as it innately knows how to do.
Slow Flow Yoga
Slow flow is meant to be a meditative practice, as the poses are held longer, with multiple rounds of breath taken during each pose, thus holding more asanas/poses per class than Restorative but less than Vinyasa. This type of practice still promotes strength, balance, flexibility, and deep breathing, yet does so in more relaxed manner versus other more rigorous versions of yoga. You might think of Slow Flow as a pace between Restorative and Vinyasa.
Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa is possibly the most widely known form of yoga. It is the practice of seamlessly stringing postures or asanas together using the breath. Vinyasa can be tailored to be either an upbeat, invigorating practice, or a laid-back, more relaxed practice.
Note:
Although the different types of yoga listed above vary in their nature, many of my classes incorporate aspects of each. So although I can specialize in any specific form you wish, I can also create a blended yoga cocktail for your session!
Yin Yoga
Yin yoga is the opposite and perfect compliment of yang, which is the more dynamic, muscular form of yoga, focused on building heat in the body. Yin is a soothing form of yoga focused on holding the poses or asanas longer in order to target the body's fascia/deep connective tissues, ligaments, bones, and joints. This process promotes
relaxation and flexibility. For comparison, as Restorative is meant to make you as comfortable as possible, Yin is meant to release energetic blockages stored up in tight muscles and fascia. On an energetic level, you could liken Yin to an acupuncture session, as these postures strengthen the body's energetic channels by loosening stagnant energy which ultimately supports the organs, immune system, and emotional well-being.
