4 Very Simple postures for Restoration

Here are a few ideas of restorative and relaxing postures to practice. They'll help you to relax your whole body, muscles especially, they help to releases stress, fatigue, depression and tension. It's said that they can help improve concentration. Most importantly they calm the mind which in turn has a profound affect on mental health.

Savasana - Corpse pose

Place your feet wider than the mat allowing the outer edges to fall to the floor. Allow your spine to melt into the mat, shoulders grounded down, chin ever so slightly tucked to allow a long spine. Palms facing up, fingers relaxed. Your eyes close.

Legs up Wall

Wiggle your bottom as close to the wall as you can, then bring your legs up the wall, feet about hip width apart and a micro-bend in the knees. Allow the spine to be long and place the arms wherever you can relax them most, it might be over the head, out to the sides or closer to the body.

Supported Balasana - Supported Childs pose

This is particularly good with a pillow, folded blanket or bolster.

Bring your toes to touch and your knees out wide. Place your support underneath you allow yourself to roll down to where is comfortable, you might need a few pillows. Placing the arms wherever you can release the most, to the side, over head, allow them to melt to the floor.

Supported Supta Baddha Konasana - Supported Reclined

Butterfly

Bring the heel and toes of the feet together, allow the knees to fall out to the side, place a pillow or bolster in the middle of the back touching the lower back, allow yourself to come onto your elbows then allow your spine and head to be full supported and let go.

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