After a long walk along the Delaware River, and with Indian shepherd's pie cooking in the oven, I laid down on the cool sheets of my bed and turned out the lights. The sound of the ocean waves filled the room. I did a body scan today, breathing my way up from the toes all the way to the space above the crown of the head. The time passed quickly this way.
I just read an article about restorative yoga. Supposedly it's a great way to lose weight. The theory is that it lowers cortisol, the stress hormone in your body, which in turn leads to significant fat loss. So I'm going to add restorative yoga to my routine. That means weekends are for vinyasa yoga, Thursdays are for restorative, and every other day is for elliptical or other cardio and weight training.
I also have an ulterior motive for getting back into restorative yoga. I need to build up my repertoire of resting postures for my upcoming workshop at Easton Yoga. The intention is to start each class in a restorative posture to listen to a few chapters of The Little Prince before getting into an asana practice. I'm excited!
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