Restorative yoga · Portland
Rest is a skill.
It can be practised.
Restorative yoga in Portland for people who are good at everything except stopping.
The practice
Four ways in
Most people arrive able to work, train and push. Almost none can lie still for ten minutes. That is the skill we practise.
Supported shapes, held long enough to actually let go.
Guided rest, lying down, nothing to achieve.
Enough movement to make the stillness land.
Built for people whose sleep does not follow the sun.
From the journal
Everything taught in the room, written down so you can practise it at home.
A slow morning flow to wake the body
Ten unhurried minutes for a longer, easier spine.
Breathing that actually calms you
Why a longer exhale is the fastest way back to steady.
Hip openers for people who sit all day
Simple, safe ways to give tight hips more room.
Restorative stretches for the end of the day
A floor sequence to unwind before sleep.
Small rituals for deeper sleep
Evening habits that tell the body the day is done.
If you were told you're 'not flexible'
You were told wrong. Start here.
What people notice first
“I was extremely bad at resting. This was the first thing that worked.”
Dana K.weekly for a year“I fell asleep in my first class and nobody minded.”
Chris L.new to rest“It is the other half of my training, the half I used to skip.”
Renee P.runs and restsOne quiet note, every Sunday
A short letter with one practice to try that week, a note on what it is for, and nothing else.
About the studio