Relaxation rEvolution: You Say You Want An Evolution?

Relaxation rEvolution: You Say You Want An Evolution?

I admit, when glancing at an image of a restorative yoga pose, it could look like a luxurious nap. In fact, many people joke that it's yoga for lazy people. Another popular belief is that restoratives are really for sick, injured, or old people. And while Restorative is deeply restful and healing, it is not just a physical 'recovery' practice. On the contrary, I believe it is one of yoga's most advanced practices. Here's why.

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SOS Tools to Help Ease Tension and Find Relief During Those Tough Times

SOS Tools to Help Ease Tension and Find Relief During Those Tough Times

In my new show, Yoga For Anxiety on Yoga Anytime we explore simple movements, slow mindful flowing yoga, breathing practices, restorative yoga, meditation, conscious relaxation, and 1-minute SOS tools to help ease tension and find relief during those tough times. These practical tools and techniques will help you feel more grounded, calm, and present.

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Join me for the relaunch of my online course: Restorative 101 with Yoga Journal!

Join me for the relaunch of my online course: Restorative 101 with Yoga Journal!

Journey into stillness and learn the tools and practices to heal, restore, and rejuvenate.

Join me in a 4-week guided course launching November 5th. Register today and receive $75 off the course (that's only $225)! Use discount code JILLIANSAVES to redeem this offer. Students can register anytime for an On Demand access to this course.

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January New Year's Retreat. Upcoming Trainings and Free Online Practice.

January New Year's Retreat. Upcoming Trainings and Free Online Practice.

September launches us into new schedules, goals, and a long list of things to do. And while it can be exciting, this transitional season can also cause us to have a harder time feeling grounded and calm. Take a moment to slow down and nourish your self with a FREE ONLINE practice I am offering on 9/27 Yoga Journal's Webinar Series.  (This practice will help you create balance with autumn's ungrounding energy. Details below.) 

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Restorative Yoga may be slow and still. But it is not always 'easy'. Learn to teach or practice more deeply with me.

Restorative Yoga may be slow and still. But it is not always 'easy'. Learn to teach or practice more deeply with me.

Restorative Yoga is a practice of allowing ourselves to unfurl, unwind, untangle - deep habitual holdings is a very advanced practice.

In restorative yoga we learn to relax all muscular effort, allow our body to land on the earth completely and our breath to flow freely. Then, if we find that we are still holding ourselves up somewhere, we relax all over again... and again... and again...

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A Program To Integrate Your Practice Into Your Whole Life

A Program To Integrate Your Practice Into Your Whole Life

The most frequent question my students ask me on the last day of a retreat is,  "How do I continue feeling this way, once I return home and re-enter 'real life'? How do I live this way?"

It is true that practicing yoga on retreat can be an incredible respite and renewing experience; offering us time to slow down and break our cycle of habitual living. A retreat can help us regain perspective on our life. Help us to remember and reconnect to that which is most important to us. 

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