The techniques of yoga are methods of purifying the nervous system so that it can reflect a greater degree of consciousness and our lives can become an increasingly positive force in the world…. If these techniques are correctly practiced, the whole nervous system in revitalized – the body enjoys better health and more energy, the rested mind is freed from the burden of past experience, and perception is restored to its primal freshness.
– Alistair Shearer, Introduction to The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
AND THAT’S why Restorative Yoga works for me. Thank you for keying in on this Teacher Judith.
When I went to Restorative Yoga training with Judith Lasater, I underestimated thinking that it’s about R&R and napping away to restoration. I was foolish – You are sweaty from handling all the props and folding all the blankets “correctly” and flipping off the chair! hahaha and she did an asana practice where I thought ??? where IS that ankle I am supposed to grab and extend to where? … what? the other side??? Anyway – let’s get our nervous system tuned up so we can experience the lusciousness to the fullest in this life.