How do you relax?
Do all roads lead to yoga?
Yoga can be relaxing, but I like to relax in a number of ways. A movie, a funny show, cooking, reading, a beach walk, a nice conversation with an easy to talk to friend or family member, painting, drawing. I love to relax in bed with a good book. I love to relax in a good hotel bed with a good movie. Driving, meditating, knitting….
Relaxing for me can be luxurious or it can be super simple. Lately, I’ve found sitting on the dock with my feet in the water after a day in this humid east coast heat a nice way to unwind.
Some kinds of yoga are meant to relax us.
The yoga studio I found here has something they call ‘blanket yoga’ Maybe you’ve heard of it. I love that yoga can take so many different forms. Just when I thought I’d seen it all, along comes something I’ve never heard of.
After four classes with two different instructors and a little online research, I’m getting that relaxing is an important part of ‘Blanket Yoga’. Blankets are folded into props and used to support the body in various postures. This is so no muscles or joints are involved. The idea is that your spine can realign if there is not even the slightest amount of stress on any joint or muscle.
In other words, relaxing in these postures will help my spine align, (straighten?)
We sat in a seated posture on a pile of blankets and meditated for probably fifteen minutes. I’m usually fidgety. Even when I’m trying to sit still, I want to shift around. In this blanketed supportive seat I felt zero need to move. I don’t think I’ve ever sat this comfortably still for this long, before in my life!
So yeah, Blanket yoga, it’s a thing. A relaxing thing. I’ll let you know if my spine changes.
Peace Kit 