Restorative Yoga

Restorative yoga and massage I absolutely love inviting friends to do yoga with me. So, I invited my friend who inspired me to go back to school and has been so excited to learn about where I am doing my internship. I thought it would be a gift to her to come try a free restorative yoga class. On our way over to Omaha Integrative Care main location we talked the whole time, caught up about life, and I did my best to answer her questions about OIC services. When we arrived at OIC we were graciously greeted by Ruth, our yoga instructor. Immediately we felt welcomed and embraced by Ruth’s smile and nurturing presence. My friend also asked Ashleigh all about other services, especially massage. We jovially headed up to our room for yoga to discover our yoga mats set-up with bolsters, blocks, blankets, an eye pillow, and music. Ruth asked if we would be okay with some massage during the class. “Yes!!” We both looked at each other and smiled. What a treat to have yoga and massage. Then, Ruth asked each of us if we were …show more content…
I maneuvered into my first pose and put my eye mask on. Immediately I felt ready to embrace the relaxation. Ruth started a guided meditation and teaching us our breathing for the rest of the class. The breathing technique could be taken off the mat to help when insomnia occurs at home. Ruth guided us and then we continued the breathing technique on our own. As I am surrendering to the relaxation Ruth came over and massaged my hands. I felt complete relaxation bliss and total gratitude for the gift of massage. We did this for each pose throughout the class and Ruth massaged each of us for each pose. By the end of class I had received massaging on my hands, feet, neck, shoulders and forehead. The best was when Ruth did a pressure point on my ear lobes. Once in a while I would sneak a peek at my friend who appeared to be completely relaxed and