Restorative Yoga brings the therapeutic benefits of yoga to individuals who may not have the stamina or physical ability for a regular yoga class. It is tailored to the needs of each participant whether they are dealing with illness, injury, medical treatments, or stress related conditions.

Restorative Yoga is taught on Monday mornings from 10:30 to11:30 AM. In this class, as in all of our classes, there is never a requirement to do anything that does not feel appropriate or safe. If someone has difficulty getting down or up from the floor, the postures will be modified and adapted. Class size is intentionally kept small so this more personalized instruction is possible. Each class concludes with a quieting and centering experience, which provides more effective recuperation than regular sleep or other typical means of relaxation.

The teacher, David Jacobs, has received extensive training in the therapeutic tradition of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar for more than 10 years. Krishnamacharya and his son Desikachar have masterfully developed means to adapt yoga practice to serve the needs of each individual. Besides being certified as a yoga teacher in this lineage, David continues his education through an on-going mentorship relationship with his own teacher. David has also received certification from Nischala Joy Devi, who was instrumental in developing the yoga portion of both The Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and the Commonweal Cancer Help Program in California . In addition, David has trained at the Center of Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) model developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and teaches this program to students through the counseling center at Syracuse University.

For more information or to see if this class would be good for you, call us at 445 4894 or e-mail David at info@upstateyogainstitute.