A small journal by Maya about restorative yoga, breathwork, and the slow work of feeling a little better in your body. Written from a small studio in Berlin.
Recent entries
For most of my twenties I thought a good practice was a hard practice. Then I taught my first restorative class, and almost everything I believed about effort fell apart in slow motion.
Most of what I read about foam rolling online is wrong, and some of what I used to teach was wrong too. Here's what I actually believe after eight years of working with bodies.
If you have ever felt silly during a guided breathing exercise, this is for you. A small case for the quietest version of the practice, and how I teach it now.
A restorative pose looks like resting. It is not exactly resting. The difference is small and it changes everything about whether the pose does anything for you.