Restorative
Experience the power of self-care with Down Under's curated collection, featuring restorative yoga, flow & restore sequences, guided relaxation, breathing practices, and yoga nidra. Let our expert faculty help you unwind and create a peaceful sanctuary at home, fostering deep relaxation and renewal.
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Restorative: Pranayama • Physiological Sighs • David Magone • 5 min
Literally translated as "expansion of the life-force", pranayama practices utilize a variety of guided breathing exercises in order to enhance mental and physical health and well-being.
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Restorative: Happy Hips and Shoulders • David Magone • 55 min
This floor based practice will help you passively release tension from your hips, spine and shoulders. The practice includes a guided breath work practice for stress relief as well.
Suggested props: Bolster
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Restorative: Full Body Release • David Magone • 50 min
This all-levels, floor-based sequence will help you release deep layers of tension throughout your body. A short guided breathwork session is included toward the end to help you erase stress
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Restoratvie: Relax and Let Go • David Magone • 50 min
A floor based, relaxing practice for stress relief and full body flexibility.
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Restorative: Slow Down • David Magone • 60 min
A slow, mindful, floor-based practice for the entire body. Perfect for unwinding on a busy day.
Suggested Props: Yoga Mat
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Restorative: Pranayama • Anxiety Relief • David Magone • 10 min
This short, stress-relieving practice will help you calm your nerves with breathing practices and a short guided meditation.
Suggested Props: Meditation Cushion or Chair.
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Restorative: Breath & Body • David Magone • 60 min
Floor based stretches for the entire body and a guided fifteen minute breathwork practice.
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Restorative: Full Body Full Release • David Magone • 60 min
This class includes guided breath work for stress-relief, a floor based sequence of postures designed to release physical tension and calm anxiety and a full guided meditation.
Suggested Props: Bolster
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Restorative: Back & Spine Unwind • David Magone • 60 min
This sixty-minute class is designed to help you unwind. Explore floor-based hip opening postures, tension-relieving stretches for your back and spine, and guided breath work for anxiety relief.
Suggested Props: Bolster and a Yoga Mat
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Restorative: Full Body Stretch • David Magone • 60 min
This 60-minute class is designed to help you unwind. Explore floor-based hip opening postures, tension-relieving stretches for your back and spine, and guided breath work for anxiety relief.
Suggested Props: Bolster and a Yoga Mat
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Restorative: Stress Relief • David Magone • 30 min
This short class is designed to help you unwind. The practice includes seated hip and hamstring opening, a full spectrum of stretches for your spine, shoulder opening postures, and short guided breathwork exercises for stress relief
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Restorative: Hips and Spine • David Magone • 50 min
David Magone guides a 50 minute low to the ground restorative practice for the hips and spine, as well as signature "bio hacking" techniques to reduce stress. This is the perfect class to end your work week.
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Restorative: Shoulder Tension Reset • David Magone 30 min
This short sequence will help you ring out an entire day’s worth of shoulder tension in under thirty minutes. Practice every other day for best effects.
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Yin: Midwinter Wind Down • Emily Peterson
Join Emily Peterson for a 50 minute yin practice to restore the connective tissues and unburden the body. This practice was designed with the busy, dark midwinter season in mind, however it's appropriate for all times of year.
Suggested props: blocks, bolsters, pillows, blankets -- get cozy!
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Yin: Midwinter Wall Practice • Emily Peterson • 25 minutes
Emily Peterson offers a 25 minute yin sequence to drop in, stretch and be present with what is.
Needed: Wall space
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Restorative: Hip Release and Deep Reset • Marco Vinci • 40 minutes
This 30 minute restorative practice will help release and reset the hips.
Pair this practice with a hip strengthening sequence designed to relieve tension by increasing stability: https://www.downunderondemand.com/videos/flow-release-tension-with-intention-strong-hips-marco-vinci-30-minutes
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Restorative: Greatest Hits • Tristan Binns • 40 min
Join Tristan for this perfect rest at any time of the day, or especially to unwind before going to sleep. If you’re tired but a nap is not possible, try this practice instead for a refreshing reset. Restorative poses good for any time of the day or before sleep.
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Restorative Yoga: To Prepare for Sleep • Tristan Binns • 20 mins
This restorative practice will prepare the body, and therefore the mind, to be ready to sleep. Also a good break and rest at any point during the day. We use simple props to create supportive poses that work with your body's systems to move you into a restful state. Poses are held for up to 5 min...
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Restorative: Unwind • Braxton Rose • 15 min
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Relax & Renew: Playing with Supported Back Bends • Sabbi Lall • 30 min
From "single blanket backbend" to bridge, this restorative practice offers a range of spacious back-bending postures to luxuriate into and unwind. Find the one that suits you.
Suggested props: blankets, bolster/pillow, strap/belt, block/books
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Restorative: Neck & Shoulders • Kate Heffernan • 36 minutes
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Restorative: Supported Shoulder Stand • Franny Diaz Gilligan • 10 minutes
Explore the ever-changing sensations of long held inversions with Franny. Fill your asana, sarvangasana, with ease.
Props: 3 blankets, block
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Restorative: Evening Wind Down • Tristan Binns • 30 Minutes
This shorter practice will prepare your body and mind for a quiet evening or sleep at the end of the day, and can also be useful at any time to calm a racing mind or restless body.
You will need 3-4 blankets (towels will work too) and a chair of any kind (a sofa or armchair will work too), and a... -
Flow & Restore: Hip Opening • Hannah Adams • 50 min
Enjoy this restorative flow that brings you through a variety of deep hip-opening poses and movements. Practice your ability to relax into available support, find your breath, and let things go.
Suggested props: Block or sturdy book, bolster or couch cushion, blanket or towel.