Yoga Practices to Support Emotional Resilience

What to expect

Join Mary for an online class dedicated to the science and practice of yoga for emotional resilience. We will practice several evidence-informed yoga and mindfulness techniques that help us shift from a reactive nervous system to a responsive one. Making these shifts unloads emotional pressure points, so we learn to connect more clearly to our needs. In turn, we improve the odds of seeing to our needs with less strain and worry.   Over the course of this 2-hour session, Mary will discuss the relationships between heart rate variability, vagal nerve tone, and nervous system regulation. She will lead us on a tour of the brain regions and signaling systems related to emotions and their processing. Get ready to reframe how you think – and talk – about hormones! We will practice a gentle warm-up followed by restorative asana and pranayama.  Please have 2 blocks, a strap and bolster, 5 to 8 blankets or thick towels, an eye cover, 2 small towels or pillows (to support wrists/hands), and a nonslip mat.