YogaNap: Restorative Poses for Deep Relaxation

by Kristen Rentz

Millions of Americans work all day and worry all night, then wake up, get back on the ride, and do it all over again. As a yoga instructor who is also an entertainment lawyer, Kristen Rentz understands what it means to feel wound up and stressed out. She initially developed her YogaNap program to help herself deal with the physical and mental rigors of law school, and quickly found that her students and peers eagerly gravitated to her methods. Using props to support the body, the YogaNap system holds readers in restorative yoga poses that are appropriate for everyone regardless of age or flexibility. YogaNap yields a deeper level of relaxation than an afternoon snooze, leaving the body feeling calm, almost weightless, and thoroughly stress free.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Self Help

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 2005

Reviews

[Nothingruler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great introduction to restorative yoga, which is deeply relaxing and easy enough for anyone to do.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a good basic idea - doing restorative yoga poses to boost your immune system, decrease headaches or backaches, decrease insomnia, feel better in the morning. Some of the poses look pretty easy, so they'll be easy to learn and use in different situations. Others call for a ridiculous number of blankets or yoga blocks or whatever and it would certainly be too much trouble to get it all out and then put it back up again. Other times the directions aren't clear and the pictures don't match the description.

[kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glad to see a yoga book that really emphasizes slowing down and calming the body as a way to counter the stress of daily life. The biggest downfall for most readers will be the number of props needed, but this is often inherent in restorative yoga practice, and the author does a pretty good job of encouraging substitutions when necessary.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of totally doable yoga poses. For a novice like me, it's very refreshing and builds confidence that even I can use yoga to help myself in so many ways.

There is one pose in particular, the heart opening stretch (p. 32) that helped my mom, who hasn't slept a full night in over 20 years, sleep through the night every single time she does it before bed. That is life changing.

[Amber Polo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet, with drawing that make you just want to relax. Create use of yoga without getting weird.