Advanced Yoga Relaxations (Audio Download)

Rolf Sovik, PsyD Focusing the mind and establishing a relaxed, one-pointed concentration is essential to deepening your yoga practice and moving inward. Yoga offers a system of relaxation that does more than help us unwind at the end of a long day—it helps us find balance and ease in life. By following these time-honored techniques, we learn to reset the clock of our body and mind. Advanced Yoga Relaxations is composed of three traditional guided relaxation practices that will help you focus the mind while systematically relaxing your body and nervous system. These practices build upon the foundation of relaxation methods presented in Guided Yoga Relaxations (CD). The practices included are as follows: The 31-Points Exercise establishes a steady focus at points in the upper half of the body, reducing the mind's tendency to wander. The 61-Points Exercise traverses the entire body and quiets the body, nervous system, and mind. The 75-Breath Exercise refines awareness of the breath and