8 Benefits of Restorative Yoga

In yogic terms, Restorative Yoga is a fairly new field of practice - built upon the teachings of B.K.S Iyengar it was developed by one of his students, Judith Lasater in the 1970s. The practice of Restorative Yoga stimulates the ‘Rest and Digest’ parasympathetic nervous system in the body which slows the heart rates, regulates blood pressure and relaxes the body.