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A longtime yoga instructor reveals how to manage pain, relieve stress, and promote relaxation through the gentle and meditative practices of restorative yoga

Whether you have five minutes or an hour, taking time out of each day to relax and renew is essential to living well. This book presents nurturing physical postures and breathing techniques called restorative yoga. When practiced regularly, they will help you heal the effects of chronic stress, recover from illness or injury, balance energy, and quiet the mind.

With clear instructions and photographs, Relax and Renew gently guides the experienced practitioner and enthusiastic beginner—regardless of age, flexibility, or strength—in techniques that will ease your way through this hectic world. Judith Lasater draws from decades of experience to provide readers with:
 
• A general restorative sequence
• Programs for back pain, headaches, insomnia, jet lag, and breathing problems
• Guidance for women during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause
• Routines for when time is limited, including one for the office
• Practical suggestions that help you prevent stress and live more fully in the present moment

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    September 10, 2005
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  6. ISBN-10
    1930485298
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“I welcome this fine book to our anxious and weary world. We all need the wisdom it contains. . . . Restorative yoga has been helpful for my patients with such diverse conditions as back pain, neck pain, high blood pressure, asthma, migraine and tension headaches, stress-related diseases, chronic fatigue, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer.”—Mary Pullig Schatz, M.D., Author of Back Care Basics and Relaxation Basics
 
“In Relax and Renew, Judith Lasater writes with insight and clarity about a subject she loves: restorative yoga. These techniques will help you ease stress and live well.”—Dean Ornish, M.D., Author of Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease; Eat More, Weigh Less; and Stress, Diet, and Your Heart
 
“Judith Lasater brings wisdom and experience to this remarkable book. Her suggestions for menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause are invaluable for women today.” Sadja Greenwood, M.D., Author of Menopause, Naturally
 
“This book can help anyone develop and deepen the practice of yoga, and use it in the work of healing not only one’s body, but one’s life. The detailed recommendations for practicing the various postures are extremely valuable. Restorative yoga can be a gateway to deep relaxation and the cultivation of mindfulness. Enter, enter!”—Jon Kabat-Zinn, UMMC Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, Author of Wherever You Go, There You Are and Full Catastrophe Living
 
“Relax and Renew is a major contribution to the study of relaxation. It offers you skillful ways to mind the body and mend the mind.”—Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., Author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind and The Power of the Mind to Heal

“If what you want is simply a way to destress and relax, you’ll love this book deeply. Lasater focuses on supported poses that allow you to sink, settle, and completely bliss out. There are sequences in here for short practices, for yoga at your desk, and more.”—Book Riot

About the Author

JUDITH HANSON LASATER has taught yoga since 1971. She holds a doctorate in East-West psychology and is a physical therapist. Dr. Lasater is the president emeritus of the California Yoga Teachers Association, and is one of the founders of Yoga Journal magazine.

She trains yoga teachers in asana, kinesiology, yoga therapeutics, and the Yoga Sutras, and she leads workshops and retreats throughout the US and abroad. She is a pioneer in the teaching and practice of Restorative yoga.

Dr. Lasater writes extensively about yoga. Her feature articles, columns, and essays appear in numerous books, magazines, and anthologies. She is the author of ten books on yoga, including Relax and Renew, Restore and Rebalance, Yogabody, 30 Essential Yoga Poses, Living Your Yoga, among others.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rodmell Press; 2nd edition (September 10, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1930485298
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1930485297
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.84 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.47 x 0.53 x 10.96 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.d. in East-West Psychology and Physical Therapist has taught yoga around the world since 1971. She is a founder of the Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco, CA, as well as of Yoga Journal magazine.

    Ms. Lasater trains yoga teachers in virtually every state of the union and is often an invited guest at international yoga conventions. She is president emeritus of the California Yoga Teachers' Association as well as the author of numerous articles on yoga and health for nationally recognized magazines.

    She is the author of: Yoga Myths: What You Need to Learn and Unlearn for a Safe and Healthy Yoga Practice, Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation (2017), What We Say Matters: Practicing Nonviolent Communication (with Ike Lasater, 2009), Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana (2009), A Year of Living Your Yoga (2006), Yoga Abs (2005), Yoga for Pregnancy: What Every Mom-to-Be Needs to Know (2004), 30 Essential Yoga Poses: For Beginning Students and Their Teachers (2003), Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times (1995) and Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life (1999)

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    Judith Lasater has taught yoga since 1971. She holds a doctorate in East-West psychology and is a physical therapist. Dr. Lasater is the president of the California Yoga Teachers Association, and serves on the advisory boards of Yoga Journal and the Yoga Research and Education Center.

    Her yoga training includes study with B.K.S. Iyengar in India and the United States. She teaches ongoing yoga classes and trains yoga teachers in kinesiology, yoga therapeutics, and the Yoga Sutra at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. In addition, she leads workshops and retreats throughout the United States and abroad.

    Dr. Lasater writes extensively about yoga. Her feature articles, columns, and essays appear in numerous books, magazines, and anthologies. She is the author of Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times (Rodmell Press), the first book devoted to the supported yoga poses and breathing techniques called restorative yoga.

    Judith Lasater lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children.

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I am going through YTT this fall and want to focus on restorative. This book is perfect for beginners. It is full of so much useful information. The step by step walkthrough on the poses is so helpful too. I will definitely be adding the author’s other books to my library.
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Charlene Tate
5.0 out of 5 stars great information
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I recently took a restorative class and this book was suggested. The pictures are clear, easy to follow directions and helpful when teaching classes to refer to specific poses.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible tool for relaxation, energy restoring and de-stressing
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2014
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I cannot praise this book enough. I have a quite demandig job that often leaves me exhausted by the end of the day. There are days I come home with breathing difficulties, hurting eyes from sitting in front of the computer, headache, and tension in my whole body.

I am so grateful for this book! The author says she was inspired to write this book after a person close to her died, and when she had insomnia.I believe she put her heart into it, because the book is really fantastic.

I use it every day, and it covers the most important issues related to stress that you may have problem with.
I use the basic routine with chosen 4-5 poses every day right after work. Sometimes, as today, I felt my breath was a little bit disrupted, and I did some poses from the routine for difficulties in breathing. It really worked miracles!
I got rid of this heavy feeling in my chest, my eyes don't hurt anymore and energy level is so much higher, just after about 20 minutes!

The poses are thoroughly explained and the pictures show the poses. You don't need a lot of props, but you should have basic ones like yoga bolster or strap. Although, Judith has som alternative ideas if you don't have them.

The only drawback is that some pages fell out quite soon after I started using the book. But this is the publisher's fault, so it is still 5 stars, and I would give 10 if I could! This book helps me to mantain mental balance and renew my body every day. Thank you Judith...
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Lewis Brookshire
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2023
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I am going through YTT this fall and want to focus on restorative. This book is perfect for beginners. It is full of so much useful information. The step by step walkthrough on the poses is so helpful too. I will definitely be adding the author’s other books to my library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
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I am going through YTT this fall and want to focus on restorative. This book is perfect for beginners. It is full of so much useful information. The step by step walkthrough on the poses is so helpful too. I will definitely be adding the author’s other books to my library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Relax & Renew
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2013
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Judith Lasater is known as the Queen of Restorative Yoga - and she doesn't disappoint! For anyone that has an interest, passion, or simple curiosity about Restorative Yoga, this book is your bible.

Like most (younger) folks, I didn't pay much attention to Restorative Yoga ... that was, until I came across this book & tested out a few of the poses for myself.

First, Lasater's writing style is very informative without being complicated. You feel supported & encouraged by her simply intelligent choice of words.

Second, though most of the poses in the various chapters are just slightly different versions of the ones before it, the variety of sequences & their supportive purposes are good for a lifetime.

Third, the poses work, plain & simple. Try them all & I'm sure you will find a favorite (mine is Supported Bound-Angle Pose using sandbags instead of a strap). Whether you are used to practicing with a live Yoga teacher or not, Lasater's details for setting up, moving into, settling into, and coming out of each pose leave you confident that you can practice any restorative sequence on your own.

I haven't had the pleasure of reading any of Lasater's other 7 books, but I certainly want to read them all after my delightful experience with this tome. This is one of those books that you keep on your shelf for life, re-reading & using it more than often.
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Mary E. Coleman
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful addition to my yoga reference library
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2013
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This is a great reference book. Dr. Lasater offers careful, thoughtful and helpful information to offer a restorative practice to anyone (whether they practice yoga regularly or not). She includes restoratives for aiding in better sleep and stress reduction.
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Andrea Frankel
5.0 out of 5 stars I cannot praise this enough!
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2013
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I and many of my friends are aging, and have various disabilities, including CFIDS/CFS/ME and, in one case, PPS. This is about the only yoga book I use now! I think Judith Lasater may have invented "relaxation yoga"; if not, then she certainly put out the best book for it.

She is extremely detailed about use of props (and how to make your own), how to safely get into the position; what to pay attention to, how to breathe while in the position, how to vary it for various needs, and the length of time to spend in it; and how to get safely out of the position. She puts the asanas together in various workouts (which I tend to ignore), and notes which ones are key and can be used on their own as a relaxation yoga session (which I appreciate!).

The whole book can be viewed as relaxation poses, for those who want something more than corpse pose! I HIGHLY recommend this to friends and relatives, especially those who cannot handle the type of exercise (yoga or otherwise) that they used to.
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Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of All
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2015
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Of all the Judith Lasater books, this is my personal favorite. This is a book for anyone and everyone. This book allowed me to continue to practice yoga during a severe medical crisis. I was told to do very little because of the catabolic state my body was in. I brought this book to my Doctors and received the ok. Daily practice helped me both physically and mentally. It is important to understand the effects a small amount of movement can have. This book illustrates that beautifully. Anyone who works with severely I'll or unhealthy individuals will gain insight from this book on how to transition these people into exercise they can do safely. This book also addresses the mental component of healing through breath and meditation. This book is vital for anyone.
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Kelly Blair
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource! Very helpful!
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
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This book is very good. I like the way the book is laid out, and the photos and explanations of the poses are easy to understand. I also like the mindfulness tips and resources, as well as the suggested readings that are provided. I have only had this book for a few weeks, and I’ve benefitted greatly already from reading it and practicing the poses.
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Nosilad
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2013
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I love this book. It explains restorative yoga in a way that is easy to understand, helpful and practical. The suggested sequences can last anywhere between 5-10 minutes to an hour and a half. I wanted to practice restorative yoga at home and this book has enabled me to do that. You do need some props to get you started but for the most part you can make do with things you already have in the house.
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