“Recovering from any illness can take time and often we have to not just change our diet or our external circumstances but also our attitude about life and how we do things in the every day. One thing I have learned this year when sick and now as I am recovering is that yes there may be many therapies out there to help ..many supplements and many modalities to help deal with the symptoms…but ultimately we have to have gratitude for the body’s own ability to heal during rest and relaxation and sleep. And make this an important part of everyday life ..resting…being gentle…allowing the body to sigh and go ‘aaahhh’. Not pushing or over exerting. On my journey many opportunities for healing have appeared but when Merissa shared her Restorative yoga course with me I felt that for me this might actually be doable and be another vehicle for my body to do its thing..to relax..to heal…to restore. Using props and cushions the poses allow for gentle stretches that are relaxing and restorative.”