Yoga for Recovery

Some Sundays in Yoga for Recovery are quiet and grounding…
and some Sundays turn into full-on group therapy with a soundtrack. 💛🎶

Today’s practice had a little bit of everything — tears, laughter, singing out loud, deep breaths, and that beautiful reminder that healing doesn’t always look the same.
Sometimes recovery is releasing. Sometimes it’s reconnecting. Sometimes it’s belting out lyrics on the mat with people who simply get it.

We even paused to celebrate a recovery birthday today — because in this community, every milestone matters. 🎉 One more year of choosing life, healing, growth, and showing up. Those moments deserve to be honored.

There is something incredibly powerful about a room full of people showing up exactly as they are — no masks, no expectations, just honest humanity and grace.
And of course… we ended the only way we know how: soft lights, savasana, and essential oils floating through the room. 🌿✨
Grateful for this community. Grateful for the music. Grateful for every soul brave enough to keep coming back.
Drop your favorite recovery/yoga song below ⬇️🎵

Below was our Playlist for today! We were very grateful for the Grateful Dead recommendation!

Check out my playlist on Amazon Music: Soft Rock Restorative Yoga
https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/a1d670b3ed0e482089b771b593628890sune?ref=dm_sh_O8JT7t7XzdDT23e06bhn5R2e8

✨🎶 YOGA FOR RECOVERY PLAYLIST CHECK-IN 🎶✨

We need YOUR song requests!
Some Sundays we’re mellow and reflective…

🌙 deep breaths
🧘 gentle stretches
💛 soft healing vibes

…and some Sundays we’re singing out loud like nobody’s watching 😄🎤
💃 big energy
🎶 windows-down kind of music
❤️ songs that remind us we’re alive
What songs move YOU?
Drop your requests in the comments ⬇️

(Yes… everything from current hits to 90s throwbacks to guilty pleasures is welcome 😆)

Because sometimes the right song becomes part of someone’s healing.

Who would you stay and help?

Life is kind of like a party..

Simple Seated Breath / Stillness

Not every practice needs movement…
“One breath at a time… one day at a time.”

Supported Child’s Pose

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do… is pause. 💛

In Yoga for Recovery we spent time in Supported Child’s Pose—a gentle, restorative posture that invites the body to soften and the mind to quiet.

With the support of a bolster or pillows, this pose reminds us that we don’t have to hold everything on our own. We can rest. We can receive support. We can simply be.

Benefits of Supported Child’s Pose:• Calms the nervous system and reduces anxiety• Gently releases tension in the back, hips, and shoulders• Encourages deep, steady breathing• Creates a sense of safety and grounding• Offers a moment to reconnect with the God of our understanding

In recovery, learning to pause—to sit in stillness without needing to fix or change anything—is a powerful practice.

Take a moment today to rest. You’ve earned it.

“Nothing to force… nothing to fix… just breathing, just being.”

Last session brought the energy AND the stretch… yes, even a little manduka (frog) before settling into deep rest. 🐸😄
We move, we laugh, we sing, we release—and we always end with a peaceful Savasana.....or Yoga nidra

Come see what it’s all about at Yoga for Recovery at PEIR. You might surprise yourself.

Have you ever wondered what the actual benefits are in with Yin and Restorative Yoga? Well here are a few! See you Sunday at 10:30 @ PEIR!

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Fresh air. Deep breaths. New beginnings.
That’s what we practice every week at Yoga for Recovery at PEIR.
Come celebrate healing—inside and out—with us. 💙