What Is Restorative Wall Yoga and Why Your Body Needs It

What Is Restorative Wall Yoga?

Restorative wall yoga is a gentle practice that uses the support of a wall to help your body relax fully into poses. By leaning, elevating, or anchoring parts of the body with the wall, you allow gravity to do the work—releasing stress without effort.

Unlike fast-paced yoga flows, restorative wall yoga emphasizes stillness, breath, and nervous system restoration. It’s ideal for anyone dealing with fatigue, anxiety, physical tension, or burnout.

Key Benefits of Wall-Supported Yoga:

• Nervous System Support – Wall poses promote deep rest, helping calm the mind and regulate stress hormones.

• Improved Circulation – Poses like Legs-Up-the-Wall gently reverse blood flow and support lymphatic drainage.

• Spinal Decompression – The wall provides passive traction to lengthen the spine and relieve back discomfort.

• Safe for Beginners – No flexibility or yoga experience required. The wall becomes your best prop.

My Favorite Poses with the Wall:

• Legs-Up-the-Wall (Viparita Karani)

  A classic pose to restore energy and ease swelling in the legs.

• Supported Child’s Pose at the Wall

  Helps soften the hips and gently decompress the spine.

• Reclining Bound Angle with Feet Up the Wall

  Opens the hips and chest while calming the heart and breath.

Ready to Try It?

Join me for a free gentle yoga class in the park or book a private restorative yoga session designed for your body’s needs. Your healing starts with deep rest