More Love for Baroreceptors: Supporting Your Head in Restorative Poses
by Nina When I first starting taking yoga, I was confused about why my teachers were always rushing put to a folded blanket under my head when I was lying on my back. Something about the position of my head when I was lying on the floor was driving them crazy, but what was it? And why was it such a problem? Later I learned that they were adding this support because, when my head was flat on the floor, due to tightness in my shoulders, my neck was arching up and back and my chin was tipping away from my chest. Putting the folded blanket under my head allowed me lie with my chin pointing toward my chest like this: This was considered to be the proper--and healthy�position for the head in supine poses. So I went along with it. But secretly I continued to wonder why. In case you have already noticed, I'm like that�always wanting to know the whys as well as the hows, always wanting to dig a bit deeper. Which is probably why I ended up as a yoga blogger, but I digress. Anyway, it was onl...