Since I returned from my vacation, my personal yoga practice has been rather short and gentle, I haven't felt like going to dance class, and although I made myself go on a walk yesterday, when I came to a lake I just stood there for a long time watching the ducks. Today I set the morning aside for a good, long yoga practice. As usual I started with pranayama so I could center myself and find out what kind of practice my body needs, and the next thing I knew I was getting out the bolsters for restorative yoga. As I relaxed in Viparita Karini (legs up the wall with a bolster under my hips), I wondered what was wrong with me -- why was I being so lazy? I got a very quick answer: "I'm really tired."
Of course I'm tired. In two-week's time I went from Virginia to Arizona, Nevada, New York, and back. We had a very active vacation with lots of hiking, and then the stimulation of visiting a whole lot of people. I spent hours cramped up in airplanes and cars, changed time zones, then came home Sunday night and got up early Monday morning to get back to my usual schedule. It makes sense that my body needs me to slow down and do a more restorative practice. Using bolsters and blankets, I did supported Setu Bhandasana / Bridge Pose: I really didn't feel like I had the strength to hold myself up in Bridge, so it was wonderful to be able to get the benefits of the pose without making a lot of effort. I did get my long practice in, and I'm glad that I listened to my body -- it was just what I needed.
I found a great website with restorative poses: Click here 
for photos and instructions. Note that you can use rolled up mats or somewhat stiff blankets instead of bolsters.