--- title: "Restorative Yoga, Balance and Stretching Classes in Bengaluru" description: "Restorative yoga and stretching with Rishu in Bengaluru: balance poses, hip openers, fish pose and simple restorative yoga holds for stress, 1:1 or online." canonical: https://mytribe.in/yogawithrishi_/yoga-classes/balance-stretching-and-restorative-poses last_updated: 2026-10-26 --- # Balance, stretching and restorative poses Tribe Verified · Tip cards for back pain and stress By [Rishu](https://mytribe.in/yogawithrishi_) · Sessions across Bengaluru and live online · ₹8,000 per month (estimate) Part of [Yoga Classes](https://mytribe.in/yogawithrishi_/yoga-classes). [View full gallery](https://mytribe.in/yogawithrishi_/yoga-classes/gallery) Standing balances, hip openers, fish pose, shoulder stand and slow holds, plus two of my tip cards. ## Photos and videos - ![Fish pose with legs in lotus on the living room mat, chest lifted and arms resting.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/ad174075-3cb9-4dea-97af-f6e84afb10da) - ![A tip card on lying with legs up on a sofa, which I say helps reduce back pain.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/73984834-0330-4230-9531-2d9b9fa0e5b4) - ![My ten minute nervous system reset: a simple restorative pose held for 8 to 10 minutes.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/7e073114-0367-4639-b9eb-ac22ad5c0a14) - [Video: Butterfly with weights on my knees at the gym, a gentle way to open the hips deeper.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/debaf027-d294-4f8e-8c50-b8a54f327497) - ![Plough pose on the rug at home, feet over my head and arms long on the mat.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/dbe7139f-9ea2-4215-a85f-281fa092f024) - ![Standing big toe hold in black and white, one leg out to the side.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/ae6729d8-69fc-43b0-81b8-c27deb0eea91) - ![Standing on one leg with the other knee drawn up, a balance practised at home.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/aa985e5e-825b-4456-bcaa-20ddae52c01e) - ![Plough variation on my terrace, one leg reaching up between the pillars.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/807ff6eb-9beb-4930-bdfc-011060d8e0ee) - ![A deep squat with hands in prayer on the terrace mat, legs wide and spine tall.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/a1e4aed4-6f69-4f41-9683-37c4d5219e3f) - ![Shoulder stand in black and white, legs straight up over the living room carpet.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/ba8443c3-b0f7-4728-8496-4aba3d6c2ff8) - ![Low lunge with one arm sweeping overhead, sunlight through the curtains behind.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/d8b07ebc-82ba-4f52-b002-81990d5a3bd0) - ![Bridge pose with feet on a block, hips lifted and shoulders rooted.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/5d7e421a-c351-4ea2-8200-294caecf59d2) - [Video: Fitness Friday challenge: jack knife on a stability ball, core work for yoga strength.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/357fcca4-1189-4c1c-b385-551f03e1561d) - ![Fish pose close up, the throat open and hands resting on the thighs.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/dea4935d-5df4-4f06-835a-3664e5b29372) - ![The same standing balance in colour, with the full living room around me.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/7497a61a-7b84-43ee-b4a4-0240640c9106) - ![The terrace plough variation in black and white.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/d72d663d-1edd-4137-a55d-acc2d4c67569) - ![Shoulder stand from a lower angle, toes pointing to the ceiling.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/c3829202-a559-47f6-a88f-3ea075a021fc) - ![Fish pose from a wider view, the whole room in frame.](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/raw:1/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/a8239bd3-b4cc-41df-acb8-8b07bacb30f5) ## About Balance, Stretching and Restorative Poses My nervous system reset card asks you to stay in one simple pose for 8 to 10 minutes. As I put it, "This isn't yoga fitness. This is nervous system hygiene." #### The quieter side of practice Not every class is about big poses. This page has the balances, stretches and restorative holds that make the rest possible: standing big toe hold, warrior three, low lunges, deep squats, bridge on a block, fish pose with lotus legs, plough and shoulder stand. #### Hip openers with a twist I sometimes add light weights to butterfly at the gym, which helps the knees settle closer to the floor for a deeper hip stretch. A stability ball jack knife adds core strength. #### My tip cards One card shows lying with your legs up on a sofa for a few minutes a day, which I say helps reduce back pain. Another walks you through a ten minute nervous system reset. These are general tips, and in a 1:1 class we choose poses for your own body. ## About Rishu These slower poses balance out the big ones in my own practice, and they matter just as much. 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