Yoga with Adelene Cheong

Yoga with Adelene Cheong To facilitate the healing and growth of my students, through empowerment and self-inquiry.
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There comes a point in practice when knowing more is no longer enough.You know the poses. You understand the props. You ...
24/08/2026

There comes a point in practice when knowing more is no longer enough.

You know the poses. You understand the props. You have experience supporting yourself and others.

And yet, you sense there is another layer.

How do I know what is truly needed?

How do we meet someone who is exhausted but cannot rest? Someone living with insomnia, anxiety or depression? A woman navigating menopause? A nervous system that simply cannot settle, even when everything appears physically supported?

There isn't always a technique or a "right" pose to reach for.

This is where discernment deepens.

Where we become more sensitive to what we see, feel and sense; more skilful in how we sequence and respond; and more willing to question our assumptions about effort, progress, healing... and what it really means to Rest.

This is the heart of Advanced Relax & Restore Level 2.

Yes, we'll explore therapeutics, more complex supported postures and inversion series, sequencing, energetics, yielding and balance. But these are not simply more things to know.

They refine how we listen.

And this work turns towards ourselves too.

We cannot keep offering Rest while remaining strangers to our own exhaustion. We cannot teach receiving without learning to receive.

Level 2 is as much about our own healing and relationship with Rest as it is about supporting another.

If you recognise yourself somewhere in these questions, perhaps you are ready for the next layer.

Advanced Relax & Restore Level 2
London · 8–12 November 2026

This month's Notes on Being has grown out of a practice inquiry that has accompanied me for decades.When I first came to...
20/08/2026

This month's Notes on Being has grown out of a practice inquiry that has accompanied me for decades.

When I first came to yoga, I imagined balance as something to attain—a place of steadiness that, once found, could somehow be maintained. 💪

Living with a structural imbalance has quietly reshaped that understanding. It reminds me that what supports me today may not be what I need tomorrow. My practice asks me to listen, respond and continually refine, rather than rely on yesterday's answers.

Over the years, I've come to realise that perhaps this isn't unique to scoliosis. Life continually invites each of us to review and refine our relationship with balance. A busy week, a difficult conversation, too little sleep, or simply the passing of time can quietly change the way we breathe, move and inhabit ourselves.

Perhaps practice is not about finding perfect symmetry, but about cultivating a relationship with ourselves that is responsive enough to meet each moment with greater sensitivity, intelligence and compassion. 💕

Let’s inquire together in the Monthly Somatic Yoga, through movement and embodied exploration.

I'd love you to join me if this resonates. 🙏

What if letting go isn't something we do?We often think of letting go as something we need to achieve.Something to work ...
10/08/2026

What if letting go isn't something we do?

We often think of letting go as something we need to achieve.

Something to work towards.

Something we should be better at.

But what if letting go isn't another task?

What if it begins with noticing what we are holding onto?

The stories we keep replaying.

The expectations we carry.

The version of ourselves we are trying to return to.

Or the future we wish would arrive sooner.

Perhaps letting go is not about forcing ourselves to release.

Perhaps it begins by becoming radically present with what is here.

And when we feel supported enough...
something quietly softens.

Not because we made it happen.

But because we no longer need to hold on quite so tightly.

This month in Rest XL, we'll gently explore these questions together through Restorative Yoga, creating the conditions in which support, presence and openness may naturally emerge.

I'd love to welcome you.

📍 Monthly Rest XL (Live Online)
🗓 Tuesday 11 August

I have become less interested in creating the "perfect" Restorative arrangement... and more interested in recognising wh...
06/08/2026

I have become less interested in creating the "perfect" Restorative arrangement... and more interested in recognising what allows rest to emerge.

Perhaps one of the greatest misconceptions about Restorative Yoga is that it is simply about the poses.

Certainly, the poses and their arrangements matter. They create the conditions in which support may be received.

Yet what has quietly shifted in my own practice and teaching is not simply my repertoire of Restorative arrangements, but the way I have learnt to perceive.

I find myself asking different questions:
What is this person's nervous system communicating?
What support is truly needed?
What happens if we do less rather than more?

Over time, technique becomes guided less by prescription and more by listening.

Less by certainty. More by discernment.

Perhaps this is why the very same Restorative pose can feel entirely different at different times.

Not because the pose has changed.
But because we have.

This understanding lies at the heart of our Advanced Relax & Restore Level 2 training this November in London, where we explore therapeutic application, advanced Restorative arrangements, sequencing, nervous system regulation, and the maturation of discernment through embodied understanding.

If this next stage of inquiry resonates with where you are in your practice and teaching, I would be delighted to welcome you.

Further details are available (link in comment), or feel free to message me if you'd like to explore whether this training is the right next step for you.

Can support radiate from within, rather than being imposed through muscular effort?We often organise ourselves by holdin...
20/07/2026

Can support radiate from within, rather than being imposed through muscular effort?

We often organise ourselves by holding, bracing or deliberately engaging the muscles.

But what becomes possible when support is sensed from deeper within—and allowed to travel outwards into movement?

In this month’s Monthly Somatic Yoga, we will explore the energy lines of the adrenal glands through a Body-Mind Centering® perspective.

Sensing the navel as a centre, we will follow pathways radiating towards the hands, feet, head and tail—exploring how inner support may travel through weight and find expression through the whole body.

No particular shape or outcome to achieve.

Only an invitation to sense, listen and discover what movement becomes possible when support arises from within.

✨ SUPPORT FROM WITHIN ✨
Exploring the energy lines of the adrenal glands

Monthly Somatic Yoga · Live Online
Friday 24 July 2026

Details to join - Link in comment below.

Unable to attend live? Passionate Somatic membership includes access to the class recording.

Why does the very same Savasana or Viparita Karani feel entirely different at different times?Over the years, this has b...
12/07/2026

Why does the very same Savasana or Viparita Karani feel entirely different at different times?

Over the years, this has become one of the questions that interests me most.

The pose itself may remain the same, yet our experience of it can be entirely different.

Because Restorative Yoga is not merely about arranging props or performing more “advanced” shapes.

It is about understanding the whole person.

Their history. Their fatigue. Their digestion. Their breathing. Their emotional landscape. Their relationship with effort, support and letting go.

An effective and nourishing Restorative Yoga practice is not necessarily the more complex practice.

Rather, it is the most appropriate therapeutic response for that person in that moment.

This understanding changes how we practise.

How we support others.

And perhaps even how we live.

In Advanced Relax & Restore Level 2, we continue to explore Restorative Yoga beyond the physical form:

• therapeutics and individual application
• advanced and more complex restorative variations and inversion series
• understanding energetic regulation and the experience of balance
• the subtle relationship between support, yielding and effort
• moving towards the state of Rest, rather than only the action of resting.

As much as this training is about supporting others, it is equally a journey of understanding ourselves more deeply.

Advanced Relax & Restore Level 2
📍 London, UK
🗓 8–12 November 2026

✨ Early Bird pricing ends soon.

I would love to hear from you — have you noticed the very same restorative pose feeling entirely different at different times? What do you feel changes that experience?

Link in comment.

Support is something I think about every day.Not only how we offer it as teachers, but how the body experiences it.After...
09/07/2026

Support is something I think about every day.

Not only how we offer it as teachers, but how the body experiences it.

After nearly three decades of teaching Restorative Yoga around the world, I’ve practised with many different props.

Every so often, something stands out—not because it’s more complicated, but because it has been thoughtfully designed with the practitioner’s experience in mind.

The past week in Taiwan, I had the pleasure of teaching with Agoy’s bolsters, generously sponsored for the training.

What I appreciated most wasn’t simply their appearance, but the thoughtful details: the rounded edges that contour so comfortably to the body, the firm yet yielding support, the lightness and texture, and the beautifully designed handles that make moving and setting up props effortless.

Good support allows us to stop thinking about the prop and simply experience the practice.

My heartfelt thanks to .love2practice for your generosity and thoughtful design. It was a joy to share these beautiful props with the participants throughout the training.

Have you ever come across something so thoughtfully designed that it quietly changed your experience? 💕

Five beautiful days together.Relax & Restore Level 1 at SPACE YOGA Taiwan has come to an end, and I leave with a very fu...
23/06/2026

Five beautiful days together.

Relax & Restore Level 1 at SPACE YOGA Taiwan has come to an end, and I leave with a very full heart.

This week, we explored Restorative Yoga not simply as a collection of poses, but as an essential practice of nervous system regulation and a lived experience that supports health and well-being. Together, we refined our ability to perceive, respond, and receive support.

To every participant, thank you for your curiosity, thoughtful questions, willingness to explore, and courage to meet each experience with openness. You created a learning environment that was inspiring, engaging, and full of warmth.

To JC and ivypan35 , thank you for your warmth, care, and thoughtful organisation. I felt completely at ease from the moment I arrived, and deeply grateful for the generosity and professionalism with which you looked after every detail.

To my wonderful assistants, thank you for your generosity, kindness, and selfless support. Your steady presence allowed me to be fully present with the teaching, and every participant benefited from your care.

To Riona的瑜伽身心筆記, thank you for your skilful translation, calm presence, and thoughtful attentiveness. Having you beside me throughout the week made every conversation feel effortless, allowing us all to connect beyond language.

And to agoy , thank you for generously sponsoring the beautiful bolsters that supported us throughout the training. Your thoughtful design truly reflects the needs of Restorative Yoga practitioners.

Thank you, Taiwan, for this unforgettable week. 🤍

If this post brings a teacher, mentor, assistant or friend to mind… someone who has supported your own learning journey… I invite you to tag them below. Gratitude is always worth sharing.

23/06/2026

🌊「當你現身來教修復瑜伽時,你給出的是你的狀態。」

Adelene老師像是片海,海報上的溫柔笑容只是她整個狀態的小小一塊。

海會有活潑的小起伏,但整體仍是沉靜、廣闊的,有著大自然的節律,並且在溫柔中透著威儀。

在海上你能夠放鬆,能夠享受,能夠感受到被托舉、被包容,並在海裡溶出心中埋藏的種種,但,絕不是漫不經心。

清醒、放鬆同時警敏。

老師的整個存在都體現了她的教學理念也因此能護持住這樣的空間。她也提到,要出發教培訓前的一整週,她都刻意調整練習「儲值」好自己,目前也確保一個月最多教一次大型培訓或工作坊。

回到教課狀態這件事。

尤其在這種深度課程裡,老師是導師。對我而言意義不同於平時的練習指導。

而當你是個導師,是否真的「做自己」就好?

我覺得是,但也不是。

熹貴妃對皇上、對槿汐、對敬妃、對瓜爾佳氏能一樣嗎?雖然都是熹貴妃。

老師用不著也無法當個完人,但在作為導師現身時,除了給出籌備完整的內容,更應當展現風範。

風範如果本身內在沒養出來,要用的時候也拿不出來,所以展現風範,並不矯情,尤其那份風範的出發點是要創造並護持空間。

🌊「老師不是來娛樂學生的。我們不需要總是想辦法發揮創意去給出多變的練習。」

被問到要如何在修復瑜伽教學上保鮮學生的練習意願時,這便是老師的第一句話

🌊「使用太多語言,勢必將學生拉回認知程序。」

🌊「我用輔具直接與對方的神經系統溝通,而不是給很多指令塑造他的體驗。」

#這可不是幹話這幾天大夥都體驗到了
#忽然在一片寂靜中就掉入了很深的地方

🌊「我負責打造適切安全的環境,剩下在墊上生起的東西,是他自己背著的東西。」

這些回應都透出信心,對修復瑜伽的信心,以及對人本俱的覺知、調節能力的信心,也因為如此,彼此都要負起自己的責任

🌊「我走向你,你也得走向我才行。」


海沒有要弄出各種海相讓人覺得新鮮的壓力,海只需要維持它的本質,每刻自有萬種風情。

每回翻譯,都像是處在講師的「圓」中。


Restorative Yoga is often described as a practice of rest.Yet rest is not something we can simply make happen.The body m...
07/06/2026

Restorative Yoga is often described as a practice of rest.

Yet rest is not something we can simply make happen.

The body must first recognise sufficient comfort, support, ease, and safety in order to receive it.

This is where I have become increasingly interested.

How do we recognise when the body is settling?

What changes in the breath?

In tissue tone?

In the quality of support being received?

Why does a Restorative pose feel deeply nourishing on one day, yet difficult to settle into on another?

Somatic Restoration explores these questions through direct physical experience.

Not as theory.

Not as philosophy.

But through the body itself.

The breath.

The tissue.

The nervous system.

The body's history, habits, and adaptations.

Together we explore how the application of Restorative Yoga may be refined to better support the conditions from which rest naturally emerges.

🌿 Link in comment below.

For those with an established Restorative Yoga practice:

What helps you settle into a Restorative pose?

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