Restorative: In Restorative Yoga, can we add Hatha style movements between the restorative poses?

Remember that the intention of restorative yoga is to support the body and encourage the body to rest and relax. We don’t want to ask the body to do much work, and we don’t want to over stimulate the mind with too much information. 

When moving from restorative pose to restorative pose, you could use a brief counter-pose or transition pose after or between your restorative poses, but these should be very brief and very relaxing. 

Keep returning to the intention of a restorative class and your theme for the class, to help you decide if movement is needed or necessary between restorative poses. Often there is enough stimulation and movement, simply by guiding your students out of one pose and into the next, as there are usually a lot of props involved with setting up each new shape, as well as lots of guidance on variations and modifications.