Restorative Yoga Teacher Training: Ritual of Rest

Focus of Training

• What is Restorative Yoga? Understand the origins of restorative yoga and its environment. Recognize the differences and similarities between restorative yoga, yin yoga, and yoga nidra.
• The Nervous System: An introduction to the nervous system, including the sympathetic, parasympathetic, and social nervous systems.
• Breath Awareness: Exploring breath as a portal into restorative postures.
• Guided Relaxation Techniques: Learn specific tools and techniques to shift the activity of the mind, including journaling, creativity, changing the form, mantra, and intuitive movement.
• Observing the Human Before You: Learn to witness, engage in dialogue, and adapt the shapes and forms for the human before you.
• Trusting your Self: Tuning into the sensations of your own body to decide when to make adjustments
• Postural Adaptations for Pregnancy: Learning poses that can be incorporated into yoga asana classes to support expecting mothers.
• One-to-One: Understanding how to work individually with a student by gathering a basic “student history.” Use this information to determine which postures will be most effective.
• Personalized Restorative Practice: Engaging in personal exploration to create a unique restorative practice that enhances your ability to share it effectively in your classes and with your clients.
• Savasana: Recognizing the significance of the corpse pose and its role in restorative yoga.

FORMAT: Live in person + ZOOM follow up

This teacher training will be conducted LIVE IN PERSON, followed by an additional ZOOM check-in. The supplementary ZOOM meeting provides students with an opportunity to ask questions after they have applied the tools and techniques they learned. For those who cannot attend the ZOOM meeting, a replay will be available.

Required supplies

• A dedicated journal
• A set of silky crayons
• Eyepillow
• Favorite blanket/ shawl
• Socks

If you plan on teaching and doing restorative yoga as a continued practice these are the minimum props needed. Devanadi has some props available for use during our training, however, we would like you to bring some of your own as well.

Required reading

• Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Hanson Lasater, PT, PhD
• Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good by Kimberly Ann Johnson

Want Continuing education & Certification?

CEs: 20 (18 in class with a 2 hour ZOOM post-training) with Yoga Alliance

To receive certification, students will have 3 months to complete a personal sadhana/practice, work 1-on-1 with a client, and finish a project.

Cancellation Policy

No refunds. This training requires 2 weeks notice of cancellation by phone or email. You will receive a studio credit good for 1 year from date of cancellation, less $100 cancellation fee per training. If cancel within 2 weeks, your payment is forfeited, and no studio credit will be given. No shows will receive no credit.