Restorative Yoga Teacher Training and Immersion | 30hr Training Program

Restorative yoga is the antidote to the chronic stress and anxiety of our modern life which leads to chronic health issues. True relaxation cannot be initiated by the mind. Placing the body in restful, restorative yoga poses, fully supported by blankets, cushions and pillows, teaches the student how to send messages from the body up to the brain by saying “you don’t need to be in survival mode any longer” and “it is safe to relax”. Once in this mode, the mind can send messages down to the body to further nourish itself in this healing mode.

This Yoga Alliance approved certification training is designed for 200hr and 300hr Registered Yoga Teachers and dedicated Yoga Students. Yoga teachers will learn how to compassionately integrate restorative poses at the end of their regular yoga classes and be prepared to offer Restorative Yoga classes. This immersion into the world of restorative poses is also for dedicated Yoga Students to learn how to supportively practice these poses at the end of a yoga class and how to develop a home practice. Now, more than ever in this lifetime, Yoga Teachers and students alike need these stress busting skills to eliminate the havoc placed on the body, mind and nervous system.

What you will learn:

- Expert instruction in restorative yoga poses

- How relaxation affects the nervous system

- How relaxation can bring deep healing and boost the immune system

- How sequencing of poses affects the nervous system

- How to adapt common household items into useful restorative props

Yoga Teachers and Students will receive a certification at the end of this training. Registered Yoga Teachers will also receive 30 hours of Yoga Alliance approved credits (24 hours of in-person training, plus an additional 6 hours of credits upon completion of a home practice and journal). This is a multiple weekend program which will not be recorded, so please plan on attending each training.

Weekend #1: Introduction to Restorative Yoga

(Sept. 20-Sept. 21, 2024)

Fri- 7-9pm Evening Practice

Sat- 12pm-4pm Pose Instruction and Discussion

Home Practice & Journaling (2 hrs)

Weekend #2: Relax the Nervous System, Heal the Body & Mind

(Oct. 4- Oct. 5, 2024)

Fri- 7-9pm Evening Practice

Sat- 12pm-4pm  Anatomy of the Nervous System and Discussion

Home Practice & Journaling (2 hrs)

Weekend #3: Proper Sequencing of Poses (Oct. 18-Oct. 19, 2024)

Fri- 7-9pm Evening Practice

Sat- 12pm-4pm Why the Sequence Matters and Discussion

Home Practice & Journaling (2 hrs)

Weekend #4: Putting it All Together (Nov. 1-Nov. 2, 2024)

Fri- 7-9pm Evening Practice

Sat- 12pm-4pm  Getting Ready to Teach & Ready to Relax

Investment: $750

Required Reading: Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation by Judith Hanson Lasater