This teacher training is for yoga teachers who have attended a restorative yoga training in the past and wish to build on their existing knowledge and experience of it. It focuses on going deeper into the practice, art and teaching of restorative yoga and includes simple meditation practices.
The course further explores stress as the body’s response to being knocked out of homeostatic balance, and the stress response as the body’s mechanism for returning back to equilibrium. Three broad areas of learning – recognition, responsibility + resilience – form the structure of the training. An empowered learning environment, in the company of fellow teachers, helps build your confidence and creativity in teaching ongoing restorative yoga classes.
Each day includes:
– restorative yoga practice
– dialogue + journaling
– meditation practice + how to teach simple meditation practices
– further study of restorative asana including use of chairs, set-up + assists
– seeing and understanding bodies + stress
– review of essential and functional alignment
– anatomy/physiology of postures + the physiology/psychology of stress
– practical tips for creating an environment conducive to relaxation + healing
