Restorative Yoga Therapeutic Teacher Training

For yoga teachers, physical therapists, body workers, energy workers, Pilates and fitness instructors, stress-management professions, and health counselors, as well as students with a regular yoga practice who are interested in a deeper understanding of restorative yoga, the nervous system, and the energy body.

This experiential training is designed to give you a deeper understanding of the role of the subtle energy body, nervous system, and mind activities in a restorative practice. Restorative poses can be used by anyone to create balance, nurture inner quiet, and renew core energy. Restoratives also have a positive therapeutic impact during times of illness, injury, pain, and other stressors. These poses support optimal energy flow to all the body’s systems, working on physical, physiological, energetic, and emotional levels.

The course covers

• The relaxation response and the central nervous system
• Sequencing restorative poses for various therapeutic effects
• The koshas and the energy body in asana
• Creative restorative asanas for different environments, special populations, and students with limited physical abilities
• Meditation and visualization for healing
• Handling emotional responses and release during practice
• Dynamic use of props.

Sessions include restorative yoga practice, hands-on practice-teaching, therapeutic touch and healing techniques, lecture, discussion, and time for questions and answers.

Note Tuition includes a manual. Please bring a camera (to photograph poses) and an eye pillow if you have one. This intensive includes extended hours.

• 27.5 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge
• 27.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge