restorative yoga teacher training
✓ 108 Training Hours
✓ Live Online + ALL Recordings
✓ 100+ Page Digital Manual with Detailed Full Color Images
✓ Yoga Alliance and International Association of Yoga Therapists
learn the art & science of restorative yoga
TUITION: $1699
PAYMENT PLANS AND
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
2024 TRAINING DATES
JANUARY 24 - FEBRUARY 23
live online + recordings
join us in community
Deepen your understanding, practice, and teaching of Restorative Yoga in this virtual training led by Jillian Pransky, author of Deep Listening, Certified Yoga Therapist recognized by IYAT, and YACEP Provider, with over 25 years of experience leading trainings grounded in the latest scientific research. Her teachings are rooted in the principles of pausing and deep listening through restorative and slow flow yoga and mindfulness practices, and her signature technique, LARAR™, for overall body, mind, spirit health, and wellness.
Jillian is joined by a world-renowned panel of luminary guest teachers offering you a unique opportunity learn, practice, and connect with leading experts in topics to enrich your practice and teaching including somatic healing, trauma, pain, and yoga nidra.
guest experts
You will explore a range of essential aspects of restoration, health, and healing with our experts that will prepare you to meet a wider range of needs within our communities including somatic healing, race-based trauma and post-traumatic growth, anxiety, yoga nidra, narrative healing, and pain.
INDU ARORA
HALA KHOURI
DR. GAIL PARKER
LISA WEINERT
DR. CHRISTIANE WOLF
TRACEE STANLEY
INDIVIDUAL guest WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
ALL GUEST WORKSHOPS INCLUDED IN 108-HOUR TRAINING
FEATURED EXPERT
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Indu Arora is a Yoga and Ayurveda teacher, mentor, and author, based out of the USA. She considers herself a student for a lifetime. Indu has been sharing about Yoga philosophy, Yoga Therapy, and Ayurveda for the last two decades across more than 50 cities worldwide. Her unique gift is making Yoga and Ayurveda a practice, which is equally useful and accessible for a beginner as for a sincere seeker who has made Yoga a lifelong journey. She is inspired by and taught under Kriya Yoga, Himalayan Yoga and Kashmir Shaivism Yoga lineages. She has studied in a traditional Guru-Shishya parampara.
Her teaching style is rooted in empowering and inspiring students to awaken the inner Guru through insight, discernment and self-inquiry. Her core philosophy is ‘Yoga is a Work-in and not a Work-out’.
She is the author of Mudra: The Sacred Secret (2015), Yoga: Ancient Heritage, Tomorrow’s Vision (2019), and SOMA: 100 Heritage Recipes for Self-Care (e-book, 2020; updated hard copy, 2022).
ALL GUEST WORKSHOPS ARE INCLUDED IN 108-HOUR TRAINING AND CAN BE PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY
INDU ARORA
Ayurvedic GUIDELINES AND PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE RELAXATION
LIVE + RECORDINGS
Friday, 2/9 | 12 pm-2 pm eastern
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Ayurveda is an ancient, person-specific healing modality. Conscious attention to dosha- and guna-specific preparation is a non-negotiable pillar for rest-based practices like Shavasana and Yoga Nidra. A deeper understanding of and attention towards such preparatory practices is essential if we wish to benefit deeply and also for our body and mind to attain a restful state with minimal effort and maximum ease.
According to Vedic wisdom, each one of us has a unique dosha constitution, signature of karmas and lifestyle. There is no denying that we have a different physical, mental, pranic, and emotional capacity too and so are our challenges. The same practice may not work the same way for everyone. By recognizing this, we prepare ourselves in a way that addresses the signature of unique dosha and guna imbalances that keeps us from diving into the state of rest.
registration options
FULL TUITION
ONE PAYMENT OF
$1699
SAVE $150 WITH CODE:
indu150 (ALL CAPS)
PAYMENT PLAN
3 MONTHLY PAYMENTS
$150 SAVINGS INCLUDED
NO CODE NEEDED
SCHOLARSHIP
50% SCHOLARSHIP
REQUIREMENTS BELOW
scholarship
The scholarship rate for 2024 is $849
You are invited to apply if you meet any of these requirements:
You are Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color, or you are an LGBTQIA practitioner/teacher
You are seeking a financial hardship gift and serving or offering teachings to underserved communities
You are working within a nonprofit
More information is available on the application.
why restorative yoga?
Many people think restorative yoga is just a nap on a mat. While that can be really nice, it is so much more than that. Restorative Yoga is as an important form of self-care and ultimately collective care - that can help us restore resources, meet our tension and the trauma we harbor in our bodies, and learn to self regulate - in our largely high stressed and sleep-deprived lives - in a time when there has never been more divisiveness and difficult times in our personal lives, communities, and on our planet.
It is an alchemy of science and intention that can shift our inner chemistry and not only help us heal, but also to be more open, present, and energized in our lives, and transform the way we respond to the conditions within and around us.
Slowing down, turning inward, creating space for healing, and deeply listening to our body and heart is perhaps the most meaningful form of self-care work we can do. When we are more compassionate and connected with ourselves, we are able to be more compassionate and connected with others and the world around us. In this way, our practice not only benefits us, but it also benefits everyone we are in relationship with, and everyone we come into contact with.
what makes this training unique?
you’ll be immersed in practices and engaging training sessions with a variety of restorative yoga experts
you’ll learn how to elicit the relaxation response and self-regulation practices through restorative poses and practices both on and off the mat
you’ll enhance your understanding and experience of the deeper dimensions of yoga as it applies to your daily life
you’ll explore how restorative yoga can help us heal trauma and create conditions for post-traumatic growth
you’ll be prepared to create restorative experiences for others and deepen your own practice
you’ll connect with an amazing global network of individuals sharing supportive rest practices
who is this training is for?
new & experienced yoga teachers
healthcare professionals
physical & occupational therapists
psychotherapists, social workers, mental health professionals, counselors
bodyworkers, mind-body fitness instructors, health coaches
others working in healing, helping, and teaching professions
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You’ll explore the basic anatomy of the nervous system as it relates to the stress response and relaxation response theory, with the aim of understanding how you can use Restorative Yoga to calm the nervous system for health and healing.
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At the heart of yoga are principles of wholeness and oneness, often taught through the five Koshas, our layers of being. In this lecture, you’ll receive an introduction to the Koshas and how they can help organize and guide your approach to practice and teaching.
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You’ll learn how alignment affects breathing, and how breathing impacts overall well-being, including the nervous system and all of the systems that influence health and healing. The discussion will address well-being from the top down (brain to body) and from the bottom up (body to brain).
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Learn how to set up a basic Savasana, as well as several variations depending on the props available and individual needs of your students. This will support our fundamental approach to all of our other poses, no matter what restorative “shapes” we work with.
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Through lectures, tutorials, poses clinics, and full restorative practices, you will explore the core restorative poses, propping, and methodology.
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You’ll learn how to artfully choose words, create imagery, sequence instructions, and craft a pace and tone that will help your students initiate their own healing and rejuvenation.
training overview:
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These weekly classes are designed to enhance your own personal practice and cultivate a deeper understanding of crafting restorative experiences. The practice will include centering meditation, breath awareness, mindful yoga movement, and restorative poses. If you miss class live, you may access the recording.
You’ll be given access to Jillian’s Signature Deep Listening Series on-demand as well as the Deep Listening Meditations and Deep Listening Guided Reflection Journal.
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These sessions will vary depending on your needs and interest. There will be an opportunity to address teaching techniques and methodology, you’ll engage in a Q&A along with community discussion.
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Hosted by Jillian and assisting teachers, each session offers you an opportunity to hone your teaching skills, receive peer feedback, and connect with fellow classmates. After a brief introduction and assignment, you’ll explore a variety of teaching exercises in small break-out groups, then come back together for a larger discussion.
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Item description
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Item description
learn, practice, & connect:
108-hour training includes:
108 hours of live + on-demand training
100+ page digital manual with detailed full-color images
Online studio with access to all recordings for one year
Live lectures and discussion sessions + recordings
Live interactive mentorship sessions + recordings
Live posture clinics, tutorials, practices, and experiential teaching + recordings
Live community conversations + Q&A supported by assisting teachers + recordings
Live small group discussion, practice teaching opportunities, and community support
Private Facebook community for continued connection and discussion throughout the training and beyond
Expanded reading list and links to articles with the latest in scientific research
Certificate of completion accredited by Yoga Alliance and International Association of Yoga Therapists
training hours & certificate
83 hours of live Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Workshops (live or on-demand)
8 hours of recorded Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Workshops (on-demand)
17 hours of Restorative Yoga & Meditation Practices (on-demand)
UPON COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIRED COURSEWORK, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE FOR 108 TRAINING HOURS
free training guide & practice
This guide will provide you with all of the training essentials:
Detailed Training Overview
Live Training Schedule
Topics You Will Explore
Meet Our Guest Experts
20-Minute Restorative Practice
live training schedule
LIVE TRAINING DATES:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
ACCESS TO ALL SESSION RECORDINGS
FOR ONE YEAR
TRAINING SCHEDULE:
LIVE ON ZOOM
WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY
SESSION TIMES AND LENGTH VARY
BY DAY & MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
SELF-PACED TRAINING
BEGIN ANYTIME
AFTER JANUARY 24
ACCESS TO ALL SESSION RECORDINGS
FOR ONE YEAR
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Yes, this training is accredited for CEUs through Yoga Alliance and International Association of Yoga Therapy.
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Yes, live sessions will be recorded and placed in Jillian’s online studio for you to view. However, you’ll get much more out of the training if you attend the sessions live. You will have access to ALL session recordings for one year.
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The training is held on two platforms, Jillian’s online studio platform (HeyMarvelous) and Zoom. You’ll access the training through HeyMarvelous, which will prompt you to click on a link to enter the live zoom room.
All recordings are available in the online studio for one year.
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Required Books:
Deep Listening by Jillian Pransky
Suggested Books:
Soma - 100 Heritage Recipes for Self-Care by Indu Arora
Peace from Anxiety by Hala Khouri
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma by Dr. Gail Parker
Radiant Rest by Tracee Stanley
Narrative Healing by Lisa Weinert
Outsmart Your Pain by Dr. Christiane Wolf
Props:
4-6 blankets
2-4 blocks
2-4 bed pillows
3-4 small towels
Ottoman or chair for legs up
1 bolster
2-4 eye bags
Long, soft scarf
FAQ
teacher training workshops on-demand
Each workshop, which was previously recorded, includes a 90-minute mini-retreat experience and a continuing education certificate.