restorative yoga teacher training

✓ 108 Training Hours

✓ Self-Paced via 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

on-demand now through February 2025

TUITION: $1699

3, 5, & 7 MONTH PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE

SELF-PACED TRAINING

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live gatherings & mentorship

Connect with our global training community for monthly live conversations, connection, and support. The gathering will begin with Community Conversation, and then we will shift into Practice & Teaching Exercises.

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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, LARLAR, 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.

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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.

ALL GUEST WORKSHOPS INLCUDED IN TRAINING

INDIVIDUAL guest WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • Through lectures, tutorials, poses clinics, and full restorative practices, you will explore the core restorative poses, propping, and methodology.

  • 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:

  • These 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.

    You will also receive access to Jillian’s Signature Deep Listening Series on-demand as well as the Deep Listening Meditations and Deep Listening Guided Reflection Journal.

  • Join Jillian, our beloved Teacher Assistant Mentors (TAMs), and a global community of fellow trainees in monthly live sessions. Engage in enriching Q&A sessions, lively discussions, and hands-on activities designed to complement your self-paced training experience.

    Upcoming Sessions:

    Tuesday, April 9 at 12:00-1:30pm EST

    Tuesday, May 7 at 12:00-1:30pm EST

    Tuesday, June 4 at 12:00-1:30pm EST

  • 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. Group session recordings are included in the course material. You are encouraged to connect with other trainees for practice teaching opportunities.

  • Item description
  • Access all course materials via Jillian’s Online Studio portal. There you will find a detailed self-paced syllabus to guide you through the course. You can also find all of the training reordings.

  • Connect with our global communit of training participants in a private Facebook group dedicated to RYTT 2024. Upon completion of the training, you will also receive an invitation to join Jillian’s RYTT Graduate Group for continued connection and support.

learn, practice, & connect:

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

108-hour training includes:

  • 108 hours of self-paced training sessions

  • 6 guest expert workshops

  • 100+ page digital manual with detailed full-color images

  • Online studio with access to all recordings for one year

  • Lectures and discussion session recordings

  • Live interactive mentorship sessions + recordings

      • Tuesday, April 9 at 12:00-1:30pm EST

      • Tuesday, May 8 at 12:00-1:30pm EST

  • Posture clinics, tutorials, practices, and experiential teaching recordings

  • 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 RECORDED Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Workshops

  • 8 hours of recorded Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Workshops

  • 17 hours of RECORDED Restorative Yoga & Meditation Practices

    UPON COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIRED COURSEWORK, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE FOR 108 TRAINING HOURs

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free training guide & practice

This guide will provide you with all of the training essentials:

  • Detailed Training Overview

  • Topics You Will Explore

  • Meet Our Guest Experts

  • 20-Minute Restorative Practice

schedule & registration

registration options

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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.

PAYMENT
PLANS

3, 5, OR 7 MONTH
OPTIONS

FAQ

  • “Jillian Pransky’s Restorative Therapeutic Teacher Training was highly recommended by a friend who took it few years ago, so I came into it with high expectations—and Jillian exceeded them! I learned a lot about propping and it was far more than just getting the how to’s of restorative yoga poses and sequencing. She taught us how to think for ourselves and be creative. Best of all, Jillian taught us the koshas in a tangible way. The experience was definitely informative but more importantly heartfelt and transformational.”

    — Stephanie, Turtle Flow Yoga

  • “I was delighted by Jillian’s light-hearted approach in which I laughed and enjoyed myself while learning so much. I left confident and passionate to share the practice with others. Just days after training, I was able to bring deeper states of ease and relaxation to a man suffering from cancer (and his wife) as well as a mother of 4 with a new born. I am excited to bring this level of rest and healing to many others.”

    — Shauna, Yoga Therapist

  • “Run, don’t wak, to study with Jillian Pransky. Her training is the most clear of any instruction I have ever experienced. You receive comprehensive, organized and yet loving, kind, and entertaining instruction. You learn propping, alignment, anatomy, energetic physiology, sequencing and so much more. Her breadth of knowledge and years of experience provide such insight into what deep relaxation can express or trigger on an emotional and psychological level in the student and she emphasizes how to provide safe, professional space.”

    — Lisa, Yoga Therapist

  • “Jillian is so inspiring and passionate about her work and conveys so much information in a short amount of time. I got so much out of it and I am not even a yoga instructor. I have been struggling with anxiety and panic attacks for almost 5 years and I understand now how some peaceful moments on the yoga mat can compliment the rest of my healing process, finding that moment of stillness where healing can happen.”

    — Stephanie, Yoga Student

  • “Jillian is a gifted teacher. She artfully translates for students the wisdom of her own deep yoga practice and her years of helping individuals and groups heal from stress and related injuries. What is most striking is her generosity of spirit - her willingness to share all that she knows, in order to make sure more people in this world experience the restoration and connectedness of yoga practice”

    — Amanda, Yoga Teacher

  • “My training with Jillian was healing, restful, inspiring, and fun. It opened my eyes to the kind of healing work we can do at all levels. As the only non-yoga teacher in the class, I was nervous about having the skills that I would need to do the work but Jillian made all the concepts so accessible. I learned an enormous number of new tools and skills that I can use for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing for my patients and for myself.”

    — Alison, M.D.

  • “The depth and scope of this training was really impressive - akin to university-level lectures based on her 25+ years of learning, growing, and teaching. The lab-based evidence from renowned scientific institutions regarding the benefits of Restorative Yoga and its objective to initiate the Relaxation Response and Remembered Wellness was mind-blowing. And yet, Jillian delivered this material in such an endearing, humble, human way - kindness and compassion overflows in her communications; she has the ability to laugh at her own foibles, to inspire us with her heartfeslt passion for Restorative Yoga, while still maintaing a beginner’s mind as she too learned right alongside her students!”

    —Natalie, Kaleidoscope Yoga Studio

  • This training is phenomenal - not only will you come away with practical knowledge to better help your students “remember their wellness,” but you will also come away with healing for yourself. The depth of insight shared is grounded in both Western medicine and Eastern tradition, and you come away with a deep understanding of the relaxation response and its importance to both individuals and society. The format of the training is perfect - live interactions and opportunities for small group discussions (should you choose), and the overall tone of the training is so supportive - you really feel like Jillian and all the teaching assistant mentors are truly living their teaching of compassion, understanding, and empathy. This is a training I will certainly return to in the future.

    —Julie Poast, RYT®

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 teacher training workshops on-demand

Each workshop, which was previously recorded, includes a 90-minute mini-retreat experience and a continuing education certificate.