ISHTA Restorative Teacher Training (20h)

Module 1

This training is for teachers, teacher trainees and students interested in delving deeper into Restorative yoga and Yoga Nidra. Participants will learn how to teach restorative yoga classes and how to incorporate restorative yoga into asana group classes and privates. Students will learn how to develop a restorative home practice and how to apply it towards stress related illnesses.

The training will cover:

• The science behind restorative yoga and yoga nidra
• Benefits and contraindications of key restorative poses
• How to work with a variety of props to set up key restorative poses for classes, privates, and home practice
• Hands-on adjustments
• Class sequencing
• How to design a restorative practice for specific ailments, such as anxiety, high blood pressure, grief, or asthma
• Basic understanding of yoga nidra and the science behind it
• How to incorporate yoga nidra into your own home practice
• Essential oils

This training will focus on developing practical skills. Trainees will work with fellow students to develop an “eye” to see physical misalignments and know how to adjust them. Trainees will practice tuning into the subtle energetic field of their students, learn hands on adjustments, practice teach restorative poses and yoga nidra, and also experience two restorative classes, one with Gina and one with Mona.

Useful information

• Date and Time: 28-30 April 2017
  • 9 am to 5 pm all days.

• Location: Yoga Shakti, Timmermansgatan 10, Stockholm
• Price: 5700 SEK
  • Early Bird! Register before February 1, 2017 and get 200 SEK discount = 5500 SEK.
• More info:
  • The training is taught in English
  • You do not have to bring any props, however if you wish to bring your own mat, then please do – so.
  • You can shower and leave your mat at the studio every day of the training.
  • Lunch is not included.

About the teachers

They each bring a different focus to the training. Gina’s focus has been the science behind restorative with a focus on the physical body, Mona's has been on the energetic body, with a focus on the koshas, chakras and ayurveda. Whilst Mona's focus has been on integrating yoga nidra into restorative Gina has focused on integrating essential oils. Read more about Mona