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Learn to effectively and safely teach restorative poses

The Restorative Teacher Training at Myoga Yoga Studio is a multi-faceted and rich exploration to inform the personal study as well as teaching skills of each student. Students will learn the joys of Restorative through first-hand experience of the postures, and will also learn hands on experience in how to teach students of all levels.
Understanding the scientific reality of the human nervous system and how it affects the body will help students to compose classes which are effective for deep and long lasting healing rather than simply relaxing experiences for students.
The art of reading bodies, and communication with students is essential to a well propped restorative pose. Students will gain hands on practice in understanding how each pose relates to different bodies, as well as classical alignment that enables the student to rest more deeply.
A comprehensive repertoire of postures will be passed on to students with the detail necessary to bring depth and life changing benefits to students.
Teaching methodology as a result of personal practice and right relationship with ourselves and others will be explored throughout the training. As follows deepening our compassion as well as our ability to communicate will be a theme throughout the course.
THE CURRICULUM
Please note that during each class, students will both receive and learn to set (up restorative postures with increasing independence as the program progresses. Each pose will have many modifications to accommodate different bodies, which in turn will help students with a myriad of adjustments and props that can be also applicable in other settings.
Reading Bodies, and assessing Restorative Set Ups will be a key theme throughout this course. While each individual week has a specific theme, various issues, doshas, and elements will arise as slightly recurring but varied themes throughout the course.
Fundamentals of Restorative Yoga
Understanding the Nervous System: Parasympathetic and Sympathetic.
How Restorative Yoga Affects the Nervous System
Fundamentals of Support: arms, legs, pelvis, neck, and shoulders
The well-propped pose: to prop or not to prop and when
Understanding the role of traditional wisdom and scientific understanding as it informs the Restorative Yoga Practice.
A detailed look at proper support of the hands, knees, back, pelvis, arms & neck.
Classic restorative Savasana.
Chest Openers: Doors to Deep Release

Variations of Support in Elevated Chest Pose and Supta Baddhakonasana

Forward Bends and Twists: To Soothe and Calm the Organs and Spine
Supta Balasana
Supported Twist
Supported Backbends for Bliss and Ease
Supported Backbend and the use of Sandbags: How to support everyone, regardless of their back mobility into an effortless backbend.
Balancing the Pelvis – postures to support pelvis and sacrum, and ground the femurs.
Inversions for Deep Stillness:
When and where Inversions belong in the Restorative Practice
Why Inversions can provide a deeply calming repose for the mind
Viparita Karani with and without a chair. Depending on time we will explore further inversions.
Students completing this training will be honoured with a Certificate of Completion for 20 Hours. This training fulfills the Yoga Alliance requirements for Continuing Education, as well as CanFit Pro.

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