Juliana's Restorative Yoga Training gives you the skills to help your students (& yourself!) achieve rest! With her inclusive, intelligent approach, you'll learn subtleties that make a really yummy restorative pose. Knowledge that applies to your student o your own life as well, leaving you with the skills to truly rest & renew!
- Sarah Powell, Yoga teacher & Artist
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
Restorative Yoga heals bodies, minds & hearts.
It's a generous practice, suited for all.
In this 30-hour livestream training you'll learn how to share this unparalleled gift.
Dedicate 5 full days to nourishing your own capacity for cultivating ease, all while delving into the key poses and the philosophy behind them.
Come to a deepened understanding of the nervous system and how it interfaces with body & breath.
Amass profound tools to bolster your loved ones, clients, students and self. You'll walk away equipped with logical & learnable tools for fostering ease (literally the nexus of healing) in self and others.
Open to anyone interested in sharing Restorative Yoga's gifts! This program is excellent for hospice workers, nurses, acupuncturists, therapists, yoga teachers, yoga practitioners and individuals simply seeking to better support their loved ones (or selves) with any of PTSD, anxiety, systemic inflammation, insomnia and so much more.
The study of Restorative Yoga - like the practice itself - is life changing and life enhancing. It truly buoys our lives through the soft, artful gift of support and gift of rest.
Give yourself the gift of participating in this radical healing potential. And learn to share it with the world!
DATES:
5 consecutive days: Monday - Friday, July 25 - 29
11am-5:30pm EST
Livestreamed via Zoom
THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Releasing anxiety patterns with restorative poses
- How restorative yoga mitigates inflammation
- The difference between sleep and ‘waking rest’
- The role of “support” (salamba) in healing
- How spinal position impacts the nervous system
- What the vagus nerve is and what vagal tone is
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE:
- A yoga teacher
- A nurse, doctor, PT, OT
- A hospice workers
- An acupuncturist
- A seeker/healer of any variety
- Called to share rejuvenation & kindness with the world
- A practitioner/lover of restorative yoga
REQUIRED PROP LIST:
- 2 (or more) yoga blankets
- 1 (or more) bolster
- 1 (or more) eye pillow
- 2 (or more) blocks
- 1 d-clamp yoga strap
REQUIRED BOOK LIST:
- Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-based Stress & Trauma by Gail Parker Ph.D.
Program Director
Juliana Mitchell (yoga student, yoga teacher & yoga therapist) is passionate about the study of the human body, spirit & mind. She adores sharing that passion with other seeker/healers.
In addition to leading trainings she teaches private classes to a wide range of people seeking nuanced support - ranging from athletes to those with diagnosis, persons with anxiety to those healing from surgery, humans undergoing IVF, preparing for birth, experiencing their post-partum time and so much more!
In all instances, she incorporates the blessings of Restorative Yoga and is ever awed by the beneficial impact of this smart, compassionate practice.
Juliana has been teaching others to share the life-changing practice of Restorative Yoga since 2010.
Her primary teachers include: Judith Lasater and The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali.
Guest Teacher
Tejal Patel (of ABCD Yoga and the Yoga is Dead podcast series) will join us in this training to cover Restorative Yoga & RaceBased Trauma.
The focus of her teaching is on the topic of Yoga and Social Justice. A believer in diverse representation for all people of color in yoga, she creates offerings that are inclusive, accessible for all body types, and for those with varying income and experience levels.
Restorative Yoga & Ethnic and Race-based Trauma with Tejal Patel
Date/Time: Wed. July 27, 11am-5:30pm EST (there will be a 30-min. break midway)
Investment: $100
This workshop will address some of the history of this trauma including its prevalence, relationships to other traumas, impacts to the body and mind, stories, and the healing effect of restorative yoga. It will also includes addressing people impacted by REBT and how to cultivate awareness and sensitivity while leading practice. Finally, there will also be some group practice and reflection time.
This workshop will be recorded. That recording will be available only to those who register in advance for this workshop only and will be made available for 60 days following the workshop. The recording will not be available for sale after the fact.
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"I walk away enlightened by Juliana’s teachings every time & I feel honored to be her student - for I will carry forth all I’ve learned from her. My practice has been greatly impacted by this woman’s wisdom. It’s not only that she carries the sacred tradition of yoga, and that she has devoted her life to it, but that she adapts with such love, kindness and respect to the needs of the world, of the community of each of us. I love Juliana Mitchell in all that she does and I wish everyone in the world could learn from her."
- Natalia Rodriguez Arango /Yoga Teacher
"I cannot ever fully name my LOVE for this program and what you are offering."
- MaryJoanna Grisso / Yoga Teacher
CERTIFICATION AS A RESTORATIVE YOGA TEACHER THROUGH LIVING NOW YOGA
Those who wish to pursue certification will need to complete all course hours, participate meaningfully in the practice teaching assignments & group discussions, & complete all homework. Then there is a final exam and a final project. The final exam covers material addressed in the program. The final project entails teaching a series of one-on-one restorative yoga classes, based on criteria which would be provided at that time. There is no additional charge for pursuing certification.
I've been supporting a client with gentle & restorative yoga while she goes through chemo. I'm so grateful to you & your teachings & encouragements that have led me to be able to do this type of work.
- Jessica Billings Barnette, Yoga Teacher & Nurse
