THE ART OF SALAMBA
A Restorative Yoga Training
Mon. Jan. 19 - Sat. Jan. 24
In Yelapa, Mexico
with Juliana Mitchell
Yelapa is a pristine & friendly fishing village, nestled on the Pacific Ocean, with flocks of wild parrot in the air, palm trees overhead and where mountains, rivers, waterfalls and beaches convene in peace.
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 or your own life as well, leaving you with the skills to truly rest & renew!
- Sarah Powell, Yoga teacher & Artist
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
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
The study of Restorative Yoga...like the practice itself... is life-changing & life-enhancing. It buoys lives through the soft and artful gift of rest.
In this 25-hour destination training you'll learn to share Restorative Yoga's unparalleled gifts.
Dedicate 5 days to nourishing your own capacity to cultivate ease. And do so in the paradise of Yelapa, Mexico!
Come to a deep understanding of how the nervous system interfaces with body & breath.
Amass profound tools to bolster loved ones, clients, students & yourself.
Walk away with tools for fostering healing-rest in self & others.
This program is open to anyone interested in sharing Restorative Yoga's gifts! It's excellent for hospice workers, nurses, acupuncturists, therapists, yoga teachers, yoga practitioners and individuals seeking to better support their loved ones (or selves) with any of PTSD, anxiety, systemic inflammation, insomnia and so much more.
Participate in and learn to share radical healing with the world.
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR:
- Yoga teachers
- Practitioners of restorative yoga
- Healers of any variety
THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- How to use restorative poses to mitigate inflammation, anxiety, insomnia & more
- The set up & logic behind the key poses
- Sequencing therapeutically
- Juliana's original manual
- Thoughtful, heart-wise curriculum
Program Director
Juliana Mitchell (yoga teacher & yoga therapist) has been teaching Restorative Yoga since 2005 and teaching others to share Restorative Yoga since 2010.
Her work includes providing support for persons living with respiratory or immune diagnosis, those experiencing persistent pain, folk dealing with anxiety or insomnia, those healing from surgery and so much more. In all instances, she incorporates the logic and blessings of Restorative Yoga and is ever awed by the profound impact of this smart, compassionate practice.
Juliana's primary teachers include: Judith Lasater and The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali.
"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 first need to be present for & participate meaningfully in all course hours.
Then - & only for those seeking certification - there's a final exam and a final project to be undertaken upon your return home.
The final exam covers material addressed in the program.
The final project entails teaching a series of one-on-one restorative yoga classes, and documenting those classes, based on criteria which would be provided at that time.
How do I get there?
Fly into Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.
Take a short taxi ride to a local beach called Playa Los Muertos.
Then a water taxi to Yelapa (approx. a 45 minute ride.) You'll be dropped off at Yelapa's town pier & your lodging is a short walk from there.
Where will I stay?
You'll be in a fully equipped private home.
Enjoy a private bedroom.
Shared bathroom.
Short walk to the beach and town.
How much is tuition?
Tuition is $1,300 and includes:
- lodging
- training hours
- course manual
- light community lunches
- two community dinners
- & mentoring on your final project upon return home, if you choose to pursue certification.
Not included:
- the cost of transportation (airfare, taxi + water taxi)
- breakfasts & dinners (minus two community dinners.) Please note there are restaurants & small grocery stores within walking distance and our lodging has a fully equipped kitchen.
- any additional adventures you opt in for (horse back riding, scuba diving, fishing adventures etc.)
REQUIRED PROP LIST (PLEASE PACK & BRING):
- 2 yoga blankets
- 1 yoga bolster
- 2 yoga blocks
- 1 d-clamp yoga strap
- a yoga mat
What's our daily schedule?
Enjoy a slow, easy morning & a spacious evening. There's generous time at start and at end of day for swimming, strolling, snorkeling & more.
Our training days run 10am - 5pm.
SAMPLE DAY
10am -12pm
- start of day gentle movement, breath & meditation
- discussion & theory
- explore a pose
~ 12-12:30pm - light community lunch ~
12:30 - 4pm
- explore a pose or few
- discussion & questions
4-5pm
- Restorative Yoga class
