HLL06 BioMedical Yoga Therapy – Restorative Yoga Therapeutics
Registered 20 hour Higher Level Learning (HLL) Certificate
Restorative yoga therapy has the capacity to completely tone the nervous system, developing deep interoceptive awareness and attention to the present moment. Restorative yoga is a magnificent and empowering therapeutic tool that awakens the energetic systems of the mind-body developing a heightened sensitivity and a gentle self-compassion; this then, intrinsically enhancing holistic wellbeing making it incredibly accessible to many people.
BKS Iyengar, who was the Father of traditional restorative yoga often said, “Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned”. Our health is earned through addressing every part of the body – every organ, every bone- every muscle – and every cell of the body.
Traditional Restorative Yoga looks to use the placement of props therapeutically to support the body in all positions. Restorative Yoga has a strong backing of scientific evidence that has widened its growing popularity. It is suitable to all people of all ages and is a wonderful way to guide anyone into yoga. It is an imperative teaching tool for both personalised therapeutic sessions and class scenarios.
This restorative yoga therapy training weekend will further expand your awareness of how to bring about balance and a sense of internal integration and harmony through restorative yoga. This is about resting the nervous system deeply, really switching off to find deep rest and a place to reside in your heart.
This two day intensive provides an immersive embodied learning experience that enables all yoga practitioners to have a first-hand proficiency and understanding of psychosomatic medicine and the healing process. Such includes short, medium, and long hold poses, sequencing, correct prop usage for individual anatomy variances, accurate and precise alignment tutelage, touch adjustments, methodology of pranayama and the physiology of relaxation.
You will experience immersive evidence-informed tutelage in readings on:
- Restorative Yoga Therapy,
- Developing Vitality & Longevity with Restorative Yoga,
- Restorative Yoga Restoring the Immune System,
- Restorative Yoga for Reversing the Ageing Process.
What you will learn:
- Correct placement and use of props for developing stronger embodied cognition within the body, focussing on both softness and strength.
- Embodied self compassion and self care, the practice of deep restorative rest.
- How Restorative Yoga integrates the whole person, reducing mental, emotional and chronic pain.
- How to develop stability in mind, body and nervous system and have the ability to share this with others.
- Educate yourself and others with a practice embraced by the qualities of peace, concentration and compassion.
This weekend will assist you in providing one to one restorative yoga therapy.
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Session Details
Classical Restorative Yoga Introduction: History, use of props and commonly taught postures
Time & Date: Saturday TBA, 9:30am – 1:00pm
Hosted By: Jamie Denham (Iyengar Yoga)
Restorative yoga therapy is incredibly accessible to many people, including those with injuries or chronic health conditions.
Traditionally, restorative yoga therapy uses props to support the body in postures that are held for longer periods. The use of props also aid bodily awareness and proprioceptive feedback, and are used as a therapeutic tool.
Restorative yoga completely tones the nervous system, positively affects our cognition and neuroplastic brain and bioplastic body.
The research into epigenetics informs the science behind the health benefits of restorative yoga, bringing about lasting therapeutic change and deeper interoceptive awareness.
Restorative yoga awakens the pranic and energetic systems of the mind-body and develops a heightened sensitivity and a gentle self compassion.
We will be exploring:
- Restorative Yoga Asanas as taught by BKS Iyengar
- Touch adjustments
- Accurate and precise alignment tutelage
- Correct prop usage – chairs, clocks, straps, sand bags, blankets, straps, eye pillows
- Restorative Yoga Therapy for ailments
Session Name
Time & Date: Saturday TBA, 1:45pm – 4:45pm
Hosted By: Jamie Denham (Iyengar Yoga)
The Saturday afternoon session will cover general restorative yoga principles for one to one therapy sessions and restorative yoga therapy for head, neck and shoulders. You will experience the ways to restore function and relieve pain, further modifying postures for treating the individual.
You will begin to feel competent with adjustments and how to get creative with props in restorative poses to suit the client with the props you have on hand.
This will be followed by savasana.
We will be exploring:
- Restorative Yoga Principles
- One to one yoga therapy sessions
- Restorative Yoga Therapy for Head, Neck and Shoulders
- Adjustments
- Use of props
Restorative Yoga Therapy for Back Pain, Knees and the Lower limbs
Time & Date: Sunday TBA, 1:45pm – 4:45pm
Hosted By: Jamie Denham (Iyengar Yoga)
The Saturday afternoon session will cover restorative yoga therapy for back pain, knees and the lower limbs. You will experience the ways to restore function and relieve pain to these areas, further modifying postures for treating the individual.
You will begin to feel competent with adjustments and how to get creative with props in restorative poses to suit the client with the props you have on hand.
In this session you will begin to see the different ways of propping different bodies with different anatomies, and to get the full internal experience of the benefits of the long hold poses.
This creates a peaceful and restorative rhythm to the day, lending to a more embodied learning experience, and like the practice itself, less is usually more with restorative.
We will be exploring:
- Back Pain Relief
- Knee Yoga Therapy
- The Lower limb
- Yoga Therapy tools
Restorative Asana and Pranayama for immune support and calming the nervous system Pranayama & Savasana
Time & Date: Sunday TBA, 1:45pm – 4:45pm
Hosted By: Jamie Denham (Iyengar Yoga)
This Sunday afternoon session is designed to help you teach pranayama and understand the hardest posture to master, savasana. Training will include how to teach variations of savasana with pranayama and savasana.
The physiology of stress and its impact on immune system will be discussed. You will learn restorative yoga principles for reducing stress disorders, and how to increase positive affect on the immune system through practice. Restorative yoga has positive and proven effects on our vagal tone, our heart rate variability and overall immune and nervous system function.
In terms of education you will learn basic pranayama sequencing, use of props for pranayama and savasana and the practicalities of teaching.
You will learn to teach short hold poses, medium hold poses, and long hold poses.
Restorative Yoga therapy offers your clients the deep experience of meditative asana – the sacred opportunity to witness our minds from within. The long and uninterrupted practice of yoga postures practiced with meditative awareness brings us mental liberation and heightened personal power.
There will be ample time for discussion and questions to assist your learning process.
We will be exploring:
- Savasana
- Pranayama
- Pranayama setups in savasana
- Application of techniques
Your Investment
Face-to-Face: One Time Upfront Payment
Your investment is $488 (Currently not available)
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Additional Information
This course is intended to provide you with a substantial knowledge base in yoga therapy – this, however, does not qualify you as a yoga therapist. We use the term “therapy” as a reference to varied methodologies that enable well-being.
Disclaimer & Waiver
This weekend is a registered 20hr Yoga Australia training weekend and attracts CPD points for yoga teachers, therapists, allied health professionals. Interested members of the public who are engaged in the practices of yoga and meditation may attend for interest, education and higher level learning.
These short courses do not qualify you to become a yoga teacher or therapist. For more information on how to become fully qualified, please check our teacher training and yoga therapy training for more details.