Restorative Yoga Teacher Training (36 hours during Nov 2024)
In this Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Ali Masterman, Joyce McMiken and guest teacher Dr Andrew McGonigle you will deepen your own practice and learn how to skillfully teach restorative yoga, how to set-up, modify, work creatively with props, adjust postures and make them accessible.
You will learn what makes restorative yoga such a powerful practice, exploring the effects of restorative yoga on the nervous system and its ability to help combat anxiety and stress and improve physical and mental health. The training will explore how the practice can help us to listen deeply to uncover our true nature and how we as teachers can help facilitate this.
The course is suitable for qualified yoga teachers, teacher trainees and practitioners who want to deepen their knowledge of restorative yoga.
Course Content
• Daily restorative yoga practice & guided meditation
• Fundamental restorative poses; set-up, modifications, adjustments
• Benefits of restorative yoga & contraindications
• The history of restorative yoga
• The science behind restorative yoga and particular asanas
• How to sequence a restorative class and feel comfortable with props
• Reflection and journaling
• Inquiry and Q&R sessions
• An exploration of what restorative yoga is and what it is not
• Teaching skills – getting comfortable with silence, breath awareness, language & voice, a safe space
Participants will be expected to participate in two classes and observe two classes with Ali Masterman or Joyce McMiken and write a short reflective account of their experience by 20 December 2024.
Eligibility
Everyone is welcome to join.
It is recommended that participants have some experience of restorative yoga before attending the course.
Accreditation
This training qualifies for CPD with Yoga Alliance Professionals.
In order to teach restorative yoga participants must already have a Yoga Teacher Training Diploma.
You need to attend the full training to receive the certificate. If you miss a part of the course due to illness or unforeseen circumstances you may still be eligible for a certificate but you will need to arrange a separate session to cover the material with either Ali or Joyce. There will be an additional charge for this.
Course Dates and Times
Saturday 2 Nov 2024 – 9.30am – 6pm – Light Centre Monument
Sunday 3 Nov 2024 – 9.30am – 6pm – Light Centre Monument
Friday 15 Nov 2024 – 6.30pm – 8.30pm – Online
Saturday 16 Nov 2024 – 9.30am – 6pm – Light Centre Monument
Sunday 17 Nov 2024 – 9.30am – 6pm – Light Centre Monument
Cost
£599 (Early bird price of £550 until 31 July 2024)
Maximum 14 people
About the teachers
Joyce McMiken is a long-term practitioner and experienced teacher with a good understanding of anatomy and yoga philosophy. She spent many years studying in India and is a KPJAYI Authorised Ashtanga Teacher. It was during this time that she developed a keen interest in the philosophy and roots of yoga. She started teaching in 2007 after taking triyoga’s first teacher training programme. She holds an MA with distinction in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation from London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and is a senior teacher in the UK, holding the highest level of certification with Yoga Alliance Professionals.
She specialises in teaching Restorative Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga, guides weekly meditation classes, and is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher. Her classes and workshops are often inspired by the teachings found in traditional texts. Over the years, she has trained with many renowned teachers but believes the real learning takes place when you have a consistent practice.
In addition to teaching yoga, Joyce is a qualified BTEC Level 5 Soft Tissue and Remedial Massage therapist and has been treating people for more than 20 years.
Ali Masterman is a compassionate and insightful yoga teacher with 20 year’s experience. Her initial teacher training was at the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala. Ali is a specialist in women’s health, including pre and post-natal, which corresponded with her own pregnancies, and studied with Francoise Freedman of Birthlight and Nadia Narain of triyoga. Most recently, Ali trained in Menopause Yoga with Petra Coveney and later went on to deliver the restorative yoga element of this training course. Ali is an experienced external assessor on teacher training courses; including the Menopause Training and for many years triyoga’s 200-hour Teacher Training.
During two decades of teaching, Ali has trained with many internationally renowned teachers. However, it is Restorative Yoga that really resonated the most, having studied to an advanced level with Judith Hanson Lasater and Anna Ashby who she continues to study with each year. She has trained with the British Wheel of Yoga and holds the highest level of training with Yoga Alliance Professionals. Ali teaches weekly restorative classes and works on a 1: 1 basis with clients across London.
Andrew McGonigle has been studying anatomy for over twenty years, originally training to become a doctor and then moving away from Western medicine to become a yoga teacher, massage therapist and anatomy teacher. He combines his skills and experience to teach anatomy and physiology on Yoga Teacher Training courses internationally and runs his own Yoga Anatomy Online Course. His book Supporting Yoga Students with Common Injuries and Conditions: A Handbook for Yoga Teachers and Trainees was published in March 2021 and his most recent book The Physiology of Yoga was published in June 2022. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband. For more information visit: www.doctor-yogi.com Instagram: @doctoryogi Facebook: @doctoryogiandrew
For further information and to book contact
Ali
Joyce
https://www.findthebalance.co.uk/teacher-training