The Resting Conversation teacher training will leave you feeling confident and inspired to create a well-rounded restorative yoga practice as an antidote for modern-day living.
This training is designed for yoga practitioners who have already completed a 200-hour teacher training programme and wish to enrich themselves in the Resting Conversation approach to restorative yoga.
The full 100 hour certification consists of 2 x 50-hour modules — Level 1 and Level 2. Certified teachers will be able to join an international network of incredible teachers and lead Resting Conversation as a class type. Completion of Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2. It is, however, not a requirement to commit to the full certification to join any Level 1 trainings. Level 1 and Level 2 can be completed at different sites, anywhere in the world they are offered. Refer to Calendar for upcoming training dates.
Level 1
50 hours
The Level 1 module provides you with the fundamentals of the key components to create conditions for deep relaxation and to conduct an inherently restful restorative yoga practice based on the Resting Conversation approach. Featured topics include the psychological science of stress and relaxation, the effect of restorative yoga on the central nervous system, reading bodies, understanding and working with props, setting up the restorative yoga postural archetypes, and critical elements for our approach, including trauma-informed considerations.
level 2
50 hours
The Level 2 module further refines the knowledge and skills to teach restorative yoga based on the Resting Conversation approach. Further develop your eye, voice and intention for working in private and open class settings. The core content of this module includes deeper study of restorative yoga postural archetypes and setting up their variations, breath awareness and physical movement in restorative yoga, working in situations where there are minimal props, and guiding students into deeper states of relaxation, including using physical assists and yoga nidra.
“Jeremy’s Resting Conversation presents a new thinking in restorative yoga. Resting Conversation marries the science and art of the practice so beautifully and purposefully. It’s like all the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle have fitted to form a complete work. Jeremy’s ability to seamlessly weave in psychology into the practice makes it so refreshing. I left the workshop feeling more informed about prop hacks and how the use of language can make a huge difference to my students’ experience.”
