In a world that celebrates doing, Restorative Yoga teaches the sacred power of being. This course invites you to slow down, soften, and rediscover the intelligence of deep rest — for yourself and those you guide.
Through gentle, supported practice and mindful teaching principles, you’ll learn how to create an atmosphere where the body can release, the mind can quiet, and healing can unfold naturally.
In Restorative Yoga: The Art and Practice of Deep Rest, you’ll learn to:
🌿 Understand the science and subtle energetics of rest and regulation.
🌿 Set up, sequence, and teach deeply restorative postures and asanas with confidence.
🌿 Use tone, pacing, and presence to create a safe and soothing environment.
🌿 Hold space for emotional release, nervous system healing, and spiritual renewal.
Why This Course?
For yoga teachers, teacher trainees, healers, and mindful practitioners seeking to bring gentleness, safety, and nervous system awareness into their teaching and practice.
Life can be hard. (Overstatement of the year, right?)
Restorative yoga is designed to help reduce stress, calm the nervous system, and promote overall well-being.
Unlike other types of yoga that may involve more vigorous movements, restorative yoga emphasizes the importance of rest and relaxation.
What You'll Experience
- Foundational understanding of restorative principles
- Guided setup and prop variations for accessibility
- Practices for voice, tone, and nervous system attunement
- Reflection tools to embody rest in daily life
You will receive a certificate for 10 CEs upon completion of the course.
Rest isn’t passive.
It’s a sacred practice of remembering wholeness and finding peace in the every day.
What Our Students Say
FAQs
Not at all. This course is open to both teachers and practitioners. Teachers will gain new tools for their classes, while students
will discover new ways to practice yoga.
This course is designed for:
- Yoga Teachers who want to expand their class offerings and bring fresh tools to their students.
- Teacher Trainees who want to feel confident and versatile in their knowledge.
- Dedicated Yogis who are curious to experience a variety of practices and discover what resonates most deeply.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re “stuck” in one way of practicing or teaching, this course will open new possibilities.
No! That is our 200|300|500-hour Yoga Teacher Training courses. BUT this course will expand your teacher toolkit, introduce you to multiple styles of yoga and get you excited to step onto the mat!
It really is up to you! This course offers 10 hours of continuing education and you can complete it in a few weeks. There is plenty of information in this course, so you are certainly able to spend more time with the material, and also gaining support via the online campus community. Remember, once you purchase the course, you have access to the course materials forever. Don’t worry if you fall a little behind.
A yoga mat and comfortable space are enough to begin. For Restorative and Yin, props like bolsters, pillows, or blankets will enhance your experience.
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course—you decide when you start and when you finish.
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.
Yes! I know how hard it is to shell out a chunk of dough, and I want to make this possible for you. You have the option to pay in full or choose a payment plan via ShopPay. Both of these options are available to you upon checkout.
We want you to be happy with your investment, and we want you to give your best effort to apply all of the techniques and lessons in the program. We have a strict 7-day exchange period for all courses. To qualify for an exchange or store credit, you must submit proof that you did the work in the course and why it did not work for you. We do not offer exchanges for any other reason. If you selected a payment plan option for your purchase, we are not able to stop payments as this is through a third party (ShopPay). In the event that you discover your purchase does not work for you for a concrete reason, within 14 days of enrollment, contact support at support@mindfulpurposeinstitute.com and request an exchange or store credit by the 7th day at 11:59 EST. For all the details of the exchange/store credit policy, please see the Terms of Use Policy.
Teach the Medicine of Rest
Learn to guide others — and yourself — back to balance, stillness, and renewal.