Restorative Yoga Teacher Training | Relax & Restore | IN STUDIO
Adelene Cheong | Dates TBC | 35 hours | Price: £695 (£595 course fee + £100 library of recorded material)
We are not currently scheduling new dates for this training. However, if you are interested in attending, please register your interest using the form below.
We will consider running the course again when there is sufficient demand, and those who have expressed interest will be the first to be notified if new dates are added.
Explore the art and science of restorative yoga with internationally renowned teacher, Adelene Cheong. You will be introduced to the practice of complete relaxation and deep rest for physical, emotional, and mental healthy living as well as vitality. This 5-day immersion called Relax & Restore is an intensive deep dive and suitable for both professional development for trainees and yoga teachers wishing to teach restorative yoga or as an in-depth experiential course for personal development (for which a minimum 6 months experience of Restorative Yoga is recommended).
This course is suitable for yoga teacher trainees, established yoga teachers and anyone wishing to explore restorative yoga for personal development. It is recommended that you have some Restorative yoga experience.
The training can be attended as a stand-alone CPD course or as an optional module on our 300-hour programme.
Adelene joined us for a free livestream webinar ahead of her training. Watch the webinar here.
Restorative Yoga Course Overview
“Restorative Yoga is a Relaxation practice for Conscious Deep Rest. Rest is not self-indulgence, Rest is not optional; Rest is self-preservation, Rest is respect for life.”- Adelene Cheong
To ‘rest’, to ‘relax’ and to ‘restore’ is a natural vital process in our lives. Rest supports optimal physiological functioning, and promotes healing and growth. During rest, one’s autonomic nervous system switches from sympathetic-dominance to parasympathetic-dominance, thus regeneration and restoration is accelerated. Research has shown that relaxation and rest are essential to everyone of all ages, cultures, size and shape.
Why do we practice Restorative Yoga?
- to support health and vitality and as an antidote to stress
- to replenish moments of depletion and fatigue at every level
- to restore mental clarity and resilience
- to reconnect to our innate true nature
- to live with the capacity for greater awareness and equanimity
- to offer the best version of ourselves to the world
Restorative Yoga Course Content
This comprehensive Relax & Restore Intensive immersion in to restorative yoga offers study and practice of:
- fundamental restorative poses: alignment, energetic expression, emotional and psychology of each pose
- physiology of relaxation and the autonomic nervous system
- relaxation skills/ tools
- continuum of consciousness
- sensory & somatic intelligence
- sequencing a practice
- variations to adapt and modify, creative use of props
- teaching skills (in-person and online)
- adjustments and use of touch
- self-practice, group vs one-to-one Practice
- five Koshas (physical, energetic, emotional, mental, pure being)
- the process of reflection and integration
This training qualifies for CPD with YogaAlliance CEP and YAP. A PDF training manual is provided.
Note
- PROPS: Many props will be supplied by the Shala School but since we need many props, each student is required to bring 2 blankets, a bolster, an eye pillow, a hand towel and their own mat. You will be able to leave props at the studio for the duration of the course.
Interview with Adelene Cheong about Restorative Yoga
Video Resources (Included)
Relax and Restore Series 1
Adelene’s Relax and Restore video compilation of carefully selected Restorative poses, aim to support learning and deepen the understanding of each pose. The series is to be used as an educational reference, and most importantly to support one’s continued home practice. This series has a regular RRP of £249 and is now included in the resources you will receive for the fee of £695
- over 160 minutes of professional HD video content
- total of 16 Restorative Yoga poses
- PLUS bonus videos
Pose List:
- Basic Savasana
- Savasana – Prone
- Savasana – Burrito
- Savasana – Pranayama
- Savasana – Side Lying
- Savasana – Stonehenge
- Savasana – Legs Elevated
- Simple Supported Backbend
- Salamba Parsva Vasistasana
- Salamba Balasana
- Salamba Matsyendrasana
- Supported Reclinging Pose
- Salamba Baddha Konasana
- Salamba Setu Bandhasana
- Viparita Karani I (w/ chair)
- Viparita Karani II (w/ wall)
Bonus poses:
- Constructive Rest Position
- Supta Tadasana
Each Video offers information on:
- name of pose
- intention and applications
- contraindications
- props suggested for the pose
- step-by-step setting up, with details on healthy alignment principles
- suggested time of stay
- safe departing of the pose
OPTIONAL ADD-ON Post Training Support & L1 Certification with Restorative Yoga Teacher's Directory
10 contact hours | £120 fee payable to Adelene Cheong
If you would like to go on to study Restorative Yoga further, Adelene offers a Post Training Support Programme optional add-on (£120 via her website). This includes certification with the Restorative Yoga Teacher’s Directory. Here is more information about what is required and what is involved. You can chat directly to Adelene about this option should you be interested in adding this option on to your training.
- Completion of ALL 35 contact hours of a L1 training is required. NO EXCEPTION.
- Project: Three case studies on teaching one-to-one Restorative yoga, and four questions for reflection.
- Option for one-to-one online sessions with Adelene at a 50% discount for 6 months from training date, for continuous support
- Option to observe / assist Adelene on classes and events
- Option for lifetime listing on www.restorativeyogateachers.com directory, which is a widely promoted site by Judith H. Lasater and Adelene Cheong for this work.
- Note that this additional certification is a requirement to enrol for Level 2 training, with either Judith H. Lasater or Adelene Cheong.
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Adelene Cheong Biography
E-RYT / YACEP / SYT / BWY Teacher / Adv R&R® Trainer / Certified iRest® Teacher
Adelene is a passionate practitioner and senior teacher of Yoga. As a leading Yoga for Scoliosis and Restorative Yoga Trainer, she believes in supporting and guiding her students to unveil their fullest potential through somatic embodiment and experiential learning. Adelene draws inspiration through an inquiry-based somatic approach, including integrated movement exploration, living and being in stillness. A movement educator and student of life, she is particularly interested in the therapeutic applications of yoga from a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual level.
Her teachings are clear, educational and fun. She finds joy in guiding and supporting others through the process of self-inquiry, allowing space and time for reflective exploration. Since 2000, Adelene has carefully organised an integrated non-invasive approach to practising and living with scoliosis through extensive practice, study and research, experiential learning and teaching. This is now offered through online programmes and in-person intensives. She also teaches Restorative Yoga trainings internationally. Adelene believes and commits to a healthy balance of movement, rest, play, stillness, joy, curiosity in life and being in community.
Based in London, Adelene teaches internationally, with a special interest in Yoga for Scoliosis, Back Care Therapeutics, Restorative Yoga, Meditation and Yoga Nidra. Visit Adelene’s website.
Course Dates
We are not currently scheduling new dates for this training. However, if you are interested in attending, please register your interest using the form below.
We will consider running the course again when there is sufficient demand, and those who have expressed interest will be the first to be notified if new dates are added.
Pricing
- £695 for the full 5-day training IN STUDIO payable to the Shala School - fee includes Video Resource content (RRP £249)
- A non-refundable deposit of £200 is required on booking.
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- If you do not pay in full, please ensure that you save your credit card details so we can process the final payment of £495. This will happen 3 weeks before the course starts. Receipts will be sent to you when the payment has been taken.
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- The fee for this course is £595 + £100 for the video resources. 300-hour student discounts on this course are only on the course fee and not the resources.
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