Yoga Nidra & Restorative Yoga Teacher Training

Retreat Overview

10-Day residential – including 3 months training package

A professional development course designed for yoga teachers, health and education professionals and or anybody interested in a yogic immersion focused on relaxation techniques. Explore tools to systematically address the tensions in the body, mind and emotions, inducing a deep state of relaxation.

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Yoga Nidra & Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – 10 day Retreat

Name: Yoga Nidra & Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – 10 day Retreat
Start: 2019-04-04T00:00:00+13:00
End: 2019-04-14T23:59:59+12:00

Thursday 04 April, 2019 - Sunday 14 April, 2019

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Yoga Nidra, Basic Breathing Methods and Restorative Yoga are key practices to equip aspirants and practitioners with yogic skills and techniques for self-support, as well as for clients and/or students. The methods taught in the training will assist in the release of deep muscular, mental and emotional tension, inducing calmness and clarity for a range of life and health situations.

Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra is a profound, yet simple, practice that leads to a state of being in which the mind lets go of the external world and turns inwards giving the senses a deep rest from the activities of contemporary society. The mind is gradually trained to connect into tranquility effortlessly. Yoga Nidra systematically releases tension experienced in the muscles, the breath, and the nervous system. Ultimately the practice works directly on the mind to release impressions from the past and anxieties about the future.

Basic Breathing Methods and Restorative Yoga

When we have the ability to alter the breath at will, we gain the ability to nourish and optimise the body and manage the mind and emotions. The benefits of Basic Breathing Methods and Restorative Yoga include the dismantling of chronic tension patterns, enhanced immune function, effective cellular respiration, reduced hypertension in the cardiovascular system, reduced mental and emotional tension, a body-mind returned to a natural state of ease and equilibrium.

Applications in professional life

Psychiatrists, psychotherapists, medical and health professionals and yoga teachers in a variety of settings including schools, offices, community centres, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, prisons and nursing homes are using these tools. They may be effective in the management of:

Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia & Depression
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Addictions
High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease
Respiratory conditions
Neurological conditions and motor impairments
Chronic fatigue and adrenal issues
Digestive Issues
Asthma and Diabetes

Read more about the benefits of Yoga Nidra in our blog – Five Ways Yoga Nidra Can Transform Your World or our Restorative Yoga Blog 10 ways Restorative Yoga can heal you. Read about Resident Devpriya’s life changing experience on the November Teacher Training in her article – From Panic to Peace.

Learn about The Power of Yoga Nidra in Crisis and how it can help you face the unexpected challenges of life before, during and after.

The Retreat Programme Includes

10 nights, shared accommodation (unless camping), all meals and the full retreat programme.

A 10 day Professional Development Residential Retreat which is followed by 3 months training package with course work including MP3 practice sessions undertaken at home.

This comprises a minimum of 2 months of personal practice combined with periods of instruction and theoretical study in both face-to-face and online learning environments.

Once the foundations of personal practice are set, teaching methodology, skills and teaching practice are introduced, working towards a final teaching assessment.

Restorative Hatha Yoga, breathing practices, Yoga Nidra, Meditation, Mantra Meditation for your own health
Understanding the techniques of Yoga Nidra & Restorative Yoga from a practical and theoretical point of view
Option for deep theory sessions including the science behind the techniques
Immersion into the the yoga lifestyle, with plenty of time for reflection
SWAN practice
Other optional theory sessions
Daily Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation)
Basic Breathing Techniques including breath and the link with relaxation theory
Karma Yoga (action with meditative awareness)
Fire Ceremony (Havan) and Chanting (healing sound vibration)

Mentoring and Internship Options: Once you have completed the residential training, you can choose to stay at Anahata for a residential internship to practice teach and receive guidance from senior teachers. Please enquire for more info.

5 day personal retreat – Experience relaxation practices with plenty of time for reflection and optional theory sessions as compared to an intensive training. This personal retreat includes Yoga Nidra, Basic Breathing Methods and Restorative Yoga. Please note, this does not give you a certificate and is not a training package – for personal practice only.

Additional Information

Start Time: 10am Thursday, 4th April– arrival/registration
Finish Time: 11am Sunday, 14th April

Complimentary pick up: 5.45pm Wednesday 3rd April Golden Bay Visitor Centre.
Complimentary drop off: 11am Sunday14th April back to Golden Bay Visitor Centre.

Discounts: A discounted rate of NZ$75 applies for the night before the retreat begins (3rd April).
Deposit: A deposit of 25% of price (non-refundable) required to secure your place.
Special Dietary Requirements: All meals provided are vegetarian. Vegan, Dairy Free & Gluten Free can be provided for an additional NZ$25. Please advise us at time of booking.
Private Sessions: Private yoga and Therapeutic Consultations, Bodywork and Nutritional Guidance are available by appointment. Click here to find out more.
Private rooms: Limited options are available on request, subject to availability.
Camping: Tent hire is available for an additional cost of NZ$30. Add this to your booking at checkout.

For more information or to request any extras, please email us.

Teachers

Swami Karma Karuna is a founding member and director of Anahata Yoga Retreat, New Zealand. She is an engaging, intuitive yoga and meditation teacher, international speaker and writer with more than 25 years of training and experience in a range or areas. She brings real life experience, years of building knowledge, humility, humour and compassion together to inspire students and share the transformative journey of teaching yoga and growth on the spiritual path.

Swami Karma Karuna is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), a IAYT Yoga Therapist, a Senior Teacher of Yoga Australia and New Zealand as well as a Swami of the Bihar Yoga lineage. Her wide range of teaching includes yoga teacher trainings, Continuing Education courses for various organizations, international events and spiritual sadhana retreats around the world.

With experience in Hatha Yoga and traditional yogic cleansing techniques, Swami Gurubhakta brings 20 years of experience with him to Anahata. Having trained for his Diploma in Australia, he has spent most of his time throughout the years serving in ashrams between Australia and India, sharing his knowledge of traditional Yoga teachings and practices. He more recently focuses on Pranayama, Meditation and Yoga Nidra with experience in working in disability support. Member of SYTA.