Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Welcome from Shelley Williams: Restorative Yoga vs. Yin Yoga?

    • How to use this Course Portal

    • Before we begin...

    • Yoga Elixir Welcome

    • Book Recommendation List
  • 2

    Chapter #1 The Breeze of the Breath

    • Yoga is A Pause: A Message from Suzy Nece

    • Why Limbs 4, 5, 6 work beautifully with Restorative Styles of Yoga: A Message from Shelley Williams

    • How To Move Through Course Material

    • Yoga, Breath, & Meditation is THE Elixir

    • Defining Restorative Yoga: Elements, Benefits, Origins

    • Interview with Dr. Jayagopal: Ayurveda & Restorative Yoga in Fall Season

    • The Art of Doing Nothing: Sample Restorative Sequence and Highlights

    • 7min: Nadi Shodhana: Alternate Nostril Breathing with Shelley Williams

    • 25min: New Moon Meditation in Restorative with Shelley Williams

    • Sample Restorative Sequence: Butterflies Are Free

    • (Un-propped) Grounded Poses and Inversion Asana Sheets with Key Actions/ Benefits/ Contraindications
  • 3

    Chapter #2 Turning Inward

    • Pratyahara: Turning Inward

    • How Breath Affects the Nervous System Video

    • Breath & The Nervous System

    • Mala Meditations

    • Japa Mala 40Day Meditation & Restorative Yoga Tracker

    • Quick Reference: Meditation, Pranayama, Dristi, Bandhas

    • 6min: 3-Part Breath/ Anuloma Viloma with Shelley Williams

    • 12min Restorative Tuck-In Practice with Suzy Nece

    • 15min: 3 Varieties of Pranayama/ Breathing Exercises with Shelley Williams

    • 60min Wabi-Sabi Meditation with Suzy Nece

    • Heart Temple Restorative Practice Sequence
  • 4

    Chapter #3 Sustained Focus

    • Journal Prompts: Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana

    • Defining Yin Yoga: Origins & Concepts

    • Yin Yoga Main Notes

    • 10min: Opening Movement Meditations: The Pancha Vayus with Shelley Williams

    • 28 min Meditation and Breath with Victoria Greene
  • 5

    Chapter # 4 Immersion and Blissfulness

    • The Sweet Science of Yoga Nidra

    • Brain Waves & Meditation

    • 1 Pose Practice: The Simple Medicine of Legs Up the Wall

    • 6min Audio/ Visual Sage Meditation: Self-Practice

    • 22min Yoga Nidra Audio with Suzy Nece

    • Yoga Mittra Music for Meditation Playlist

    • The Tree of Yoga BKS Iyengar
  • 6

    Recorded Restorative Yoga Classes

    • 13min: Restorative-Inspired Vinyasa Flow with Shelley Williams

    • 19min: Restoring with Foam Roll & Tune-Up Ball Therapy with Shelley Williams

    • 20min: Chill Out & Decompress at the Wall with Suzy Nece

    • 25min Yin Vinyasa Cooling Flow with Shelley Williams

    • 32min: Rooted in Yin with Suzy Nece

    • 56min: Restorative Gentle, Calm, & Therapeutic with Justin Randolph

    • 60min Therapeutic Tumbled Somatic Flow with Suzy Nece
  • 7

    Zoom Class Live Recordings

    • Recording: FRIDAY 10/22/21 Session 1: Review Defining Yoga & 8 Limbs. Defining Restorative Yoga

    • Recording FRIDAY 10/22/21: Session 2: Sitting Techniques for Meditation

    • Recording: SATURDAY 10/23/21 Session 1: Pranayama Tutorial, Limbs 4-6, and Chakra Mala Homework

    • Recording SATURDAY Session 2: Sunset Restorative Practice & Pose Breakdown, Nadi Shodhana

    • Recording SUNDAY 10/24/21 Session 1: Nervous System and Restorative Yoga

    • Recording: SUNDAY 10/24/21 Session 1: 3-Part Breath, Yoga Nidra, Pose Breakdown

    • Recording: Friday 11/5/21 Session 1: 8 Limbs Review with Restorative Practice/ Sequence Building, Meditation, Pranayama

    • Recording: FRIDAY 11/5/21 Session 2: Chakra Check-In, Reiki Attunement, Metta Meditation

    • Recording: SATURDAY 11/6/21 Session 1: Pranayama Practices, Bandhas, and Japa Mala Meditation

    • Recording: SATURDAY 11/6/21 Session 2: Practice Teach Restoratives & Sequence Build

    • Recording: SUNDAY 11/7/21 Session 1: 7 Chakra Overview, Somatic Body Scan, Restorative Inversions

    • Recording: SUNDAY 11/7/21 Session 2: Restorative Inversion Progressions, Yoga Nidra Intro
  • 8

    Restorative & Yin Postures Photo Maps

    • RESTORATIVE: Quick Reference Asana Photo Maps

    • YIN: Quick Reference Asana Photo Maps