Resting and knowing how to rest are two different things

Module 1 · Restorative Yoga, The Foundations

Learn the art of supported rest and bring Restorative Yoga into your teaching

Build a consistent personal practice, understand the principles behind supported rest, and learn to integrate a Restorative Yoga pose into your yoga classes before deciding whether to continue toward certification.

Audrey Favreau has been teaching Restorative Yoga since 2014 and training teachers since 2015.

€390 in one payment, or two monthly payments of €195. Access opens as soon as you enroll.

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Supta Baddha Konasana: the back supported by an inclined bolster, the legs supported by pillows and rolled blankets, an eye pillow over the eyes
  • Length20 hours
  • Format100% online
  • StartThe day you enroll
  • PaceSelf-paced, six weeks suggested
  • AccessThree years
  • Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) logoContinuing education20 Yoga Alliance continuing education hours through Audrey Favreau, YACEP

What you will learn

  • Props and the principles of support: where each prop goes, and at what height.
  • Variations of the poses, and what to use when a prop is missing.
  • The autonomic nervous system and the physiology of rest.
  • The role of the breath in Restorative Yoga poses.
  • Sequencing, starting with a three-pose sequence.
  • Guided relaxation, and a personal practice of twenty minutes a day.

What you can bring into your practice and your teaching

  • Practice more consistently, starting with twenty minutes a day.
  • Set up a pose precisely, prop by prop.
  • Choose a restorative pose and bring it into a class you already teach.
  • Run a body check-in at the start and end of a practice, on yourself and with the people you already work with.
  • Observe what a setup does, and adjust it.
  • Recognize the contraindications covered in the module, and what to substitute instead.

Teaching complete Restorative Yoga classes is part of the certification path, with Module 2.

Who this module is for

  • You teach yoga and want to bring Restorative Yoga into your classes with a method you can explain to a student who asks.
  • You are a therapist, physiotherapist, osteopath, midwife or other care professional, and you want supported setups you can use with the people you see.
  • You have discovered Restorative Yoga through books, videos or a workshop, and you want guidance to practice it regularly at home.
  • You are heading toward the 60-hour certification, and this is where it begins.

No teaching qualification is needed to enroll, and no previous experience in Restorative Yoga. Module 1 on its own does not qualify you to teach.

What is included

  • Prerecorded video lessons across six chapters, one per pose, each with its theory, its setup and its homework.
  • Six pose demonstrations, filmed with their variations and prop adaptations.
  • A recorded guided relaxation for each of the six poses.
  • The Blanket Folding Diagram (PDF).
  • Weekly sequences to practice, and an end-of-module quiz.
  • A discussion space attached to the lessons, where I answer your questions.
  • Four bonus practices on Ahimsa and Tapas, from the eight limbs of yoga: two 90-minute classes and two 30-minute practices.
  • A certificate of completion for twenty non-contact hours. Module 1 provides 20 Yoga Alliance continuing education hours through Audrey Favreau, YACEP.
  • Three years of access from the day you enroll.

A look inside the training

Three materials from Module 1, as you will find them on the platform.

Still from the Module 1 Salamba Savasana video: Audrey Favreau lying in the full setup, a folded blanket under her head and rolled blankets under her knees and ankles

Video lesson · Week 1

Salamba Savasana: the full setup, prop by prop.

Page from the Blanket Folding Diagram: drawings and sizes of the five blanket folds

PDF · Week 1

Blanket Folding Diagram: the five folds used in the poses.

Question 10 of the Module 1 quiz: “Select some contraindications for Instant Maui,” with six options to choose from

Quiz · Week 6

The end-of-module quiz: fifteen questions to check your understanding.

The program, week by week

A suggested six-week rhythm. All the content is open from the day you enroll, for three years.

    1. Watch First // Explore the online platform

    1. 1.1. Introduction // Grounding Yourself in the Power of the Present Moment

    2. 1.2. Welcome again // Presentation

    3. 1.3. Theory // What is Restorative Yoga?

    4. 1.4. Theory // Where does Restorative Yoga come from?

    5. 1.5. Theory // Mastering the Props & How to Fold and Use Blankets Effectively

    6. 1.6. PDF // Blanket Folding Diagram

    7. 1.7. Asana // Salamba Savasana, the tadasana of Restorative Yoga

    8. 1.8. Guided Relaxation // Salamba Savasana

    9. 1.9. Homework // Week 1

    1. 2.1. Introduction // 20 minutes a day

    2. 2.2. Theory // The nervous system and How does Restorative Yoga work?

    3. 2.3. Theory // The Power of Silence

    4. 2.4. Asana // Supta Baddha Konasana or Reclining Bound Angle Pose

    5. 2.5. Guided Relaxation // Supta Baddha Konasana

    6. 2.6. Homework // Week 2

    1. 3.1. Introduction // The power of Letting Go

    2. 3.2. Practice // The Mindful Body Check-in

    3. 3.3. Theory // Understanding the Energy of Backbends

    4. 3.4. Asana // Salamba Matsyasana or Mountain Brook

    5. 3.5. Guided Relaxation // Salamba Matsyasana

    6. 3.6. Homework // Week 3

    1. 4.1. Introduction // Expanding and Opening from the Core

    2. 4.2. Theory // The Impact of Inversions on Hormonal Balance

    3. 4.3. Asana // Instant Maui

    4. 4.4. Guided Relaxation // Instant Maui

    5. 4.5. Homework // Week 4

    1. 5.1. Introduction // The Breath: our Life Partner

    2. 5.2. Theory // The Role of Breath in Deep Relaxation

    3. 5.3. Asana // Salamba Jathara Parivartanasana or Supported Supine Twist

    4. 5.4. Guided Relaxation // Salamba Jathara Parivartanasana

    5. 5.5. Homework // Week 5

About this course

  • €390,00
  • 43 lessons

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The head resting on the edge of a folded blanket, with an eye pillow over the eyes

At your own pace, with a daily practice

Each week brings together one pose, its setup, its guided relaxation and a section of theory. Allow roughly three to four hours a week, counting the lessons, the daily practice and the weekly sequence.

The practice starts in week one: twenty minutes a day. From week 3, you add one full sequence a week, around ninety minutes, with a check-in at the start and a check-out at the end. That homework is where the understanding comes from.

You will need a room where you can close the door, a gentle alarm, and a phone in airplane mode. If your weeks are full, three years of access give you room to spread the training out.

What students say

Maura, Italy

“I am so glad I started this. It is only the first week and I am already carried away by it. I teach yoga and I love the practice, but I needed something less dynamic to bring in, for myself and for my students. Thank you!”

Isabella, Austria

“Audrey was able to translate science into common day language so that I could follow easily. The poses were very relaxing and a big revelation for me. I have done teacher training on restorative yoga already but this course is on a much deeper level of relaxation.”

Peggy, the Netherlands

“I really enjoy your way of teaching, not finding very many teachers that work with the finesse I learned from Judith Hanson Lasater.”

Francesca, Italy

“These first weeks of study and practice have restored my mental and physical energy. The greatest gain has been learning to let go without judging myself. I used to resist and keep going, because it was never enough and I always had to give more. Less is more!”

Alessandra, Italy

“The course is well structured and laid out in a way that works. The content is of a high standard, and the quality of the materials and the videos is excellent. I recommend it wholeheartedly. Thank you, Audrey!”

Wendy, France

“Teaching of real quality, and a practice that brings the body and the mind back into balance. Thank you for these weeks. A routine settled in over the weeks, and I fully intend to keep it going beyond the training.”

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Audrey Favreau, seated cross-legged and smiling, holding a pillow and a folded blanket, surrounded by Restorative Yoga props

Your teacher

I have been teaching Restorative Yoga since 2014 and training teachers since 2015. More than 1,300 people have taken my trainings, and over 350 have completed certification.

I trained with Judith Hanson Lasater, and I am one of three teachers she has authorized to certify in her Relax and Renew® lineage. The lineage goes back to B.K.S. Iyengar in Pune, who used props so that a body could hold a shape without working for it.

I came to this practice in 2012, in Bali, after years of looking for a way to relax that would last longer than an afternoon. Twenty minutes in a supported pose gave me what nothing else had, and that daily practice is still what my days are built around.

What I care about most is precision, so you can relax in a way you never have before: the blanket that supports your head, the height of the props under your knees, the gentle opening of your ribcage. I teach it through observation and through the physiology of rest.

My book, The Teacher’s Guide to Restorative Yoga (North Atlantic Books), goes further into this work. It is sold separately.

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Enrollment is final and there is no refund, because everything you have access to opens the moment you enroll.

If you would like to see the platform before you decide, book a video call with me, and if you have a question, write to me at [email protected].

Already know you want to teach full classes?

The 60-hour certification brings together Module 1 and Module 2, The Art of Doing Nothing (40 hours), which takes you to teaching a full Restorative Yoga class. It costs €1,090, which is €190 less than the two modules bought separately (€1,280). Module 1 opens the day you enroll, and Module 2 opens in May 2027.

See the 60-hour certification

Frequently asked questions

The questions people ask before they enroll.

  • How long do I have access, and at what pace?

    Three years from the day you enroll, and everything is open from the first day. The suggested rhythm is six weeks, with three to four hours a week, twenty minutes of practice a day and, from week 3, one full sequence a week. If your weeks are full, you can spread it out.

  • Is it prerecorded or live?

    Everything is prerecorded, with no fixed dates, so you can follow it whenever it suits you.

  • What props do I need?

    A mat, four to five blankets or large bath towels, two firm bed pillows, two identical cushions, two blocks or two books of the same size, a strap or a bathrobe belt, a chair, a small towel, and something to block the light. The alternatives are given inside each setup, at the moment you would need them.

  • What support will I have?

    Questions go in the discussion space attached to the lessons, where I answer and where you can read what other participants have asked. You can also write to me at [email protected].

  • Do I need to be a yoga teacher?

    No. No teaching qualification is needed, and no previous experience in Restorative Yoga. Module 1 is written first for yoga teachers, and it is also open to care professionals and committed practitioners. On its own, it does not qualify you to teach.

  • What certificate do I receive?

    A certificate of completion for twenty non-contact hours. Module 1 provides 20 Yoga Alliance continuing education hours through Audrey Favreau, YACEP. If you are a Registered Yoga Teacher, you can log the eligible hours as continuing education, following Yoga Alliance’s procedure. The certificate is not a teaching certification.

  • What can I do with Module 1, and when does Module 2 open?

    Practice, understand what you are practicing, and bring a restorative pose into your classes or your own practice. Teaching complete Restorative Yoga classes comes with the 60-hour certification, which adds Module 2, The Art of Doing Nothing. Module 2 opens in May 2027. Enrolling in the certification now opens Module 1 the same day and costs €1,090 instead of €1,280. See the 60-hour certification

  • How can I pay?

    In one payment of €390, or in two monthly payments of €195.

  • Is there a refund?

    No. Enrollment is final, because the whole course opens the moment you enroll. If you would like to see the platform before you decide, book a video call with me, and if you have a question, write to me at [email protected].

Start with Module 1

Twenty hours online, at your own pace, with three years of access. €390 in one payment or two monthly payments of €195.

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Lying practice: the head on a folded blanket, a blanket over the shins

Free course for yoga teachers

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