RESTORATIVE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
LEVELS 1 & 2 | CERTIFIED IAYT
Director: Ann Saffi Biasetti, PhD, LCSW-R, C-IAYT
An Embodied Life Therapeutic Restorative Yoga Teacher-Training Programs are Member Schools of IAYT (The International Association of Yoga Therapists). For certified yoga teachers, hours may be applied to continuing ed credits through YA.
Those interested in participating in the Level 1 or Level 2 Restorative Yoga Training program do NOT need to be certified yoga teachers.
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training | Level 1
HELD AT Won Dharma Center in Claverack, NY.
$50 discount for YM students! Code: MANDALI50
I’m so excited to now offer this training in a retreat format!
After 15 years of teaching this training, I have decided, for the first time, to offer this in an immersive retreat experience at the beautiful Won Dharma Center in Claverack, NY.
This extremely comprehensive, trauma-informed training honors the true lineage of Restorative and Therapeutic Yoga. It offers the skills, knowledge, and experience you need to lead your students through the holistic healing journey of this nervous system regulation practice.
It is unique in format and what you will learn due to my many years of experience working with hundreds of bodies in somatic healing, restorative practice, and embodiment. You will quickly understand why restorative yoga is a key intervention in the autonomic nervous system’s ability to regulate, balance, heal, and repair the body and mind.
REGISTER HERE
https://www.anembodiedlife.com/somatic-awareness-yoga-training
$50 discount for YM students! Code: MANDALI50
WHO THIS TRAINING IS FOR:
For Yoga Teachers
A 50-hour certificate will be issued upon completion of the training. In addition to the group training, those who wish to teach must complete a project after the retreat for final certification.
For Mental Health/ Medical Professionals
This training offers valuable skills and interventions that you may add to your existing practice for client regulation and improved health and well-being. As a somatic psychotherapist, I have integrated the use of restorative poses for 20 years in my practice as a gentle form of autonomic regulation and somatic change.
For Yoga Students for Self-Care
Learn restorative yoga’s beautiful, healing practice for restoration, nervous system regulation and healing to develop your own home practice. No project is required.
Students who complete a project will receive a certificate of completion indicating 50 Yoga Alliance-approved hours in Restorative Yoga. Those who choose not to complete a project will receive a certificate of attendance.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
You will learn the art and skill of Restorative Yoga, its benefits, and anatomy; and be fully prepared to guide a group class—including:
The art of “seeing” a body and developing your eye and intuition.
Autonomic Nervous System functioning and the cycle of stress in the body and mind, including the physiology and neuroscience of stress and relaxation.
The physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of Restorative Yoga.
Anatomy for Level 1 Restorative Yoga.
Level 1 postures along with therapeutic adjustments.
Embodiment and therapeutic presence in the practice.
Interoceptive awareness related to the practice.
How to lead an entire restorative group class.
The beginning of working 1:1.
Ethics and boundaries.
Proper setups and adjustments for different bodies.
Working with special populations (pregnancy, physical limitations, etc.) and integration into mind/body professional practices (medicine, mental health, dietetics, PT/OT and other health professions).
The art of sequencing poses for classes/workshops, and intention.
REQUIREMENTS
This training is open to students and yoga instructors with a dedicated yoga practice for at least two years (including experience as a student of restorative or yin yoga). It is limited to 12 participants.
Upon completion of the training, a certificate of attendance will be issued.
For those seeking certification, in addition to the group training, students will be required to complete a project for final certification. Students will also receive a certificate of completion indicating 50 Yoga Alliance CEU hours in Restorative Yoga.
REGISTER HERE https://www.anembodiedlife.com/somatic-awareness-yoga-training
schedule
FALL 2025
Thursday, November 6th (5pm) — Tuesday, November 11th (2pm)
investment
Training: $750
Room/Board + 3 Daily Vegetarian Meals: $1,100
Total: $1,850
Option to pay in full or in two installments.
REGISTRATION
Please contact the studio:
518.584.0807
info@yogamandali.com
Or register online:
LEVEL 2 TRAINING (70 HOURS)
Restorative Yoga Level 2 Somatic Therapy Training
This is an extremely comprehensive training meant for those interested in working 1:1 with clients for somatic awareness and embodiment training.
This training is an approved foundational training and continuing education course in Yoga Therapy through IAYT and follows the Panchamaya Yoga Therapy Healing System. You will explore the depth of restorative practice, the Koshas, and the practices’ therapeutic nature, including its impact on autonomic functioning and its use in somatic healing. It is taught through a trauma-informed lens.
A great emphasis is placed on the teaching of embodiment, somatics, and the development of your presence in the teacher-client relationship. Through my years as a Somatic Psychotherapist and Coach with individuals, I bring a wealth of information and expertise in mind-body integration and embodiment to make this training unique.
This Training Is Designed To:
Further develop your eye, voice, touch and intention in working both individually and in a class setting
Further develop your understanding of the Doshas/Koshas in restorative poses
Understand the Panchamaya Model in Yoga Therapy
Develop dynamic use of props to address individual needs/special populations
Learn to effectively work 1:1 with students developing individualized sequences based on need
Learn therapeutic sequences to address mind/body connection, anxiety, depression, and stress reduction and nervous system regulation
Learn proper boundaries and ethics to work in a trauma-informed way
Learn therapeutic poses to target different organ systems
Deepen presence with a client and effective communication
Requirements:
In addition to the group training, students will be required to complete an at home project which consists of working with a client 1:1 for 6 weeks. This is a required project for final certification.
In order to participate in the Level 2 Restorative Teacher Training, you must have completed a general Restorative Yoga training with me or another teacher.
schedule
COMING SPRING 2026
CLASS TIMES
Friday
12:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday & Sunday
9:00am - 5:00pm
investment
TUITION—$975
A nonrefundable $250 deposit is due at time of registration to secure your spot. Full tuition must be paid by TBD.
Class size is limited to 10 people.
registration
Please contact the studio with any questions:
518.584.0807
info@yogamandali.com
meet the teacher:
ANN SAFFI BIASETTI, PhD; LCSW-R; ERYT-500; C-IAYT; is a Registered Yoga Teacher, a practicing Psychotherapist specializing in embodied/somatic psychotherapy, author of Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself From Disordered Eating, as well our resident IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist. After receiving her 200-hour Yoga Alliance certification, Ann became a certified Yoga Therapist through Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy in 2011. She is also certified in Restorative Yoga and Restorative Yoga Therapeutics through master teacher Judith Hanson Lasater, and offers An Embodied Life Restorative Yoga Teacher Training programs annually at Yoga Mandali. As a practicing Psychotherapist for over 27 years, she holds a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology and specializes in working with those with disordered eating, trauma, life transitions, and helping people reach their highest potential.
