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The Teacher's Guide to Restorative Yoga: 30+ Therapeutic Pose and Sequence Combinations to Calm the Nervous System, Access Deep Rest, and Achieve Hormonal Balance
Author(s): Audrey Favreau (Author), Lizzie Lasater (Foreword)
- Publisher: North Atlantic Books
- Publication Date: June 2, 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: B0FPKWP7VH
- ISBN-13: 9798889843702
Book Description
Gentle, science-backed practices for full mind-body relaxation, with a focus on women’s health
Transform your yoga students’ practice—and your own—with the art and science of deep rest and relaxation. In this essential guide for yoga teachers and students, Audrey Favreau shares science-backed poses, breathwork, and mindful stillness practices designed to calm the nervous system, balance hormones, and renew emotional well-being.
Blending traditional yogic wisdom with modern therapeutic insights,
The Teacher’s Guide to Restorative Yoga nurtures a holistic practice that promotes relaxation, wellness, and emotional balance. Readers will learn:- Gentle yoga poses for stress relief and relaxation with corresponding setup instructions, contraindications, and guided relaxation scripts
- Custom sequences that can be adapted for readers’ different needs, including menopause and other hormonal fluctuations
- Pranayama breathwork exercises to slow down and reset your nervous system
- A balanced sequence for daily practice at home or on the go
- Conscious stillness and mindful relaxation techniques like the “Mindful Check-in”
- Specific practices to address common concerns like stress, anxiety, insomnia, inflammation, chronic pain, menstruation, menopause, and fertility
- How restorative yoga activates the vagus nerve’s parasympathetic relaxation response
With 50+ full-color photos and illustrations, supportive step-by-step guidance, and 40 curated sequences, The Teacher’s Guide to Restorative Yoga offers a path to deep rest, mindful balance, and rituals of renewal from one of the field’s most trusted experts.
Editorial Reviews
Review
—JUDITH HANSON LASATER, PhD, PT, yoga teacher since 1971, and author of ten books, including Yoga Myths
“In a world increasingly governed by the doṣa Vāta, everyone longs for peace of mind and a grounded connection to the earth. ‘Stop and observe,’ taught Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Audrey Favreau’s book,
The Teacher’s Guide to Restorative Yoga, offers us a powerful invitation to embody mindfulness through stillness and presence. Her book is an offering of compassion in action—rich in insight and rooted in lived experience.”—FRANÇOIS RAOULT, MA, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, author of My Lifāsana
About the Author
Audrey holds a Master’s degree in Management from Audencia Nantes and a Master’s in Business Coaching from Coach & Team. She is an E-RYT® 200, YACEP®, and Relax and Renew® Advanced Trainer. She is also the founder of www.restorativeyoga.online, a trilingual platform offering a 130-hour Yoga Alliance–certified teacher training.
Since 2014, she has trained hundreds of students and regularly contributes to Vivere lo Yoga. Her book—already published in French and Italian—invites readers to rediscover balance and inner stillness through the practice of deep rest.
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