A New Yoga Script for Restorative Yoga and Savasana
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Exciting announcement! I just published a new yoga script: the Restorative Yoga Script with Savasana Meditations.
This script is designed for teachers who are building their confidence and practicing how to hold space for a quiet, calming class.
The sequence is great for anyone with lower back pain or tight hips, or whose stress levels have been high.
When I first started teaching yoga, I struggled with knowing how to lead a class like this. My training was all about a strong power flow type of class— the kind that left you sweaty and tired in the best way. I quickly found that friends, family and students were asking for another kind of class that would balance out their practice.
“Do you ever do gentle classes?”
“Have you ever done a vin/yin class? I’d be interested.”
“What do you recommend for a restorative practice?”
Early on, I didn’t have many resources to answer these questions, nor did I feel comfortable leading a class like this! My comfort zone was to fill most of the class with dialogue, to keep things moving, and to specialize in working with yogis who wanted a great workout from their practice.
Over time, I’ve learned how powerful it is to teach restorative poses and offer students a class that can help them calm their nervous systems and sloooowwww down. Our world moves at such a fast pace. If we’re going through something stressful, a restorative yoga class can help us balance this and find moments of inner peace. It can give us the time and space to process how we’re really doing, and what we feel in our bodies.
Plus, Savasana at the end of class is essential! No matter what kind of yoga class you’re teaching, this pose is such an important way to end the class. When I was a brand new teacher fresh out of teacher training, I often struggled wondering exactly what I should do during this pose.
Should I just sit there quietly? Should I chant? Read something inspiring? Tell a story?
While I think every teacher has to find their own style for how to lead Savasana, I felt like it was helpful at first to read something short and then give students a chance to sit in the quiet. I like playing music for some of Savasana but then having some silence at the very end.
The meditations I wrote at the end of this new e-book are designed to give students a way to relax and listen to the guided voice of their teacher. Especially for newer students who might struggle to lie there quietly in this pose, these words can be an anchor that guides them into relaxation.
You could also read these Savasana meditations to yourself as a relaxation tool from home!
Here’s the script. I hope you find it helpful and as always let me know if you have any questions or feedback.
Much love,
Rachel
This 40-page e-book is designed to help you teach a restorative yoga class with confidence! It features:
A script for the exact cues to say to guide your students through a calming, grounding practice. This is a great class for students with high stress levels, low back pain, or tight hips. Includes Sanskrit names for the poses.
21 meditations you can read at the end of class during Savasana
If you are a power vinyasa teacher who tends to lead vigorous, sweaty, challenging classes, this script can help you become more comfortable leading a different kind of class— one that brings nervous system into a state of rest, digest, and heal.
The Savasana meditations will help you teach your students the art of relaxation. Do you get nervous about awkward silence during Savasana? As a new yoga teacher, it can be hard to know what to say during this pose. Learn how to teach Savasana effectively so that your students can get the most out of this restorative pose. Includes:
The benefits of Savasana
Considerations for teaching it including how to use props, how to modify the pose, what to do when students want to skip Savasana, and more!
Effective cues for guiding students into and out of Savasana
The Savasana meditations include topics such as surrendering to the present moment, slowing down, trusting change, emotional awareness, getting unstuck, clearing old energy, and releasing anger. Each soothing meditation can be read aloud to your students during the end of class to help promote relaxation and gentle awareness during Savasana.
Yoga scripts from Alive in the Fire have been bought by yoga teachers all over the world!
Check out this MAP to see the 42+ states and 15+ countries where they are being used.
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Does this sound familiar?
You recently finished a teacher training program but you’re feeling overwhelmed about teaching.
You’ve been teaching for a while but sometimes you feel like you’re not good enough.
You worry before class— what if I forget what to say? What if I mix up the sequence? Will students come back? It’s like your mind is on overdrive and you can’t stop overthinking it.
You get nervous before teaching and wish you had a more definitive plan to help you prepare.
