27 reviews for Restorative Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Reviews
Tanya A.
5 out of 5
The online Ananda Restorative Yoga course is an excellent training program.
Melody is an engaging instructor; the demonstration videos are clear, concise, and thorough; and the training manual is of outstanding quality.
I whole-heartedly recommend this training program to anyone interested in learning to teach Ananda Restorative Yoga.
Inder A.
5 out of 5
I enjoyed the Restorative Yoga teacher training and I will recommend to all yoga teachers. Melody as teacher is an inspiration. Many Blessing.
Adriana C.
5 out of 5
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training exceeded all my expectations, and I highly recommend it to any yoga teacher. Melody is an outstanding teacher. Thank you Melody for a wonderful life changing experience!
benjaminsegal
5 out of 5
An experience that completely transformed my ability to assess my inner resources and renew them in everyday life. This is yet another course from the Expanding Light that I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who is serious about living a better life. Thank you, Melody, for the infinite care you give to your work, and to us!
Denise R.
5 out of 5
I highly recommend this course for learning techniques for teaching restorative yoga poses to a myriad of people with a variety of needs. I came away from this course feeling confident with teaching restorative yoga to people with physical limitations, as well as to those who are limber and fit. I also learned powerful sequencing techniques and options. I tried it out on students already, and the students gave rave reviews and reported life changing affects. Thank you Melody! Thank you Ananda!
Maja B.
5 out of 5
I can highly recommend this Restorative Ananda Yoga Teacher Training. You receive so beneficial teachings for all types of students.
The course structure is well organized and the course is easy to follow.
The live webinars once a week are great for asking questions and meeting your classmates from all over the world.
During this course you have the great opportunity to meet another student for EOTO (each one teach one). A fantastic way of getting the teachings onto the mat and into practice. I have learned a lot from these sessions.
You get so well prepared during this course that you feel totally prepared for teaching afterwards.
Melody as a teacher is such a gift. Her love, her preciseness and her energy makes this course very special. You as a student feel so welcomed in this course.
The way of joining this course online is wonderful, especially as in my case when you live abroad. It didn´t make any difference to me joining this course online or in person. It felt that we all were sitting in the same boat and were together in one classroom.
You get every support you need along your way during this course. On a personal level I received lots of impulses also for my own life and how to integrate these beneficial practices in to my daily schedule. Restorative Yoga is so renewing and healing. I have started already to integrate one pose each day into my life. I can already feel the wonderful benefits and how I feel more rested and energized.
Very special about this course is that you learn to add visualizations and affirmations to the poses. This is very unique and powerful and supports the experience of the poses deeply.
What a gift to learn these teachings to share it afterwards with the world. Most people are so busy all the time and the balance of having a proper rest is often missing.
It has been already my third course with Ananda Online and I´m looking forward to the next one.
Thank you very much for making learning so effective and enjoyable.
Warm wishes to all of you.
Maja
Nadine H.
5 out of 5
This Ananda Yoga Restorative Teacher Training is the best Yoga Training I have ever done. Supported by an outstanding teacher, it combines the Art and Science of integrating all people despite any diseases, illnesses and handicaps into a powerful and healing Yoga practice. It is an empowering practice that nourishes participants who thought they could never practice Yoga. This teaching is a special service and in combination with vizualisations and affirmations it elevates the soul.
Arya C.
5 out of 5
I highly recommend the Ananda Restorative Yoga Teacher Training to yoga teachers seeking further training and just anyone who has trouble relaxing or who wants to live life with greater ease and freedom. This course sets you up for success through step-by-step instruction in the philosophy and technicality of teaching restorative yoga and many opportunities to practice teach with fellow students online. Melody is an excellent and caring instructor who goes above and beyond to support us through this journey.
Marilyn R.
5 out of 5
I highly recommend the Restorative Ananda Yoga class series for any yoga teacher who wants to expand their abilities Ito include a wide range of people who are injured, fatigued, recovering from illness, have chronic stress, insomnia, blood pressure issues , as well as people who over exert physically or mentally …and more. That said, the poses are so enjoyable that anyone can benefit from lingering in them, while experiencing the flow of energy and uplifting nature that they evoke. The instructor’s careful detail and smooth flow, along with well made videos, fun quizzes, supportive reading and practice teaching make this class a joy!
Alba S.
5 out of 5
The Ananda Restorative Yoga online course is a very high quality professional training that prepares you to teach restorative yoga in a safe and informed way. Melody is a wonderful and highly experienced instructor, guiding you through the process of learning about all aspects of restorative yoga and how to communicate this well to students. I would highly recommend the course not only to those who are interested in teaching restorative yoga, but for everyone to simply experience this powerful and transformational practice in more depth for themselves.
-Alba Simaku, France
jaci1
5 out of 5
This was the best online class that I have ever taken, and I have been teaching Exercise Physiology at a university for more than 30 years. The course is sequenced so that every unit and assignment in the unit builds on the next unit or assignment, similar to a technique in Blackboard, that we call adaptive release at the university. I especially liked the quizzes, which reinforced the knowledge and skills that I had just watched( in a video) or read (in a PFD file) posted in the course sequence. The videos are all very well done, and you interact with the students in the class frequently through breakout rooms and assignments via zoom. By the end of the class, you feel as if you have new friends from all around the world. Worth taking and well worth the money!
Dr Jacalyn Robert-McComb
Karla A.
5 out of 5
As a foreigner I had the opportunity to do this Online Training with Melody Hansen as a teacher. The course was put together in such a professional way that the result was a very good level in all aspects, one of the most restorative experiences I have had in my Yoga studies. I am grateful to have been part of this group in this crazy time and having Melody as a teacher, she was always there, supporting and taking care of all of us. This was an inspiring experience and I can’t wait to go visit Ananda Village someday soon. Thank you Ananda!, thank you melody!
claudiawellness
5 out of 5
Great Course for Yoga Instructors of all formats. Helped me develop skills for all type of potential students and allowed me to realize Restorative is for beginners and advanced and it has incredible benefits even in athletes and/or fitness enthusiasts. The flow of the course is very good with lots of interaction and exchanges which helped us grow as teachers in the art and practice of Restorative Ananda Yoga.
Loved it every step of the way !
Namaste,
Claudia
Michelle
5 out of 5
Melody is a gifted yoga teacher and a joy to learn from. She clearly articulates the essence of restorative yoga and how to guide others in a safe and supportive environment. Her enthusiasm for its benefits is infectious and will inspire you to share this treasure with your students.
Mary N.
5 out of 5
I think the program is awesome. You have really done a brilliant job in creating a very comprehensive program. I always think of restorative yoga as very hands-on. You have managed to create an excellent online program without doing it hands-on. The strength of the program is that we still have the videos and the manuals to review after the program is over. The Ananda Online Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Program (ORYTT) provides yoga teachers with in-depth training on teaching restorative yoga. The program includes excellent teaching on the human energy system of chakras and how to guide students’ awareness of their subtle energy flows through breath-awareness and visualization. The many benefits of restorative yoga include deep relaxation, reduction of stress and the ability to connect deeply with the subtle energy body. Yoga teachers who want to give their students an experience of deeply unwinding and connecting with their spiritual essence will love this program.
Nadia H.
5 out of 5
With clear and concise presentation, the course material, the attentive instructors and the devotional vibrational energy, it is wondrous how deeply one can access this healing practice. Restorative yoga asanas will be a part of my daily practice.
Bhakti R.
5 out of 5
Online restorative yoga training met and exceeded my expectations. I was impressed with how well the course flowed, and now I feel competent to be able to offer restorative yoga to students. Also as a mother of a young child this was an excellent opportunity to study because I could work at my own pace throughout the weeks around my time with my child and because I would probably not have been able to do the training if it was in person.
Jashoda B.
5 out of 5
I’ve been learning online and trained to design courses online since 1997. I was very impressed with the quality, excellent structure, and alternative ways to engage with the content for what is generally a very hands on course. The guidance and support from Melody and the staff was phenomenal.
Peggy G.
5 out of 5
I’ve been practicing and teaching yoga for many years and still found the “Ananda Restorative Yoga Teacher Training” refreshingly unique, practical, all encompassing, and deeply spiritual.
Surya B.
5 out of 5
I love Melody’s style and manner of teaching. Her energy strikes a joyful willingness in me to learn. I like beginning to incorporate affirmations into yoga postures and starting with restorative poses is a natural flow for me. More specifically, what I enjoyed most about the course were the things that I feared most: the practice teaching sessions and making the videos. They are such great learning techniques. I think making videos, rather than just teaching in front of a class, helps me to learn and integrate the material more deeply. Maybe that’s the jewel in online Ananda courses. It calls us to a higher integration and invites us to overcome our fears, face our challenges and really learn. I also learned a lot from analyzing my own videos. I plan to make videos of myself teaching all the restorative poses so I can go back and learn from reviewing them.
Darshana M.
5 out of 5
The course was very professional and it gave me an opportunity to experience restorative yoga while gaining the training to share that experience with others. The quality of the video content is outstanding. I can tell a lot of energy and love has gone into creating this course.
Mary M.
5 out of 5
Participating in ORYTT brought my yoga practice to the next level. I can’t wait for my students to experience deep inner yoga.
Kavitha S.
5 out of 5
This program gave me simple, yet practical tips on how to relax more deeply. Loved the simplicity of the Restorative Ananda Yoga yet the results achieved are very deep. Thank you to Melody and her entire team for making this happen.
Kelly W.
5 out of 5
This is an extremely inspirational insightful course for any yoga teacher whether for teaching or self-nurturing, deeply spiritual all would benefit greatly from participating in Ananda restorative yoga.
Stephanie
5 out of 5
In over 20 years of practice and 7 years of teaching yoga I have never encountered a technique more effective in calming, centering, and rejuvenating its practitioner as Ananda Restorative Yoga. Through the excellent guidance of Melody I felt prepared, in a surprising short time, to incorporate Ananda Restorative Yoga into my classes. The benefits of calm, focus, and heightened awareness were immediate in my students and myself. This training greatly improved my teaching and my personal practice and I highly recommend it to yoga teachers of every style.
Amber H.
5 out of 5
Completing Online Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Melody was a wonderful experience! She is very knowledgeable, friendly and thorough. The education provided exceeded my expectations and I would highly recommend it for any Yoga Teacher wanting to offer a healing practice to their students.
Norbu O.
5 out of 5
This was an awesome experience! I feel restored, transformed and uplifted to new horizons as a teacher, as a student and as a person! Thank You Melody and everybody else backstage for creating such an excellent training!
27 reviews for Restorative Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Reviews
The online Ananda Restorative Yoga course is an excellent training program.
Melody is an engaging instructor; the demonstration videos are clear, concise, and thorough; and the training manual is of outstanding quality.
I whole-heartedly recommend this training program to anyone interested in learning to teach Ananda Restorative Yoga.
I enjoyed the Restorative Yoga teacher training and I will recommend to all yoga teachers. Melody as teacher is an inspiration. Many Blessing.
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training exceeded all my expectations, and I highly recommend it to any yoga teacher. Melody is an outstanding teacher. Thank you Melody for a wonderful life changing experience!
An experience that completely transformed my ability to assess my inner resources and renew them in everyday life. This is yet another course from the Expanding Light that I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who is serious about living a better life. Thank you, Melody, for the infinite care you give to your work, and to us!
I highly recommend this course for learning techniques for teaching restorative yoga poses to a myriad of people with a variety of needs. I came away from this course feeling confident with teaching restorative yoga to people with physical limitations, as well as to those who are limber and fit. I also learned powerful sequencing techniques and options. I tried it out on students already, and the students gave rave reviews and reported life changing affects. Thank you Melody! Thank you Ananda!
I can highly recommend this Restorative Ananda Yoga Teacher Training. You receive so beneficial teachings for all types of students.
The course structure is well organized and the course is easy to follow.
The live webinars once a week are great for asking questions and meeting your classmates from all over the world.
During this course you have the great opportunity to meet another student for EOTO (each one teach one). A fantastic way of getting the teachings onto the mat and into practice. I have learned a lot from these sessions.
You get so well prepared during this course that you feel totally prepared for teaching afterwards.
Melody as a teacher is such a gift. Her love, her preciseness and her energy makes this course very special. You as a student feel so welcomed in this course.
The way of joining this course online is wonderful, especially as in my case when you live abroad. It didn´t make any difference to me joining this course online or in person. It felt that we all were sitting in the same boat and were together in one classroom.
You get every support you need along your way during this course. On a personal level I received lots of impulses also for my own life and how to integrate these beneficial practices in to my daily schedule. Restorative Yoga is so renewing and healing. I have started already to integrate one pose each day into my life. I can already feel the wonderful benefits and how I feel more rested and energized.
Very special about this course is that you learn to add visualizations and affirmations to the poses. This is very unique and powerful and supports the experience of the poses deeply.
What a gift to learn these teachings to share it afterwards with the world. Most people are so busy all the time and the balance of having a proper rest is often missing.
It has been already my third course with Ananda Online and I´m looking forward to the next one.
Thank you very much for making learning so effective and enjoyable.
Warm wishes to all of you.
Maja
This Ananda Yoga Restorative Teacher Training is the best Yoga Training I have ever done. Supported by an outstanding teacher, it combines the Art and Science of integrating all people despite any diseases, illnesses and handicaps into a powerful and healing Yoga practice. It is an empowering practice that nourishes participants who thought they could never practice Yoga. This teaching is a special service and in combination with vizualisations and affirmations it elevates the soul.
I highly recommend the Ananda Restorative Yoga Teacher Training to yoga teachers seeking further training and just anyone who has trouble relaxing or who wants to live life with greater ease and freedom. This course sets you up for success through step-by-step instruction in the philosophy and technicality of teaching restorative yoga and many opportunities to practice teach with fellow students online. Melody is an excellent and caring instructor who goes above and beyond to support us through this journey.
I highly recommend the Restorative Ananda Yoga class series for any yoga teacher who wants to expand their abilities Ito include a wide range of people who are injured, fatigued, recovering from illness, have chronic stress, insomnia, blood pressure issues , as well as people who over exert physically or mentally …and more. That said, the poses are so enjoyable that anyone can benefit from lingering in them, while experiencing the flow of energy and uplifting nature that they evoke. The instructor’s careful detail and smooth flow, along with well made videos, fun quizzes, supportive reading and practice teaching make this class a joy!
The Ananda Restorative Yoga online course is a very high quality professional training that prepares you to teach restorative yoga in a safe and informed way. Melody is a wonderful and highly experienced instructor, guiding you through the process of learning about all aspects of restorative yoga and how to communicate this well to students. I would highly recommend the course not only to those who are interested in teaching restorative yoga, but for everyone to simply experience this powerful and transformational practice in more depth for themselves.
-Alba Simaku, France
This was the best online class that I have ever taken, and I have been teaching Exercise Physiology at a university for more than 30 years. The course is sequenced so that every unit and assignment in the unit builds on the next unit or assignment, similar to a technique in Blackboard, that we call adaptive release at the university. I especially liked the quizzes, which reinforced the knowledge and skills that I had just watched( in a video) or read (in a PFD file) posted in the course sequence. The videos are all very well done, and you interact with the students in the class frequently through breakout rooms and assignments via zoom. By the end of the class, you feel as if you have new friends from all around the world. Worth taking and well worth the money!
Dr Jacalyn Robert-McComb
As a foreigner I had the opportunity to do this Online Training with Melody Hansen as a teacher. The course was put together in such a professional way that the result was a very good level in all aspects, one of the most restorative experiences I have had in my Yoga studies. I am grateful to have been part of this group in this crazy time and having Melody as a teacher, she was always there, supporting and taking care of all of us. This was an inspiring experience and I can’t wait to go visit Ananda Village someday soon. Thank you Ananda!, thank you melody!
Great Course for Yoga Instructors of all formats. Helped me develop skills for all type of potential students and allowed me to realize Restorative is for beginners and advanced and it has incredible benefits even in athletes and/or fitness enthusiasts. The flow of the course is very good with lots of interaction and exchanges which helped us grow as teachers in the art and practice of Restorative Ananda Yoga.
Loved it every step of the way !
Namaste,
Claudia
Melody is a gifted yoga teacher and a joy to learn from. She clearly articulates the essence of restorative yoga and how to guide others in a safe and supportive environment. Her enthusiasm for its benefits is infectious and will inspire you to share this treasure with your students.
I think the program is awesome. You have really done a brilliant job in creating a very comprehensive program. I always think of restorative yoga as very hands-on. You have managed to create an excellent online program without doing it hands-on. The strength of the program is that we still have the videos and the manuals to review after the program is over. The Ananda Online Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Program (ORYTT) provides yoga teachers with in-depth training on teaching restorative yoga. The program includes excellent teaching on the human energy system of chakras and how to guide students’ awareness of their subtle energy flows through breath-awareness and visualization. The many benefits of restorative yoga include deep relaxation, reduction of stress and the ability to connect deeply with the subtle energy body. Yoga teachers who want to give their students an experience of deeply unwinding and connecting with their spiritual essence will love this program.
With clear and concise presentation, the course material, the attentive instructors and the devotional vibrational energy, it is wondrous how deeply one can access this healing practice. Restorative yoga asanas will be a part of my daily practice.
Online restorative yoga training met and exceeded my expectations. I was impressed with how well the course flowed, and now I feel competent to be able to offer restorative yoga to students. Also as a mother of a young child this was an excellent opportunity to study because I could work at my own pace throughout the weeks around my time with my child and because I would probably not have been able to do the training if it was in person.
I’ve been learning online and trained to design courses online since 1997. I was very impressed with the quality, excellent structure, and alternative ways to engage with the content for what is generally a very hands on course. The guidance and support from Melody and the staff was phenomenal.
I’ve been practicing and teaching yoga for many years and still found the “Ananda Restorative Yoga Teacher Training” refreshingly unique, practical, all encompassing, and deeply spiritual.
I love Melody’s style and manner of teaching. Her energy strikes a joyful willingness in me to learn. I like beginning to incorporate affirmations into yoga postures and starting with restorative poses is a natural flow for me. More specifically, what I enjoyed most about the course were the things that I feared most: the practice teaching sessions and making the videos. They are such great learning techniques. I think making videos, rather than just teaching in front of a class, helps me to learn and integrate the material more deeply. Maybe that’s the jewel in online Ananda courses. It calls us to a higher integration and invites us to overcome our fears, face our challenges and really learn. I also learned a lot from analyzing my own videos. I plan to make videos of myself teaching all the restorative poses so I can go back and learn from reviewing them.
The course was very professional and it gave me an opportunity to experience restorative yoga while gaining the training to share that experience with others. The quality of the video content is outstanding. I can tell a lot of energy and love has gone into creating this course.
Participating in ORYTT brought my yoga practice to the next level. I can’t wait for my students to experience deep inner yoga.
This program gave me simple, yet practical tips on how to relax more deeply. Loved the simplicity of the Restorative Ananda Yoga yet the results achieved are very deep. Thank you to Melody and her entire team for making this happen.
This is an extremely inspirational insightful course for any yoga teacher whether for teaching or self-nurturing, deeply spiritual all would benefit greatly from participating in Ananda restorative yoga.
In over 20 years of practice and 7 years of teaching yoga I have never encountered a technique more effective in calming, centering, and rejuvenating its practitioner as Ananda Restorative Yoga. Through the excellent guidance of Melody I felt prepared, in a surprising short time, to incorporate Ananda Restorative Yoga into my classes. The benefits of calm, focus, and heightened awareness were immediate in my students and myself. This training greatly improved my teaching and my personal practice and I highly recommend it to yoga teachers of every style.
Completing Online Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Melody was a wonderful experience! She is very knowledgeable, friendly and thorough. The education provided exceeded my expectations and I would highly recommend it for any Yoga Teacher wanting to offer a healing practice to their students.
This was an awesome experience! I feel restored, transformed and uplifted to new horizons as a teacher, as a student and as a person! Thank You Melody and everybody else backstage for creating such an excellent training!