50-Hour Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Pranayama Training

This 50-hour restorative yoga, yoga nidra and pranayama training is a yoga teacher training for yoga teachers and experienced practitioners who want certification in these three quiet, deeply supportive disciplines. It is led by Lidiya Petkova and Vidya Heisel and takes place at Suryalila Retreat Centre in Villamartín, Cádiz, in Andalusia, Spain.

What to Expect

The training brings together theory, practice and teaching methodology. You study restorative yoga, yoga nidra and pranayama in turn, and you also learn how to guide them for others. It is a certification course, so the emphasis falls on understanding each practice well enough to teach it, as well as experiencing it yourself. The course runs across one week and totals 50 hours. The tradition is hatha yoga, alongside yoga nidra.

About Lidiya Petkova and Vidya Heisel

Lidiya Petkova and Vidya Heisel are experienced teachers who lead the training together. Both are listed as musicians, which suggests an attention to sound and voice that may inform how they guide practice.

The Setting

Suryalila is a retreat centre in the countryside of Andalusia, near Villamartín in the province of Cádiz. Holding a training here means the study happens away from daily routine, in a place set aside for yoga and retreat.

Before You Go

This course is pitched at an intermediate to advanced level. It suits those who already teach yoga or have a settled personal practice and now want formal certification in restorative yoga, yoga nidra and pranayama. The training is taught in English.