Therapeutic Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest, Nervous System Regulation, and Healing
Learn to slow down, restore your energy, and support the body’s natural capacity for balance through Therapeutic Restorative Yoga.
With Audrey Favreau
Author, international trainer, and Therapeutic Restorative Yoga educator.
Author, international trainer, and Therapeutic Restorative Yoga educator.
Audrey Favreau is an internationally recognized teacher, author, and educator specializing in Therapeutic Restorative Yoga.
Her work brings together the ancient wisdom of Yoga and Ayurveda with contemporary research in neuroscience, fascia, trauma-informed practice, and nervous system regulation.
Through online courses, teacher trainings, mentoring, books, and guided practices, Audrey helps yoga teachers, wellness professionals, and dedicated practitioners understand the profound therapeutic potential of rest.
Rest is not passive.
It is a pathway to regulation, resilience, and healing.
In a world shaped by chronic stress, overstimulation, and exhaustion, many people no longer know how to truly rest.
Therapeutic Restorative Yoga offers a way back.
Through supported poses, stillness, breath awareness, and precise use of props, the body can gradually shift out of survival mode and return to a state of safety, balance, and deep restoration.
What Audrey Favreau Offers
Learn, Practice, Deepen, and Teach
Audrey offers a complete pathway for those who wish to experience, understand, and transmit Restorative Yoga with confidence and integrity.
Teacher Trainings
Yoga Alliance–accredited Therapeutic Restorative Yoga trainings for yoga teachers and wellness professionals.
Online Courses
Self-paced programs to deepen your understanding of Restorative Yoga, the nervous system, and supported practice.
Online Studio
Live and recorded Restorative Yoga classes for deep rest, sleep support, emotional balance, and nervous system regulation.
Mentorship
Professional mentoring for yoga teachers who want to refine their voice, develop confidence, and grow their work with clarity.
Books & Resources
Accessible, precise, and inspiring resources to support both personal practice and professional teaching.
Explore more: [Online Courses for Practitioners & Teachers] | [Online Yoga Classes] | [Mentorship]
The Teacher’s Guide to Restorative Yoga
Audrey is the author of The Teacher’s Guide to Restorative Yoga, published by North Atlantic Books.
Published also in French and Italian, her work offers a clear, practical, and deeply embodied approach to Restorative Yoga for teachers and practitioners around the world.
Who Benefits from Working with Audrey Favreau
Therapeutic Restorative Yoga is especially supportive for:
- People experiencing stress, anxiety, insomnia, burnout, or chronic fatigue
- Women navigating menopause or hormonal transition
- Yoga teachers seeking a more therapeutic and trauma-informed approach
- Wellness professionals wishing to integrate deep rest into their work
- Practitioners who want to explore stillness, embodiment, and nervous system healing
Explore more: [Benefits of Therapeutic Restorative Yoga]
Why Study with Audrey Favreau?
Audrey’s method is precise, compassionate, and deeply rooted in both tradition and science.
With over 12 years of teaching experience, extensive training in Restorative Yoga, anatomy, physiology, and trauma-informed practice, she offers a unique approach that is both accessible and profoundly transformative.
Her work is:
Evidence-informed
Grounded in neuroscience, fascia research, and nervous system regulation.
Therapeutic
Designed to support stress recovery, emotional resilience, sleep, hormonal balance, and deep restoration.
Accessible
Adaptable to different bodies, ages, levels of experience, and life situations.
Professional
Created for serious practitioners, yoga teachers, and wellness professionals who want to teach with confidence and integrity.
Expert Endorsement
I wholeheartedly recommend Audrey Favreau.
She brilliantly completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with me in Brussels and went on to study with leading teachers in deep relaxation, including Judith Hanson Lasater.
Her ability to adapt postures therapeutically and intelligently, with a deep understanding of anatomy, makes her a trusted and skilled expert.
Her recent book is a valuable contribution to the global growth of Restorative Yoga.
— François Raoult
Begin Your Journey into Deep Rest
Whether you are here to practice, study, teach, or reconnect with your body’s natural intelligence, Audrey’s work offers a clear and supportive path.
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FAQ
Therapeutic Restorative Yoga, also known as Restorative Yoga, is a gentle, science-informed practice focused on deep relaxation and nervous system regulation. Supported postures are held for 10–20 minutes using bolsters, blankets, blocks, and chairs to activate the body’s natural healing response.
A typical session lasts about 90 minutes and ends with an extended Savasana for complete rest.
Read more: [What Is Therapeutic Restorative Yoga?]
Therapeutic Restorative Yoga helps the body and mind recover from stress while promoting physiological balance. Regular practice has been shown to:
• Reduce stress and cortisol levels
• Improve sleep quality
• Lower blood pressure and heart rate
• Ease muscle tension and fatigue
• Support digestion and immunity
• Increase emotional resilience to anxiety and depression
These therapeutic effects are supported by research in neuroscience, fascia health, and psychophysiology.
Read: [Benefits of Therapeutic Restorative Yoga – A Scientifically Proven Approach]
This practice is accessible to everyone and adaptable to all ages and physical conditions. It is especially helpful for:
• Stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout
• Women in menopause or hormonal transition
• Chronic pain or fatigue recovery
• Beginners seeking a gentle, safe approach to yoga
• Health and wellness professionals integrating Restorative Yoga therapeutically into their work
A class lasts about 90 minutes and includes 2–3 fully supported postures held for 10–20 minutes each, followed by a deep final Savasana.
Each session is designed to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, allowing the body to enter a therapeutic state of rest, regulation, and repair.
Restorative Yoga promotes deep rest and energy renewal through supported postures and mindful stillness.
Therapeutic Restorative Yoga expands this foundation into a science-based, trauma-informed practice integrating anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, fascia research, and polyvagal theory.
Each pose is individually adapted to meet physical, emotional, and energetic needs.
In short:
• Restorative Yoga → relaxation and balance.
• Therapeutic Restorative Yoga → relaxation as a path to healing, regulation, and transformation.
- Yin Yoga: uses mild tension to stretch connective tissue, usually with minimal props.
- Restorative Yoga: offers full prop support for zero muscular effort, complete relaxation, and nervous-system healing.
Training ranges from 60 to 200 hours, with no prerequisites.
A Yoga Alliance (YACEP) certification guarantees international recognition.
Audrey Favreau’s programs are endorsed by Judith Hanson Lasater, pioneer and global authority in Restorative Yoga.
Train directly with Audrey Favreau, a Yoga Alliance–certified teacher (YACEP 200h) and international expert in Therapeutic Restorative Yoga.
Her programs — online and in person — blend ancient wisdom with modern science and are recognized by Judith Hanson Lasater.
Suitable for beginners and professionals, they prepare you to practice and teach worldwide.
Audrey Favreau is a renowned teacher trainer with over 1,000 hours of advanced training and 12 years of experience.
Her programs are Yoga Alliance–accredited (YACEP 200h) and endorsed by Judith Hanson Lasater.
Her unique approach integrates yogic wisdom, neuroscience, and fascia science, offering a safe, trauma-informed path to healing and resilience.
Her evidence-based method has made her a global reference in Therapeutic Restorative Yoga.
