The Teacher's Guide to Restorative Yoga Paperback by Audrey Favreau

Product Details

• Publisher: North Atlantic Books (2026-06-02)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 224 pages
• ISBN-13: 9798889843702
• Item Weight: 612.36 grams
• Dimensions: 25.32 x 17.81 x 1.24 cm

A complete guide to restorative yoga—50+ full-color photos and 40 adaptable sequences for deep rest, hormonal balance, and nervous-system health

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.

About the Author

Audrey Favreau is a French Restorative Yoga teacher trainer and certified professional coach living in the Monferrato Hills of Italy since 2020. After a decade-long career as a manager in a major French bank and nearly 15 years of chronic stress, discovering Restorative Yoga became a turning point in her life —one that inspired her to share the healing power of rest with others. 

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.