Restorative Yoga TT with Alana-Friday night

Tonight is the first session of Alana's restorative yoga teacher training.  I noticed that for such a quiet practice, there is a lot to learn about teaching it. Beyond that, there is a lot to learn about myself in the practice. Restorative feels like a meditation. I thought it was similar to yin, but its really different. I thought yin was mellow, but in comparison to restorative, yin feels like a Metallica rock and roll concert.

It occurs to me that one of the most important features as a teacher is how to hold the space for such a class. I'm going to ask Alana if her mind ever wanders when she's teaching and holding these poses for such a long time...does she ever think about what she's going to eat for dinner, for example, or maybe about when she will have time to take her car in for an oil change? How does one stay so focused the entire time? Does one get better at developing intuition skills? She talked a little, but not much. Or did she? Time and space becomes intangible on the mat. For example she held the heart opener for 15 minutes..it felt no more than 5. 

Alana described restorative as the practice of being, not doing. Interestingly enough, this is exactly the issue in my life off the mat that currently has my attention. Coincidence? I think not!