50 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Whether your curious, just getting started or building on foundational knowledge this training will set you up to practice or teach this wonderful ancient practice as a perfect counterbalance to our fast-paced world
50 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Whether your curious, just getting started or building on foundational knowledge this training will set you up to practice or teach this wonderful ancient practice as a perfect counterbalance to our fast-paced world.
Add Yin Yoga to your teaching skill set and personal practice.
Anchored in the work of Paul Grilley and Bernie Clark and supported by accessible Integral Anatomy study, this training will help you gain the skills you need to design and teach a yin class with confidence.
By the end of the program, you will be able to:
• Skilfully sequence and teach a yin class from a functional rather than aesthetic perspective
• Describe the benefits of yin as it relates to connective tissue and stress
• For a given yin pose, identify the target area, common adaptations, variations, key proppings, and cautions
• Draw the thigh and torso mandala by memory with labels for key target muscle groups
• Describe key philosophical principles of yin yoga, including the principles of yin and yang, ch’i, and the Tao
• Demonstrate proficiency in key teaching skills for facilitating an effective, welcoming and safe yin experience
• Describe the history of yin practice, including modern leaders in its development
Prerequisite for training
This 50-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training course is designed for yoga teachers, graduates and non-yoga teachers.
Ideally 200-hour YTT foundational training sets the foundation for learning however non-yoga teacher trained students are welcomed and can enrol in this training and receive a certificate of attendance but will not be certified to teach publicly. Should you train in Yin Prior to doing your Foundational training your certificate of attendance can be transferred to certification upon completion with proof of completion.
If you are already a certified Yoga Teacher, you can earn 50 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) contact hours with Yoga Australia.
Facilitated by Zen Den Lead Yoga teacher Nikki
Course Dates & Times
October 12th Sat 9:30am - 5:30pm & 13th Sun 9:00am - 5:00pm
October 26th Sat 9:30am - 5:30pm & 27th Sun 9:00am - 5:00pm
November 9th Sat 9:30am - 5:30pm & 10th Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm
November 23rd Sat 9:30am - 5:30pm
Exchange $888
Recommended but not required Reading for Yin Yoga Teacher Training
• Yinyoga.com ~ Bernie’s comprehensive resource site
• PaulGrilley.com ~ Pauls resource site, including the Archetypes and bone Photos
• The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga ~ Bernie Clark
• Yin Yoga ~ Paul Grilley
• Insight Yoga ~ Sarah Powers
• Taoism: An essential Guide ~ Eva Wong
• Basic theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine ~ International Acupuncture text book
• The Shambhala Guide to Taoism ~ Shambhala Texts
• Your spine your Yoga ~ Bernie Clark
• Roots of Yoga ~ Edited by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton (Scholarly history of yoga