200 Hour 6 Month Online Yin Yoga Therapy Teacher Training

Certifications

Students who complete their subsequent training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®)

How the training works

During this training, there will be 4 hours of live sessions per week, alternating on Saturday or Sunday. You will also be assigned 4 hours per week to watch some of the recordings, and for some assignments and self-study. This program will be running for 6 months with live teaching in a small group via Zoom. Recordings of the sessions are also available.

Timing of sessions or daily schedule (India Standard Time/Central European Time, GMT+6)

You will be required to attend the live sessions weekly (4 hours). The live sessions will happen alternately between Saturday or Sunday on the following schedule:

• Alternate Saturdays or Sundays
• 12.30 to 16.30 IST (Goa) - 8:00 to 12:00 CET (Berlin)
• Jan 16, 23, 31
• Feb 7, 13, 21, 27
• Mar 7, 13, 21, 27
• Apr 3 (instead of 4 because of Easter), 10, 18, 24
• May 2, 8, 16, 22, 30
• Jun 6, 12, 20, 26
• Continue the same pattern

Yin yoga healing with the Taoist elements and meridians, mindfulness, and yoga foundations

You will get to know all about Yin Yoga’s Oriental Medicine aspects, the Taoist Elements and the Chi flow. Immerse in Yin Yoga healing sequences according to the Taoist Elements and Meridians learn to integrate this ancient healing wisdom in your Yin Yoga practice and teaching.

Expand your own vital life force through the practice and purify your energy on a physical, mental, and emotional level. You will cover all the foundations of a classical yoga teacher training, get a solid overview of the basics of yoga, its history, philosophy, and ethics.

Embody mindfulness principles in your yoga practice and your life. You’ll learn all about mindfulness theory and practice to design mindfulness classes and guide your students through a mindful practice on the mat, and invite them to use mindfulness and additional tools like visualizations and mudras in their daily life to promote a long-lasting transformation.

A variety of different meditation techniques are also offered to get a broad understanding of all that yoga has to offer. You’ll learn all the main traditional pranayama techniques as additional tools to support your teaching experience.

Look into the Power of Visualization and Inspirational Breath, Metta Meditation, Heart Opening Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Mantras, Mudras, and Chakras to re-balance, and to address diverse physical and emotional needs of yourself and your students. For a complete package get to know the basic anatomy of the muscular and skeletal body, physiology and biomechanics principles and the theory of the exercise.

Curriculum

Definition and Theory of Yin Yoga

• Physical
• Energetic
• Soul and mind
• Tattvas (principles) and components

Yin Yoga Practice

• 35+ yin yoga poses
• Variations, wall poses, and modifications
• When and how to use props

8-Points-Analysis Principle

• Special situations/target areas
• Sequences for each Taoist element and meridians

The Art of Teaching Yin Yoga

• Intention/expression/context/tools
• The art of sequencing a Yin class
• Embodied practical experience
• Practice teaching Yin yoga online to your fellow student

Yin Therapy, Chi, and the Meridian Flow in the Body

• Yin/yang/chi defined
• Five Taoist elements
• The three treasures
• 12 primary traditional Oriental Medicine Meridians and their healing wisdom
• Physical, energetic, and emotional value of each pose
• Functional aspects of the poses
• Dan Tien breath

Mindfulness in Context

• Mindfulness history
• Concept and practice
• Neuroplasticity

Healing Toolbox

• Extracurricular workshop: acupressure points for each meridian
• Yoga Nidra
• Anatomy of the mind
• An invitation to mindful living
• Tools to transformation
• The power of the Dan Tiens
• Overview of Oriental Medicine and Ayurveda

Spiritual Concepts

Basic Anatomy and the Theory of Exercise

• Muscular and skeletal system
• Biomechanical principles, joints, and their movements
• Physiology such as nervous system, cardiovascular, endocrine, digestive systems, respiratory system
• The vagal theory
• The physical theory of the practice
• Aesthetic vs. functional alignment
• Compression vs tension
• Understanding fascia and tensegrity
• The piezoelectric principle in the poses

Yoga Philosophy and Foundations

• History and people
• Common definitions of yoga
• Real meaning of yoga
• Important terms of yoga
• Nature of self/soul identification system
• The 8 limbs of yoga
• Patanjali Yoga Sutras
• Bhagavad Gita essence
• 4 paths of yoga
• Chakras - energetical anatomy
• 4 states of consciousness
• 4 yoga attitudes
• 5 Koshas

Meditation - Theory and practice

• Key meditation terms
• Overview and practice of different meditation techniques
• Effect on stress levels and daily lifestyle
• Mantras, mudras, and visualizations
• Pranayama breathwork - theory and practice
• Energizing breaths - Kapalabhati, Bhastrika, Surya Breath
• Calming breaths - Chandra, Brahmari Breath
• Balancing breaths - Nadi Shodhana, Viloma Breath
• Connection of breath, mind, and emotions
• Effect on the subtle and physical body

Professional Development

• Class management & general professionalism
• Marketing and promotion
• Credentialing process with Yoga Alliance
• Responsibility and accountability
• Scope of practice and code of conduct
• Equity in yoga

The Yin Yoga Therapy Teacher Training, in a nutshell, is all about how to:

• Maintain and expand flexibility and mobility, rejuvenate the body.
• Practice mindfulness in daily life, create peace in our mind.
• Heal through the Taoist wisdom of the meridian chi flow in our bodies, harmonize body, mind, and soul.

This teacher training is held online. Yin Yoga Therapy Teacher Training is located in Pernem, Goa, India (GMT+6), and they will live-stream yoga classes via Zoom which you can participate in from the comfort of your home.

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• A small and personal online training to make sure you all can connect on a personal level
• 1 to 1 session with your teacher for evaluation of your progress and feedback
• Extracurricular workshop on the healing power of acupressure points
• Get hands-on experience practicing teaching to your fellow students
• Lifetime access to an extensive online yoga library and the 253 pages e-book manual ‘The Yin Healing Method: The Power of Chi – Move Your Energy with Yin Yoga’
• Certificate of completion
• Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion when the training is completed before December 31, 2021

• Accommodation
• Meals

• A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.