30 hr Online Yin Yoga Course

Learn all the fundamentals to practice and teach Yin Yoga safely and functionally. Increase your confidence and deepen your knowledge to help you transform your own personal practice and teach effectively within your classes and delivery of workshops.

Chapter 1 - Taoism and the Yin Yang Theory

• Understanding Taoism and the patterns we create
• The Four Cardinal Virtues
• Finding Your Way using Taoism philosophy
• Actionless Action
• Yin Yang Theory
• How Yin and Yang Apply to Your Life
• Yin and Yang within our bodies.

Chapter 2 - How to practice Yin Yoga

• How to practice Yin Yoga effectively
• The five stages of a yin yoga practice
• Bitter and Sweet stages of a yin yoga practice
• The concept of Chi and Rebound
• Asana, Meditation, and Pranayama
• The rebound release
• The purpose of Savasana
• How yin yoga can lead to reflection and contemplation
• Developing non-attachment
• Yin Yoga as a Guide to Healing
• Understanding why Yin yoga stirs up emotions
• Questions for self-reflection during your Yin yoga personal practice

Chapter 3 - The Main chakra and the Meridians

• Understanding energetic connectivity
• The Chakra system and the main 7 chakras
• The Meridian system and the main 12 meridians
• Energy blockages and effects in both body and mind
• The season of Spring and element of Wood
• The season of Summer and element of Fire
• The season of Late summer and element of Earth
• The season of Autumn and element of Metal
• The season of Winter and element of Water
• Identify your own dominant element questionnaire to create balance.

Chapter 4 - Fascia

• Understanding fascia, our connective tissue
• Fascia and muscles
• What does fascia do?
• The Mind/Body connection
• Working with Fascia
• Understanding holding patterns and fascia
• Fascia and the connection with the brain
• Yin yoga as a tool and myofascial release
• Stress and Chronic Contraction
• The main Fascial lines in our body
• Fascial lines and Yin yoga shapes

Chapter 5 - The Asana of Yin Yoga & Variations

 Yin yoga asana breakdown - visual demonstrations of the 20 main Yin yoga postures, all their variations to suit different levels, skeletal structures, and how to use props. 

Chapter 6 - Sequencing an effective Yin Yoga class

• The art of teaching: Lesson planning and Sequencing
• Choosing a theme
• Understanding peak poses
• Understanding preparatory poses
• Understanding counter poses
• Linking Yin yoga asana
• Rest and rebound
• Timings
• Planning your own lesson

Chapter 7 - Teaching Skills

• The skills of an effective Yin yoga teacher 
• Learning styles for effective teaching
• Considerations for teaching a Yin yoga class
• Considerations for teaching group classes
• Considerations for one to one teaching
• Considerations for workshops
• Healthy boundaries with your students
• Reflective practice for effective teachers

 
PHYSICAL AND ENERGETIC SYLLABUS

12 hours of Yin Yoga and myofascial release practical classes exploring how to link the seasons with the elements and specific meridians. Each class includes associated pranayama and hand mudras to compliment your practice, variations to suit abilities and skeletal structures, and Savasana.

• Practicum one – Season of Spring, Wood element, Liver, and Gallbladder meridians.
• Practicum two – Season of Summer, Fire element,      Heart, Pericardium, Small Intestine, and Triple Warmer meridians.
• Practicum three – Season of Late Summer and Earth element, Stomach and Spleen meridians
• Practicum four – Season of Autumn and Metal element, Lung and Large Intestine meridians
• Practicum five – Season of Winter and Water element, Urinary Bladder and Kidneys meridians
• Practicum six – Putting it all together, Conception and Governing vessels.

Our online Yin Yoga teacher training course gives you unlimited access to - 

· Explainer Audio of each lecture

· Yin Yoga class Practical’s – 12 hours of full class recordings 

· Detailed comprehensive manual

· Quizzes to build your confidence 

Yin yoga teacher training certificate

Our online Yin Yoga teacher training course is accredited with Yoga Alliance. If you are registered with Yoga Alliance you can gain your 30 CEU (Continuing Education Units) credits.

As a Yoga Alliance Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), Registered Yoga Alliance school and Course Provider, Claire has over 1,500 hours of teacher training and 15 years of teaching experience; initially completing the 100 hours British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) Foundation course. She gained the 500 hours Teaching Yoga Diploma with the BWY in 2005, and completed level one Birthlight Pregnancy Yoga in 2009. In 2011 she gained the BWY Foundation Course Teacher Trainer certification and began to deliver the British Wheel of Yoga Foundation course based on the Hatha yoga tradition. In 2014 Claire completed Forrest Yoga Advanced Yoga training and in 2015 a further 570 hours Yin Yoga and Yoga Therapy following the Krishnamacharya tradition with Maggie Reagh, continuing these studies in Chennai, India, with teachers D.V. Sridhar, Viji Vasu, and Radha Sridhar at Yoga Raksanam. In 2019, completing a further 200 hours Yin Yoga teacher training with Jo Phee & Joe Barnett.