Yin Yoga Teacher Training Course (Bodsphere Accreditation)

Practice a slow yin yoga sequence with poses held for 2–3 minutes to ease stress and anxiety. Use blocks for chest opening and spine support, guiding breath and relaxation.

Join this yin yoga session focused on releasing the hips and glutes to improve flexibility, with long holds targeting tissue stress rather than stretching.

Practice yin yoga without props through a gentle, slow sequence that focuses on groin, hamstrings, and inner thighs stretches, breath, and mindful rest.

Yin yoga focused on the kidney and urinary bladder meridians to activate energy channels, deepen pelvic and spine flexibility, through long-held forward bends and back bends, with blocks.

Explore how yin and yang define two interdependent aspects of existence, shifting with context, from location and movement to temperature and breath, within yin yoga practice.

Explore the Yin Yoga appetiser: prep before practice with meal timing, empty bladder, avoiding perfumes, wearing loose comfortable clothes, ventilation, optional props, medical cautions, and an open minded mindset.

Explore the yin yoga main course by applying three tattvas: find your edge, stay still, and hold the pose for the right duration, listening to body and mind.

End your yin yoga practice with shavasana to relax the body and activate the parasympathetic nervous system, a dessert pause to let go, with optional meditation or nadi shodhan pranayama.

Balance functional and aesthetic approaches in yin yoga by cultivating attention and intention, avoiding competition, and using the pose to access the body.

Align yin yoga timing with intention and daily context. Practice in the morning optimizes joint and deep connective tissue work as muscles relax, while evening practice promotes calm and readiness.

Explore the meridian system and energy flow, linking acupuncture points and yin-yang meridians to health. See how yoga and meditation clear blockages to balance qi and prana.

Explore the anatomy of yin yoga, contrasting yin and yang tissues from muscles to deep tissues, and learn how compression and twist stress the yin tissues to release toxins.

Examine how proportion and orientation of the arms, shoulders, neck, and torso influence yin yoga practice, recognizing each body's unique skeletal structure and adapting with blocks.

Discover how connective tissues, including fascia, ligaments, and tendons, shape range of motion and interconnect the body in yin yoga, influencing flexibility and emotional release during practice.

Identify upper and lower body muscle groups, from adductors and hip flexors to quadriceps and hamstrings, and apply dynamic and static stretches for mobility and spine protection in yin yoga.

Explore the seven archetypal poses of yin yoga, with focus on 24 body target areas, anatomical terms, alignment, variations, and practical tips for integrating yin with yang practice.

Explore the shoelace archetype and its variations to target the hips and glutes, noting how tibia and femur positions and external rotation vary with different bodies, guiding safe modifications.

Explore the saddle, yin yoga's archetypal back bend, from Supta Virasana to variations using bolsters or blankets, focusing on internal hip rotation, hips, knees, and spine.

Explore the spinal twist in yin yoga, targeting the thoracic spine with neutral, forward-fold, and back-bend variations while honoring body differences and using props for safe modifications.

Explore downward facing dog (adho mukha svanasana), its elbow-shoulder relationship, palm placement, and spine alignment, and how it engages the hamstrings and calves, noting its limited use in yin yoga.

Create diverse Yin yoga sequences by lining up poses across target areas, chakras, meridians, and themes. Practice with a member-centered approach, modifications, timing awareness, and balancing Yin and Yang.