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Certified Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(55 ratings)
176 students

Certified Yin Yoga Teacher Training

A certified course - Receive your certificate upon completion
Created byGillian Grant
Last updated 5/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • Yoga
  • Meditation
  • Yin Yoga
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Teaching Yoga
  • Ayurveda

Course content

15 sections19 lectures2h 23m total length
  • Introduction to Teaching Yin Yoga1:25

    Just a short moment to welcome you to the journey of Yin Yoga! Please find the attached manual here in both PDF and Word. You will need it as a resource throughout the training. 

Requirements

  • A love of Yoga
  • Yoga teachers or those interested in deepening their practice

Description

Yin Yoga has its roots in China, unlike the more popular and active yoga disciplines, which originate in India. It was founded on the Taoist theory of yin and yang – opposite concepts that, together, represent balance. Yin is stable and passive, while yang is changing and active. The yin poses, therefore, are passive and performed while seated or in a reclining position. The poses are held with the muscles fully relaxed, allowing time and gravity to deepen the stretch and target the fascia. The time spent holding these asanas is a form of meditation.

Yoga has changed in modern times to offer a more physically healthy body. But to be able to sit for long period of times in meditation, it is necessary to hold postures that open the hips and lower back. This is developed through a dedicated Yin Yoga practice. Yin poses are not new, they have been used in sports, dance, and gymnastics to increase mobility and range of motion.

Yin Yoga developed out of a need for yang practitioners (specifically Vinyasa yogis) to relax and restore after consistently practicing dynamic movement. The emphasis of finding balance between yin and yang practices is important and beneficial for the body and mind. Finding the yin in all poses becomes the goal for even the most active student and the teacher of yin can help to facilitate a deeper understanding that we can also find the yin in every aspect of our lives. Where can we relax? Where can we release? We notice the balance and patterns all around us in life, not just on the mat. Remember that wellness is the ultimate goal and balance leads to wholeness and good health.

Who this course is for:

  • Yoga teachers and practitioners
  • Yoga enthusiasts