60 hour Residential
Yin Yoga TeacherTraining
Yoga Alliance Certified 60h CEP
About the Course
This Yin Yoga Training Programme is suitable for all dedicated yoga practitioners, yoga teachers and bodyworkers of all levels and styles who would like to deepen their practice and understanding of yoga, their own body and like to explore and learn a complementary practice to all the dynamic yoga styles and sport activities. The training will amplify both your knowledge about and your practice of yoga, therefore supplementing the unfolding of your spiritual path. Prior knowledge and experience of any style of yoga will be helpful.
The teacher training program enables you to dive deeper into your Yin qualities like stillness, receptivity, openness, surrendering, relaxation, acceptance, and find balance in a mainly Yangstyle world. Yin yoga helps you to find a meditative state, stillness, peacefulness, and balance and often promotes healing inside yourself.
The secret of Yin Yoga is more about BEING and letting go than DOING.
The training is a combination of both theory and practice. Aspects we address are: anatomy, philosophy, teaching methodology, motion analysis, group work and intense Asana practice.
Yin Yoga will be practiced 3-4 hours every day, including meditation and pranayama. To understand and embody what Yin Yoga is about, feeling and exploration has priority and huge transformative effects on body, mind and soul.
After the training you will have all tools to teach a Yin Yoga class with more than 35 Yin Yoga Asanas and to give your students individual assists and variations in every pose. And of course you will do your own Yin Yoga practice with awareness and respect to the limitations of your body. You will understand why two people will never experience the same yoga posture in the same way, and the same pose may look different on every person due to the individual bone structure.
The Yin Yoga training is an opportunity to immerse yourself more deeply into the various aspects of Yin Yoga, the physical, mental and emotional aspects. Especially we dive into the energetic aspects of the Meridians and Chi Flow. We will amplify our anatomical understanding and knowledge in theory and practice and explore the fascinating world of connective tissue (Fascia). Themes will be chronic back pain and the impact of emotional stress.
In our Yin Yoga practice and sequences we will have a different theme every day focusing on the various parts of the body, integrating the use of Mudras and gear towards the different Meridians, as well as practicing Yin on the wall.
Toward the end of the course we will integrate Yang into our practice and explore the power of Yin & Yang where it is all about balance. Combining dynamic and creative Vinyasa or meditation with deep opening meditative Yin Yoga.
Total 60hrs profound Yin Yoga practice, theory and exploration.
Tarifa, Spain – Luxury Retreat Venue
Prices per person
Prices include 7 nights accomodation, 3 meals per day and the complete 50 hour Yoga Teacher Training Programme and all study materials:
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Twin room occupation (2 people sharing) 1,290 euros
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Single room occupation (1 person only – shared bathroom) 1,490 euros
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Single room occupation (1 person only – private bathroom) 1,650 euros
Book directly with Retreat Center
Flights and Airport transfer (Taxi, bus or rental car) are not included in the package
Daily Schedule
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7.30am - 9.30am Asana Practice, Meditation & Pranayama
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9.30am - 10.30am Breakfast
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10.30am - 12.00am Anatomy, Lecture, Video
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12.00am - 1.30pm Group work, Lecture
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1.30pm - 3.00pm Lunchbreak
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3.00pm - 4.30pm Motion Analysis, Student teaching
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4.45pm - 6.30pm Asana Practice
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7.00pm Dinner
Tuesdays – additional evening session from 8.00–10.00pm |
Wednesdays – half day programme only, free time after lunch.
The 50 hour Yin Yoga Course is held over 1 week from Saturday to Saturday, those days are arrival and departure days without any Teaching Programme.
The course starts on Saturday at 6.00pm with a welcome meeting followed by dinner.
The Programme finishes the following Saturday after breakfast at 11.00am.
How to Get There
Airports
There are many options to arrive at the venue, which is located approx. 4km from Tarifa town. There are 4 airports within 2 hours drive. Gibraltar, Jerez, Malaga and Sevilla
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The nearest airport is Gibraltar (La Linea), which is a 40 minute drive to the venue, approx. 40km. Only flights from England come to Gibraltar.
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Jerez Airport is an 80 minute drive away, approx. 120km
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Malaga Airport is a 110 minute drive away, approx. 160km
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Sevilla Airport is a 120 minute drive away, approx. 170km
Public Bus
There is also a public bus option from Malaga Airport. For further bus details check: https://www.avanzabus.com
Impressions from previous Retreats
What is Yin Yoga?
Yin Yoga is a subtle, deep and powerful approach to Yoga. It is an individually adapted, slow, meditative and deep opening asana practice combined with internal awareness. Asanas are practiced in a passive way with relaxed muscles. In this style most postures are floor postures and are held for a longer period of time like 3-5 minutes or more. When we hold the pose for 3-5minutes we reach into the deepest layers of our body working on the connective tissues, fascia, ligaments, tendons and joints. Letting go, listening to your inner voice and connecting to your true nature is the key and goal.
In the Yang style of yoga, postures are held for 3-60 seconds or 4-5 breaths only and all the muscles are actively involved. Ashtanga yoga, Vinyasa or Hatha are the best examples of yang styles of yoga.
Through the gentle but long hold stimulation of the connective tissue in Yin Yoga we increase mobility in the joints, recharge the energetic system of the body and draw the senses inward which brings the mind into a relaxed and meditative state.
On a mental and emotional level, the Yin practice allows the body to drop down into the parasympathetic nervous system, and therefore becomes deeply healing, nourishing and has profound energetic and emotional effects.
Yin Yoga is a wonderful preparation for longer meditation, pysically and mentally and combines breathing and asana into a meditative, very deep opening and healing practice.
It´s more about BEING and letting go than DOING.
Detailed Course Content
Practice
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Daily morning 2,5 hours Yin yoga class with different themes including Meditation, Pranayama, and Mudras
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Afternoon Yin yoga practice with special themes like Yin on the wall and the practice of Yin & Yang
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Yin yoga is related to the meridians and elements, stimulating the Qi along the meridians
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Student teaching, group, and partner work
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35 Yin yoga asanas in practice, breakdown of each Asana, variations, modifications, use of props
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Yin and Yang – an asana experience combining dynamic, creative Vinyasa flow, and deep opening and meditative Yin yoga
Theory/Lecture
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35 Yin Yoga Asanas in theory and practice, breakdown of each Asana
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Variations, modifications, and the use of props in each of the 35 Asanas
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
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The 5 Elements in TCM
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Approach to the Meridian system (12 main meridians) and Chi Flow in Yin yoga
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Physical, mental and emotional symptoms of Meridian imbalances
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Modern meridian theory according to Dr. Motoyama (looking at the fascia network versus the energetic channels (Meridians)
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Fascinating world of fascia – The matrix connective tissue
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Fascia research – the newest results
Anatomy
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Anatomy according to Paul Grilley, the founder of Yin Yoga
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Looking at the 14 segments of the bone structure
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Understanding the individual bone structure or skeleton
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Compression versus tension, orientation, and proportion (limitation in all asanas and the uniqueness of the human body)
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Fascia and tensegrity (appreciate the role of connective tissues in relation to yoga practice)
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Motion analysis in the group, understanding the impact of individual bone structure in the asana practice
Teaching Methodology
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Yin yoga sequencing and tools to teach a Yin yoga class
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How to communicate the value of Yin yoga (teaching methodology function versus aesthetic)
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Developing a functional approach to Yoga
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Group work, partner work
Philosophy
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The learning prescription (Shravana, Manana, Nididhyasa)
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What is Yin Yoga about? Knowledge and understanding of the Yin Yoga approach (difference between a Yin passive and Yang dynamic style of Yoga)
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Yin & Yang (The Chinese understanding how the world functions)
Benefits
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Study the benefits of the Yin Yoga Practice (physical, energetical, mental and emotional) and how Yin Yoga can improve your health
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Pain relief through Yin Yoga stimulating the fascia
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Chronic back pain, Hernia (slipped disc), pain therapy
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Where does pain come from?
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The impact of emotional stress on chronic pain
Practice
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Daily morning practice: intense 2hrs Yin Yoga class with different themes every day including meditation & pranayama
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Yin Yoga Practice on the wall
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Practice Yin Yoga related to the Meridians, stimulating the Qi along the Meridians
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Afternoon Yin Yoga practice short sequences and student teaching
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35 Yin Yoga Asanas in theory and practice, breakdown of each Asana
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Variations, modifications and the use of props in each of the 35 Asanas
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3 - 4 Classes Yin & Yang ´It´s all about balance´ an Asana experience combining
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dynamic, creative Vinyasa Flow and deep opening and meditative Yin Yoga
Anatomy
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Anatomy according to Paul Grilley: Looking at the 14 segments of the bone structure | Understanding the individual bone structure/skeleton | Compression versus Tension, Orientation and Proportion (Limitation in all asanas & the uniqueness of the human body)
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Fascia and Tensegrity (appreciate the role of connective tissues in relation to yoga practice)
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Motion analysis in the group, understanding the impact of individual bone structure in the Asana practice
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Approach to the Meridian System (12 main meridians) and Chi Flow in Yin Yoga
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The 5 Elements of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
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Yin Yoga and Integration of Mudras
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Fascinating world of Fascia `The matrix connective tissue`
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Modern Meridian theory according to Dr. Motoyama (looking at the fascia network
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versus the energetic channels (Meridians)
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Fascia research the newest results
Teaching Methodology
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Yin Yoga sequencing and tools to teach a Yin Yoga class
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How to communicate the value of Yin Yoga (teaching methodology Function versus Aesthetic)
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Developing a functional approach to Yoga
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Group work
Philosophy
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The learning prescription (Shravana, Manana, Nididhyasa)
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What is Yin Yoga about? Knowledge and understanding of the Yin Yoga approach (difference between a Yin passive and Yang dynamic style of Yoga)
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Yin & Yang (The Chinese understanding how the world functions)
Therapy
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Study the benefits of the Yin Yoga Practice (physical, energetical, mental and emotional) and how Yin Yoga can improve your health
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Pain relief through Yin Yoga stimulating the fascia
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Chronic back pain, Hernia (slipped disc)
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Where does pain come from?
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The impact of emotional stress to chronic pain