Receive your yin yoga certification and get a solid understanding of yin yoga as a healing modality. In this yin yoga certification program, you will learn all the essential elements of yin yoga with more time to integrate and practice the therapeutic and mindfulness aspects. We look into the yin side of yoga from all angles and dive in deep into the subject of how to apply yin yoga as therapy. When you awaken and align your body’s underlying energy, you activate your innate process of healing and transformation. We will demystify how energy affects everything you do and feel—and show you how to work with your body and your mind. You will learn about acupressure points applied in the poses and sequencing according to physical or emotional issues. The alternative medicine aspect of Daoism offer the opportunity to deep healing and profound transformation. You will learn everything you need to know for your yin yoga certification and additionally get to know simple principles, tools, and practices that balance your subtle body—which is how physical, emotional and spiritual healing begins—so you can build vitality, unravel energetic blockages, and boost your immunity. The five Daoist Elements give you resources of inspiration for your practice, your teaching, and your yin yoga certification. Mindfulness will be a subject in focus and we will guide you on how to integrate mindfulness principles to transform a yin yoga class into a meditation practice and a healing session.
By the end of this yin yoga certification course, you will not only receive your yin yoga certification but you will feel stronger, more balanced, healthier, and better able to thrive and flow in the life you are meant to live. In this yin yoga certification program, you will find the opportunity to practice teaching yourself and develop your own style in the art of teaching yin. Focus is to imply sequences according to the Daoist Elements, understanding their energetic value and the subtle art of creating the ideal environment for a transformational experience of body, mind and soul to take place.
€935.00 – €1,559.00
Incl. accommodation, meals & program
WGet your yin yoga certification on a transformational immersion to the yin side, release physical and emotional tension, free stagnant or blocked energy, and cultivate a peaceful quality of mind.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Yin Yoga Certification
Yin Therapy
Yin Healing with the Daoist Elements, Meridians, Acu Points, and Mindfulness
100 Hours / 2 Weeks
Foundation, Definition, and Theory of Yin Yoga
- Physical
- Energetic
- Soul & Mind
Yin Yoga Practice
- 35 regular yin yoga poses +
- Additional upper body poses, wall poses and modifications
- Functional and energetic aspects of the poses
- When and how to use probs
- 8-Points-Analysis Principle
- Special situations / Target areas
- Sequences for each Daoist element and each meridian
The Art of Teaching Yin
- Intention / Expression / Context / Tools
- The art of sequencing a yin class
- Embodied practical experience
Yin Therapy, Chi & the Meridian Flow in the Body
- Yin / yang / chi defined
- Five Daoist elements
- The three treasures
- 12 primary traditional Oriental Medicine Meridians & their healing wisdom
- Meridians addressed in each pose
- Energetic and emotional value of each pose
- Dan Tien Healing breath
Mindfulness
- Mindfulness history
- Concept and practice
- Neuroplasticity
Healing Toolbox
- Extracurricular Workshop ‘Acupressure points for each meridian and pose’
- Anatomy of the mind
- An invitation to mindful living
- Tools to transformation
- The power of visualisation & the Dan Tiens
Yin Yoga & the Movement Mechanics of the Body
- The Theory of Exercise – Maintaining and improving mobility and flexibility
- Everyone’s unique variation of the structure of our skeleton
- Aesthetic vs. functional alignment
- Compression vs tension
- Yin vs Yang tissue and the correct way of exercising each
- Understanding fascia and tensegrity
- The piezoelectric principle in the poses
- When and how to apply yin yoga principles in physical therapy to release pain
Professional Development
- Class management & general professionalism
- Credentialing process with Yoga Alliance
- Responsibility and accountability
- Scope of practice and Code of Conduct
- Equity in yoga
Daily Yoga Practice
- Daily yin yoga immersion
- Meditations and Yoga Nidra
- Morning class for self-practice of dynamic yang styles of yoga for the balance
Sunset Circles
- Different active meditations
- Yoga Nidra
- Extracurricular Acupuncture and Reiki healing sessions
- Circle of transformation
- Sharing circles
- Mindful sunset walks …
YOGA ALLIANCE
Yin Yoga Therapy Training
With successful completion of the training, students will receive two yin yoga certifications. A Yoga Alliance affiliated Yoga Teacher Training Certificate from The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (registered school with Yoga Alliance) and a Yin Yoga Therapy Training Diploma as a component of Alexandra Denkinger M.D.(ACU) physical therapy practice, licensed and registered as Doctor of Medicine in Acupuncture M.D.(ACU) by the Indian Board of Alternative Medicine, affiliated with Yoga Alliance as a registered yoga teacher (RYT 500) and owner of The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS 200).
YIN YOGA THERAPY TEACHER TRAINING
Locations
€935.00 – €1,559.00
Incl. program, accommodation & meals
This yin yoga certification course has been the best journey on and off the mat ever. Alexandra is absolutely amazing as a teacher and a person. She is the guru of yin yoga and leads you so gently on your path to become a good yoga teacher while transforming yourself on a personal level at the same time.
All the detailed and high quality materials provided by this yin yoga certification program will guide you on your teacher journey when you get back home. Alexandra works with amazing teachers who all embrace you and have so much knowledge to share.
The Body-Mind-Soul Centre in the jungle is absolutely stunning, the staff are so helpful and you feel safe. We enjoyed delicious daily vegetarian food prepared with love while overlooking the beautiful jungle and ocean.
