Yin Yoga Therapy
100 Hours / 2 Weeks
Receive your yin yoga certification and get a solid understanding of yin yoga as a healing modality. In this yin yoga certification program (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education), you will learn all the essential elements of yin yoga with the focus on how to integrate the Daoist healing wisdom of the chi flow and the meridians in your teaching. 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, 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 and Meridians, 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.
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€1,599 – €2,399
Incl. accommodation, meals & program
Yin Yoga Therapy Immersion
Get your yin yoga certification – Module block of 300-hrs Yoga Alliance teacher training program & 700-hrs Yin Yoga Therapy™ education – 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 Yoga Therapy™
Yin Healing with the Daoist Elements, Meridians, Acu Points, and Mindfulness
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 props
- 8-Points-Analysis Principle
- Special situations / Target areas
- Intelligent sequencing
- Sequences for each Daoist element / meridian
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
- The 3 different ways to activate chi flow in a pose
- Dan Tien Healing breath
- The transformative power of the rebound
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
- Sensory processing, proprioception & interoception
- The piezoelectric principle in the poses
- When and how to apply yin yoga principles in physical therapy to release pain
The Art of Teaching Yin
- Intention / Expression / Context / Tools
- The art of energetically sequencing a yin class
- Language of yin – trauma-informed approach to teaching
- The art of conscious touch
- Embodied practical experience
Mindfulness
- Mindfulness history
- Concept and practice
- Neuroplasticity
Healing Toolbox
- Extracurricular Workshop ‘Acupressure points for each meridian’
- Conscious touch ritual
- Anatomy of the mind
- An invitation to mindful living
- Tools to transformation
- The power of visualization & affirmation
- The power of breath
- The wisdom of the Dan Tiens & the Three Treasures (Jing, Qi & Shen)
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, Breathwork and Yoga Nidra
- Morning class for self-practice of dynamic yang styles of yoga for the balance
Sunset / Sunrise Circles
- Different meditations
- Extracurricular Group-Acupuncture and Reiki healing sessions
- Circle of transformation
- Sharing circles
- Mindful sunrise / sunset walks …
100 HOURS YIN YOGA THERAPY
Certificate
Accreditation as module block of 300-hrs Yoga Alliance Certification
& 700-hrs Yin Yoga Therapy™
- With successful completion of the training, students will receive a Yoga Alliance-affiliated 100-hrs certificate from The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS 300 – registered school with Yoga Alliance) which can be accredited to the 300-hrs Yoga Alliance certification program (or alternatively can count as Yoga Alliance continuing education credits).
- Additionally, students will receive a 100-hrs Yin Yoga Therapy™ practitioner diploma which is a building block for our 700 hours of Yin Yoga Therapy™ education 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 (E-RYT 500) and owner of The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS 300).
TEACHER TRAINING
Locations
sign up now
€1,599 – €2,399
Incl. accommodation, meals & program
Yin Yoga Therapy Immersion
Get your yin yoga certification – Module block of 300-hrs Yoga Alliance teacher training program & 700-hrs Yin Yoga Therapy™ education – 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.
The whole experience was perfect. First, the training is very qualitative, the content is delivered in the best way with lots of authenticity and generosity (and in a joyful atmosphere). The classes schedule is nicely done between theory, practices and the opportunity to teach, moments of sharing, time for study, time to discover another way to do yoga (karma yoga – beach cleaning, acro yoga, meditation…) and some flexibility for us to enjoy our wonderful surrounding. Which is actually showing us what a balance between Yin and Yang is. I am so happy I got to meet Alex and her team. I would go again tomorrow!“
