200 hour Bodywork & Yin Yoga Aug-Sep 2026

Why Yin Yoga and Bodywork Belong Together

For yoga practitioners, receiving or offering bodywork can significantly support the release of deep physical tension and energetic blockages. It offers a powerful way to access the subtle body, encouraging deeper relaxation, embodied awareness, and therapeutic integration through mindfully long held poses.

For yoga teachers, learning to incorporate assisted stretches and touch-based techniques opens a whole new way of seeing and sensing the body. It refines your ability to read patterns, sequence with intention, and hold space more effectively. Bodywork adds a depth of presence and precision to your teaching that elevates the student experience – both physically and energetically.

When the body is met with presence and compassionate touch, it remembers how to heal.

Contemporary neuroscience and somatic psychology now affirm what ancient traditions have long embodied: we don’t learn to self-regulate in isolation – we learn and heal through connection. Long before self-regulation becomes possible, it is co-regulation, the calming presence of another, that teaches the nervous system how to feel safe, held, and at ease.

This is not just theory. Studies in polyvagal theory, attachment science, and trauma recovery show that our capacity to soothe ourselves emerges through thousands of moments of being soothed — through voice, gaze, and especially touch.

While the Yin Yoga provides the structural and energetic framework of this journey, the bodywork component stands as out to cultivating the art of safe touch, presence, and hands-on support that deeply enhances the student’s experience.

You’ll graduate fully prepared to guide yin yoga classes enriched with skillful bodywork, or to offer stand-alone sessions of intuitive touch and assisted yin, with confidence, sensitivity, and authenticity.

3-Week Immersion – Integrating Bodywork into Yin Yoga

In this 3-week course, you’ll explore all about yin yoga and bodywork. Yin yoga is a powerful practice on its own, but combined with bodywork it evolves into a deeply therapeutic journey – nurturing body, mind, and energy, and unlocking profound release, balance, and connection.

To build a strong foundation for both your practice and teaching, we will guide you through the theory and practice of yin yoga, interwoven with the ancient Taoist wisdom of working with the body’s chi flow. You’ll explore the main Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) meridians and discover different ways to activate and balance them through yin yoga and bodywork.

Physical or emotional trauma, poor posture, injuries, or limiting belief systems can cause energy to become trapped or blocked, leading to physical and emotional imbalance. Through its diverse range of techniques and mindful adjustments, bodywork and yin yoga help release these blockages, restoring the body’s natural equilibrium and fostering a state of harmony and well-being.

With the gentle wisdom of Yin Yoga and Physiotherapy experts Jenny Stark and Tina Bärtle, you’ll be guided into the art of touch: assisted stretches, meridian-inspired massage, and supportive hands-on techniques that nurture both body and soul. These practices will enrich your group classes and add depth to your one-on-one Yin Yoga Therapy sessions.

You will learn to confidently guide a full 90-minute Yin Yoga session that integrates touch-based techniques and bodywork. Each practice is designed to target specific areas of the body along the 12 major TCM meridian lines, each connected to vital organs and their related emotional patterns.

Learning Bodywork

• Principles of Safe Touch – cultivating consent, clear communication, and energetic sensitivity.
• Somatic Awareness & Embodiment – developing presence and guiding students to attune to subtle inner sensations.
• Anatomy of Yin Yoga for Bodywork – fascia, joints, and individual skeletal variations.
• Palpation Skills – learning how to feel and read tension, density, or energy in tissues through touch.
• Hands-on Adjustments – supportive, non-invasive touch that deepens the student’s experience without force.
• Assisted Yin Poses – using gentle traction, compression, and mindful support for deeper release.
• Thai Yoga Massage Fundamentals – applying body weight, leverage, and mindful pressure in floor-based settings.
• Physiotherapeutic Integration – drawing on rehabilitative and therapeutic approaches for safe application.
• MyoYin – integrating myofascial release techniques directly into Yin poses.
• Trigger Point Release – relieving common tension areas through targeted manual or self-massage techniques.
• Fascia-Focused Stretching – refining methods to hydrate, mobilize, and release connective tissue.
• Neuromuscular Release – softening chronic holding patterns and resetting muscle tone.
• Breathwork & Touch Synergy – coordinating breath and touch to deepen release and support nervous system regulation.
• Energetic Awareness – infusing touch with Reiki-inspired presence and subtle energy connection.
• Intuitive Touch Development – refining the art of sensing and responding to what is needed beyond fixed techniques.
• Trauma-Sensitive Bodywork – fostering safe spaces, preventing retraumatization, and recognizing signs of overwhelm.
• Nervous System Regulation – bodywork approaches to activate the parasympathetic state and support resilience.
• Sequencing Bodywork in Yin Classes – designing when and how to integrate touch and adjustments without disrupting the meditative flow.
• Self-Care for the Teacher – protecting your own body, energy, and boundaries while offering support.
• Ethics and Professional Boundaries – establishing clear guidelines for safe, respectful, and empowering practice.

This powerful skillset will elevate your teaching, offering students a profoundly embodied experience. It consistently receives outstanding feedback and fosters student loyalty, thanks to the nervous system co-regulation that naturally arises from this practice – a much-needed gift in today’s world.

Transforming a yoga class into a true healing experience requires both skill and practice. That’s why you’ll have plenty of opportunities to refine your approach, practice teaching, and cultivate confidence. You’ll learn how to weave the meditative depth of Yin Yoga together with the healing power of therapeutic touch and mindful bodywork, creating a holistic path to embodied wellness and soulful connection.

+ 40 hours Self-Paced Online Course

To complete a solid foundation for your general Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher 200Hr Certification and a deep understanding of yoga in all its variations we offer you an additional 40-hour self-paced online video course. Of these 40 hours 20 hours are dedicated to anatomy and physiology, and 20 hours will focus on general yoga humanities.

The Anatomy 20 hours Online Course will look into the anatomy of the muscular and skeletal body, as well as the human physiology like the nervous system, incl. ‘fight, flight, freeze’ stress response, vagal theory, overall mind-body connection, cardiovascular/circulatory, endocrine, digestive systems and the respiratory system as they relate to yoga practice.

In the Yoga Humanities 20 Hours Online Course we share details about general yoga history, philosophy and foundations like the eight limbs and Patanjali’s yoga sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. You will get to know about the Chakras, Koshas, Prana Vaayus, Kleshas and more.

Both these video courses are independent from the in-person module you can start anytime after the complete sign-up and you will have one year time to go through the material at your own pace. Our team is always available for active support throughout this process.

After the in-person immersion, you will receive with successful examination your Diploma as Bodywork & Yin Yoga Therapy™ teacher right away, but only after the completion of the online courses, you will be able to register as an RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher) with Yoga Alliance.

Whether you seek personal transformation, professional growth, or a deeper understanding of mind-body healing, this training is your gateway to a more balanced, aligned, and healthy life. Join us and embark on this journey of wisdom, healing, and personal evolution.