L1 | Training Overview
LEVEL 1
Become A Complete Yin Yoga Teacher
NUANCED | EMPOWERING | PLAYFUL
Submerge yourself into a Yin Yoga Training and learn to share the subtle meditative qualities of this practice. Created from a blend of the ethereal sciences of the East and the material sciences of the West Yin Yoga is all about balance.
This training uses lecture and guided practice to develop a conceptually diverse understanding with extensive first-hand experience.
Yin Yoga brings your awareness through the tissues of your body releasing tension layer by layer. Becoming well versed in Yin Yoga is like being able to apply a deep tissue massage to your body with your mind. Making that experiential connection to all you have heard or read about Chi you can begin to find a new way to experience your body.
This curriculum emphasizes the balance between Eastern (ethereal) and Western (material) sciences. With an in depth exploration of meditation, subtle anatomy and physical anatomy learn to teach the subtle qualities of Yin Yoga. Using lectures and guided practice you will develop your own strategies for teaching and working with students to guide them to listen to their body. The deeper you go with your training and self-exploration the more you can help students learn from their own bodies to create a deep tissue massage with their mind.
*** No previous experience required, this training is suitable for beginners to Yin Yoga or Yoga in general. It is both for those who want to deepen their own practice as well as for those experienced with Yin and teaching who want more insights.
A Practical Student-Centered Approach To Illuminating What Is Within You
COURSE STRUCTURE
The training consists of 4 primary formats of imbuing the content. Our focus is on practicing the content via guided Yin sessions and Meditation techniques alongside significant practice of each pose in our Asana Lab. Providing the groundwork for the practice are the lectures which are presented via projector and slide show. Dialogue plays an important role throughout in connecting the content with each student and addressing their questions. Finally the course requires some at home study prior to and during the training to ensure that the individual students are processing the material in their own way. This is accomplished through readings, journaling and an essay. There are no formal tests in the course as we maintain an ongoing evaluation of student comprehension through various means including the Teaching Practicum at the end (don’t worry we keep it super casual and are there to support you in each moment))).
LEARN TO
Deepen & explore your own Yin Yoga practice
Guide a Yin Yoga class of any duration
Develop & refine Yin Yoga sequences
Set the proper tone & environment for a Yin Yoga class
Instruct private Yin Yoga sessions
Safely cue & adjust a wide array of student needs
Create a safe & supportive space for students
Respond appropriately to student questions
TOPICS OVERVIEW
Yin asana [standard 20+ poses]
Tao + Yin Yang Philosophy
Yin Yoga theory + history
Meditation techniques + applications
Muscular/Skeletal Anatomy
Anatomical variation
Joints & Connective Tissue
Fascia
Yin asana [15+ non-standard poses]
Meridian Channels
Chi
Chakras
Subtle Anatomy
Breathing methods to enhance Yin practice
Organs/Systems of the body
Yin Yoga teaching methodology
Yin Yoga propping and cueing
Yin Yoga sequencing
INCLUDED IN YOUR TRAINING
46 card Asana Deck
Newly published book >
Yin Nuance: The Tao Of Practicing + Teaching Yin Yoga
by TJ Maher (foreword by Bernie Clark)8 Ebooks based on the lectures
Daily Yin Yoga session
YACEP 100 hour Certification
YUJMU Level 1 Certification
Meditation Workshop + Lecture
Breathing Workshop + Lecture
Chakra Workshop + Lecture
YINfinite Family Membership
Content Segments (8-10 days)
Our trainings span 8 to 10 consecutive days to adapt around the venue class schedules. This is different at each venue and you can see the exact days on each venue spotlight page. The content covered is identical regardless of the number of days. We are able to do this by adjusting the number of hours per day and/or adjusting how we curate the dialogues throughout the week. Below is the sequence of content through the week and an overview of that day. This is a general outline as this content overlaps or shifts to span various days (8-10) to suit the venue, pace and dynamic of each group.
Settling YINto Yin
[Stage 1]
Openning Circle & Orientation
Yin Yoga Session - Standard Style
Yin Yoga Essentials Lecture
Standard Asana Lab
Anatomy For Yin Yoga
[Stage 1]
Yin Yoga Session - Standard Style
Sharing Circle
Anatomy Of Yin Yoga Lecture
Standard Asana Lab
Deep Dive Into Anatomy
[Stage 1]
Yin Yoga Session - Modified Standard Style
Sharing Circle
Deeper Anatomy Lecture
Standard Asana Lab
The Subtlety Of Meditation
[Stage 2]
Yin Yoga Session - Minimized Standard Style
Sharing Circle
In-depth Meditation Overview Lecture
Standard Asana Lab
Getting Subtle: Breathing
[Stage 2]
Yin Yoga Session - Guiding Variation
Sharing Circle
Breath Lecture
Standard Asana Lab
Getting Subtle: Chi
[Stage 2]
Yin Yoga Session - Guiding Variation
Sharing Circle
Chi Lecture
Non-Standard Asana Lab
Teaching Without Teaching
[Stage 3]
Yin Yoga Session - Silent Mysore’esque Variation
Sharing Circle
Teaching Lecture
Non-Standard Asana Lab
Advanced Yin Yoga
[Stage 3]
Teaching Practice - Student Guided Yin Session
Feedback Circle
Sharing Circle
Tao Lecture
Non-Standard Asana Lab
Getting Subtle: Chakras
[Stage 3]
Teaching Practice - Student Guided Yin Session
Feedback Circle
Chakra Lecture
Guided Chakra Meditation
Non-Standard Asana Lab
Closing Circle
