50hr YIN YOGA
TEACHER TRAINING
Brisbane CBD
Saturday | Sunday
8:30am - 5:30pm each day
November 6th & 7th and December 4th & 5th
TRAINING STRUCTURE
Module 1: Yin Yoga Fundamentals
Module 2: Yin Yoga Sequencing
led by Senior Teacher Miriam Van Doorn RYT 1000
Saturday | Sunday
8:30am - 5:30pm each day
November 6th & 7th and December 4th & 5th
TRAINING STRUCTURE
Module 1: Yin Yoga Fundamentals
Module 2: Yin Yoga Sequencing
led by Senior Teacher Miriam Van Doorn RYT 1000
Investment
Individual Module
$1200
or $1080 early bird by September 30th
As Part of Full Postgraduate (3 x 50hr Modules)
$2999
for 3 x 50hr modules as part of our 500hr Postgraduate Yoga Teacher Training
$1200
or $1080 early bird by September 30th
As Part of Full Postgraduate (3 x 50hr Modules)
$2999
for 3 x 50hr modules as part of our 500hr Postgraduate Yoga Teacher Training
Yin Yoga 50hr Content
This 50 hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training Module provides a solid foundation of the theory and methodology of Yin Yoga, deepening your knowledge and practice of Yin Yoga.
Yin Yoga uses restorative, floor-based poses to nourish and stimulate the deeper energetic channels in the body, providing support for the immune system. Yin Yoga also provides the perfect container to develop deeper levels of self-inquiry and to cultivate the capacity for meditative self-awareness.
You will learn a blend of applied anatomy physiology, as it mainly applies to fascia (connective tissue) and how it impacts and informs movement in the body. Alongside this, you will learn 31 yin poses, meridian theory, anatomy trains theory, optimised sequencing and creative integration of props, chakra theory as it relates to yin yoga and traditional meditative practices to enhance the yin state of a student.
Each module includes detailed seminars and discussion, combined with led classes, teaching practice and ample movement play so you can authentically integrate the concepts into your teachings through your own direct, embodied experience. Each participant will receive a detailed course manual.
Yin Yoga uses restorative, floor-based poses to nourish and stimulate the deeper energetic channels in the body, providing support for the immune system. Yin Yoga also provides the perfect container to develop deeper levels of self-inquiry and to cultivate the capacity for meditative self-awareness.
You will learn a blend of applied anatomy physiology, as it mainly applies to fascia (connective tissue) and how it impacts and informs movement in the body. Alongside this, you will learn 31 yin poses, meridian theory, anatomy trains theory, optimised sequencing and creative integration of props, chakra theory as it relates to yin yoga and traditional meditative practices to enhance the yin state of a student.
Each module includes detailed seminars and discussion, combined with led classes, teaching practice and ample movement play so you can authentically integrate the concepts into your teachings through your own direct, embodied experience. Each participant will receive a detailed course manual.
MODULE ONE: YIN YOGA FUNDAMENTALS
In Module One we will delve into the anatomy, philosophy and teaching methodologies of Yin Yoga. We’ll break down the movements that shape each posture, including safety and modifications of the archetypal poses, learn how to work with bodyweight and gravity to enter and exit postures more gracefully, and discover how the creative uses of props can inspire your students to find the variations and adaptations that are right for them.
You’ll develop a deeper insight into the feelings, sensations and movement barriers that may arise for your students, understand how these limitations can be worked through, and ultimately cultivate the skill of guiding students into their own unique exploration of each pose as it unfolds so they can realise their full movement potential.
Main Body of Study
You’ll develop a deeper insight into the feelings, sensations and movement barriers that may arise for your students, understand how these limitations can be worked through, and ultimately cultivate the skill of guiding students into their own unique exploration of each pose as it unfolds so they can realise their full movement potential.
Main Body of Study
- Yin Yoga historical overview, the purpose and benefits of practicing with a yin approach
- Anatomy and physiology specific to Yin Yoga
- Learn 31 Yin postures and their variations
- Benefits and contra-indications of each Yin pose
- Working with props and variations to help a student work through movement barriers
- Learn to cue effectively into and out of a pose
- A deep and practical understanding of how fascia works and how yin yoga models and influences the connective tissues of the body, taken from world leading fascia research
- The importance of Natural Human Variation (how we are all anatomically different) as it applies to asana
- What is range of motion (ROM) and how much do you need?
- Understand the role the nervous system play in regulating ROM
- What does the science tell us about how and when to stretch?
- Understand what Yin means and how to enter into a Yin state of body and mind
- Overview of chakra theory
- Key asana ‘families’
- Wall Yin
MODULE TWO: YIN YOGA SEQUENCING
Your joints work together like links in a chain to allow natural, free-flowing movement. The way you organise postures in a Yin Yoga sequence can help your students find the “missing links” where they have lost the ability to move naturally and efficiently.
In Module 2, you will learn how to optimise the effectiveness of Yin poses and teaching methodologies through progressive sequencing and understanding the Anatomy Trains of Tom Myers and the Meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine. These maps describe how energy travels through your body and how you can work with joints and connective tissues to restore the flow of energy.
Understand the fundamentals of a mindfulness meditation practice, and we look at ways to integrate mindfulness practice seamlessly into yin yoga classes.
Main Body of Study
Recommended Reading
In Module 2, you will learn how to optimise the effectiveness of Yin poses and teaching methodologies through progressive sequencing and understanding the Anatomy Trains of Tom Myers and the Meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine. These maps describe how energy travels through your body and how you can work with joints and connective tissues to restore the flow of energy.
Understand the fundamentals of a mindfulness meditation practice, and we look at ways to integrate mindfulness practice seamlessly into yin yoga classes.
Main Body of Study
- Aspects of Neuroscience and Vagus Nerve Research
- Anatomy of the Subtle Body (meridians and chakras)
- Understand Anatomy Trains and how these “trains” direct or restrict energy
- Chinese Medicine Meridian Theory and organ pairs
- How does the study of meridians intersect with the study of fascia?
- Learn about Qi energy
- Taoist Five Element Theory and how this can be expressed through yoga asana and sequencing
- Meditation practices to accompany your Yin practice
- Mindfulness in Yin Yoga
- Pranayama (breathing techniques)to enhance your Yin classes
- Create Yin Yoga sequence following lines of energy in the body, specifically the Anatomy Trains and the meridians of TCM
- Learn to sequence targeting specific joints or areas of the body in multiple ways
- Sequencing inspired by Seasonal variations (Spring, Summer, Indian Summer, Autumn, Winter)
- Sequence inspired by the Chakras
Recommended Reading
- ‘Yin Yoga: Principles and Practice’ by Paul Grilley
- Bernie Clark ‘The complete guide to Yin Yoga’
- ‘Your Body, Your Yoga’ by Bernie Clark
- Insight Yoga’ by Sarah Powers
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About Your Teacher Miriam Van Doorn
Miriam Van Doorn, senior yoga teacher with Yoga Australia since 1998 and
E-RYT 500 and YACEP with Yoga Alliance International 2017 Miriam first came to yoga because she had very bad sciatica pain and could hardly stand up or sit comfortably. This was due to bad posture and a scoliosis she developed during her younger years growing up! After attending her first yoga class in 1993 she noticed that her body felt much better and over time her posture started to improve and she had no more pain. With regular practice, she discovered yoga’s benefits in both body and mind, planting a seed that has never stopped growing. Miriam says that “This was my turning point to start studying yoga and become a teacher myself as I wanted to delve deeper and find out how this was at all possible, I have never looked back since.” Miriam has studied with many wonderful teachers to guide her on her path since 1996 including Muktanand Meannjin, a master Satyananda teacher and psychologist, Ashtanga Yoga with Shri K. Pattabhi Jois 1999, Dena Kingsberg, Eileen Hall, Iain Clark and David Muesham, Vinyasa Yoga with Louisa Sear from Yoga Arts in Byron Bay 2003, and Vanessa Rudge from Being Yoga 2013, Yoga Philosophy, Meditation and Pranayama with Emil Wendel 2004, and Seth Powell 2018, and Tantra Yoga with Christopher Wallis 2019 ongoing, Restorative Yoga with Judith Lancaster 2016 and Yin Yoga with Jo Phee 2017. Miriam has also completed advanced training in meditation through ACMM Australian Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness as well as studied Yoga Chi Gung with Grant Woolven in 1997, Pre and Post Natal Yoga with Vanessa Rudge 2014, Katy Appleton from Apple Yoga London 2012, and Yoga for Pregnancy and Childbirth with Amanda Reid from Samadhi Yoga 2008. Miriam is also a qualified Doula since 2019 having trained with the esteemed Australia Doula College in Sydney. Miriam believes that yoga is a lifelong study and along this journey she has complemented her life with learning Shiatsu, aromatherapy, massage, Ayurveda, Reiki I and II, and Light Language from Curandero tradition. Although Brisbane based now, Miriam has taught in Bali, Singapore and the Netherlands. |