8 Day 50-Hour Autumn Yin and Acupressure Yoga Teacher Training in Andalusia, Spain

Certifications

The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.

Prerequisites

You are required to have completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program. You are also required to be in good health, physically and mentally. Please note that this is a yoga teacher training intensive.

About the training

This 50-hour Yin yoga teacher training course explores the practice and teachings of Yin yoga from a functional approach of how you adapt the pose to each individual. You will explore the foundational theory of acupressure and fascia fundamentals and how you can stimulate acupressure and trigger points through Yin yoga asanas. In short, you will learn how Yin yoga works and how to combine it with acupressure points to teach deeper, richer, and enhanced Yin yoga classes. Acupressure is a form of touch therapy that utilizes the principles of acupuncture and Chinese medicine.

In acupressure, the same points on the body are used as in acupuncture but are stimulated with finger or ball pressure instead of with the insertion of needles. Acupressure is used to relieve a variety of symptoms and pain. Acupressure techniques are fairly easy to learn and have been used to provide quick, cost-free, and effective relief from many symptoms. This training is designed to put you in the role of a student, applying the concepts of Yin yoga and acupressure to your practice. In this training, you will explore Eastern philosophy, Yin yoga, fascia, acupressure techniques, and the asana clinic.

Finally, you will practice the skills Yin teachers use to support their students' balance: situations in which someone needs to stretch, relax, and slow down. The different Yin yoga teacher training sessions of the day cover philosophy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), teaching methodology, posture clinic, and the meridians. Last Friday evening is dedicated to celebrating your graduation.

What you will learn

• Understand and explain the importance of Yin yoga
• Understand TCM and apply its fundamental theories
• Understand and use fascia fundamentals in your yoga class
• Adapt yin yoga asanas to different body types
• Apply the meridian system to Yin yoga asanas
• Combine Yin yoga and acupressure points in your yoga class
• Teach inclusive, creative, safe, and intelligent Yin yoga classes
• Use Eastern philosophy to live a happy and fulfilled life

What you learn

1. Philosophy

Learning goals: Have the right relationship with your body and its physiological processes. Have the right relationship with your mind. Understand the difference between mind and intellect. Understand the Koshas, or five sheaths. Gain the tools to be happy and peaceful.

• The Koshas
• The self
• The secret of happiness

2. TCM and acupressure

Learning goals: Understand the connection between fascias and Yin yoga. Identify the main fascia groups. Locate the main acupressure and trigger points. Apply the acupressure point system to Yin yoga asanas. Release the fascias using the trigger points. Stimulate acupressure points to balance the body and mind.

• Introduction to TCM
• Fascia theory
• Acupressure points
• Trigger points
• Most common imbalances

3. Asana lab

Learning goals: Understand the main Yin asanas and their target areas. Assist students in finding the asanas safely in their bodies. Safely adapt asanas to different body types. Stimulate the main acupressure and trigger points through Yin yoga asanas.

• Yin yoga asanas
• Modifications, use of props, and variations
• Asana link to acupressure and trigger points
• Making Yin yoga accessible

4. Teaching

Learning goals: Teach inclusive, creative, safe, and intelligent Yin yoga classes. Plan and teach Yin yoga classes according to imbalances and the self-healing approach. Find your voice and create your own style as a Yin yoga teacher. Release fascias using myofascial release balls.

• Inclusive skillful cueing
• Qualities of a great Yin yoga teacher
• Yin yoga class sequencing
• Target and balance the energy flow through Yin asanas

5. Practice

Learning goals: Deepen your own practice by experiencing inspiring sequencing with precise instruction. Each practice focuses on a different imbalance. Frog Lotus chose to focus the classes on the imbalances teachers encounter the most with their students.

• Five Vinyasa yoga classes
• Five Yin yoga classes
• Five guided meditations
• Teaching practice
• Class sequencing

6. Course structure

This is an intensive one-week in-person course. You are supported and mentored throughout the course. They provide a safe environment to practice teaching.

• Eight-hour time commitment per day
• Course material and assignments are studied in your own time during the day
• 30-minute office hours

Required book to purchase

• Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom by B.K.S. Iyengar

Grading policy

For those of you working to obtain your 50-hour Continuing Education Units (CEUs) with Yoga Alliance, you need to complete all the following activities:

• Attend all sessions and classes of the training
• Participate and engage actively in each class
• Pass the final Q&A test and review
• Design and teach your 30-minute class

Goals

By the end of the training, you will be able to:

• Understand and explain the importance of Yin yoga
• Understand fascia fundamentals
• Adapt Yin yoga asanas to different body types
• Look into imbalances with a holistic approach according to TCM
• Combine Yin and acupressure points in your Yin classes
• Teach inclusive, creative, safe, and intelligent Yin yoga classes
• Use Eastern philosophy to live a happy and fulfilled life
• Use acupressure points to restore and balance the flow of energy in the body and mind

Daily schedule

• 08:00 - 09:30 Vinyasa yoga practice
• 09:30 - 10:00 Breakfast groups
• 10:30 - 12:20 Theory class
• 12:30 - 13:30 Philosophy class
• 13:30 - 15:00 Lunch and rest
• 15:00 - 15:30 Office hours
• 15:30 - 17:25 Asana lab class
• 17:30 - 19:00 Yin practice
• 19:00 Dinner