13-Daagse 100-Urige Bodywork en Yin Yoga Therapie Docentenopleiding in Bali Indonesië

Certifications

• Bodywork & Yin Yoga Therapy® Diploma
• Yoga Alliance Certificate (100hr Module Block for RYT 300/ or the course/hours can count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

2-week immersion – The art of Yin yoga and bodywork

This 2-week immersion introduces Yin Yoga as a pathway to healing and stillness, which, when combined with bodywork, unfolds into a journey of profound release, balance, and reconnection – supporting your body, mind, and energy in harmony.

This training unites Yin Yoga with hands-on bodywork to cultivate release, sensitivity, and compassionate touch. Yin provides the structural and energetic framework, while bodywork refines the art of supportive touch and presence – equipping you with tools to support students and yourself with greater depth, connection, and authenticity.

You will build the foundation for both personal practice and teaching. Together, you’ll explore the principles of Yin yoga, incorporating Taoist wisdom, and learn how the body’s chi flows through the main meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Discover ways to activate and harmonize these energy pathways through a blend of Yin postures and therapeutic bodywork.

Blocked energy – whether caused by stress, trauma, injury, or limiting patterns – often shows up as tension, imbalance, or disconnection. Through mindful adjustments, assisted stretches, and touch-based techniques, Yin yoga and bodywork help to dissolve these obstructions, releasing tension and reawakening the body’s innate capacity for harmony and well-being.

Yin yoga and physiotherapy experts Jenny Stark and Tina Bärtle will guide you in the art of teaching yin with supportive hands-on techniques. From meridian massage to assisted Yin poses, you’ll learn to integrate bodywork techniques that nourish body and soul – bringing new depth to your group classes and adding richness to your one-on-one Yin yoga therapy sessions.

Bodywork foundations

• Principles of safe touch – cultivating consent, clear communication, and energetic sensitivity.
• Somatic awareness and embodiment – developing presence and guiding students to attune to subtle inner sensations.
• 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 and 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.
• Trauma-sensitive bodywork – fostering safe spaces, preventing re-traumatization, 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.

Yin yoga foundations

While yin yoga is a wonderful practice by itself, in combination with bodywork, you can transform the practice into a multi-sensory experience. For a solid foundation for your practice and teaching, you will be introduced to the practice of yin yoga according to the principles and components, following the foundations laid out originally by Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, and Bernie Clark.

The consideration of an individual skeletal structure, functional alignment, and working with ‘yin tissue’ to not only stretch but also strengthen them requires quite some ‘know-how’ to dive into. You will learn how to address the physical benefits, safe ways of guiding into poses, and intelligent sequencing principles according to anatomical requirements and energetic aspects.

In Yin yoga, you work with the ancient healing wisdom of the Taoist philosophy, the meridians, and the chi flow in the body. You will get to know all the main meridians and different ways to activate and address them in the yin yoga practice.

Transforming a Yin yoga class into an in-yoga healing experience needs skill and practice, so there will be the opportunity to practice teaching yourself.

Mindfulness principles provide insight and guidance for the practice. Learn how to integrate mindfulness, connecting our body to a Zen state of mind to create the space to allow energetic and physical healing to take place.

This program empowers you to guide others into a deeply embodied experience. The method is consistently valued for its transformative impact, cultivating lasting trust and connection through the nervous system co-regulation that naturally unfolds – a rare and vital offering to successfully build connection.

For teachers, learning to offer safe and intuitive touch refines the ability to read bodies, sequence with intention, and hold space with greater presence. For practitioners, receiving bodywork during Yin opens the door to deeper trust, healing, and embodied awareness.

Whether you’re a teacher looking to enrich your offerings or a practitioner seeking personal growth, this training opens the door to balance, healing, and deeper embodiment.

Curriculum

Foundation, definition, and theory of Yin Yoga Therapyâ„¢

• Physical
• Energetic
• Soul and Mind

Yin yoga practice

• 35 regular yin yoga poses + applied bodywork
• Functional and energetic aspects of the poses
• Propping principles
• Intelligent sequencing

Foundations of Bodywork

• Principles of safe, conscious, trauma-sensitive touch
• Ethics, consent, and professional boundaries

Integrative bodywork

• Hands-on adjustments
• Assisted deep tissue release in Yin poses
• Thai yoga massage fundamentals
• MyoYin: integrating myofascial release techniques into Yin poses
• Trigger Points for common tension areas
• Fascia-focused stretch
• Neuromuscular Release
• Target areas and meridian massage
• Energetic and therapeutic approach of bodywork
• Energetic awareness and integration
• Nervous system regulation
• Using touch to deepen presence, connection, relaxation, and release

Bodywork in Yin yoga

• Integration of bodywork into Yin yoga classes
• Savasana massage: head, face, feet, and hands
• Adapting techniques for individual and group settings
• Embodied practical experience / Peer teaching practicum

Taoist wisdom and chi flow in the body

• Introduction to Chi
• 12 primary traditional Oriental Medicine Meridians
• The 3 different ways to activate chi flow in Yin pose
• The transformative power of the rebound

Functional approach to yoga / anatomy

• Muscular and skeletal system
• Biomechanical principles, joints, and their movements
• Aesthetic vs. functional alignment
• Compression vs. tension
• Understanding fascia and tensegrity
• Anatomical considerations for Yin and bodywork

Daily practice

• Morning class of dynamic yang styles of yoga for the energy balance
• Bodywork skills / Massage techniques in sequence
• Yin yoga immersions
• Sunset / sunrise circles
• Different active meditations
• Connective communication games and sharing circles
• Kirtan and cacao ceremony

Daily schedule

Here is an example day, but they adjust to sunrise or sunset, temperature, or mosquito time, and it might change a bit from day to day depending on sunset or sunrise times and the venue. Weekdays are study immersion; your weekends are free to explore the area and dedicate yourself to some self-study. Saturdays and Sundays are free, and there are no meals provided. The mornings start with a nature meditation followed by some movement with guided yang yoga classes. After breakfast, there are theory and methodology classes till lunch, followed by a long midday break. The late afternoons are dedicated to the Yin yoga practice and a sunset circle to complete the day. Days can vary, but here is an example day:

• 06:30 - 07:00 Sunrise Sadhana - Spiritual self-practice time
• 07:00 - 07:20 Nature meditation
• 07:30 - 08:30 Active morning practice
• Breakfast break
• 09:15 - 10:15 Asana lab
• 10:20 - 11:20 Theory
• 11:30 - 12:30 Methodology
• Lunch and afternoon break
• 15:30 - 17:30 Yin yoga & Bodywork immersion practice
• 17:45 - 18:45 Sunset circle
• Occasional optional evening activities

Certificate

Stand-alone or accreditation as a module block of 300-hrs Yoga Alliance Certification and 700-hours Yin Yoga Therapyâ„¢ Diploma.

With successful completion, students will receive a Yoga Alliance-affiliated 100-hour certificate from The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS 300 – registered school with Yoga Alliance), which can be accredited to the 300-hour Yoga Alliance certification program (or can count as Yoga Alliance continuing education credits for RYTs).

Additionally, students will receive a 100-hour Yin Yoga Therapy™ Practitioner diploma: ‘Bodywork and Yin Yoga’, which can be a building block for the 700 hours of Yin Yoga Therapy™ education. This is a component of Alexandra Denkinger, M.D.(ACU) physical therapy practice. Alexandra is a licensed and registered 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).