13 Day 100-Hour Yin Yoga Therapy Teacher Training in Bali, Indonesia

Certification:

With successful completion of the training, 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 alternatively can count as Yoga Alliance continuing education credits).

Additionally, students will receive a 100-hour Yin Yoga Therapy™ practitioner diploma, which is a building block for their 700 hours of Yin Yoga Therapy™ education as a component of Alexandra Denkinger M.D.(ACU) physical therapy practice, licensed and registered as 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).

The Yin healing method

Mindfulness will be a subject in focus, and you will be guided on how to integrate mindfulness principles to transform a Yin yoga class into a meditation practice and a healing session. The Taoist meridians and five elements give you resources of inspiration for your practice and your teaching.

Students will gain the knowledge, confidence, Yoga Alliance credits, and Yin Yoga Therapy™ diploma to teach and share this wonderful practice.

Get a solid understanding of yin yoga as a yoga practice and healing modality. In this course, you will learn all the essential elements of Yin yoga with a focus on how to integrate the Daoist healing wisdom of the chi flow and the meridians in your teaching. You'll look into the Yin side of yoga from all angles and dive deep into the subject of how to apply Yin yoga as therapy.

When you awaken and align your body’s underlying energy, you activate your innate process of healing and transformation. Demystify how energy affects everything you do and feel and learn how to work with your body and your mind.

You will get to know about acupressure points applied in the poses and sequencing according to physical or emotional issues. The alternative medicine aspect of Daoism offers the opportunity for deep healing and profound transformation. Understand the basic principles and learn about tools and practices that balance your subtle body, which is how physical, emotional, and spiritual healing begins, so you can build vitality, unravel energetic blockages, and boost your immunity.

You will be given a deep insight into each meridian and each Daoist element. Find out more about their subconscious value and the applied body acupressure points and yin yoga poses to help balance those energies and stimulate a free chi flow.

In detail, you explore each body’s target area and its correlation with the meridians and facial pathways. Your hosts explain to you ways to emotional healing and the release of energetic blockages in the poses. As you put your bodies in certain positions, different meridian energy streams get stimulated, and you activate your body’s own healing powers.

For an embodied experience, students will find the opportunity to practice teaching themselves and develop their own style in the art of teaching Yin. The focus is to imply sequences according to the meridians and Daoist elements, understanding their energetic value and the subtle art of creating the ideal environment for a transformational experience of body, mind, and soul to take place.

In the Circles of Transformation, your hosts create a safe space to connect and share. Together, you open the gates to a long-lasting transformation.

By the end of this course, you will not only receive your Yin Yoga Therapy™ diploma and a Yoga Alliance Certificate with Continuing Education Credits, but you will feel stronger, more balanced, healthier, and better able to thrive and flow in the life you are meant to live. (This program is designed as a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education, however, there is no specific prerequisite required but an open mind and commitment and dedication to your personal development).

The schools philosophy

The Body-Mind-Soul Centre sees teaching yoga as an art fueled by authenticity and creativity. A student's personal practice and the understanding that follows spark the inner teacher and sharing with others will come naturally and spontaneously. In a Taoist / Zen way, they emphasize the value of breath, meditation, and intuition rather than ritual worship or rigorous following of old scriptures and perfect alignments. It matters how it feels much more than how it is supposed to look.

The Body-Mind-Soul Centre acknowledges that every student and teacher has his or her own unique presence, energy, and teaching style. The Body-Mind-Soul Centre provides an ideal environment for learning and a practice process, where yoga teacher training courses are presented and practiced in depth. The Body-Mind-Soul Centre is an RYS-registered school with Yoga Alliance and is honored to collaborate with teachers from wonderfully diverse and experienced backgrounds.

The aim is to apply the teachings and practices of the yoga tradition to go on an exploration to investigate the relationship of your body, mind, and soul. Ultimately to gain clarity, to understand your nature, to create harmony between you and others, and to experience freedom and joy. In a Taoist / Zen way, the teachings emphasize the value of breath, meditation, and intuition rather than traditional worship or rigorous following of old scriptures and perfect alignments. Yin Yoga Therapy Teacher Training sees teaching yoga as an art fueled by authenticity and creativity.

Daily schedule

During the immersion, weekdays are study immersion; your weekends are free to explore the area or to dedicate yourself to your self-study. 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 - 07:15 Nature meditation
• 07:20 - 08:30 Guided Yang yoga practice
• Breakfast break
• 09:15 - 10:15 Yin theory
• 10:20 - 11:20 Yin methodology
• 11:30 - 12:30 Asana lab / partner work / review and research
• Lunch and afternoon break
• 15:30 - 17:30 Yin yoga immersion
• 17:45 - 18:45 Sunset circle
• Occasional optional evening activity

What you will learn:

Yin Yoga Therapy™ teacher training

Yin healing, Daoist elements, meridians, acupressure points, mindfulness, and yoga foundations

Foundation, definition, and theory of Yin yoga

• Physical
• Energetic
• Soul and mind

Yin yoga practice

• 35 regular Yin yoga poses +
• Additional upper body poses, wall poses, and modifications
• Functional and energetic aspects of the poses
• How and when to use probs
• 8-Points-Analysis Principle
• Special situations / target areas
• Sequences for each Daoist element and each meridian

The art of teaching Yin

• Intention / expression / context / tools
• The art of sequencing a Yin class
• Embodied practical experience

Yin Therapy, Chi, and the meridian flow in the body

• Yin / Yang / Chi defined
• Five Daoist elements
• The three treasures
• 12 primary traditional oriental medicine meridians and their healing wisdom
• Meridians addressed in each pose
• Energetic and emotional value of each pose
• Dan Tien healing breath
• The 3 different ways to activate chi flow
• The transformative power of the rebound

Mindfulness

• Mindfulness history
• Concept and practice
• Neuroplasticity

Healing toolbox

• Extracurricular workshop ‘Acupressure Points’
• Anatomy of the mind
• An invitation to mindful living
• Tools to transformation
• The power of visualization and the Dan Tiens

Basic anatomy and the theory of exercise

• The physical theory of the practice
• Aesthetic vs. functional alignment
• Compression vs tension
• Understanding fascia and tensegrity
• Sensory processing, interoception & proprioception
• The piezoelectric principle in the poses
• When and how to apply Yin yoga principles in physical therapy to release pain

Professional development

• Class management and general professionalism
• Responsibility and accountability
• Scope of practice
• Code of conduct

Daily yoga practice

• Yin yoga healing immersions
• Meditations, breathwork & yoga Nidra
• Morning class of dynamic yang styles of yoga for the balance

Sunset circles

• Different active meditations
• Movement therapy
• Chanting & healing sessions
• Circle of transformation

Highlights:

• Learn all aspects of Yin yoga from all angles; body, mind, and soul
• Ancient teachings brought into a contemporary context
• Mindfulness and Daoist healing philosophy of meridians and Chi flow in the body
• Learn in a supportive and encouraging environment
• Transformational healing and sharing circles
• Yoga Alliance teacher certificate (RYT 300 module) and Yin Yoga Therapy™ diploma
• Have a transformational experience that you’ll remember for the rest of your life
• Find out more about yourself and who you really are, finding a heart connection
• You will leave this training confident to teach yin yoga as a healing modality