yin yoga Teacher Training
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What is Yin Yoga?
Yin yoga is a gentle type of yoga that focuses on holding poses for longer periods. It targets the deep connective tissues in your body, like ligaments and fascia, to increase flexibility and improve joint mobility.
Yin Yoga is all letting gravity do the work, and finding stillness in poses to help release tension and promote a sense of calmness.
Yin yoga combines traditional Hatha yoga with the ancient wisdom of Chinese Traditional Medicine, incorporating the concept of meridians, energy pathways in the body. Practicing yin yoga is said to stimulate these meridians, balancing the body’s energy flow and enhancing overall well-being.
Yin yoga also has a powerful impact on the parasympathetic nervous system, the part of our nervous system responsible for relaxation and restoration. When we hold gentle poses for an extended time in yin yoga, it triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation, reducing stress, and allowing the body and mind to recover.
About the training
This training was recorded live so you really get the feeling of BEING THERE. We have had dozens of positive reviews on this Yin Yoga Training course and it’s curriculum. Quite simply, people love it!
Upon completion you will receive a yin yoga teaching certification. This course is GREAT for anyone who wants to learn to relax, calm the body and mind and increase mobility.
This training is also one of the elective modules of our 300hr yoga teacher training certification. In taking this training you will gain 60hrs toward your 500hr RYT registered with the international yoga alliance.
Who's it for?
Yoga Teachers
Personal Trainers & health coaches
Athletes
those wanting to improve mobility
Those who are stressed, tired or burnt out
Course program
How it works:
This course can be fully completed in just 5 days. BUT you can take the course in your own time and at your own pace.
If you would like to fast track your yin yoga teacher training and finish in 5-days, we recommend following this schedule:
- 8-9:15am morning yoga flow
- Breakfast break
- 10am – 1pm Yin Yoga Theory
- Lunch break
- 2pm – 4pm Homework, office hours, practice teaching (at your own pace)
You will have homework assignments to complete in order to get your yin yoga teacher certification. Take as much time as you need to complete the homework/coursework assignments and submit them when you’re ready. You can complete your yin yoga training in your own time frame.
What you will learn:
What this Yin Yoga Teacher Training covers...
This yin yoga teacher training teaches you about:
- History and origins of yin yoga
- Anatomy of yin and the mayofacial system
- Chinese Traditional Medicine: meridians & Elements
- Where yin yoga and science meet
- How to sequence yin yoga classes
- How to create a safe space for yin
- Moon cycles, lunar energy and yin yoga
- How to theme your classes with the moon, the elements, the seasons
- How to effectively use props
8 modules
1
INTRODUCTION
origin & history of yin yoga, props and how to use them
2
PURPOSE OF PRACTICE
Tenants of yin yoga, breath, fascia, healthy stretching
3
FOUNDATIONS OF YIN
Kun Fu styles that lead to the development of yin yoga
4
THE YANG OF YIN
6 morning flows + Golden Seed, Warrior advances and retreats, Dragon Flow
5
CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
12 meridians and 5 elements breakdown
6
LUNAR ENERGY
Moon phases, moon cycles and more
7
SEQUENCING YIN YOGA CLASSES
Putting classes together based on elements and meridians, setting the space for yin
8
THEMEING
Teaching classes based on different themes like seasons, moon phases
Certification & Costs
Accreditation
Yoga Academy International is a recognized and registered yoga school with Yoga Alliance. When you graduate our course you will be a certified yin yoga teacher. This course also counts as 60hrs toward Yoga Academy International’s 300hr YTT. On completion of 5 elective modules you can register as RYT-500. For more information on our 300hr YTT program click here.
Yin yoga teacher training
★ Internationally recognized yoga certification
★ Daily Asana and Meditation practice
★ Yin Yoga Teacher Training program & manual (lifetime access)
$365
The Teachers
your guides for this training
To guide you through your Yin Yoga Teacher Training journey, we’ve handpicked the following Yoga Academy International faculty members:

Lead teacher and founder of Yoga Academy International, Lauren is a globally celebrated yoga instructor. She has been teaching yoga for over a decade and comes from a variety of lineages and traditions. Lauren’s has lead yoga retreats and workshops in over 2-dozen countries and continues to study with world-class instructors whenever possible. Lauren has been featured in loads of publications including Women’s health Magazine, YogiTimes, Optymyz, Get Out There Magazine, as well as on countless podcasts and newspaper articles. Lauren has solid roots in Iyengar based Hatha yoga with continued studies in Vinyasa flow, Anusara, Ashtanga, Restorative, Bhakti and Yin Yoga. She is inspired by teachers who tell stories. She has studied under Seane Corn, Chris Chavez, MC Yogi, Susan Cohen, Mercy Ananda, Nancy Goodfellow and many others. Lauren is passionate about sharing yoga from an authentic and soulful point of view. She believes that yoga practice can help uncover the veils that hide us from achieving our full potential.
Lauren is E-RYT 500 & YACEP registered with Yoga Alliance.

Loving life in every moment! Scott trained obtained his Masters Degree in traditional Chinese Medicine which includes acupuncture, herbology Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong, and Remedial Therapy. Scott has been practicing yoga for 40 years and teaching for 15. He has a unique ability to bring ancient teachings into a modern setting and to touch the hearts of his students. His work is to inspire students to practice with awareness and intention on the mat and to use the teachings off the mat in every day life settings. Scott’s teaching goals are to converge passion and wisdom, art and yoga.

Hatti Williams is an Astrologer, Sounds Healer, Tarot Reader, Fashionista and Yoga instructor. She completed her 200hr yoga teacher training and Yin Yoga teacher training with Yoga Academy International in Greece and has gone one to do over 1000 hours of formal training in Sound Healing, Advanced Yoga and Breathwork and Meditation. Hatti has a gift for bringing the mystical to life through her lectures and teachings. She offers a digestible and soulful take on astrology and merges the ancient wisdom of yoga with our understanding of the celestial universe seamlessly. Hatti will be teaching about the Lunar Cycle and how to theme yin classes with the moon, earth and astrological phases.
Each teacher in this course will share from their heart and passions. Lauren will guide you through sequencing, class structure, healthy stretching, class planning and theming. Scott will teach you about the 5-elements and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Hatti brings her expertise in astrology to teach you about the moon cycle, moon phases and how to theme your classes with the earth’s astrological cycles.
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