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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. 

I just wanted to say thank you for this incredible experience! I loved every minute of this training and I also felt very safe to share my thoughts & experience with you. I‘m truly grateful that I was able to participate and learn more about Yoga & myself. I couldn‘t imagine a better first YTT and even more so since it was online and not in-person.
Tanja Basejnic
Tanja BasejnicCanada

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.

I loved every minute of this training! Thanks for giving me the oppertunity and space to participate and learn more about Yoga & myself <3
Anja Reber
Anja ReberGermany

TAKE YOUR YOGA knowledge TO THE NEXT LEVEL & BECOME A MASTERFUL TEACHER

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

$520

★  Internationally recognized yoga certification

★  Daily Asana and Meditation practice

★  Yin Yoga Teacher Training program & manual (lifetime access)

$285

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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: 

Yoga Academy International yoga teachers

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. 

 

 

Scott Nanamura Yoga Academy International

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 Yoga Academy International

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. 

What our students say:

NOT JUST AN AVERAGE YOGA TRAINING; IT WAS AN ENRICHING LIFE EXPERIENCE. I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE MANY ASPECTS OF YOGA AND MEDITATION. AS WELL AS MORE ABOUT MYSELF. I RECEIVED THE TOOLS TO LEAD A MORE EMPOWERED AND CONSCIOUS LIFE. THE GENUINE LOVE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM THE SKILLED INSTRUCTORS AND MY FELLOW STUDENTS WAS APPARENT ON A DAILY BASIS AND SO APPRECIATED. I ENJOYED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL-PLANNED PROGRAM. GREAT VARIETY OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND LASTING FRIENDSHIPS. I’M FOREVER GRATEFUL.
MS
Sweden
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE! THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHING AND EDUCATION WAS TRULY FANTASTIC. THE STAFF ALONG WITH ALL OF THE EXPERT GUEST SPEAKERS WERE SUPER SUPPORTIVE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. I FEEL WELL EQUIPPED AND EXCITED TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND SHARE WHAT I HAVE LEARNED. I ESPECIALLY LOVED THAT WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO EMBRACE OUR OWN STYLE OF TEACHING. THE STUNNING AND MAGICAL LOCATION WAS THE CHERRY ON TOP!
Sonya H
Australia
TEACHER TRAINING WITH YOGA ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL IS AN AMAZING AND POWERFUL EXPERIENCE. THERE ARE THE IMMEDIATE BENEFITS YOU EXPERIENCE WHILE IN TEACHER TRAINNG AND THEN THERE ARE THE BENEFITS WHEN YOU RETURN HOME AND INTEGRATE ALL THE INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCES.
Hari Khalsa
USA
REFUND POLICY:
 
A non-refundable deposit is required to hold your space in the program. The remaining balance is due 2-weeks later.
 
 
We are not offering refunds for this course under any circumstances. 
 

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Yoga Academy International Faculty:

Lauren Rudick

Lauren Rudick

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 has lead yoga retreats and workshops in over 2-dozen countries and continues to study with world-class instructors whenever possible. She has been featured in Women's health Magazine, YogiTimes, Optymyz and get out there to name a few 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 registered with Yoga Alliance. 

Will Peters

Will Peters

Making yoga accessible and enjoyable, regardless of who you are and how strong or flexible you are, is his priority. With a passion for all things health and wellbeing, Will’s aim is to inspire anyone and everyone to step on the mat to gain the physical and mental benefits that yoga can provide.Born in the UK, Will is a qualified and registered yoga teacher with over 250 hours of training. Will places an emphasis on alignment and safety. Outside of teaching, Will is an enthusiastic yoga student, constantly pushing his body and mind to new limits. Whether it’s learning to handstand, progressing towards the splits or practicing mindfulness exercises, Will loves to learn new things and grow. This provides continuous evolution to Will’s teaching as he brings new-found energy and knowledge from my personal practice into class.

Liv Townsend

Liv townsend

Despite being ‘self-taught’ in the early days, Liv took her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in London in 2016, an additional 200hr Rocket & Vinyasa Training in 2020 and completed her 500hr training with Jason Crandell in 2021. Liv takes a lot of inspiration for the mechanics and science of movement from other disciplines such as martial arts, gymnastics, calisthenics and resistance training. Her favourite teaching style is a combination of Vinyasa and Hatha yoga which a friend of mine so perfectly suggested it be called VinHatha! There’s not a great deal of chaturanga-updog-downdogs, but instead we challenge the body in more unique ways, manipulating our body weight to find both length and strength in the entire body.

Teresa Edmilao

Teresa Edmilao

Teresa has been practicing massage therapy since 2006. She has a 3000hr diploma in Massage Therapy from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Vancouver, BC. Teresa has a passion for helping people connect with their bodies. She lives by example, inspiring people to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Teresa spent 7 years practicing massage therapy in Canada to people from all walks of life; students, athletes, desk workers, labourers, youth, elderly, dancers, and accident victims. Teresa is also a fire dancer and hula hoop dancer. She has experienced numerous injuries has personally been through the rehabilitation process many times. It was these experiences that have lead her to delve deeply into the study and application of anatomy and movement. Teresa offers anatomy classes at Yoga Academy International. Her teachings are thorough, meticulous but fun, drawing on every day life experience to help yogis understand their bodies better. 

Nancy Goodfellow

Nancy Goodfellow

Yoga director and co-owner of Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica, Nancy is extremely well known for her inspiring and creative daily classes, workshops,and retreats, with students both locally and internationally. Her twenty years of committed practice, thousands of hours of trainings, and continual curiosity towards life’s most mysterious aspects are all part of why she has so many devoted students. She began her Yogic studies in the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition under the guidance of her first teachers, Dominic Corigliano, Tim  Miller and Pattabhi Jois. Nancy has completed over 500 hours of Yoga Alliance teacher trainings and began teaching in 1998. Nancy dedicated many years of study to the Anusara method with its amazing principles of alignment, Tantric philosophy and Bhakti filled practice. She completed over 500 hours of certified Anusara teachings and traditional non-dualistic Tantra studies.

Perrine Marais

Lauren Rudick

Known in Quebec for her empowering and effective teaching, Perrine has completed over 1400hours of trainings. After her 200hr certification in Costa Rica, she wanted to deepen her knowledge and practice from a more traditional approach. So Perrine travelled to India where she accumulated overr 1000 hours of Hatha yoga training at the Patanjali International Yoga Foundation. Before joining the Yoga Academy International team, Perrine joined her teachers and lead 5 trainings in India. Constantly yearning to expand her education, Perrine has taken 2 yin yoga teacher trainings, a Sup Yoga teacher training, Thai Yoga Massage and Myofacial release. In teaching she hopes to share her love of yoga with others as a way to secure their confidence with exploration and movement of the functional body but also tap in to the deep energetic intelligence within. She is registered with yoga alliance as E-RYT 500.

Charlotte Mason

Charlotte Mason

Chef Charlotte Mason hails from Boston where she used work in high end restaurant kitchens and then later opened up her own catering company. Burnt out and needing a break, Charlotte went on a surf vacation to Nicaragua and 3 weeks later moved cross continents and has been there ever since. Charlotte's love of sourcing locally, creating exceptional plant-based dishes and combining flavours makes her food loved by everyone. Charlotte is passionate about health and wellness and is also a certified yoga instructor. Giving back not only with flavours, Charlotte frequently teaches yoga classes in Spanish for local women and helps empower local women to follow their dreams and speak their minds. In joining Yoga Academy International, Charlotte has added so much to the experience by creating comfort and family feelings found only when gathering around a table to share delicious meals together. When not on Yoga Academy International's trainings, Charlotte creates gourmet pop up dinners around Nicaragua and chefs at yoga retreats around the world.  

Sanne Hofman

Sanne Hofman

Sanne is a ray of sunshine! Before joining the Yoga Academy International team, Sanne was a neuropsychologist in Holland. On her path, she felt that her chosen field was not quite the right fit. So Sanne set off on a journey through Central America to get to know herself better. Along the way she met her partner Toby in Panama. Together they worked and traveled through Central America eventually finding their way to Maderas Beach, Nicaragua. They loved the spot so much that they decided to move there and eventually got jobs managing a boutique hotel. Wanting to expand her offerings at the hotel, Sanne took Yoga Academy International's 200hr teacher training in 2018. She then furthered her studies in the Chakra-Vinyasa Training and went back to Europe to take Thai Yoga Massage training. Sanne is compassionate, loving and kind. She is an example of how to live yoga ethics while still being true to who you are. Sanne offers YAI students endless encouragement and love as well as unwavering support on their journeys. She can always be counted on for a listening ear, a compassionate friend, a glowing smile or a warm hug when you need it most. 
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