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YIN YOGA & ANATOMY TEACHER TRAINING | MODULE I

15 - 20 JUNE 2024

6 DAY/50 HOUR CERTIFIED TEACHER TRAINING – BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF PAUL & SUZEE GRILLEY

This training is suitable for experienced and aspiring yoga teachers and students alike who wish to enhance their knowledge of yin yoga – the quiet practice – and discover the anatomical and energetic theories of yin yoga for their own personal practice and/or with the intention to teach.

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WELCOME TO YIN YOGA AND ANATOMY – THE QUIET PRACTICE

Yin yoga – the quiet practice – turns our attention inwards, to connect to the true essence of ourselves.

We practise yin yoga meditatively, using long-held poses without muscle tension, which strengthen and flex our connective, fascial and ligament tissues, mobilise our joints, and stimulate and soothe the nervous system. As a result, the exercises we do have a stress-reducing and regenerative effect.

We learn how to accumulate the subtle energy flow (chi flow) and to feel the enhanced energy flow in our meridians after completing a yoga practice.  This practice nourishes us from our core, with a blend of awareness, calmness and relaxation.

In the fast-paced world of the 21st century, yin yoga offers the perfect balance for teachers and students alike.

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WHAT WILL YOU GET

  • Certificate

    On successful completion of this training, students will be awarded a Yoga Alliance 50 hour certificate.

  • Meet and learn with experts

    You will meet with one of the World's Yin Yoga masters - Markus Henning Giess

  • Priority Meet & Greet with Experts

    You will have the privilege to meet, chat, and learn from experts in yoga and meditation.

  • More Than Just Yoga Asanas

    You will go deeper into the practice of yoga by using guided meditations to calm your mind and connect with your spirit.

  • Reconnect with Yourself and Heal

    You will be guided through a process of self-discovery and healing by looking inward and opening your heart.

  • Emotional Healing

    Heal emotionally and spiritually by releasing negative emotions and embracing positive ones.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

Yin Yoga Asanas

This section covers the theory and practice for teaching 20 yin yoga poses, including their specific characteristics and their effects.

One of the main elements of our yin yoga teacher training is, understandably, the asana practice. Each day we will either offer an asana practice or asana lab of at least 90 - 120 minutes.

We learn yin yoga as a calm, meditative practice comprising poses which are executed on the floor, either sitting or lying down. We wait, calmly and serenely, for our body to surrender to the pose.

Yin yoga focuses on the connective, fascial and ligament tissues of the body around the hips, upper thighs, pelvic girdle and lower back – the main problem areas in this modern age.

Each pose is held for between three and five minutes.

This approach of stretching the ligaments in the spine by means of long-held traction and then strengthening the structure by building up the muscle is already known in the realm of back therapy, and yin yoga offers us and our students the opportunity to adopt this approach as a preventive practice for our joints until we reach a ripe old age.

Yin yoga focuses on the uniqueness of the individual.

It accumulates the energies which flow through the body and releases them, after each practice, to enhance the flow of energy and disperse potential blockages.

An additional quality of yin yoga is the meditative, inwardly focusing, quiet attentiveness from which insight and strength are derived.

Yin yoga prepares both body and mind for longer meditation sessions.
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Anatomy is the Key

Anatomical understanding of not only the individual bone structure but also the muscular, connective, fascial and ligament tissues is an essential prerequisite for an effective yoga teacher.

The backbone of yin yoga (in the style of Paul and Suzee Grilley) – and thus of our Yin Yoga Teacher Training program – will be anatomy, because it is difficult for us to feel completely secure about our teaching without understanding muscles, ligaments and joints (bone structure). Time and time again students will challenge us.

In this training, we will refresh our basic knowledge and concentrate mainly on the individual bone structure (compression) and unique muscular, ligament and fascial tissues (tension) of each student, to ensure we are fully conversant with their anatomy and thus able to ensure that the practice is safe for them.

This understanding of how to look deeper into the human body, to see the human as a moving skeleton, to read him by observing the way he or she moves and to be able to identify which joints are involved in a yoga pose, as well as where movement or suppleness is required for the pose and to what extent, helps us recognize why some yoga students can hold a position and others cannot.

We develop an understanding of why each person practices yoga poses in a different way.

We recognize that even when two people look the same from the outside, they feel each pose differently.

This allows us to be more certain, when teaching, about which logical variations of a pose to suggest or which individual assists to give the student.

Once one has grasped this principle, yoga (asana practice) becomes an extremely simple combination of muscle and joint movements.
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7-point Analysing Principle for Assists - Theory

The Yin Yoga and Anatomy Teacher Training program focuses less on teaching set assists and much more on introducing a 7-point analysis principle, which you can then use for every known yoga pose and for each individual student.

This analysis principle for assists, combined with an anatomical understanding of the student’s individual bone structure and the tension lines within their body, helps us to learn to read people when they are holding yoga poses. We can then give them logical assists and/or offer them alternatives tailored to the requirements of their individual, unique physique and bone structure.

With the help of the 7-Point Analyzing Principe, we can quickly learn to read, analyze and evaluate human bodies.

Once a yoga teacher has developed full anatomical understanding, applying it during a yoga session is child’s play, as an assist is always a logical progression, based on the unique body of each individual student.

This principle helps us, as teachers, to stay alert and present.
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7-Point Analysis Principle - Practical Tests

Learning through touch and learning through practice.

You cannot learn yoga anatomy from a book or a DVD, no matter how experienced you are. We will learn through practicing techniques both on ourselves and on our fellow students.

In the Yin Yoga and Anatomy Teacher Training program, we’ll study and apply a series of practical tests for analyzing the bone structure, compression and tension of our students. We will have the opportunity to learn – in a safe environment – to read a human being, to sense our own limitations and to test and recognize those of others. Eventually, with the benefit of myriad insights and enhanced self-awareness, we will be able to assess the needs and limitations of any individual student.

Moreover, as a result of practicing many repetitions, we will feel more secure and clear about our approach to yin yoga and anatomy.

The foundation has been laid.
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TPY International Yoga Academy creates an inspiring and loving community. By sharing our passion for vibrant living and yoga, we help people spark and pursue their purpose to better spread their radiance around the world.

TPY International Yoga Academy's main goal is to change the way yogis are educated by providing yoga education from a heartfelt place and enriching yoga passion from the inside out.

At TPY International Yoga Academy, yoga is not only an exercise or a trend to follow. It is a lifestyle philosophy!

Whether you are a beginner or have been practicing yoga for years and are ready to take the next step in your discovery journey of yoga, TPY International Yoga Academy is the exact place to begin your new chapter.

Om Namaste!

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YTT I (6 day/50 hour)
  • PRICE
  • 999 USD
  • Early Bird
  • 799 USD
CHOOSE PACKAGE CONTACT US
Limited Space Available
  • Early bird offer (Booked and fully paid by 15 April 2024)

 

ABOUT THE TEACHERS

Markus Henning Giess

International E-RYT 500 yoga teacher Markus completed his first yoga training with Power Yoga founder Bryan Kest before completing his 500hr Yin Yoga Teacher Trainings with Yin Yoga teachers and mentors Paul & Suzee Grilley, with whom he has also assisted on several of their trainings. He has also completed an intensive Yin/Yang & Meditation Teacher Training with Insight Yoga founder Sarah Powers.  

He has over 30 years of teaching experience and more than 10,000 hours of training under his belt, from dance to yoga, massage to meditation, anatomy to energy work.

Karin Michelle Sang

Karin’s first introduction to yoga was in 1999 while working as a professional musical performer in Germany. She completed a 350hour yoga teacher training with Power Yoga founder Bryan Kest, followed by a RYT 500hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Yin Yoga founders Paul & Suzee Grilley, and Insight Yoga founder Sarah Powers. She also completed a Restorative Yoga teacher training with Karla Brodie and Neal Ghoshal and is an iRestYoga Nidra Level 1 Teacher.

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Daily Schedule

  • 08:30 - 9:30
    Meditation
  • 09:00 - 12:30
    Yin Yoga Class
  • 12:30 - 13:30
    Lunchbreak
  • 13:30 - 14:30
    Theory
  • 14:30 - 17:30
    Practical

Note

Pre-Requisites

This course is suitable for dedicated yoga students with a regular yoga practice of at least 2 years, who wish to deepen their understanding of Yin Yoga and Yoga Anatomy for their own practice (with or without the intention to teach) as well as for already certified and aspiring yoga teachers who would like to teach Yin Yoga. 

Auditing

If you have successfully completed Yin Therapy’s Yin Yoga & Anatomy Teacher Training Module 1 course, we are offering graduates the opportunity to repeat this course at a cost of 489 USD (incl. GST). Please note - there are a limited number of allocations for auditors.

Required Reading

(before the commencement of the training)

The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and the Practice by Bernie Clark.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

Each student is provided (for the course duration only)

  • Materials (Eng Ver.)
  • 1 x mat
  • 1 x bolster
  • 2 x thick large blankets
  • 2 x cork block
  • 2 x strap
  • A translator is available at all times during  the 50 hour course
  • Continuing Education 50 hour of Yoga Alliance

Exclusions

  • Accommodation 
  • Meals

Certification

This 50 hour Yoga Alliance training module is a stand-alone teacher training and also the first of four modules that together make up Yin Therapy’s 200hr Yin Yoga & Anatomy Teacher Training.

Attendance of the entire programme is required. To be eligible to receive the 50 hour Yin Yoga & Anatomy Teacher Training certificate of completion for this course,  you must attend all hours of the training and complete all required assignments. Please plan your time and travel accordingly in order to not miss any of the sessions.

This certificate may be counted towards our Yoga Alliance internationally recognised 200hr Yin Yoga & Anatomy Teacher Training certificate or recognised as continuing education hours for Yoga Alliance registered yoga teachers.

     

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