This training offers an immersive journey into Yin Yoga, suited to professionals and practitioners wishing to learn more about the Yin Yoga practice and its benefits.

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Course Content

This training offers an immersive journey into Yin Yoga, suited to professionals and practitioners wishing to learn more about the Yin Yoga practise and its benefits.  You will learn and investigate the world of functional anatomy and understand skeletal variation in your students while adapting postures safely. The course blends traditional Yin principles with anatomy, sequencing skills, and musical strategies to allow graduates to lead skilful, intentional, and musically resonant Yin classes.

The Spine & Upper Body

This training will include a special emphasis on the anatomy of the spine, looking at the true nature and alignment of the spine, and how it changes with every skeleton. We will use upper and lower body postures, to showcase variations for Yin Yoga, supporting each and every body. Posture clinics will enhance our understanding of how we can adapt any posture to suit any body.

Sequencing, music, and voice

We will dive deeper into modules of sequencing including concepts such as pace, voice, class structure, theme based classes and the use of sound to enhance your Yin & Meditation practise. Whether used to create a tranquil atmosphere or to connect with specific moods and intentions, music becomes a subtle companion to meditation and yin yoga, supporting practitioners in finding presence and balance.

Learning Outcomes

Principles & Philosophy of Yin Yoga

-       Functional Anatomy and the study of skeletal variation 

-       Spine Anatomy and human variation including live demonstrations of range of motion, to develop  understanding of biomechanics and how to safely adapt poses to anyone

-       Posture study involving lower body meridians some upper body postures

-       Teach a broad repertoire of upper- and lower‑body Yin postures with appropriate modifications and prop use

-       Create well-paced, intention-driven Yin sequences that support spinal health

-       Meditation & Breath practices to enhance your yin experience

-       Effects of sound and music on the Yin Yoga Practice (resonance breathing, frequency meditations)

-       Holding space and finding your voice as a Yin teacher 

Teaching Team

Emily Mergaert & Wij: Lead Yin Teacher Teachers

Emily has been teaching yoga for more than ten years and leads Yin and advanced trainings in London as well as hosting events and retreats all over the globe, while teaching at her home studio Mission, Europe’s largest movement space. Her Yin teachings take inspiration from Paul Grilley and Bernie Clark and provide a space for accessibility, function and enquiry through learning.

Price £445 Early Bird, £475 thereafter

Recommended books

Yin Yoga Principles and Practise by Paul Grilley

The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga – Bernie Clark

A Yogi’s Guide to Chakra Meditation – Paul Grilley

This training offers an immersive journey into Yin Yoga, suited to professionals and practitioners wishing to learn more about the Yin Yoga practice and its benefits.

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Course Content

This training offers an immersive journey into Yin Yoga, suited to professionals and practitioners wishing to learn more about the Yin Yoga practice and its benefits. You will learn and investigate the world of functional anatomy and understand skeletal variation in your students while adapting postures safely. This training will also feature an in-depth look on meridians of the body rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine and their relationship to Yin Yoga, taught by guest teacher and TCM specialist Mina Lee.

The anatomy module of the course will involve a close look at the anatomy of the hip, and the lower body Yin postures. Live demonstrations showing our skeletal variations and distinguishing between tension and compression will allow your eyes to see an entirely new perspective of analysing the human body. You will then be able to adapt any posture to any practitioner.

We will also touch on music’s role in Yin Yoga and how the effect of music can shape the meditative experience of the practice. Whether used to create a certain atmosphere, or to connect with specific moods and intentions, music can be a subtle companion to meditation and yin yoga, supporting practitioners in finding presence and balance.

By the end of the training, you will not only have the tools to teach Yin Yoga with knowledge and authenticity but also a deeper appreciation for the interplay of body, mind, and energy in this transformative practice.

Learning Outcomes

On this course you will learn about:

• Principles and philosophy of Yin Yoga

• Functional anatomy and the study of skeletal variation

• Hip anatomy and human variation including live demonstrations of range of motion, developing an understanding of biomechanics and how to safely adapt poses to anyone

• Meridian theory and TCM and their relation to Yin Yoga (with Mina Lee) 

• An introduction to the Five Elements Theory and its relationship to physical, emotional, and energetic health (with Mina Lee)

• An in-depth look into the meridian lines that cross the lower body and their relation to Yin Yoga practice. (with Mina Lee)

• A Qi Gong practice taught with Meridian Theory by Mina Lee.

• Posture study with postures focusing on lower body meridians

• Posture clinics and sequencing with meridians in mind

• Props in Yin Yoga and how to use props creatively and functionally

• Meditation and breath practices to enhance your Yin experience

• Effects of sound and music on the Yin Practice (resonance breathing, frequency meditations)

• Holding space as a Yin teacher, finding your voice

Teaching Team

Emily Mergaert: Lead Yin Teacher Trainer

Emily has been teaching yoga for more than ten years and leads Yin and advanced trainings in London as well as hosting events and retreats all over the globe, while teaching at her home studio Mission, Europe’s largest movement space. Her Yin teachings take inspiration from Paul Grilley and Bernie Clark and provide a space for accessibility, function and enquiry through learning.

Mina Lee (TCM, Qi Gong, Yoga Teacher Trainer): Guest Teacher

Mina is a dedicated yoga teacher and business owner based in Abu Dhabi, committed to promoting wellness and balance in her students’ lives. She holds a degree in clinical pharmacy and has furthered her education with a Master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine in Korea.

By integrating her expertise in yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mina empowers individuals to cultivate healthier and more harmonious lifestyles. She also leads yoga teacher training and international workshops, where she shares her knowledge and fosters connections within a vibrant community. Mina will offer several online live sessions on this training.

Recommended books

Yin Yoga Principles and Practise by Paul Grilley

The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga – Bernie Clark

A Yogi’s Guide to Chakra Meditation – Paul Grilley