Yin Yoga Teacher Training

YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

LEVEL 1

50 HOURS

SYLLABUS - LOWER BODY

FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY

• Anatomy – lower body bones 

Anatomical understanding of individual bones and how these affect every yin yoga poses

• Anatomy – lower body muscles

Anatomical understanding of lower body muscles, ligaments and fascia and tension within these tissues affect yin yoga poses

• Yin Poses – lower body

Teaching the basic 5 archetypal yin poses including variations

• Six lower body meridian channels

Understanding the meridian channels of the lower body as well as the associated organs and energetic feeling tone

• Mindfulness meditation 

Mindfulness meditation techniques whilst in the yin yoga poses

PRE-COURSE READING: - 

• Yin Yoga: Principles and Practice by Paul Grilley
• The 4 Foundations of Mindfulness by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
• Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers

End of module assignment, to be completed before certification