200 Hour YIN YOGA & MEDITATION Teacher Training
October 10 to November 7, 2018
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YIN YOGA creates a unique connection in the deeper layers of the body and mind. On a physical level it works on stimulating the deeper parts of the tissues such as ligaments, bones, and joints, particularly helping remove blockages in the connective tissues of the spine, pelvis and hips.
It is a great way to balance one's active (yang) style of yoga as it creates expansion and length in the body through what seems to be a gentle, soft, passive approach. In Yin Yoga postures are held for longer periods of time than in most yoga practices, varying from a range of a minute up to 15, or even 20 minutes. At Abhijna School of Yoga's 200 Hour Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training, you will learn how to safely teach and sequence a wide range of Yin Yoga Postures. Guiding safely and preparing the body for long holds so that we consciously work on all parts of the body, ankles, feet, knees, hips, pelvis, inner thighs and lower spine. THE LINK BETWEEN YIN YOGA AND MEDITATION is crucial as yin yoga prepares physically and mentally the mind for the journey of meditation. Through both practices, the student learns to become fully aware of the deep layers of the mind and the body, to understand the duality of life through "relaxation of effort" and meditation on the unlimited. |
The 200 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training Program provides future yoga teachers the skills & knowledge necessary to work intelligently with students from all backgrounds and ages who wish to undergo a serious yin yoga practice that is safe as well as those who wish to delve into deep meditational practices.
Learn to deepen your approach as a yoga teacher and practitioner, build up your confidence, expand your range of private as well as group classes and increase the tailored-made types of classes you can offer. Give your teaching your own signature and approach: Connect with your Yin Force - the force of creativity and source of stillness. .
The Abhijna Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Course is divided into two essential parts where the student develops into a competent teacher:
1. Yin Yoga Techniques: you will learn how to structure and teach beginners, intermediate and advanced yin yoga practices thus helping you cater a wide range of clients.
2. Meditation Techniques: Learn to teach and safely guide meditations.
At Abhijna School of Yoga we emphasize on the student becoming an Excellent Yin Yoga Teacher and Meditation Instructor through the practice of 8 essential methods:
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Learn to deepen your approach as a yoga teacher and practitioner, build up your confidence, expand your range of private as well as group classes and increase the tailored-made types of classes you can offer. Give your teaching your own signature and approach: Connect with your Yin Force - the force of creativity and source of stillness. .
The Abhijna Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Course is divided into two essential parts where the student develops into a competent teacher:
1. Yin Yoga Techniques: you will learn how to structure and teach beginners, intermediate and advanced yin yoga practices thus helping you cater a wide range of clients.
2. Meditation Techniques: Learn to teach and safely guide meditations.
At Abhijna School of Yoga we emphasize on the student becoming an Excellent Yin Yoga Teacher and Meditation Instructor through the practice of 8 essential methods:
- Asana Methodology - Theory and Practice.
- Learning How to Teach (Daily Teaching Practicum): Individual as well as Group Teaching including daily feedback.
- Demos: It includes three types of demonstrations. "on the mat" demonstration, "demonstrating with a student", and "guiding while demonstrating".
- The Art of Subtle Adjustments includes four types of adjustments: Hands-on adjustments, verbal adjustments, and safety concerns while adjusting and modifications.
- Voice Management - Rhythm, Tone, Pitch, Frequency. Learning to improve your speaking skills is a crucial way to become an effective yoga teacher. This involves learning to speak up and create a melodious voice, learning the art of mantra to improve your voice, learning how to create a soothing and strong voice.
- Yoga Sequencing: Learn to create a Yin Yoga Class as well as Meditation Practices, depending on your audience (Age Group, Level, Focus, etc).
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika & Yin Yoga: Connect with the philosophy behind Hatha Yoga through daily reading and understanding of the hatha yoga sutras as described by Swami Swatmarama of the 16th century, short reading assignments from main exponents of Modern Yin Yoga and Meditation Practices.
- Led Class Teaching: At the end of this course you should feel confident and ready to teach individual as well as led classes of one hour and be able to guide a 30 minutes meditation.
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200 Hour Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training Syllabus
1. history of yin yoga
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Learn the ancient origins of Yin Yoga as well as the modern exponents of this wonderful practice which is designed to help you release tension, sit longer, feel more comfortable within your own skin, and basically stretch all the connective tissues around the joints (whole spine, pelvis, knees as well as sacrum) and areas of the body which usually hold pent up tension as well as when not adequately activated loose their flexibility and elasticity.
Ancient origins date back from Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and they give the outline as well as the ground work for the practitioner to use them as preparations to go into deep meditational practices. Yin Yoga's essence is thouroughly linked with Sthiram Sukham Asanam, the practice of asanas were posture is comfortable and steady so that the mind can focus completely, without any distractions in the physical body and without the flickering thoughts on the mind so that meditation can arise. In the Modern Origins of Yin Yoga we will take a close look at the main modern exponents of this wonderful practice and their influence in the practice of Yin to mention a few Paul Grilley, Sara Powers, Bernie Clack and Biff Mithoefer, among others. |
2. ESOTERIC ASPECTs OF YIN YOGA
- Concept of Qi or Prana
- The 13 Meridians
- The Chakras
- Energetics of Yin Yoga
3. "YINATOMY" (ANATOMY APPLIED TO YIN YOGA) & SCIENTIFIC ASPECTs OF YIN YOGA
Demistifying Anatomy through Yin Yoga
In this course we will explore the anatomical aspects of yin yoga and how it affects our body, particularly our fundamentals:
In this course we will explore the anatomical aspects of yin yoga and how it affects our body, particularly our fundamentals:
- Bones, Tendons, Ligaments, and Mapping the Feet
- Spine
- Joints
- Tissues & Ligaments
- Fascia
- Connective Tissues
- Cartilage and Bones
4. the yIN YOGA ASANAS, THEIR BENEFITS & CAUTIONS
- When to practice Yin Yoga, How Long and How often?
- 3 Main Concepts of Yin Yoga "Playing the Edge", "Chasing Equilibrium or Finding one's optimal position" and Stillness within the posture.
- Yin Essential Postures, their benefits , modifications, props and cautions.
- The main asanas that we will cover are:
- Pentacle & Variations
- Butterfly, Half Butterfly, Reclined Butterfly & Variations
- Frog, Half Frog, Wall Frog & Variations
- Dragonfly, Wall Dragon Fly & Variations
- Happy Baby
- Swan, Seated Swan & Sleeping Swan
- Square & Variations
- Sholace, Reclined Shoelace & Wall Shoelace
- Caterpillar & Variations
- Snail & Variations
- Seal, Side Seal, Sphinx & Variations
- Child's Pose & Reclined Child's Pose
- Dragon, Baby Dragon & Twisting Dragon
- Saddle & Ankle Stretch
- Camel & Half Camel
- Melting Heart
- Squat & Toe Squat
- Cat Pulling its Tail
- Dangling
- Deer & Twisting Variations
- Bridge, Fish and Variations
- Monkey & Half Monkey
- Stretches
- Reclining Leg Stretches
- IT Band Stretches
- Neck Stretches
- Ankle Streches
- Chest Openers
- Wrist Streches
- Shoulder Stretches
- When to "Go Yang"?
- Yang Essential Counterposes, their benefits , modifications and cautions. The main asanas that we will cover are:
- Cat's Breath
- Down Dog
- Fish
- Crocodille
- Tabletop
- Windshield Wipers
- Preparation for Longer Yin Holds
5. YIN philosophy
The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali are 196 Indian sūtras (aphorisms) that constitute the foundational text of Rāja yoga. The sutras spell out how the mind works and how is it possible to use the mind to attain liberation. It is a roadmap of human consciousness. It expresses the truth of human condition: how we know what we know, why we suffer, and how can we discover the way out of suffering.
The student is introduced to the elements of his mind, to the concept of discipline and disciple as well as Abhyasa (constant inner practice) and Vairagyam (desirelessness) as foundation to enter into the Ashtanga Yoga or steps to tame one's mind and work towards Samadhi (Liberation).
The student is introduced to the elements of his mind, to the concept of discipline and disciple as well as Abhyasa (constant inner practice) and Vairagyam (desirelessness) as foundation to enter into the Ashtanga Yoga or steps to tame one's mind and work towards Samadhi (Liberation).
6. YIN SEQUENCING - DO'S & DON'TS
- How to open a class
- Breath and Stillness
- Preparatory Asanas
- Initial Asanas
- How to Link Asanas (Concept of Counter Pose, "Yin Peak" and Flow)
- Focusing one's practice
- Closing Asanas
7. APPLIED YIN YOGA TO AID PHYSICAL AILMENTS
- Yin for improving Digestive Fire
- Yin to ease, help & deepen your sleep
- Yin to help release tension in neck, shoulders and jaw.
- Yin to ease your lower back.
- Balancing the Nervous System through Yin Practice
8. APPLIED YIN YOGA TO AID EMOTIONAL AILMENTS
- Yin for Stress and Anxiety
- Full Body Reboot
- Self Love Heart Opening Yin
- Reversing Tension Patterns
- Releasing Fear
9. YIN APPLIED TO Pranayama PRACTICES (breathing exercises)
In-depth study of Pranayama or vital energy as a healing technique . Practices will include
- Breath Awareness
- Full Yogic Breath
- Bramhari
- Nadhi Shodhana
- Ujjayi
- Sama Vritti
10. MEDITATION TECHNIQUES AND EXPLORATION
Meditation Practices are taught from two main sources of Classical as well as Modern Meditation practices:
1) Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
1) Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
- The student is introduced to the essential 112 dharana or meditation techniques from Tantra most relevant today. The aim of these techniques is to bring the practitioner to a state of conscious awareness in the present moment as they be easily incorporated into one’s daily life.
- The program focuses on in-depth study of dharana (concentration and meditation) in relation to the tantric view of meditation.
- The student is introduced to the essential meditations given by Osho for modern man. The aim of these techniques is to allow the future teacher a wide range of practical meditations that can be given to particular types of people. As Osho often pointed, not every body is meant to do sitting meditation, but rather the practitioner should understand and feel different meditation techniques in order to connect with a particular one.
- The program focuses on the main and powerful techniques given by Osho both active and passive meditations.
- The merging of Yin Yoga and Meditation come together in an exploratory module where we allow the future teacher to propose his/her own meditation technique at the end of his/her teaching practicum.
11. SELF AWARENESS TECHNIQUES FOR YIN AND MEDITATION PRACTICES
- So Ham
- From Observing to Feeling to Touching to Letting Go
- 5 minute mindfulness practices for everyday life
12. Yin & meditation TEACHING PRACTICUM
The Abhijna Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Course is divided into two essential parts where the students is shaped up as a teacher:
1. Yin Yoga Techniques: you will learn how to structure and teach a beginners, intermediate and advanced yin yoga practice. Strengthen your teaching skills and range of clients.
2. Meditation Techniques: Learn to teach and safely guide meditations.
Teaching practicums will emphasize on:
1. Yin Yoga Techniques: you will learn how to structure and teach a beginners, intermediate and advanced yin yoga practice. Strengthen your teaching skills and range of clients.
2. Meditation Techniques: Learn to teach and safely guide meditations.
Teaching practicums will emphasize on:
- Daily Practices on Learning How to Teach: Individual as well as Group Teaching, giving and receiving feedback.
- Demos: It includes three types of demonstrations. On the Mat Demonstration, Demonstrating with a student, and Guiding while Demonstrating.
- Hands-on adjustments when teaching, verbal adjustments, and safety concerns while adjusting as well as being able to give modifications for all levels and age groups.
- Voice Management - voice techniques will be used to improve Rhythm, Tone, Pitch and Frequency. Learning to improve your speaking skills is a crucial way to become an effective yoga teacher. This involves learning to speak up and create a melodious voice, learning the art of mantra to improve your voice, learning how to create a soothing as well as a strong voice.
- Yoga Sequencing: Students learn to safely sequence a Yin Class depending on your audience (Age Group, Level, Focus, etc).
- Led Class Teaching: At the end of this course you should feel confident and ready to teach individual as well as led clases of one hour and thirty minutes.
- Teaching Practicum: divided into four parts mainly focusing on teaching and preparing you to teach a full class of one hour and thirty minutes.
- Teaching in small groups
- Teaching the entire group
- Demonstation of postures to students giving the procedure to come in and out of the posture, benefits and modifications.
- Teaching a one hour thirty minute class as a part of the final teaching practicum
Pre-requisites for this program: No pre-requisites, however it is advisable to have undergone at least 3-4 months of regular yoga practice and meditation practice. Students who have previous TTC's will benefit and expand their knowledge in this thorough program. It is a challenging TTC! Be ready to Study, Study, Study!
