Referred to as "The Quiet Practice" by its innovator Paul Grilley, Yin Yoga offers a framework for attending to the often overlooked inner realms of our body, mind, and spirit. The simple, floor-based postures, held for several minutes, provide a unique opportunity to release deeply held tension, free stagnant or blocked energy, and cultivate a peaceful quality of mind.
In Level 1: Yin Yoga Asana & Biomechanics, you will learn the essential elements of practicing and teaching Yin Yoga.
Learning Objectives
This 35-hour online course unfolds over two weekends. In addition to lectures and posture labs, each weekend will include one Yin Yoga class for an embodied experience of the theories behind the practice.
You'll also get lots of access to the instructor Jennifer O'Sullivan, through a virtual sangha, optional weekly Yin Yoga classes and virtual office hours.
History and Principles of Yin Yoga - Discover the Taoist roots of Yin Yoga & its complementary relationship to other forms of yoga.
Posture Labs - Learn how to expertly practice and teach the essential Yin Yoga poses and the variations that support each individual's anatomical structure.
Safety & Personalization - Learn how to help your students safely explore their own body's capacities and use props to creatively enhance their experience in the poses.
Fundamentals of Functional Anatomy - Find out how skeletal variation, biomechanics, and the Theory of Exercise help us understand how to support individual students and design innovative class plans.
Fascia - Learn about fascia physiology and how Yin Yoga affects this ubiquitous tissue.
Sensation - Learn the basics of pain science and how to appropriately play the edge in Yin Yoga postures. You'll also develop an understanding of the difference between tension and compression and how to relate that to your students.
Principles of Teaching Yin Yoga - Learn and practice teaching masterful Yin Yoga classes including sequencing, cueing, and holding the space for your students’ personal experiences.
Your Investment Includes:
Jennifer brings a compassionate approach and talent for making complicated material accessible and interesting.
35 hours continuing education credits with Yoga Alliance US
28 contact hours via Zoom
7 non-contact hours (readings, posture surveys, quizzes, and final assignment)
Printed manual
Access to Fascia 101 online physiology course ($89 value)
Your choice of two continuing Yin Yoga continuing ed workshops ($130 value)
Private, virtual community to post questions and reflections and stay in touch with your classmates
Six Yin Yoga class sequences you can use in your own classes
Access to Jennifer's weekly virtual Yin Yoga class on Monday evenings for one month ($60 value)
Office hours with Jennifer via Zoom
Lifetime access to course recordings
Optionally can be used to fulfill 35 or 50 hours (with additional assignments) of credit toward the Yin Anatomy requirement with Sarah Powers’s Insight Yoga Institute.
Dates
The online edition of Level 1: Yin Yoga Asana & Biomechanics has been carefully designed to highlight the advantages of online learning while minimizing the shortcomings. You'll find that the program will feel spacious and your virtual experience will be humane.
The live, synchronous portion of the course is comprised of 2, non-consecutive weekend modules.
Weekend 1: January 15-17
Weekend 2: January 29-31
Times
Each weekend follows the same schedule. All times below are listed in EST (NYC/DC).
Fridays: 11:00 AM - 5:00* PM
Saturdays: 11:00 AM - 4:30* PM
Sundays: 11:00 AM - 4:30* PM
*Includes 30-minute lunch break and additional breaks throughout the day.
Participants are also encouraged to join several weekly opportunities free of charge through the duration of the course including:
Monday Yin Yoga: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Office Hours: TBA
Certification
Yoga teachers who wish to receive a certificate must attend all sessions and fully participate in the program including completing the reading assignments, submitting posture surveys, taking quizzes, and satisfactorily completing the final homework assignment. While not required, participants are strongly encouraged to attend the Monday Yin Yoga classes. This will further enrich the training experience while supporting your growth as a Yin Yoga teacher.
To receive Yoga Alliance continuing education credits, participants are expected to attend sessions live per the Temporary Online Provision.
Required Reading
Related writings and articles will be shared before and during the course.
Suggested Reading
Your Body Your Yoga by Bernie Clark
Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined by Jules Mitchell