Logistics:

This course will run over six days (three weekends) in 2018:

24/25 November

8/9 December

15/16 December

Course hours are 9h00-19h00 each day. Please note full attendance is required to receive your completion certificate.

Program details:

Expect deep, juicy yin yoga classes and comprehensive practical instruction each day in an intimate environment limited to 20 attendees.

Topics covered during the course include:

• The three key principles of yin yoga
• Yin asana theory
• Effective use of props (e.g., blankets, bolsters, straps) and practicing yin yoga at the wall
• Teaching styles, class sequencing and theming, including take-home sequences used in the training
• Introduction to human anatomy from a yin perspective
• Introduction to Daoist philosophy in Chinese Medicine including qi (chi, energy) and yin/yang
• The 12 basic energy meridians and their tendinomuscular junctions
• The five elements and chakra energy systems
• Key acupuncture/pressure points and how to stimulate them
• Introduction to nutrition in Chinese Medicine and the production of vital energy (Jing and blood)
• Meditation theory and daily practice
• Mantra chanting
• Pranayama (breath control) during the yin practice

Prerequisites:

This training is open to yoga teachers who have completed any 200-hour yoga teacher training and who wish to begin teaching yin yoga. Regular practitioners of yin yoga who wish to deepen their practice and knowledge of yin yoga are also welcome.

You will receive a certificate at the end of the course for 50 hours of yin yoga teacher training. This program will be recognised by YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) and counts towards Yoga Alliance’s RYT continuing education requirements.

Venue:

Modo Yoga Paris

21 Boulevard Richard Lenoir, 75011 Paris

Door Code 9636

Example anticipated daily schedule:

9h00 – 11h00 Asana practice, meditation, pranayama, chanting

11h15 – 13h15 Lecture

13h15 – 14h45 Lunch break

14h45 – 19h00 Lecture/practice

What’s included:

Course practices and lectures

Course manual (provided on first day of training)

Certificate of completion

Straps, blocks, blankets and bolsters are available for use free of charge at the studio 

What’s not included:

Transport

Meals

Textbooks and recommended readings

Accommodation (if required)

Payment and cancellation policy:

100% payment is required to confirm your place. 50% of this payment is non-refundable.

For cancellations within five weeks or more of commencement date, all fees will be refunded less the non-refundable deposit.

For cancellations within four weeks of commencement date, no refund will be given.

Please note your payment is not transferable to another person or training program run by Gemma Vassallo or Earth to Fly Yoga Skool