MODULE 1: YIN YOGA FOUNDATIONS ( 50H )
Part of the Yoga Alliance Certified 200H Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Step into the world of Yin Yoga and deepen your practice with this training, perfect for both teachers and dedicated practitioners.
You'll explore the foundations of functional anatomy, fascia, and the use of props, all while learning how to create a safe and personalised practice. Through 20 Yin Yoga asanas and their variations, you’ll uncover how to guide yourself and others into a space of stillness and connection.
This is an invitation to transform how you teach and experience Yin Yoga — join us and feel the difference.
This training is for you if:
you already have a yoga teacher training certification and want to deepen your knowledge for your personal practice and teaching.
you don’t have a yoga teacher training but are a dedicated Yin Yoga practitioner looking to enhance your regular practice.
you're interested in the fundamentals of anatomy, fascia insights, adapting asanas, and the use of props.
TRAINING CONTENT
Origins and philosophy of Yin Yoga
The 14/10/7 anatomical model (Paul Grilley) and Yin-Yang differences
Functional Anatomy: Understanding compression and tension, the concept of “stress” in Yin Yoga, and individual bone structure
Anatomy: Insights into fascia, connective tissue, and ligaments
The nervous system and the significance of rebounds in Yin Yoga
Applying principles of analysis based on individual anatomy and offering appropriate adjustments
20 Yin Yoga asanas with variations and props
Sequencing Yin Yoga classes and structuring sessions
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Yin Yoga is not simply a stretching class, restorative yoga, or a practice where you always fall asleep and find it easier than dynamic yoga. These are overly simplistic assumptions. Yin Yoga is a style of yoga—or an approach to physical yoga practices—that complements more active styles. It is slow, static, and passive, with poses (asanas) held for longer durations. While this can make the practice challenging, it also cultivates qualities that differ from active yoga styles.
In this training, the practice, alignment, anatomy, and philosophy are based on the origins of Yin Yoga as taught and developed by Paul Grilley.
The focus of the foundational training is on anatomy and asanas to ensure a safe practice and an understanding of physical diversity. Common statements and assumptions about human bone structure and alignment are critically examined.
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Yoga that aims to fit everyone into the same aesthetic form is ineffective. On the contrary, it can harm practitioners if poses are not adapted to their unique bone structures.
This training introduces the latest findings from fascia research, explaining how the long, static poses of Yin Yoga affect deep tissue layers through compression and tension.
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This 50-hour training is designed to build a fundamental and solid understanding of Yin Yoga practice and teaching. It enables you to design classes that are guided for everyone but adapted to individual needs. In Asana Labs, Yin Yoga poses are explored in different variations, with props, and tailored to various physical requirements and situations. Participants will discuss, experiment with, practice, and analyse these poses together.
INCLUDED IN TRAINING
Theory and practice
One Yin Yoga session per training day
A manual, including Yin Yoga sequences
Practical exercises and group work between training weekends
A 30-minute individual follow-up call within 2 months of the training to address any questions
A comprehensive list of follow-up material (videos, podcasts)
Individual feedback on homework between the two training weekends
DATES
First Weekend Block
Friday, 12th of September, 14:00 - 20:00
Saturday, 13th of September, 09:00 - 19:00
Sunday, 14th of September, 09:00-17:00
Second Weekend Block
Saturday, 11th of October, 09:00 - 19:00
Sunday, 12th of October, 09:00-17:00
PRICING
Early bird ( until May 1 ): 860 EUR
Regular price: 950 EUR
CANCELLATION POLICY
If you cancel in writing via email up to three months before the start of the training, you will receive a full refund of your payments made. You will receive 50% of your payment if you cancel up to one month before the start of the event. After that, no refunds are possible. However, your place can be given to someone else at any time.
The course language will be German. We also offer a split-payment plan, just reach out via email if you’re interested in that.
MEET THE TEACHER: Nikoleta
Nikoleta experienced her first Yin Yoga classes during her Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga training and immediately knew Yin Yoga would play a central role in her future practice.
Since then, she has completed two Yin Yoga teacher trainings with international teachers trained by Paul Grilley, the founder of Yin Yoga. Nikoleta has accumulated over 700 hours of Yin Yoga training combined with meditation and TCM/acupressure and has taught hundreds of Yin Yoga classes. Her classes vary in focus, from physical challenges and mental clarity to energy pathways and women’s health.