100 hour Yin & Restorative teacher training syllabus

This training will emphasise the teaching of Yin & Restorative practices, with attention on meridian theory and delivering seasonal, nurturing practices to practiioners of all levels.

The course aims to give you the experience, confidence and skills to facilitate your own Yin & Restorative classes in addition to your existing yoga teacher training qualification. 

If you are not a yoga teacher, this course will deepen your understanding of the yoga tradition and yin yoga and restorative yoga practices.

Weekend 1

• Understanding stress theory

• Kidney & Bladder meridian theory

• Intro to Yin Yoga theory

• Kidney & bladder practices

• Building your students pranayama practice

• Asana breakdown

• Practical asana set up sessions

• Reflective practices to follow the weekend.

Weekend 2

• Approaches to meditation

• Samkhya philosophy

• Liver & Gallbladder meridian theory

• Spleen & stomach meridian theory

• Liver & Gallbladder asana practices

• Spleen & stomach asana practices

• Asana breakdown

• Practical asana set up sessions

• Case study sequencing

Weekend 3

• Yoga for challenging times

• Heart & small intestine meridian theory

• Lung & large intestine meridian theory

• Heart & small intestine asana practices

• Lung & large intestine asana practices

• Pawanmuktasana exploration

• Asana breakdown

• Practical asana set up sessions

Weekend 4

• Theory of restorative yoga

• Concepts of samadhi

• The Klesa - wrapping our heads around anxiety

• Building appropriate sequences

• Restorative practices

• Restorative asana breakdown & workshop set up sessions

• Case study sequencing

• Reflective practices to follow the weekend.

Weekend 5

• Theory of Prana

• Ethics & boundaries

• Restorative practices

• Restorative asana breakdown

• Restorative asana workshop set up sessions

• Case study sequencing

• Reflective practices to follow the weekend.