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YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
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"The training is fantastic, well structured and presented with such humour - I had so many new insights and revelations. Many questions from my own teaching practice were answered. I highly recommend this training and am so happy that I was part of it.“
- Nelly S., Berlin, April '18
- Nelly S., Berlin, April '18
Yin Yoga Teacher Training Module 1: "Anatomical Foundations & Mindfulness Practice"
Learn to teach Yin Yoga. A 5 day intensive study, practice and exploration of Yin Yoga for Yoga Teachers and experienced students of Yoga.
Shakti & Maheshwara's Yin Yoga teacher trainings are based on the anatomical principles of Paul and Suzee Grilley, the founders of modern Yoga's Yin Yoga Practice. Module 1 is complete in itself, providing you with the foundations of Yin Yoga and in addition we will explore different areas of practice, deepening your understanding of this mindful asana-practice as well as yoga-philosophy in general. The tissues in our body need appropriate exercise in order to stay healthy, grow and heal. The law of our body is: use it or lose it.
Yin Yoga originated in the US and was founded by Paul Grilley. It is a soft and slow asana practice without any correct or exact form. While the connective tissue, fascia and soft tissues of the joints are trained in a specific way, our muscles remain relaxed. The postures are held without any effort or strain. Yin Yoga has a strengthening and regenerative effect on the targeted tissues while the entire system enjoys deep states of relaxation. Physical restrictions disappear and energy flows.
Yin yoga positively influences the joints and myofascial structures mainly of the pelvis, legs and spine. During the course of the training you will study these parts of the body in detail: muscles of the thigh and torso as well as the skeletal variations of the legs, hips and spine. You will learn how asanas work in these different areas and how each individual will approach asana practice to avoid injuries or frustration and enjoy the deepest benefit of the pose.
This course will give you a whole new understanding about the importance of an individual approach to asana practice and infuse your teaching with new enthusiasm, as you will be able to recognize the anatomical differences in your students and provide them with appropriate individual guidance.
What you will learn in this training:
Yin Yoga Certification
This is a Yin Yoga Teacher Training and attendance for the duration of the full program in Module 1 is required. On successful completion of the course, you will receive a Yin Yoga Teacher Training Certificate of Completion (30 hours) from Yoga Prema School of Yoga. Please plan your time and travel accordingly in order to not miss any of the program.
Course Details
Times: 10.00am - 5.00pm daily (1 hour for lunch). We will start promptly each day.
Venue: Shekinah Yoga Retreat, Dod Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 8BZ, England
Travel: For details on how to get to Shekinah Yoga Retreat please click here. The nearest airport is Bristol which offers a good bus service to Glastonbury.
Accommodation: The course is on a non-residential basis. It is possible to stay at Shekinah Yoga Retreat and is necessary to pre-book your accommodation well in advance to ensure availability. Accommodation/booking information is here.
Food/Drink: Herbal Teas and water will be available for you. Meals are not provided. Delicious vegetarian/vegan breakfast/lunch meals are available at Shekinah Yoga Retreat at extra cost and can be booked on the day. There are plenty of healthy and wholesome cafe's in Glastonbury and supermarkets are in walking distace.
Price: £595 includes 5 day programme, Certification and a "Yin Yoga Sutra" Course Manual. Please see below booking information.
Booking: Places are limited to 14 participants. Please email us for a booking form and payment information. A deposit of £150 is necessary for a confirmed place on the course. It is possible to pay in instalments or with an agreed payment plan with Yoga Prema. Full payment is required by 31st January 2019. Please read the course terms & conditions here
What to bring
Please bring your yoga mat, 2 meditation cushions, notebook and pens. If you are travelling we are happy to provide a mat for your use (please just let us know). Each day will include both practice sessions of Yin Yoga and lectures/study.
Recommended Reading
First choice:
Bernie Clark, "Your Body Your Yoga“
Paul Grilley "Yin Yoga - outline of A quiet practice“
Additional reading:
Bernie Clark "Complete Guide to Yin Yoga“ or any other Yin Book by Bernie
Sarah Powers "Insight Yoga"
Guest Teachers - Maheswara & Shakti - Yoga Vidya Speyer, Germany
Maheshwara Manfred Lehner, yoga teacher (BYV) and yoga acharya (ISYVC), Yin Yoga Teacher Level 1, 2 & 5 with Paul and Suzee Grilley,- meditation course instructor (BYVG), long time experience in teaching teacher trainings since 2002 (YV Speyer, ISYVC India, SYVP India), post graduate biologist, physical therapist. Maheshwara is known for his gift to make the anatomy of the human body come alive in a stimulating, humorous and fascinating way. With 17 years of teaching teachers, he is one of the most experienced Yin Yoga and Anatomy teachers in Germany.
Shakti Simone Lehner, yoga teacher (BYV) and yoga acharya (ISYVC), Yin Yoga Teacher Level 2 & 5 with Paul & Suzee Grilley, meditation teacher (BYV), certified MBSR-teacher, experience as teacher trainer since 2002 (YV Speyer, ISYVC India, SYVP India), post graduate biologist, Naturopath, Ayurveda- & Hormone-Yoga therapist. Shakti is the "heart" of the training. Her long time experience in teaching allows her to spontanously transform each class into a journey towards your true inner Self and Strength. In this way, the traininig becomes a retreat for your personal practice in which you can explore the depth and beauty of Yin Yoga in your own unique way.
Both did their yoga teacher trainings with Yoga Vidya in Germany (BYV) and the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers (ISYVC) in India in 1999 and 2001. In 2003 they founded the Yoga Vidya Center in Speyer, Germany where they teach courses and trainings since then. Every year they visit India to continue and deepen their knowledge. They also organize yoga-pilgrimage-tours through different parts of India and study philosophy and sanskrit with their yoga and vedanta teachers Swami Govindananda and Swami Tattvarupananda in Kerala. Every January they teach anatomy and asana classes in the advanced training for Yoga Teachers (YTTC Level 2) of the Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham. Maheshwara´s passion is the teaching of yoga anatomy with a lively, practical and down to earth approach. Both teach with humor and love forged from 22 years of practice and teaching experience.
Learn to teach Yin Yoga. A 5 day intensive study, practice and exploration of Yin Yoga for Yoga Teachers and experienced students of Yoga.
Shakti & Maheshwara's Yin Yoga teacher trainings are based on the anatomical principles of Paul and Suzee Grilley, the founders of modern Yoga's Yin Yoga Practice. Module 1 is complete in itself, providing you with the foundations of Yin Yoga and in addition we will explore different areas of practice, deepening your understanding of this mindful asana-practice as well as yoga-philosophy in general. The tissues in our body need appropriate exercise in order to stay healthy, grow and heal. The law of our body is: use it or lose it.
Yin Yoga originated in the US and was founded by Paul Grilley. It is a soft and slow asana practice without any correct or exact form. While the connective tissue, fascia and soft tissues of the joints are trained in a specific way, our muscles remain relaxed. The postures are held without any effort or strain. Yin Yoga has a strengthening and regenerative effect on the targeted tissues while the entire system enjoys deep states of relaxation. Physical restrictions disappear and energy flows.
Yin yoga positively influences the joints and myofascial structures mainly of the pelvis, legs and spine. During the course of the training you will study these parts of the body in detail: muscles of the thigh and torso as well as the skeletal variations of the legs, hips and spine. You will learn how asanas work in these different areas and how each individual will approach asana practice to avoid injuries or frustration and enjoy the deepest benefit of the pose.
This course will give you a whole new understanding about the importance of an individual approach to asana practice and infuse your teaching with new enthusiasm, as you will be able to recognize the anatomical differences in your students and provide them with appropriate individual guidance.
What you will learn in this training:
- Yin Yoga in theory and practice, theory of exercise, Yin & Yang-theory, the functional approach to yoga
- Interactive hands-on study of Anatomy
- Understanding and discriminating sensation: Tension vs Compression, Muscle vs Fascia, Physical vs Subtle Energy
- Exploring Yin Yoga Poses and the Variations of Functional Alignment, finding Skeletal Landmarks and testing Range of Motion
- Target areas in Yin Yoga: in depth study of 9 Muscle Groups (Thigh and Torso mandala)
- Skeletal Variations: Ankles, Ribia, Femur, Hips and Spine
- The 7 Archetypal Asanas and their Variations
- Functional Analysis of Asanas (spinal twists, hip openers and sitting postures, backbends and forward bends)
- Fascia and the regenerative effect of Yin Yoga
- How to teach Yin Yoga
- Sequencing a Yin Yoga class
Yin Yoga Certification
This is a Yin Yoga Teacher Training and attendance for the duration of the full program in Module 1 is required. On successful completion of the course, you will receive a Yin Yoga Teacher Training Certificate of Completion (30 hours) from Yoga Prema School of Yoga. Please plan your time and travel accordingly in order to not miss any of the program.
Course Details
Times: 10.00am - 5.00pm daily (1 hour for lunch). We will start promptly each day.
Venue: Shekinah Yoga Retreat, Dod Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 8BZ, England
Travel: For details on how to get to Shekinah Yoga Retreat please click here. The nearest airport is Bristol which offers a good bus service to Glastonbury.
Accommodation: The course is on a non-residential basis. It is possible to stay at Shekinah Yoga Retreat and is necessary to pre-book your accommodation well in advance to ensure availability. Accommodation/booking information is here.
Food/Drink: Herbal Teas and water will be available for you. Meals are not provided. Delicious vegetarian/vegan breakfast/lunch meals are available at Shekinah Yoga Retreat at extra cost and can be booked on the day. There are plenty of healthy and wholesome cafe's in Glastonbury and supermarkets are in walking distace.
Price: £595 includes 5 day programme, Certification and a "Yin Yoga Sutra" Course Manual. Please see below booking information.
Booking: Places are limited to 14 participants. Please email us for a booking form and payment information. A deposit of £150 is necessary for a confirmed place on the course. It is possible to pay in instalments or with an agreed payment plan with Yoga Prema. Full payment is required by 31st January 2019. Please read the course terms & conditions here
What to bring
Please bring your yoga mat, 2 meditation cushions, notebook and pens. If you are travelling we are happy to provide a mat for your use (please just let us know). Each day will include both practice sessions of Yin Yoga and lectures/study.
Recommended Reading
First choice:
Bernie Clark, "Your Body Your Yoga“
Paul Grilley "Yin Yoga - outline of A quiet practice“
Additional reading:
Bernie Clark "Complete Guide to Yin Yoga“ or any other Yin Book by Bernie
Sarah Powers "Insight Yoga"
Guest Teachers - Maheswara & Shakti - Yoga Vidya Speyer, Germany
Maheshwara Manfred Lehner, yoga teacher (BYV) and yoga acharya (ISYVC), Yin Yoga Teacher Level 1, 2 & 5 with Paul and Suzee Grilley,- meditation course instructor (BYVG), long time experience in teaching teacher trainings since 2002 (YV Speyer, ISYVC India, SYVP India), post graduate biologist, physical therapist. Maheshwara is known for his gift to make the anatomy of the human body come alive in a stimulating, humorous and fascinating way. With 17 years of teaching teachers, he is one of the most experienced Yin Yoga and Anatomy teachers in Germany.
Shakti Simone Lehner, yoga teacher (BYV) and yoga acharya (ISYVC), Yin Yoga Teacher Level 2 & 5 with Paul & Suzee Grilley, meditation teacher (BYV), certified MBSR-teacher, experience as teacher trainer since 2002 (YV Speyer, ISYVC India, SYVP India), post graduate biologist, Naturopath, Ayurveda- & Hormone-Yoga therapist. Shakti is the "heart" of the training. Her long time experience in teaching allows her to spontanously transform each class into a journey towards your true inner Self and Strength. In this way, the traininig becomes a retreat for your personal practice in which you can explore the depth and beauty of Yin Yoga in your own unique way.
Both did their yoga teacher trainings with Yoga Vidya in Germany (BYV) and the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers (ISYVC) in India in 1999 and 2001. In 2003 they founded the Yoga Vidya Center in Speyer, Germany where they teach courses and trainings since then. Every year they visit India to continue and deepen their knowledge. They also organize yoga-pilgrimage-tours through different parts of India and study philosophy and sanskrit with their yoga and vedanta teachers Swami Govindananda and Swami Tattvarupananda in Kerala. Every January they teach anatomy and asana classes in the advanced training for Yoga Teachers (YTTC Level 2) of the Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham. Maheshwara´s passion is the teaching of yoga anatomy with a lively, practical and down to earth approach. Both teach with humor and love forged from 22 years of practice and teaching experience.
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Testimonials - What previous participants say...
Testimonials
"Thank you so much for the best Yoga Training I have ever experienced... your warmhearted and cheerful guidance. I have done quite few a workshops and trainings in the past 7 years. You guys were the absolute cream on the top.“ Sunita Koch, Freiburg, August '15"
"The Training was amazing. I still try to inspire and recommend it to everyone I know. You widened my perspective of Yoga enormously.“ Kay Bartelt, November '16
"I have done several Yoga Trainings and the Yin Yoga Training with Maheshwara and Shakti comes absolutely top of the list. Methodology and didactis deserve the highest praise and the amount of content was perfectly chosen for the number of days. Maheshwaras expertise and way of teaching Anatomy is impressive and never boring. With Shakti by his side a wonderful dream-team. The course is a Must for all Yoga Teachers, who seek a deeper understanding of Asanas and who want to improve their quality of teaching.“ Suvarna, Yogagarage Nürnberg e.V., August '16
"The Yin Training with Maheshwara & Shakti is solid, comprehensive, thorough and absolutely lovely. A wonderful Team! Thank you for everything. Satnam." Katja K., August '16
"Thank you so much for this wonderful Training. You are amazing teachers and I learned so much from you and also laughed so much with you, with some sweet tears flowing from time to time." Sabine W., Flörsheim, April '16
"I would like to tell you, how sincerely I enjoyed what I learned from you and how much I can easily implement it in my teaching. My students are as enthusiastic about it, as I still am. I want to thank you for sharing you knowledge so effectively with me.“ Astrid H., Wuppertal, Juli ´16
"This training was a total enrichment for me. The Anatomy, the connection to all the Asanas, the joy. The perseverance in all explanations (Shravana, Shravana); the patients to answer all our questions and your support for my own practice as well a my skills as a teacher. Shaktis guidance, that always brought us back to Simplicity…was so nourishing. I learned to let go and trust and allow myself to just be. I waited a few days with my feedback to see, if there is anything „negative“ I can share for you to improve…but I honestly cannot think of anything. Thank you so much for this wonderful gift of Yin Yoga that amazingly also took me closer to my Sivananda Yoga practice once again.“ Christine L.-M., Dittelsheim-Heßloch, April '16
"I bow towards your extensive knowledge and thank you for sharing it. The combination of spiritual and scientific knowledge is a rare gift. I have never experienced such care and sensitivity and constant observation what each of us and the group in general needed.“ Hanna S., Bremen/Kerala - Jan '18
"The training is fantastic, well structured and presented with such humour - I had so many new insights and revelations. Many questions I had from my own teaching practice got answered. Continue like this. I can only recommend this training and am so happy that I was part of it.“ Nelly S., Berlin, April '18
Testimonials
"Thank you so much for the best Yoga Training I have ever experienced... your warmhearted and cheerful guidance. I have done quite few a workshops and trainings in the past 7 years. You guys were the absolute cream on the top.“ Sunita Koch, Freiburg, August '15"
"The Training was amazing. I still try to inspire and recommend it to everyone I know. You widened my perspective of Yoga enormously.“ Kay Bartelt, November '16
"I have done several Yoga Trainings and the Yin Yoga Training with Maheshwara and Shakti comes absolutely top of the list. Methodology and didactis deserve the highest praise and the amount of content was perfectly chosen for the number of days. Maheshwaras expertise and way of teaching Anatomy is impressive and never boring. With Shakti by his side a wonderful dream-team. The course is a Must for all Yoga Teachers, who seek a deeper understanding of Asanas and who want to improve their quality of teaching.“ Suvarna, Yogagarage Nürnberg e.V., August '16
"The Yin Training with Maheshwara & Shakti is solid, comprehensive, thorough and absolutely lovely. A wonderful Team! Thank you for everything. Satnam." Katja K., August '16
"Thank you so much for this wonderful Training. You are amazing teachers and I learned so much from you and also laughed so much with you, with some sweet tears flowing from time to time." Sabine W., Flörsheim, April '16
"I would like to tell you, how sincerely I enjoyed what I learned from you and how much I can easily implement it in my teaching. My students are as enthusiastic about it, as I still am. I want to thank you for sharing you knowledge so effectively with me.“ Astrid H., Wuppertal, Juli ´16
"This training was a total enrichment for me. The Anatomy, the connection to all the Asanas, the joy. The perseverance in all explanations (Shravana, Shravana); the patients to answer all our questions and your support for my own practice as well a my skills as a teacher. Shaktis guidance, that always brought us back to Simplicity…was so nourishing. I learned to let go and trust and allow myself to just be. I waited a few days with my feedback to see, if there is anything „negative“ I can share for you to improve…but I honestly cannot think of anything. Thank you so much for this wonderful gift of Yin Yoga that amazingly also took me closer to my Sivananda Yoga practice once again.“ Christine L.-M., Dittelsheim-Heßloch, April '16
"I bow towards your extensive knowledge and thank you for sharing it. The combination of spiritual and scientific knowledge is a rare gift. I have never experienced such care and sensitivity and constant observation what each of us and the group in general needed.“ Hanna S., Bremen/Kerala - Jan '18
"The training is fantastic, well structured and presented with such humour - I had so many new insights and revelations. Many questions I had from my own teaching practice got answered. Continue like this. I can only recommend this training and am so happy that I was part of it.“ Nelly S., Berlin, April '18
