An Introduction to Leading a Practice of Surrender ~ Caterpillar & Saddle Archetypes (25 Hours)
$450 Early Bird by 2/9/25; $550 Thereafter
March 9-11, 2025; 8:30am-5:30pm PST
PLEASE NOTE: This training will offered both live streamed with small breakout groups and in person in Encinitas, California.
Course Outline:
- 5 Archetypal Yin Yoga Postures, their Target Areas, and their Variations
- Interactive, hands-on study of anatomy: Finding skeletal landmarks and testing range of motion (ROM)
- Understanding and discriminating sensation: Tension vs Compression, Muscle vs Fascia, Physical vs Subtle Energy
- Introduction to the “Functional Approach” and the “Yin Yoga Sutras” of Paul Grilley
- Foundational Sequences and discussion of their functions and variations, and the basics for building more
Yin Yoga is a simple practice of quiet and surrender, a practice of settling into a posture for 3-7 minutes, relaxing the body’s resistance, allowing the deeper and stiffer tissues, the fascia that wrap muscles and form joint capsules, to be safely and therapeutically stretched, hydrated and strengthen. At the same time, the techniques naturally offer a deep rest for the body, and a refuge for the mind and heart.
Yin Yoga is a functional practice. Guiding students toward this simplicity and surrender can be challenging. It requires a general understanding and appreciation of the infinite complexity of human variation. Physically, mentally and emotionally, every Yogi is unique and requires a unique approach. Realizing this, founder of Yin Yoga, Paul Grilley, along with his senior students and assistants developed a system of Archetypes and Variations and various dialogue practices to help teachers help their students toward greater self-knowledge.
Posture Analyses: Anatomy and Function.
All Yin Foundations courses include a brief analysis of each of the 5 Yin Yoga Archetypes. In each of the Yin Foundations courses, we take a deeper study of one of the five. In this course, we will spend extra time on the Twisted Tree Module and it’s target areas: the spine, its discs, the sacrum, the outer hip, and the shoulder girdle.
Certification: Upon completion you will be eligible to register 25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) with Yoga Alliance (YA)
Prerequisites: Strong knowledge and practice of Yoga
Continue Studying with Joe at the Soul of Yoga:
- Teaching Yin is for those that have completed at least one Yin Foundation Module with Joe Barnett.
- Scheduled March 13-15, 2025 – Course details click here.
And take a moment for you…
- A Yin Yoga Retreat – A 3 day immersion of the quiet tradition of Yin Yoga that will leave you feeling deeply rested, light and easeful in body/mind/spirit.
- Scheduled March 17-19, 2025 – Course details click here.
Joe Barnett – ERYT-500, has been practicing and teaching many forms of yoga for 20 years. For 10 years, he has been traveling nationally and internationally offering lectures, workshops and teacher trainings on specifically Yin Yoga and Chakra Meditation.
Joe is a senior student and primary teaching assistant of Paul Grilley, a true Yoga Scientist and founder of Yin Yoga. After several years of apprenticing under Paul, Joe began roaming the globe to spread the word of his teacher’s work.
“Joe Barnett has been our friend and assistant for many years. He has two qualities that make him an excellent presenter: he knows the anatomical principles and he relates to people in a sympathetic manner. His presentations are unhurried, hands on demonstrations, this is the easiest way to absorb these ideas.” ~ Paul and Suzee Grilley
