YIN YOGA NEXT LEVEL: Teaching Yin
March 13-15, 2025; 8:30am-5:30pm PST.
PLEASE NOTE: This training is being offered both live streamed with small breakout groups and in person at Soul of Yoga Institute.
Cost: $450 Early Bird by 2/9/25; $550 Thereafter
This Yin Variations 25-Hour TT is a practicum intensive. We will guide the student-teachers through a review of the 3-Stage cycle of a Yin Yoga practice:
#1: Explore and Communicate. Through some schematics, charts, and lots of movement and chanting, we will explore and communicate with the body and guide it into a shape, a posture that follows the its unique landscape of twists, turns, tensions and compressions. We will learn how and where to “listen/ observe” and how best to respond to the evolving needs of the body and mind.
#2: Be still and surrender. We will study what it means to “go deep” into the body with Yin Yoga, as well as what it means to “go deep” into the mind and emotions and spirit with Yin Yoga. We will compare and contrast these aspects of Yin Yoga with seated Chakra meditations techniques, as well as Yoga Nidra Practices.
#3: Rebound. Passively and steadily observe the flow of energy (i.e. chi, prana, “life force”) released on the exit of a Yin pose. We will discuss life-force channels of different traditions. We will turn to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras for a look into our deepest of endeavors of all our yoga practices, to truly know ourselves.
However, the primary objective in Teaching Yin is to offer the budding Yin Yoga teachers time and space and guidance to use their voice, as well as precious feedback from teachers and colleagues.
The Yin teacher’s two voices:
Group leader: Each student will guide colleagues into the “3-Stage Cycle of Yin.”
One-on-one consultant: After a review of all 5 Yin Yoga Archetypes, the anatomy and variations, each student will practice “Narrations” with fellow students.
Combining these practicum exercises, one gains the ability to speak fluidly and succinctly to lead students into their unique shapes and needs. More importantly, one learns when to stop speaking and listen deeply and understand the unique needs of each student.
Certification: Upon completion you will be eligible to register 25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) with Yoga Alliance (YA)
Prerequisites: Completion of at least one Yin Foundation Module with Joe Barnett.
Looking for a Foundation Course with Joe at the Soul of Yoga?
25 Hour Yin Yoga Foundations with Joe Barnett
Scheduled March 9-12, 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
