Insight Yoga Teacher Training Intensive: Yin/Yang/Mindfulness

Deepen your understanding of the experiential, philosophical, and practical application of yoga and Buddhist meditation. This intensive draws from Sarah’s book Insight Yoga and trains you in both a receptive yin style and an active slow flow or yang style of yoga. It also focuses on the theory and practice of mindfulness meditation. The training explores

• How, why, and when to practice Yin Yoga safely and effectively
• Ways to balance the yin style with a slow flow (yang) practice
• Physical and subtle alignment in yogic postures
• Yin Yoga sequences for organ health
• The four foundations of mindfulness meditation
• Cultivation of the breath body
• Assisting those with injuries
• The use of touch and hands-on adjustments
• Skillful verbal instruction
• Subtle body anatomy according to yogic and Chinese philosophy
• Buddhist psychology.

Please come with a basic understanding of Insight Yoga practices by reviewing the required reading and viewing materials before the training begins.

Required reading Sarah Powers, Insight Yoga (Shambhala); Paul Grilley, Yin Yoga (White Cloud Press); and Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English (Wisdom Publications).

Recommended listening/viewing Sarah Powers, Yin Yoga CD, Yin & Vinyasa Yoga Practice DVD, and Insight Yoga DVD; Paul Grilley, Anatomy for Yoga and Yin Yoga DVDs.

Note Tuition includes a manual. This training can be part of a larger 500-hour Yoga Alliance certification and is a prerequisite for graduating from the Insight Yoga Institute. For more information, see www.insightyogainstitute.com.

• 60 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge
• 60 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge