50 HR Online Yin Yoga
Teacher Training
With Alicia Casillas
50 HR ONLINE YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
A 50-hour long training with a highly functional approach to Yin Yoga that includes a comprehensive curriculum with all of the resources, tools and content required to become a certified Yin Yoga teacher or practitioner.
This online course features all of the benefits of in-studio training, such as highly personalized feedback and individual support, with the added convenience of a flexible virtual learning experience, so that you can study in your own time, in your own timezone
Your own sacred space – your home – will be the perfect backdrop for you to go within and witness the beginning of a new chapter.
What Will I Learn?
Throughout this online course, you will study the theory of Yin Yoga and learn practical ways to incorporate it into your own practice and your classes.
You will learn the anatomy of the body applied to Yin Yoga, Yin Asana, Pranayama, and the core principles of meditation, along with the fundamentals of the energetic body and how to apply this knowledge into your daily life. By the end of this course, you will have secured a solid understanding of Yin Yoga and will be able to confidently guide others in developing their own Yin Yoga practice and teachings in a safe and engaging way.
Learn how to balance a Yin and Yang Yoga practice.
Build a creative and effective Yin Yoga sequence with different options and variations.
Deepen your knowledge about the energetic body and Chakras.
Learn how to teach meditation and a pranayama session.
Create transformational Yin Yoga classes that deliver a beautiful experience.
Qualify to log an additional 50 hours of training and continued education with Yoga Alliance.
Course Curriculum
You’ll Learn How To…
Understand the principles of Yin Yoga and how to teach in a safe way.
Use the archetypal poses and their variations.
Advance your knowledge about anatomy and the human body.
Skillfully practice and modify the Yin Yoga poses.
Identify the target area of every yoga asana.
Comprehend where you should feel the effects of the poses.
Learn how to use props during your Yin classes.
The Art of Yin Yoga
History of Yin Yoga.
Yin Yoga theory and application.
Stabilizing and deepening a Yin Yoga practice.
Comparison of a Yin and Yang practice.
Yin Asana benefits and contraindications.
Archetypal poses and their variations.
Appropriate use of props.
How to create and hold a safe space.
Developing your teaching voice.
Sequencing Yin Yoga classes.
Our Bodies
Anatomy applied to Yin Yoga.
Compression and tension theory.
The fascia and connective tissue.
Yin and Yang are related to the body.
The physical and subtle bodies
The 5 koshas and energy fields.
The chakra system and how to relate it to daily life.
How to recognize imbalances in the subtle bodies.
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
Understanding the relaxation response
Introduction of Yoga Nidra and application.
Pranayama & Meditation
Qi, Prana or life–force energy.
Nadi Shodhana and nostril breathing
Belly breathing (diaphragmatic breathing)
Full Yogic breath and practice.
Long Exhale breathing.
Bhramari humming bee breathing
Chakra balance and meditation.
Mindfulness awareness meditation.
Walking meditation.
Metta loving-kindness meditation.
Soham meditation.
Yoga Nidra practices.
What‘s Included
Resources and Materials
Comprehensive 50-hour training
Printable Color Yin Yoga Training Manual
Full-length Yin Yoga Sessions
Video Lectures and Presentations
At-home workbook
Further reading
Kit box on how to sequence your Yin sessions
Class sequences prepared for you to teach and practice at home or in your studio.
Homework and final assignment
You Will Also Get…
6-Months access to all of the course material, including any course updates that are continually being added.
Personalized feedback and support from Alicia for when you need some extra guidance during your training.
Access to a beautiful community of Yin Yoga teachers around the world that you can connect with at any time to share your experiences with.
A 50-hour certificate accredited by International Yoga Alliance upon completion of the course.
CERTIFICATION
Registered Yoga Alliance Teachers are eligible for 50 Continuing Education Hours.
Meet Your Teacher
Alicia Casillas
Lead Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher
Alicia was born in Spain and become a professional athlete at the age of fourteen years old. She began her yoga journey when she moved to United States to earn her Bachelor Degree at the University of Miami. Alicia first turned to Yoga to recover from a serious physical injury she acquired during her career as a professional swimmer. Through yoga she discovered how to connect and balance her mind, body and soul.
Alicia is an experience and certified Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and a Continuing Education Provider with Yoga Alliance who has been teaching yoga teacher trainings since 2015 with prestigious schools in Thailand and Bali. In her impressive professional athlete turned yogi career, she has completed over 400 hours of training with Yin Yoga Master Sarah Powers, Tina Nance, Jaime Clarke and Beta Lisboa. She is also a certified Cranio-sacral Therapist and Reiki Master giving her a holistic understanding of the body, mind and energy.
Alicia specializes in Yin Yoga as the core of her teaching style. With her soft and shooting Spanish aura, Alicia has the perfect tonality for a relaxing and nurturing yin session. But more importantly, what comes through in her voice and approach in her authenticity and her genuine care for her students. Yoga enables Alicia to share methods, tools, and techniques to help one achieve a healthy, mindful and happy way of life.
Jonathan Lefevre
Philosophy & Anatomy Teacher
Jono was born in Tahiti and grew up with hippie parents between Polynesia, Bali, and India. After a long, formative period of traveling across Asia and studying meditative practices with monks and Earth medicine with shamans, he eventually went into more academic training. He graduated from the Kimura Shiatsu Institute in Japan, studied biology at the University of San Diego and became an osteopath at the British School of Osteopathy.
Having always had one foot in the spirit world, his work combines mind-body techniques from various, native traditions and myofascial osteopathy, all of which help to release blockages found within vibratory fields. When not working in his private practice or surfing, he also teaches various bodywork seminars along with anatomy and philosophical aspects of yoga.
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Camila Reis
Yoga Nidra Teacher
Camila Reis has been working as a Yoga, Meditation and Breathwork teacher for over 7 years. She started her journey in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. After a few years of teaching Yoga, and practicing Meditation in Buddhist temples in Brazil, she decided to travel to the sources. She moved to Asia to deepen her practice and knowledge.
Since then she has been living like a nomad, traveling the world hosting retreats & teaching Yoga teacher trainings, mostly in Thailand and Bali. She loves to share her knowledge and passion for Yoga and Meditation with others. She also likes to combine these skills with other sports. In her spare time she is always exploring herself and her limits, practicing inversions, freediving and surfing.
PRICE
For RA Online Members: $405 USD
For Non-Members*: $450 USD
*Price Includes free limited access to on RA Online Community