In person, June 23 – 29, 2024 at Inspire Yoga

Join Kathy, assistant to Yin Yoga founder Paul Grilley, on this 7-day non-residential yoga alliance certified Yin yoga & chakra meditation teacher training in Tromsø, Norway.

In Unit 3. Yin Yoga & chakra meditation you will find clarity on how to teach Yin Yoga for the spine through an anatomically and energetically informed lens.

Learn to intelligently sequence and adjust backbends, forward bends and twists through the functional approach to Yoga, also applicable to all styles of yoga. This training is an extensive exploration of the spine as gateways to freedom for all body types, not just the flexible.

Journey through the physical and energetic stories of the backbone of your body. From bones (skeletal variation) to muscles (myofascial groups) all the way to energetics (chakras) of your spine & torso. You will learn how to better assist, offer variations, and teach Yin yoga poses for the spine. While diving deep into the currents of subtle caresses your spine receives in chakra meditation.

Curriculum
Principles and review of the functional approach to Yoga:14 skeletal segments of movement, 10 myofascial groups and 7 archetypal poses.
Review anatomy of the hips and upper body
Anatomy of the spine
Part I. segments of movement of the spine
Part II. Muscles of the torso
Part III. Skeletal variation of the spine
The mandalasana (circle of yin yoga poses), core poses and variations
The three spine focused Yang archetypes
Variations, adjusting and parameters of alignment
Yang sequence for the spine: Golden Seed and Golden Egg
Energetics for the spine, tantric (prana vayus, chakras, mudra) and Daoist (meridians of your upper body)
Sequencing with the mandalāsana
Two types of Yin Yoga sequences for the spine
Daily sadhana and asana practice
Sadhana will be focused on mantra, pranayama, mudra and chakra meditation
Asana practice will evolve around different themes physical and energetic, primarily focused on the spine

Schedules
8 am – 9 am Sadhana: Chanting, pranayama, mudrā and meditation.
9am – 9:30am BREAK
9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Theory
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. BREAK
2:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. Laboratory of posture, movement, and teaching technique.
Hours will be shorter vary the first day, chosen Half day and last day.

Included
• In person teachings of theory and practice of the functional approach to Yin Yoga & chakra meditation at Inspire Yoga.
• Four printed manuals: Sadhana, theory, āsana workbook and energetics.
• Color PDF of mandalasana and the seven archetypes.
• Kathy Páez Yoga tote bag.

Tuition: $1370