with Cal Wansbrough
November 2024 – January 2025
100-hrs Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Cal Wansbrough
overview
Applications are now open for this comprehensive and in-depth 100-hour yin yoga teacher training, providing an insightful understanding of yin yoga practice and foundations, anatomy, and teaching. You will learn the fundamentals of all yin poses and their variations as well as gaining a knowledge of Chinese Medicine and philosophy which underlies yin yoga.
Yin yoga is a slow, floor-based practice which uses long held stretches to rebalance your body. It is both a profoundly relaxing and re-energising form of yoga. It stimulates the vital energy, the life force, prana, or Qi to flow through the meridian lines, which are believed to be located deep within the fascial tissue. In doing so it restores health and well-being and prevents disease. It is based on the philosophy and understanding of Chinese Medicine and is unique among yoga styles.
The course is led by Cal Wansbrough, a yin yoga teacher and teacher trainer who has taught throughout the UK. She is also an Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Element Acupuncturist and therefore can offer a profound and relevant insight into the practice of Yin.
This 100-hour yin yoga teacher training will provide the accreditation, confidence, and competence to teach yin yoga in any setting. Taught over 4 weekends in person at triyoga, with 20 hours of online and self-study.
We will apply our learnings to both yang (vinyasa) and yin yoga poses. You will see and understand that everybody is different and that some poses, while they work well for the majority will cause injury or damage to others.
A large part of the course will be applied to yin poses so you conclude the training with a new-found knowledge of anatomy and physiology, as well as be able to teach yin yoga in a safe and informed way.
Yin yoga is based on the wisdom and philosophy of Chinese Medicine, so the training will also give you an insight and awareness of the 5 element and meridian line theory. You will gain a good understanding of which poses effect which meridian line and organ, and the physical, mental, and emotional manifestations of them.
Learning will include visuals, repetition, kinetic as well as directly experiencing in ourselves and our classmates. Yoga anatomy cannot be learned from a textbook, it needs to be felt and experienced.
course content
Module 1 – Yin Yoga & the Anatomy of the Hips
This module centres around the movement, joints and muscles of the hip, leg, and lower leg. You will gain insight and understanding of ranges of motion, ultimate range of motion, and the difference between tension and compression particularly in the hip area. You will learn the muscles of the hip and thigh, their movement, and myofascial release techniques and trigger points for this area.
Aims of this module
– To teach yin yoga effectively and competently
– To understand basic anatomy and movement and apply to yoga poses, specifically of the hip and knee joint
– To understand the key parameters of yoga poses and be able to offer modifications and adjustments
– To gain an understanding of the principles of Chinese Medicine and Philosophy
– To understand the meridian theory
– To understand your responsibilities as a Yoga teacher
Module 2 – The Shoulders and Myofascial Release
This module centres around the movement, joints and muscles of the spine, shoulder and upper arm. You will gain insight and understanding of ranges of motion, ultimate range of motion, and the difference between tension and compression, particularly in and around the shoulders. You will learn the muscles of the spine, shoulder and torso, their movements and myofascial release techniques and trigger points for this area.
Module 3 – Chinese Medicine
Yin yoga is based on the wisdom and theory of Chinese Medicine. Chinese medicine is an energetic practice and teaches us that Qi underlies all of our functioning. It is this intelligent life force which warms, moves, transforms, and protects everything in our bodies and minds. Therefore, among other things, in Chinese doctrine, rather than just examining a person’s body, it looks for the underlying or energetic cause of a patient’s problem. The Chinese frequently look underneath it all and ask what is happening to a person on a deeper level. So, it is typical not only to address a person’s symptom but also to look for the energetic cause which underlies the symptoms.
The Five Elements describe the five important phases in this underlying Qi. They are the energetic substances or processes out of which the world is made.
This module will allow you to see, feel and identify with the emotional, physiological, and mental aspects of the Five Elements, the 10 organs, and the 12 channels. You will gain an insight and understanding into the ancient practice and wisdom of both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Element Practice, and apply this to yoga both on and off the mat. This module will elucidate this ancient philosophy and medicine and reveal how certain patterns, behaviours and habits play out in every part of your life.
Aims of this module:
– To understand the fundamental premises behind Chinese Medicine
– To understand the concept of Qi, Yin and Yang and the Five Elements
– To apply the ancient philosophy and wisdom to yoga on and off the mat
– To understand the organs and meridian lines, their meanings and the poses which affect them
– To gain an insight into the delicate interplay of energy and emotions
– To reveal your inner world and your underlying predisposition
course structure
All sessions will run 09.00-5:00pm
– 9-10 November
– 23-24 November
– 18-19 January
– 25-26 January
In-centre, Camden triyoga
learning outcomes
You will gain a sound anatomical basis, and be able to read bodies and understand why and how certain yoga poses may remain impossible in some bodies. You will learn the fundamental of Chinese Medicine and be able to attribute this understanding to yoga poses and you will be able to teach yin yoga competently and confidently.
eligibility + pre-requisites
Suitable for yoga teachers as well as anyone who wants to gain an insight into yin yoga and Chinese Medicine, and or to enable your own practice at home.
accreditation
100 hours yoga teaching through Yoga Alliance
additional information
– Yin Yoga – Paul Grilley
– The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga – Bernie Clark
– Healing your Emotions Discover Your Element Type and Change Your Life – Hicks A, Hicks J
next course
4 weekends; 9, 10, 23, 24 November + 18, 19, 25, 26 January
cost
course fee: £1,399 Early bird until 31st July, then £1,599
venue
Camden
contact
Camden Team [email protected]
faculty
Cal Wansbrough
