30 Hour Yin Yoga Immersion

Are you ready to deepen your practice? Curious about yin yoga and how it really works? Wonder why you feel so amazing after class, but struggle in certain poses? The 30 hour Immersion is packed with practices, philosophy, energetics, anatomy, and meditation to help you cultivate your yin energy (and understand what that even means!). We go deep into Taoist Philosophy, and how our culture is so predominantly yang. We explore how to modify poses for your own body, how to be with yourself in quiet, and how to take these teachings off your mat and into your life. The Immersion is open to anyone, but having taken at least a few public yin yoga classes before you enroll is a good idea. Beginners, intermediate, and advanced students of yin yoga are most welcome, as are people who think they're not flexible.  Everyone who enrolls adds an important perspective to our discussions, no matter their body type, age, or physical ability! 

Here's what's included in the Immersion:

  • Detailed Instructions, Discussion and Variations for 40 Yin Yoga Postures

  • Ten Philosophy, Science and Yin Lifestyle Lectures (see topics below)

  • Six 15-minute Guided Somatic Meditations

  • Six 75-minute Guided Yin Yoga Practices

  • Six 10-minute Reclined Mindfulness of the Body Practices

  • Six 10-minute Central Channel Breathing Practices

  • Dedicated Time for Question and Answer

  • Voice Recordings of all the Practices

  • A Graduation Certificate

Lecture Topics:

  • Yin/Yang Theory

  • What is Somatic Yin Yoga?

  • The 10 Guiding Principles & The 5 Essentials

  • How to Setup Your Home Sanctuary & Obstacles to Practice

  • The Yin & Yang of Anatomy: Fascia & Muscle

  • The Neuroscience of Yin Yoga

  • The 5 Yin Organs & Signs of Imbalance

  • Meridian Theory & Locations

  • Working with Emotions

  • Supplemental Embodiment Practices

Additional Notes:

If you are already registered with Yoga Alliance as a Yoga Teacher, you can receive 30 CEU credits for taking this course.

Check the schedule for dates and details of the next 30 hour Immersion.

70 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training

Building upon the practice, theory, energetics, and anatomy that we covered in the Immersion, we'll now dive into the practice with new eyes: How to share what we've learned. My emphasis is on teaching from a place of experience, authenticity, and clarity. This is a unique and powerful training because it involves looking at yourself, your habits, your fears, your voice, your ego, etc, as equally important to your teaching as the details of each posture or your knowledge about the philosophy of Yin Yoga. It's my belief that your energy and your home practice have a dramatic effect on the experience of your students. 

Here's what's included in the Teachers Section:

The Value of Being Yourself and How it Makes You a Better Teacher
Yin Yoga Teaching Methodology
The 4 Roles of a Yin Teacher
How to Hold Sacred Space
Sequencing a Yin Yoga Practice for Others
How to Modify for Injuries
How to Customize a Private Yin Yoga Lesson
Practice Teaching Games
Practice Teaching with Voice Recording
Building Confidence as a Teacher
Individual Practice teaching classes
Creating a home practice and caring for yourself off the mat
Teaching Yin Yoga as a Spiritual Practice
Working with Emotions in Practice and in Life
Four guided somatic yin yoga practices
Six guided somatic meditation practices
Five guided mindfulness of the body practices
Five meditations for learning boundaries
Written, confidential, compassionate feedback from Sally

This course includes 35 hours of homework to be completed at your own pace during the 2 months of the training. You will receive your 100 hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training Certificate upon completion of the in-person classes and the homework requirements.

Please note that this training is only available to those who have completed the 30 hour Immersion. If you have taken one of my teacher trainings in the past (as long at it was at least 30 hours), you are welcome to take the 70 hour Teacher Training to continue refining your skills. If you have taken another yin yoga teacher's training, but not mine, I ask that you please start with my Immersion before enrolling in this Teacher Training. I've found over the years that I teach and practice Yin Yoga in a unique way, and that other trainings will not necessarily cover the 5 Essentials (Feeling, Relaxing, the Three Gates, The Yin Breath, and the Pause). Of course many of them have immense value, and I highly recommend that you study with various teachers, but you will need to have experience with my style of teaching and practice before enrolling in this teacher training. If you have questions about this, please email me at sally@sallymilleryoga.com

Check the schedule for dates and details of upcoming trainings.

Graduation Certificates and the 100 Hour Yoga Alliance Approved Course

The 70 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training includes 35 non-contact hours, which include various homework, fascia-related projects, and reflection on public classes that you take at various other yoga studios in your area to gain exposure to other ways of teaching yin yoga and to learn from other teachers besides Sally. Upon completion of the 30 hour Immersion and the 70 hour TT, including completion of your homework, you will receive a 100 Hour Graduation Certificate. This certificate is required for Sally to endorse that you are ready to teach yin yoga publicly or privately.