40 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training

May 1-4, 2025

with

Cathleen Wasielewski
BS Pharm, BCST/RCST®,
ERYT-500, YACEP, MIM®,

Yintuition Healing
Advanced Practitioner of Somatic Awakening®

and

Hannah Kumaski
RCST®, BCST, MIM®,
RYT-200
Tidal Body Healing Arts

“Yin Yoga is the gentle path to self-discovery, healing, and inner peace.”

- Paul Grilley

What is Yin Yoga?

What is Yin Yoga?  

Every time we create a concept, we create its opposite. Yin is a relationship to Yang. This is conceptual however as opposites are often complimentary.  

And so it is with Yin Yoga.  

Yin Yoga as a practice is complementary to the very active, movement based Yang practices we love. It explores the depth of the human body’s quiet but very important structural tissues as well as the life force energy known as Qi (Chi) or Prana that flows through these tissues.  

Yin Yoga asana practice physically supports our everyday movement while opening doorways to meditative and energetic benefits. Our human body has a combination of layers that include a physical and subtle energetic body along with our emotional and spiritual bodies.  Yin Yoga brings awareness to the vibrational flow of energy through these layers of ourselves while supporting a process of change and the recognition of wholeness.

The practice itself appears outwardly very still while it is known that the unseen inner world is experiencing profound energetic movement. Connective tissues, called Yin tissues in this practice, include tendons, ligaments, and the many layers of fascia deep to the body.  They are called connective tissues because they are the support and connecting structures of the physical body.   These tissues also carry nerves, fluids and ground substances that are essential to a healthy existence.  In practice we stress these tissues in a healthy way through the application of tensile and compressive forces.  This creates an overall response that bridges the gap to the total health and well-being of mind, body and spirit. 

In this training, we will explore the “why?” of Yin Yoga practice.

  • Why do we need this practice?

  • Why do we need stillness to create mobility? 

  • Why do we seek sensation? 

  • Why do we stay? 

  • Why does this practice challenge what we have been taught about conventional methods of Yang exercise and its benefits? 

In this training we will:

  • Cover the yin yoga practice and its meaning.

  • Explore yin poses and their effects on the body. 

  • Experience and understand the meditative nature of the practice and why this is key to whole health.

  • Open the door to the spiritual nature of our physical and subtle bodies through practice. 

  • Expand teaching skills to facilitate energetic benefits

This training covers the science as well as the esoteric and will leave you with a foundation and practical skills to share with others in a classroom setting.

Each day there will be a short meditation and long Yin practice. Classroom hours also include lectures defining Yin Yoga philosophy, anatomy, practice, and postures. 

This is a 40 hour Yoga Alliance certified training which includes 32 classroom hours with an expected 8 hours of home study.

Cost $750

Payment plans available - please inquire

Required Materials

The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark
Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers

Optional Materials

Yinsights by Bernie Clark

Your Body, Your Yoga by Bernie Clark

Yin Yoga: Outline of a Quiet Practice by Paul Grilley

Lit from Within by Sarah Powers

Please come with an openness to new perspectives as well as an openness to feeling deeply through the layers of the Yin tissues and into the spiritual nature of the subtle body.   

There are no prerequisites for this training and no yoga experience is necessary.

Bring your yoga mat as well as a water bottle, snacks, supplies to take notes with and anything else you may need for your comfort during the days of study.  Dress comfortably and in layers as Yin practice can often release internal heat in the body which may create a cooling effect following practice.

May 1-4, 2025
Thursday & Friday 9am-6pm
The Portland Yoga Project
449 Forest Ave
Portland, Maine
&
Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-3pm
PYP Downtown
129 Newbury St
Portland, Maine