In This Issue:
- Yoga is not a science
- March 2023: Live Online 50-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training is open for registration
- Meditation Revealed Online is available via recordings of the live offering
- Welcome to the Yinside: live online Yin Yoga classes with Bernie
- Discounts for online courses
- What’s new in the Forum?
- The Yin Yoga Teacher Directory
Yoga is not a Science!
There is a science of yoga, but yoga is not a science. This may sound like a contradiction at best or a piece of hyperbolic, attention-grabbing click-bait at worst. The confusion lies in the fact that there are two very distinct meanings of the word “science”. Unfortunately, some marketing savvy teachers over the last two hundred years have played games with these meanings to make yoga sound more special than it needs to be. Let’s define the word: Science is …
Live Online 50-Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training
March, 2023 with Bernie Clark & Diana Batts
All over the world, people are discovering the joy and challenge of Yin Yoga. The acclaimed 50-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training by Bernie Clark and Diana Batts is now available online. It is a unique way to deepen your overall yoga practice and touch tissues rarely worked in a more active yang style of yoga. This course is designed for students who have been practicing Yoga for at least one year and want to deepen their understanding of the practice. Expect to learn much more than just Yin Yoga.
Meditation Revealed Online
with Bernie Clark & Nathalie Keiller
We are happy to announce that Meditation Revealed is now available via the recordings of the live sessions. But, even though it was recorded, you cana still receive personal interaction with us and have all your questions answered via emails and through the private Facebook group.
The course includes training in Deep Meditation to give you an experiential basis for the practice of meditation. This course is a balance of theory and praxis but the course will also delve deeply into the context of both yoga and meditation and shows how they have evolved over the millennia. Understanding the historical context of these practices will help you adopt and adapt meditation to what you need for our modern times.
Join live or watch the replay
Every Sunday morning at 10am PT, join Bernie for a live 70-minute Yin Yoga class followed by a 20-minute meditation. If that time doesn’t work for you, watch the replay which is available for 7 days. Or, here is a new option, with a one-year subscription, you can access the archives of all the past classes!
Bernie together with Yoga International offers 8 one-hour, online, Yin Yoga for Your Body video classes. These hours are eligible for continuing education credits with Yoga Alliance.
Through these 8 on-line yin yoga classes you will learn
- The nature of yin and yang
- To practice with intention and attention
- The 3 principles of the yin yoga
- The reality of human variations
- To create a functional yoga practice
- To develop anti-fragility
- To develop mindfulness
Your Spine, Your Body – The Course
by Professor Stuart McGill and Bernie Clark
Up-to-Date Knowledge and Practices to Increase Spinal Stability, Mobility, Endurance, and Well-Being
Professor Stuart McGill is a world-renowned expert in spine biomechanics. In this eight-hour course, Stuart and Bernie will lead you to discover:
- The code—the science of the spine
- The art—applying the science to your body
- Practices—taking it to the mat
The Yin Yoga Forum
Recent Forum Discussions: If you have something to contribute to these topics, feel free to add your voice and experience to the discussions!
Yin Yoga Teacher Directory
If you are having trouble finding a Yin Yoga teacher near you, or if you are traveling to somewhere new, try checking out the Directory of Yin Yoga teachers. We have hundreds of teachers registered from all over the world. If you are a teacher and are not in the directory, just send us your information and we’ll be happy to add you.
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