HYBRID 50 HR

FOUNDATIONS YIN YOGA

TEACHER TRAINING

Alicia Casillas x Catalina Ovalle

January 11th - February 1, 2025

Early Bird Price: £649

Use Code ‘EARLYBRIDyin’ at checkout (ENDS October 31st)

Full Price: £749

A 50-hour training with a highly functional approach to Yin Yoga that includes a comprehensive curriculum with all of the resources, tools and content required to become a certified Yin Yoga teacher or practitioner.

 This online course features all of the benefits of in-studio training with Alicia Casillas, and highly personalized feedback and individual support from Catalina, with the added convenience of a flexible virtual learning experience that you can take at your own pace so that you can study in your own time, in your own timezone, within your own schedule.

IN ADDITION, you will have the BONUS opportunity of practicing in person at Samaya Sol Yoga & Wellness Studio in Battersea, London with Catalina and other students in the course. This will consists of a 2 hr space for practice, Q&A, and open discussion once a week, primarily on every Saturday from January 11th to February 1st. This will include an Opening Ceremony, a printed workbook (optional. It will be the perfect space and opportunity to ask any questions and reflect on what you have learned as you move through the online curriculum.

 Your own sacred space – your home – will be the perfect space for you to go within and witness the beginning of a new chapter while also benefiting from the sacred space and connection of an in-person studio/shala & teacher guidance.

In-Person Training Dates

Saturdays, 10am - 12pm

January 11th - Feb 1st, 2025

What Will I Learn?

Throughout this online course you will study the theory of Yin Yoga and learn practical ways to incorporate it into your own practice and your classes if you wish to teach.

You will learn anatomy of the body applied to Yin Yoga, Yin Asana, Pranayama and the core principles of meditation, along with the fundamentals of the energetic body and how to apply this knowledge into your daily life.

By the end of this course, you will have secured a solid understanding of Yin Yoga and will be able to confidently guide others in developing their own Yin Yoga practice and teachings in a safe and engaging way.

·      Understand principles of Yin Yoga and how to teach in a safe & intentional way.

·      Use the archetypal poses and their variations.

·      Advance your knowledge about anatomy and the human body.

·      Skillfully practice and modify the Yin Yoga poses.

·      Identify the target area of every yoga asana.

·      Comprehend where you should feel the effects of the poses.

·      Learn how to use props during your Yin classes.

·      Learn how to balance a Yin and Yang Yoga practice.

·      Build a creative and effective Yin Yoga sequence with different options and variations.

·      Deepen your knowledge about the energetic body and Chakras.

·      Learn how to teach meditation and a pranayama session.

·      Create transformational Yin Yoga classes that deliver a beautiful experience.

·      Qualify to log an additional 50 hours training and continued education with Yoga Alliance.

You’ll Learn How To..

Course Curriculum

  • The Art of Yin Yoga

    • History of Yin Yoga.

    • Yin Yoga theory and application.

    • Stabilizing and deepening a Yin Yoga practice.

    • Comparison of a Yin and Yang practice.

    • Yin Asana benefits and contraindications .

    • Archetypal poses and their variations.

    • Appropriate use of props.

    • How to create and hold a safe space.

    • Developing your teaching voice.

    • Sequencing Yin Yoga classes .

  • Our Bodies

    • Anatomy applied to Yin Yoga.

    • Compression and tension theory.

    • The fascia and connective tissue.

    • Yin and Yang related to the body.

    • The physical and subtle bodies

    • The 5 koshas and energy fields.

    • The chakra system and how to relate it to daily life.

    • How to recognize imbalances in the subtle bodies.

    • The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.

    • Understanding the relaxation response

    • Introduction of Yoga Nidra and application.

  • Pranayama & Meditation

    • Qi, Prana or life¬–force energy.

    • Nadi Shodhana and nostril breathing

    • Belly breathing (diaphragmatic breathing)

    • Full Yogic breath and practice.

    • Long Exhale breathing.

    • Bhramari humming bee breathing.

    • Chakra balance and meditation.

    • Mindfulness awareness meditation.

    • Walking meditation.

    • Metta loving kindness meditation.

    • Soham meditation.

    • Yoga Nidra practices.

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

 Resources and Materials

·      Comprehensive 50 hour training

·      Printed Color Yin Yoga Training Manual

·      Full-length Yin Yoga Sessions

  • Opening Circle with Catalina at Samaya Sol Yoga & Wellness Studio - Battersea, London

  • 2 Hr weekly in-person practice, Q&A, Open discussion at Samaya Sol Yoga & Wellness Studio

    in Battersea, London with Catalina

·       Video Lectures and Presentations

·      At-home workbook

·      Further reading

  •       Kit box on how to sequence your Yin sessions

·      Class sequences prepared for you to teach and practice at home or in studio.

·      Homework and final assignment

You Will Also Get…

 ·      Lifetime access to all of the course material, including any course updates that are continually being added.

·      Personalized feedback and support from Alicia and Catalina for when you need some extra guidance during your training.

·      Access to a beautiful community of Yin Yoga teachers around the world that you can connect with at any time to share your experiences with.

·      A 50-hour certificate accredited by International Yoga Alliance upon completion of the course.

Meet Your Teachers

  • Alicia Casillas

    Yin Yoga Lead Teacher

    Alicia was born in Spain and became a professional athlete at the age of fourteen years old. She began her yoga journey when she moved to the United States to earn her Bachelor's Degree at the University of Miami. Alicia first turned to Yoga to recover from a severe physical injury she acquired as a professional swimmer. Through Yoga, she discovered how to connect and balance her mind, body, and soul.

    She has practiced and taught around North America, Europe, and Asia for more than ten years. She is an experienced yoga teacher E-RYT 500, and a Continuing Education Provider by Yoga Alliance who has been teaching Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2015 in Thailand. She trained in various lineages and schools in Thailand, India, Indonesia, Spain, and the USA; Ashtanga Vinyasa, Hatha Yoga, Akhanda Yoga, Vikasa Yoga, and Yin Yoga. Alicia has completed over 500 hours of Yin Yoga training with Yin Yoga Master Sarah Powers, Tina Nance, and Jamie Clarke (teaching assistant of Paul Grilley). She has also attended several anatomy and physiology training and workshops in different healing modalities.

    Alicia is also trained as Reiki Master and Craniosacral Therapist under Upledger Institute, allowing her a better understanding of the wholeness of our being. Her holistic approach allows her to work with the student as a whole, listening to every part of the being. Yoga enables Alicia to share methods, tools, and techniques to help one achieve a healthy, mindful and happy way of life.

  • Catalina Ovalle

    Yin Yoga Teacher & Co-Facilitator

    Catalina was born in California. She began her yoga journey while traveling to Belize, over 10 years ago. She continued her practice but didn’t realize the full power of yoga until her rare cancer diagnosis in 2016, at the age of 23. Yoga helped Catalina tremendously mentally, physically, and spiritually through her diagnosis and recovery. Her yoga practice continues to support her life in many ways, to this day.

    Her self-practice journey took her to Bali where she undertook her 200 YTT in Vinyasa in which she trained under Alicia. A year later she also took Alicia’s online 50 HR Foundations Yin Yoga Teacher Training. She then went back to Bali for another 65 HR Yin & Traditional Chinese Medicine Teacher Training. Catalina shares her teachings at her boutique studio in London and Online.

    She is also a Nutritionist & Wellness Coach, earning her Bachelors Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics from Arizona State University. She continues to study through self-study and a variety of wellness workshops and courses.

    Catalina’s passion for holistic health, our relationship to nature and understanding of the positive impact that a wholesome, balanced approach to life can have, allows her to meet her students compassionately and to guide them with intention to a connected mind, body, & spirit.

  • Jonathan Lefevre

    Anatomy and Meditation Theory Teacher

    Jono was born in Tahiti and grew up with hippie parents between Polynesia, Bali, and India. After a long, formative period of traveling across Asia and studying meditative practices with monks and Earth medicine with shamans, he eventually went into more academic training. He graduated from the Kimura Shiatsu Institute in Japan, studied biology at the University of San Diego and became an osteopath at the British School of Osteopathy. Having always had one foot in the spirit world, his work combines mind-body techniques from various, native traditions and myofascial osteopathy, all of which help to release blockages found within vibratory fields. When not working in his private practice or surfing, he also teaches various bodywork seminars along with anatomy and philosophical aspects of yoga.

  • Camila Reis

    Yoga Nidra Teacher

    Camila Reis has been working as a Yoga, Meditation and Breathwork teacher for over 7 years.

    She started her journey in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. After a few years of teaching Yoga, and practicing Meditation in Buddhist temples in Brazil, she decided to travel to the sources.

    She moved to Asia to deepen her practice and knowledge. Since then she has been living like a nomad, traveling the World hosting retreats & teaching Yoga teacher trainings, mostly in Thailand and Bali.

Alicia and Catalina both believe that overall health and wellbeing are not solely achieved by working with only the physical body but also maintaining emotional stability and mental clarity. One of the main goals of this training is to promote mindfulness and healing through Yin Yoga and meditation. The practice of Yin Yoga allows the students to understand who they are as a whole and invite them to discover themselves on a much deeper level. The word Yoga means to unify all aspects of self; the emotional, energetic, mental, spiritual, and the physical, so by using the practice of Yoga and mediation for healing and self-discovery. 

Alicia and Catalina’s backgrounds combined, cover extensive healing modalities, including Thai Massage, Reiki, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Lymphatic massage, and Human Nutrition. These have given them extensive knowledge and understanding of the human body and psyche. Alicia and Catalina’s extensive training and personal practice allow them to share the connection of the mind, body, and soul to students during Yoga. Alicia is sharing the core of this training from a place of healing, compassion, understanding, and love for her students to grow and expand on all levels and hoping to encourage them to embrace their unique journey through the study of Yoga. Catalina is so grateful to co-create this special training with Alicia to support her students personally on this sacred journey not only within but also the journey to share and to teach this practice.

The world we live in right now moves and changes at such a fast pace that we find ourselves chasing and looking for answers, peace, and happiness externally. During this training, Alicia and Catalina will provide the time and space that we all need to look within, learn to listen, and get to know our bodies and ourselves. This will be a way we can begin to learn to understand what we all need for healing—inviting students to use these mindfulness and self-awareness tools to benefit themselves and others.

Take the first step in a new direction and begin your journey in becoming a certified Yin Yoga Teacher now.

Early Bird Price: £649

Use Code ‘EARLYBRIDyin’ at checkout (ENDS October 31st)

Full Price: £749

Certification & YA Continuing Education

This training qualifies students for 50 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education contact hours. Students will receive a homologated certificate from Yoga Alliance at the end of the training. (YACEP)

If you have any questions about the course or would like to book a call in with Catalina to make sure this course is right for you. Please get in-touch via Catalina@samayasol.com

 FAQs

  • Lifetime access to all of the course material, including any course updates that are continually being added.

  • This really depends on you! Some of our students finish it in less than two weeks, whilst others take over a month. The in-person sessions at the studio will be over a course of 4 weeks but you have lifetime access to all of the course material so you can take your time to complete your course. 

  • Anyone! We welcome all who are wanting to learn & practice Yin Yoga from home. It doesn ́t matter if you are a beginner in yoga or a dedicated practitioner, this course is for all levels and suitable for everyone.

  • Yes, there most definitely are! As with any officially certified course, you will be assessed following each topic, to ensure you have absorbed what you need to know before moving on. The good news is that you can go back and watch the lectures & lessons as many times as you need to pass.

  • Yes, there are two final evaluations to complete the course: a final quiz and a practicum. The practicum consists of 60 min recorded class of you teaching Yin Yoga at home. Id you would like to schedule this for an in-person practicum, you can do so with Catalina in the studio. We will watch and review your practicum and give you personal feedback & guidance. This is a very special opportunity to practice your teaching skills. The good news is that you can repeat it as many times as you want until you are happy with the final result.

  • Not a problem at all! We teach you what you need to know and guide you through the theory and practical components step-by-step.

  • Upon joining the online Yin Yoga Teacher Training, you will receive the direct contact details for Alicia and Catalina, who will be happy to assist or support you along the way online and in-person at the studio sessions.

  • Upon successful completion of this training, you will receive a certificate, accredited with the international Yoga Alliance. You will have the knowledge and tools to teach Yin Yoga. However, depending on certain requirements and restrictions in your country, you may require a 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate to obtain insurance and work professionally in yoga studios, fitness centers, and workplaces. We recommend you check on the laws in your hometown!

  • No, just a standard internet browser is fine (Safari is not recommended). This online training portal is simply accessed through the internet.