25 Hour Yin Yoga Foundations Training with Joe Barnett

An Introduction to Leading a Practice of Surrender ~ Caterpillar & Saddle Archetypes (25 Hours)
This training will offered both live streamed with small breakout groups and in person in Encinitas, CA.
Course Outline:
~ 5 Archetypal Yin Yoga Postures, their Target Areas, and their Variations
~ Interactive, hands-on study of anatomy: Finding skeletal landmarks and testing range of motion (ROM)
~ Understanding and discriminating sensation: Tension vs Compression, Muscle vs Fascia, Physical vs Subtle Energy
~ Introduction to the “Functional Approach” and the “Yin Yoga Sutras” of Paul Grilley
~ Foundational Sequences and discussion of their functions and variations, and the basics for building more
Yin Yoga is a simple practice of quiet and surrender, a practice of settling into a posture for 3-7 minutes, relaxing the body’s resistance, allowing the deeper and stiffer tissues, the fascia that wrap muscles and form joint capsules, to be safely and therapeutically stretched, hydrated and strengthen. At the same time, the techniques naturally offer a deep rest for the body, and a refuge for the mind and heart.
Yin Yoga is a functional practice. Guiding students toward this simplicity and surrender can be challenging. It requires a general understanding and appreciation of the infinite complexity of human variation. Physically, mentally and emotionally, every Yogi is unique and requires a unique approach. Realizing this, founder of Yin Yoga, Paul Grilley, along with his senior students and assistants developed a system of Archetypes and Variations and various dialogue practices to help teachers help their students toward greater self-knowledge.
Posture Analyses: Anatomy and Function.
All Yin Foundations courses include a brief analysis of each of the 5 Yin Yoga Archetypes. In each of the Yin Foundations courses, we take a deeper study of one of the five. In this course, we will spend extra time on the Twisted Tree Module and it’s target areas: the spine, its discs, the sacrum, the outer hip, and the shoulder girdle.
$450 Early Bird by 9/4/26; $550 Thereafter