Yoga Room is excited to welcome David Kim back to Hong Kong in 2024 to lead 50-hr Yin Yoga Teacher Trainings at the studio.
Level 1: (30 hours)Materials Covered:
The YogaWise Yin Yoga Teacher Training (Level 1) is designed for students and teachers who wish to develop a deeper knowledge of this multifaceted yoga style, and emerge with a working definition and basic teaching methodology for Yin Yoga. There will be a strong emphasis on Anatomy, highlighting skeletal variations, the role of connective tissue, and the nervous system. An introduction to mindfulness meditation will address the non-physical nature of this profoundly quieting practice.
Key Features of the YogaWise Yin Yoga Training (Level 1) include:
What’s Your Style? Defining Yin Yoga as a Theory & Practice
Daoist perspective – Essence of Yin/Yang applied to Asana & Anatomy
Key Yin Postures: Variations on a Shape
Yintegration: Introducing Yin to Varied Student Populations
”Assessment” Postures: Finding an Appropriate Edge for Different Bodies
Specific Highlights:
Defining Target Areas: A Functional Approach to Asana
Understanding Soft-Tissue Tension vs. Structural Compression
What is Fascia? Exploring the Global Nature of the Extra-Cellular Maitrix
Skeletal Variations: ”Asanalysis” of Our Unique Bones
Beginner’s Mindfulness: Focusing Attention on Purpose
Level 2: (20 hours) Materials covered:
The YogaWise Yin Yoga Teacher Training (Level 2) is designed for current Yin teachers or those already familiar with the basic orientation and language of Yin Yoga. This 20-Hour Level 2 course offers a closer examination of upper-body anatomy , and integrates the concept of myofascial meridians with practical sequencing strategies for both Yin and Yang classes. The course will also explore creative solutions and variations of Yin postures for students with limitations.
Key Features of the YogaWise Yin Yoga Training (Level 2) include:
Upper-Body Anatomy: Mapping the Shoulder Girdle
What Limits Our Movement? Movement Tests for Shoulder Girdle
Targeting Myofascial Tracks: From Mandalas to Meridians
Posture Orientation: Creative Solutions to Postural Limitations
Mindfulness in Practice: Incorporating Meditation In Yin
Specific Highlights:
Introduction to Myofascial Meridians
Yin + Yang Sequencing Themes: Stimulating the Myofascial Tracks
Functional Anatomy for Yin
Mapping the Shoulder Girdle: Identifying MyoFascial Groups
”Asanalysis”: Tension vs. Compression at Shoulder Girdle
Postural Variations:
Change the Pose, not the Student: Working With Postural Limitations
Mindfulness in Practice:
Yin Yoga: Gateway to Meditation Practice
Location: The Yoga Room 4/F
Rates:
Level 1: $7,000 HKD
*Level 1 Early Bird Rate: $ 6,300 HKD
*Early Bird discount until Febuary 18, 2024
Level 2: $4,600HKD
*Level 2 Early Bird Rate: $ 4,100 HKD
*Early Bird discount until Febuary 18, 2024
Level 1+2: $10,800HKD
*Level 1+2 Early Bird Rate: $ 9500 HKD
*Early Bird discount until Febuary 18, 2024
Schedule
Level 1:
18-21 April 2024 (Thurs-Sun)
8:30am-5pm
Level 2:
23-25 April, 2024 (Tue-Thurs)
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Tuesday & Wednesday)
Time: 8:30am – 3:30pm (Thursday)
About David Kim:
DAVID KIM (E-RYT500) is a U.S.-based international Senior Yoga Teacher Trainer, who teaches both Yin and Vinyasa (YogaWorks) styles, and has led numerous 200- and 300-Hour Teacher Trainings, workshops, and retreats across the globe. David’s passionate embrace of Yin Yoga owes a deep debt of gratitude to his mentors Paul & Suzee Grilley; to Sarah Powers’s meditative grace; to the cumulative wisdom of cutting-edge anatomy and movement teachers; and to the dedicated students who have accompanied him along this path towards personal and spiritual awareness.
David is a registered Continuing Education provider with Yoga Alliance (USA), and taking this course will allow you to receive 20, 30 or 50 Hours of Continuing Education credit with YA.
DETAILS
Start:
April 18, 2024
End:
April 25, 2024
Event Categories:
Teacher Training, WORKSHOP & EVENTS, Workshops & Events
ORGANIZER
The Yoga Room
VENUE
The Yoga Room