50h Online Yin yoga teacher training
Just as the light cannot exist without the dark, yang cannot exist without yin.
Yin yoga offers us a balancing force in our yoga practice in relation to the strong dynamic styles of yoga such as hatha, vinyasa and ashtanga. OUR YOGA SPACE in Sydney is about waking up. Waking up to your true potential, and the life that you’ve been dreaming of in those quiet moments of reflection. We believe that the tools of yoga offer us a path towards that life. Yin Yoga - described by Bernie Clark, author of The Complete Guide To Yin Yoga, as “the other half of yoga” allows us to finally slow down long enough to attune to our true nature. Our 50 HR Yin Yoga Teacher Training and Practice Immersion will give you the tools to teach yin yoga, if you’re already a qualified yoga teacher, as well as the insights of how to bring yin yoga more deeply, and effectively into your life. This training is open to both yoga teachers, and dedicated yin yoga students.
Flexible Learning Options
You can complete this training in the way that bests suits your learning style and your lifestyle
Two long weekends of In-person and hands on, this experience weaves the mandala of the magic of Yin - we learn and practice together!
Held in our gorgeous Mosman Studio we limit our numbers to ensure a personal and intimate learning experience.
Anatomy module will be completed online.
Yoga Alliance Accredited
Our 50 HR Yin training is fully accredited as a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Program ( YACEP ) or 50 YIN TT via Yoga Alliance Australia.
Yoga Alliance is an international regulating body. spanning more than 130 countries. This means that upon successful completion of the course, you will be eligible add your continuing education hours to your Yoga Alliance membership, should you have one.
Balanced Curriculum
We address the complete practice of yin yoga - and balance your training hours between the physical (asana & anatomy), energetics (meridians & organs) and the inner methods (pranayama, meditation & contemplation).
The practice of yin for us is an opportunity to weave the potentency of energetic practices together and we spend a great deal of time exploring the energetics of YIN!
We also spend a considerable amount of time on practical teaching methodology so you walk away knowing how to create a safe, inclusive space for your students.
Our Self Guided Online Format
Completing the course online, in your own time, we have filmed this course LIVE. We wanted you to feel like you are right there alongside us - discovering and learning organically. Take a seat in the front row and be included in the raw conversations, the ah-ha moments and share you journey with the class of 2020. It’s shot raw and live and intentionally done so. We wanted to focus on the content not the camera angles!
Of course you can absorb your learning at your own pace - the course itself is split over 7 days with LIVE captured classes, supporting slideshows, and video content to ensure you are stimulated throughout your learning journey. We weave in some Qi practices and short Yin Practices for you to embody your learnings.
Culminating in your submission of your assessment - you have direct access to Em, Mike and Joseph to ask your questions and clarify any points that feel undiscovered for you!
Your assessment and completion of the course content alongside your 1:1 session with Mike, Em or Joseph will lead you to the path of certification.
This training is fully Yoga Alliance Australia accredited, and open to yoga teachers and dedicated students alike.
Begin anytime you like!
You will receive the content on a daily drip over 7 Days - just as though you were alongside us in our 7 Day Immersion!
Course Fees:
$ 750 ONLY | We want to make this foundational training accessible to everyone!
Please note:
Course tuition is non-refundable. You can transfer your course tuition to a future course or transfer your tuition to another person only.
Please ensure you are aware of the terms. No exceptions will be made.
Payment plans are available - simply ask the question by sending an email to info@wokeyoga.com.au and we will chat with you to make the course accessible to you!
If you want to experience a class led by Em or Joseph, please reach out and we will book you into a class on our live digital studio.
For this and all other enquiries please email: info@ouryogaspace.com.au
About Em
Em began practicing yoga in 1998, qualified as a yoga teacher with Byron School of Yoga in 2014 and has since specialized in Yin Yoga and inner methods of Meditation, Dharma enquiry and Chi Balancing practices along with Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory. Studying with exceptional yin masters such as Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers and Jo Phee, Em continues to broaden her knowledge of Yin, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tao and Buddhist practices through studying with Grand Master Mantak Chia and Lama Tendar, Robert Peng and Dr Dan Keown amongst others! Em has a very distinctive style of yin - centered strongly within the three treasures and a desire for her students to not only experience the power of CHI but to know how to self-regulate. She sees body heart, and mind as one. Em loves to dip into the yang side too! Studying with luminaries such as Maty Ezraty, Maria Kirsten and Tiffany Cruickshank. She is a sought-after teacher for yin, dharma & meditation with a large and loyal following, and is Our Yoga Space’s resident Lead Yin Teacher Trainer.
About Joseph
Growing up in Japan, Joseph was inspired by the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the Far East, particularly by Zen Buddhism. He sojourned at the Eiheiji Temple, the original Zen Buddhist monastery in Japan, practicing meditation. He was introduced to basic yoga as a young teen in Japan by an Indian yoga guru who was enroute to America. Joseph actively teaches Vinyasa, Hatha and Yin Yoga and The Hush Hour Meditation Group in Sydney. Meditation and contemplation practices have been vital in his personal journey. Teaching meditation by bringing together a Zen foundation with contemplative methods in Jnana yoga, he draws inspiration from Zen masters such as Dogen (founder of Japanese Zen), Shunryu Suzuki, Chang Tzu, Thich Nhat Hahn and Adyashanti; and from various Indian masters such as Ramana Maharshi and Nisgardatta Maharaj, and modern teachers such as Mooji, Gangaji, and Eckhart Tolle
It is normal to have questions, or feel unsure about embarking on your first YTT. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions we receive.
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Nope. Our course is designed for yoga teachers, however, in each intake of 20 we always have at least 3-5 dedicated students who are not yoga teachers.
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Yes! Of course. Provided you already have a minimum of a 200 HR Yoga certificate.
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Of course. These days, yoga teacher training is where curious students go to learn the deeper practices of yoga. If you want to teach great, if not - you’ll still get a lot of valuable information and experience out of the course that you can use in whatever way you like.
Why train with us? Well we are a little different! We believe…
In presence over performance
We’re much less interested in what your yoga practice looks like, and much more concerned with what it feels like, and how you relate to your body and your experience on the mat. Yoga is an inner process, which can not be measured by how deep your forward bends are, or how far you go into saddle. The asana are tools that help us explore, and understand ourselves more deeply, not the ultimate goal in themselves.
In inclusivity, accessibility and fun
Yoga truly is for every-body, and we don’t just give this idiom lip service we actually live it. Our 200 HR Foundations Teacher Training always includes a module on Trauma Informed Yoga and Accessible Yoga, and our yin yoga course opens up the conversation about individual variation in skeletal structure ( biology ) and personal history ( biography ).
If you have an injury or limitation our faculty cares, and is super skilled in how to work with almost every situation. We’ve had students enrol in our Teacher Trainings from the age of 19 - 74 and we’ve loved them all.
In studying with the best
Our highly experienced faculty have trained with some of the best Yin Yoga teachers in the world.
Em Cruickshank, the creator and lead trainer of the 50 HR Yin Course has been specialising in yin yoga for over a decade, after first training with Sarah Powers ( author of Insight Yoga ) in Thailand. Since that time she has continued to study under Sarah and Ty Powers, Jo Phee, Paul Griley, Dr Daniel Keown, Grand Master Mantak Chia, Lama Tendar, Robert Peng and AcuEnergetics.
Our anatomy teacher Michael Scott has been practicing physiotherapist just as long! He has combined his in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology with over 450 hours immersed in yoga training and yin specialities. He brings a unique understanding of physical and energetic relationships and how best to combine the two for restoration and rehabilitation.
Joseph Rundle, our inner methods teacher, has a long history of practice from the Zen Buddhist tradition sojourned at the Eiheiji Temple, the original Zen Buddhist monastery in Japan. Combining his inner practice with a concentrated study of both Yang and Yin Yoga traditions, Joseph is well known for providing digestible insight and practices to awaken the physical practices of Yin Yoga.
In integrating scientific research and knowledge from other disciplines
Yoga has a lot going for it. It’s an ideal practice to soothe an overactive nervous system. Its history and wisdom is rich, varied and fascinating. We love integrating the best of that ancient wisdom and modern science together in a way that serves your intelleshesctual mind, just as much as your inspired heart.
In creating a supportive, long term community
We run a small, intimate yoga studio where you’ll never get lost in the crowd. Each training forms an intimate community within itself, however after graduation you become a part of our wider network of teachers, and alumni who continue to engage and support each other years after the training finishes.
