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A COMPREHENSIVE YIN YOGA TRAINING
MASTERING YIN YOGA IN 100 HOURS

Undertake this journey with Victor Chng, the leading Yin Yoga teacher in Asia to master three Yin Yoga courses in 100 hours. This Yin Yoga training involves three courses:

Course Date Topic
Course 1 9 - 12 December The Theory & Practice of Yin Yoga
Course 2 13 - 16 December The Meridian Series
Course 3 17 - 19 December Yin & Yang Intensive Training

You will be immersing entirely throughout this 100-hour training to completely master different aspects of Yin Yoga in totality. Let us find out exactly what you will learn in each course:


The Theory & Practice of Yin Yoga

You will develop a complete understanding on the principles of Yin Yoga, the nature of your joints & their limitations, and successful teaching techniques for Yin Yoga. We have developed the programme to empower teachers to have a more complete view on developing a balanced practice for oneself and sharing it with their students.

Key Focus:

Learn about the difference between Yin & Yang Yoga
Learn about Connective Tissues & Joint Movements
Learn how to teach Yin Yoga successfully in class

Meridian Series

You will develop a complete understanding on the principles of Yin Yoga, the nature of your joints & their limitations, and successful teaching techniques for Yin Yoga. We have developed the programme to empower teachers to have a more complete view on developing a balanced practice for oneself and sharing it with their students.

Key Focus:

Understanding the Meridian Theory
The relationship of the Five Elements & the Five Major Organs
The concept of Prana & Chi
The relationship between Nadis & Chakras
Practicing powerful Yin Meridian Series
Developing your own sequence
How to teach the meridian series

Yin & Yang Yoga

This training is about bringing balance in one single practice by uniting both Yin & Yang Yoga. You will moving from Yin to Yang and vice versa and experience a different nature of the practice. The practice brings together a balance between expansive & up-raising energy versus withdrawing and quieting energy. Within complete stillness there is dynamic energy and within dynamic energy there is complete stillness.

Key Focus:

Learn a deeper dimension of yin & yang and changes of the season
Learn how to develop successful yin-yang sequences that meet your needs
Learn how to observe, teach and adjust asana
Understand the relationships between each group of asana

Date : 9th - 19th December 2010
Time: 8.30am to 5.00pm
Venue: Raffles Town Club, Singapore

Course: S$1,800
Early-bird Special: S$1,600 (by 31 Oct 2010)

Group (3 or more) discounts available upon request

About Victor Chng

Victor has been practicing yoga since 1999. His main motivation to teach yoga comes from wanting to bring healing to people in all layers of one's being. Victor met Paul Grilley - the founder of Yin Yoga in December 2004 and has completed a teacher training with Paul on Yin Yoga and Anatomy for Yoga. He continues to study with Paul and Sarah Power on residential yoga teacher training programs. Victor is greatly indebted to his teachers for giving him permission to teach Yin Yoga and to continue to explore this path with his own intuitive knowledge.

As a Chinese, Victor is highly inspired by ancient Chinese art of healing such as The Yellow Emperor Sutra, I-Chng, Taosim, Buddhism and Confuciusim. His teaching goes beyond looking at the body as a muscular-skeletal structure. To Victor, it is important to view the body as an embodiment of energies and consciousness. He seeks to open every layer of his being in his practice and imparts the same view to his students. Integrating Yin & Yang energies is what he views as an holistic path to bring oneself back to the centre. Finding the right balance in one's lifestyle that supports every aspect of one's life forms the core of his teaching. Victor is able to simplify and systematically teach students ways to practice effectively and progressively in the journey of yoga. In his teaching, you will find the four pillars of adopting a new perspective on yoga, a new way of engaging the practice, a behavioural change and transformation of consciousness.

Since 2005, Victor has been teaching Yin Yoga successfully all over Asia. He has trained more than 500 teachers in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and China. Victor is also the founder of www.yogainasia.com. You may contact Victor at +65 98260088 or email info@yogainasia.com.


Frequently Asked Questions

What is Yin Yoga?
Yin Yoga is a quiet practice which emphasizes on holding each pose for a longer period of time while encouraging the entire body to relax. In Yin Yoga we encourage the body to be completely relaxed . The stretch is passive and we are using the weight of the body to provide traction to the tissues, especially deep connective tissues in-between the muscular layers and the surrounding joints. Typically, each pose is maintained for 3 to 5 minutes. The poses typically target the lower body around the lower back, sacrum and hips. They also work in the knee and ankle areas. Yin Yoga targets the joints by encouraging more opening and spaciousness in each joint. Therefore, people usually feel more freedom of movement after each practice. The body also naturally feels lighter and more relaxed.

Can a beginner do Yin Yoga?
A beginner is usually challenged on all fronts in a yoga class. He is often neither flexible enough nor have sufficient strength. It is important to focus on one issue at a time. Yin Yoga is going to tremendously improve a student's flexibility. If a beginner can first practice more Yin Yoga, he will find that he will be able to cope better in general classes. This helps to build more self-confidence for beginners and encouraged them to continue with their yoga practice. Many beginners are often discouraged by their initial yoga experience due to the fact that they may not have the right flexibility.

What are some of the benefits of Yin Yoga?
There are many benefits to be gained from Yin Yoga practice. Physically, it allows the body to become more flexible in a safe way. Staying in a pose for a longer period of time also stimulates the meridians in the body and in turn brings more vitality to the organs. It also promotes physical and mental relaxation and as a result one feels more calm and at ease after the practice.

What if I cannot stay in the pose for a long time?
Do not struggle in the pose. Relax the body more, especially if you feel tension in certain parts of your body. Do not move too much or over-extend yourself while holding the pose. Focus on your breath to release tension in those areas. As you come back for more regular practice, you will find that tension in those areas will be reduced.

Is there any potential harm in doing Yin Yoga?
Just like any other yoga practice, if you do not engage the practice correctly, it will cause more harm than good. It is important not to over-extend yourself in a yin pose. Stay relaxed at all times by keeping the external body soft. We do not want to use a yin attitude and yang engagement in a yin practice. This may cause unnecessary injury. In general, people who are guided well in class find yin practice absolutely beneficial. We have not known of any bad effects in practicing Yin Yoga.

Contact

To register for this training, please contact
Phyllis Pek at phyllispek@gmail.com or +65-91130823.