Yin Yoga, Anatomy, Chakras, Meridians & Mindfulness | The Functional Yoga Teacher Training

Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal

100 hours

Intensive Module

10 April - 20 April 2023

D'Alijo Retreat Center

Price: from €2572

With Joe Barnett and Marcel van de Vis Heil

Guest teachers: Esther Ekhart & Paul Grilley

This course is intended to generate a deeply nourishing experience for body, heart and soul. High up in the mountains of Portugal we dive in the yin universe. We look into the variations in human anatomy and how this influences our practice, we learn what the poses are supposed to do for us and how everybody can achieve that, regardless of age, experience or flexibility.

We will also explore chakras, meridians and mindfulness and their relevance for our daily lives, learning different meditation techniques.

This course will give you all the basics to teach yin yoga if that is what you hope to do, and to take the most out of your practice if teaching is not for you. More than anything, these 10 days are a time for gentle self development and self care.

Joe and Marcel are the leading teachers in this training and will teach the majority of the material, Esther Ekhart will facilitate the mindfulness part of the training. All sessions with Joe, Marcel and Esther are in-person. We are also honoured to be joined by Paul Grilley who will be guest teaching a module via Zoom on the big screen

What will you learn:

Anatomy: skeletal segments, muscle groups, the concepts of target areas and functional yoga, skeletal variations, tension X compression and more
Yin Yoga Poses: analysis of poses, their modifications and alternatives and how to teach them
Assisted Yin Routine
Chakra Theory
Meridian Theory and Tracing
Mindfulness
Chakra and Mindfulness Meditation
The concepts of karma, samskaras, vrittis and vasanas

Daily Schedule

Day 1 (10th): Arrival day

17.30 – 19.00	group gathering
19.00	dinner

Daily

7.30 – 8.00	meditation
8.00 – 9.30	breakfast
9.30 – 11.00	lecture
11.15 – 12.30	practice
12.30 – 16.30	lunch and time off
16.30 – 18.00	lecture
18.15 – 19.00	practice and meditation
19.00 – 20.00	dinner
20.00 – 21.00	lecture

Day 10 (20th): departure day

7.30 – 8.00	meditation
8.00 – 9.30	breakfast and check-out

Prices

Shared Room (Twin) – € 2572,00
Single Room with shared facilities – € 2822,00
Standard Single Room – € 2995,00

Including a 6 months The Fat Yogis membership.

The price does not include flight tickets and transport to and from the retreat center to the airport.

Location

D’alijo Yoga Retreat Centre
Portugal

D’Alijo Yoga Retreat Centre has a beautiful, fully equipped yoga studio overlooking the gardens and valley, a luxurious but cozy dining room, a beautiful pool, a large pond and much more.

The estate is remote, surrounded by nature. It has a couple of great hiking trails, which can lead you to rivers and waterfalls and natural pools. The closest town, Cabeceiras de Basto, is about 12 minutes by car. Guimarães, a Unesco listed beautiful city is just 25 minutes away. Porto and Braga are within one hour as well as an other Unesco sites.