Yin Yoga Teacher Training

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Yin Yoga Teacher Training
w/ Kelly Gilmore

What happens when we stop striving and start listening? Yin Yoga invites us into the quiet spaces where deep healing, resilience, and transformation unfold.

Yin Yoga has so much to offer in regards to healing and alignment on the physical, mental and energetic levels and has gained popularity in the past many years. While “Yang” Yoga styles (Ashtanga, Vinyasa and other “flow” styles) focus on muscles, “Yin” Yoga focuses on connective tissues, with deeper longer holds and more time spent in stillness.

This training will provide you with the knowledge and embodied experience to safely and skillfully guide your students or yourself through transformative Yin Yoga sequences and classes.

This 30 hour Yoga Teacher Training is geared towards those who already hold a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training certificate and is worth 30 continuing education credits through Yoga Alliance. Although the training will be created with current yoga teachers in mind, the format and information will be accessible for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of Yin Yoga as a therapeutic technique.

Registration

Asheville Community Yoga offers our Teacher Training programs on a tiered pricing basis. Please see the “Tuition” section below for further details on how the pricing structure is set to support the entire community.

There are two steps to complete your registration in the program:
1. Select your price point and if you wish to pay in full or on a payment plan. Use the links below to complete your payment.
2. After payment you’ll be prompted to sign up on our online course platform. Once you open the course the first step will link you to a registration form which you’ll need to complete in order to be officially registered for the program.

*All payment plans are automatically withdrawn each month based on the date of registration*

Community Rate: $450

Sustainer Rate: $550

Supporter Rate: $650

Tuition Details:

At Asheville Community Yoga, we believe that diverse groups of people with different backgrounds and experiences make for a richer learning experience and open us to a broader understanding of the world we share. This broader understanding is an essential quality of a yoga teacher. To achieve this goal, we have tried our best to set up a tiered pricing system that hopefully makes this training accessible to a wide and diverse range of people.

Our three distinct tiers are…

$450 / Community Rate: Discounted spaces for those in our community who represent marginalized populations and have and/or have limited access to financial resources.

$550 / Sustainer Rate: This rate pays for you and allows for Asheville Community Yoga to run operations in a way that is truly sustainable. 

$650 / Supporter Rate: This is an opportunity for those who have more access to resources to pay it forward and support others on their Yoga journey.

Achieving accessibility for all is dependent on leveraging privilege in our community. If you can afford a price point above $450, please consider paying more for the benefit of all.

Payment plans are available for every pricing option. 

Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the program: 

    • A full refund (with the exception of a $50 registration fee) will be reimbursed if you need to withdraw up to one month prior to your program start date.
    • If you need to withdraw less than one month prior to your program start date, 50% of what you’ve paid will be refunded.
    • No refunds will be given after the start of your program. 

Curriculum

*A manual written by Kelly Gilmore will be provided during your first session, please bring this with you to all sessions. 

In this Yin Yoga Teacher Training you will learn about:

  • The principles and philosophy of Yin Yoga
  • Anatomy of joints
  • Understanding Fascia
  • How to skillfully sequence Yin postures
  • Meridians and Chi
  • Chakras
  • Hands on / In person experience practice teaching
  • Introduction to Taoism
  • And gain confidence to safely teach Yin postures

Specific focus will be placed on the following, plus so much more…
● Radical self and inner body-awareness
● Understanding suppressed emotions and how they store in our tissues
● Improved circulation and joint mobility
● An in depth understanding of Fascia
● A counterbalance for our fast-paced world
● A deeper connection to nature

    Suggested Reading:

    • Yin Yoga – Principles and Practice by Paul Grilley
    • Your Body Your Yoga by Bernie Clark
    • The Endless Web by R Louis Schultz, PhD and Rosemary Feitis, DO
    • The Tao of Inner Peace by Diane Dreher
    Schedule

    3

    • Friday April 10th 4-8pm
    • Saturday April 11th 9-5pm, lunch break mid day
    • Sunday April 12th 9-5pm, lunch break mid day
    • Saturday April 25th, 9-4pm, lunch break mid day
    Location

    Asheville Community Yoga
    8 Brookdale Road
    Asheville, NC 28804

    Tuition

    At Asheville Community Yoga, we believe that diverse groups of people with different backgrounds and experiences make for a richer learning experience and open us to a broader understanding of the world we share. This broader understanding is an essential quality of a yoga teacher. To achieve this goal, we have tried our best to set up a tiered pricing system that hopefully makes this training accessible to a wide and diverse range of people.

    Our three distinct tiers are…

    $450 / Community Rate: Discounted spaces for those in our community who represent marginalized populations and have and/or have limited access to financial resources.

    $550 / Sustainer Rate: This rate pays for you and allows for Asheville Community Yoga to run operations in a way that is truly sustainable.

    $650 / Supporter Rate: This is an opportunity for those who have more access to resources to pay it forward and support others on their Yoga journey.

    Achieving accessibility for all is dependent on leveraging privilege in our community. If you can afford a price point above $450, please consider paying more for the benefit of all.

    Payment plans are available for every pricing option. 

    Teacher Bio

    Kelly Gilmore

    Kelly has been teaching yoga for more than two decades and has been a massage therapist for 16 years. She has hundreds of hours of continuing education and her fascination and knowledge of the body and all of its layers shines through in her teachings. She is also certified Yoga Therapist and Yin Yoga teacher and a Lead Teacher in Asheville Community Yoga’s 200hr Teacher Training.

    She believes in teaching non-dogmatic, practical, accessible and potent classes with the hope that her students walk into the world more mindful, more peaceful and more inspired to be the best version of themselves.

     

     

    Testimonials

    “Kelly is the best of yoga teachers. she’s extremely knowledgeable. I never feel intimidated in class by others whose skill set is greater than mine. and that’s a result of Kelly’s approach to guiding the class through the practice.”

    “Amazing! Kelly is a fantastic and highly skilled yin teacher. I felt so much better after class and highly recommend it!”

    “Kelly is the best yoga instructor I’ve encountered in my 7 years of practice in Asheville. She has a great understanding of the human body and a fun sense of humor.”

    “Yin Yoga is conditioning training for the subtle body. In order to balance our subtle body, we need to quiet the mind
    and the nervous system.” – Ulrica Norberg