This four-day Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Dawn Wright is designed for those who want to understand the practice in more depth and teach it with confidence, clarity and care. We explore what makes Yin yoga distinct, how to work safely and intelligently with different bodies, and how to create classes that are spacious, purposeful and responsive rather than formulaic.
From the outside Yin Yoga can look simple – but this is deceptive as there is much depth to the subject and it is a real skill to teach it well.
The training brings together practical teaching skills, functional anatomy, basic meridian theory, meditation and reflective practice. You will experience Yin from the inside as a student, examine it through the eyes of a teacher, and develop the confidence to make informed choices around postures, props, sequencing, language, adaptations and student needs.
By the end of the training, you will have a strong foundation from which to begin teaching Yin yoga safely and thoughtfully, with a clearer understanding of not just what to teach, but why.
What we will explore
- What Yin yoga is, what it is not, and how it differs from more dynamic styles of yoga
- Yin and Yang as broader principles, and how these ideas relate to practice and teaching
- The main Yin yoga postures, including target areas, variations and modifications
- How to use props effectively to support different bodies and needs
- How to make postures more accessible, spacious or appropriate for individual students
- Sequencing Yin classes with clarity, intention and balance
- Teaching skills for Yin, including language, pacing, silence and holding space
- Safety considerations, contraindications, injuries and common conditions
- Anatomy from a Yin perspective, including connective tissue, fascia, joints and range of movement
- Compression, tension and skeletal variation, including the functional approach influenced by Paul Grilley
- The role of stillness, meditation and reflective practice within Yin yoga
- Basic meridian theory and the 12 main meridians
- How meridian theory can be woven into Yin practice in a grounded and accessible way
- Adapting Yin yoga for pregnancy
- Supporting hypermobile students in Yin yoga
- Personal practice, observation, discussion, small group exploration and teaching practice
Course commitments:
Pre-course reading of course book: The Complete book of Yin Yoga by Bernie Clarke. Observation/participation of minimum of 2 Yin classes – observing with “teachers eye”. Attendance of in person training days. 2 course assignments
Course Structure and Dates
12th – 15th November 2026, held in person at The Serenity Barn. This is a 4-day immersion; each day will run from 10.00 to 17.00 UK time (with an hour lunch break).
28 contact hours, plus 22 non-contact hours. Non-contact hours: reading, yin yoga practice, and two course assignments.
Total Cost: £525 . Payment plans available on request. Deposit: £175 (due on booking). 1st Instalment: £175 (due 1st October), 1st Instalment: £175 (due 1st November)
Hours and Accreditation
50 CPD hours with awarding bodies such as Yoga Alliance and British Wheel (28 contact hours, plus 22 non-contact hours).
Who’s it for?
Yoga teachers or Yoga teachers in training. Serious practitioners or people whom this would fit with other work/experience (please check before booking).
The course is accredited with the IPHM and taught by Dawn Wright – Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals
About Dawn
Dawn has over 25 years of teaching experience and has been training teachers since 2012. She is known for her supportive, practical and informative approach to training and provides Teacher Training across the spectrum, from Foundation Courses for new teachers, to qualified yoga teachers who want to expand their knowledge and skills. Yin Yoga has been part of her yoga practice since she started on her yoga path over 30 years ago, and she has trained hundreds of teachers around the UK in Teaching Yin Yoga.
More information and book your space HERE.
