Yin Yoga Therapy® Teacher Training / Acu Yin
YIN HEALING WITH MERIDIANS & ACUPRESSURE POINTS
5-day Immersion with Alexandra Denkinger M.D. (Acu)

Yoga Alliance CEC 50-hrs

When you awaken and align your body’s underlying energy, you activate your innate process of healing and transformation. We will demystify how energy affects everything you do and feel—and show you how to work with your body and your mind. Get to know simple principles, tools, and practices that balance your subtle body, which is how physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing begins.

Learn how to teach yin yoga as a mindfulness practice infused with the ancient wisdom of acupuncture points, meridians, and chi flow in the body. Dive into the knowledge behind these traditions, understanding how to create a safe environment for your students, emphasizing breath, insight, and intuition in a Taoist/Zen approach to support alignment with one's deepest self.

This comprehensive training covers:

Essential Elements of Yin Yoga Therapy®: Get to know all the essential elements of Yin Yoga Therapy®, focusing on activating the ancient Taoist healing wisdom of the chi flow in the body.
Acupressure Points and Meridians: Learn about acupressure points and meridians, understanding their physical and energetic value.
Mindfulness Principles: Integrate mindfulness principles as the backdrop of the practice.
Skillful Sequences: Experience skillful lead sequences according to the Taoist Elements and Meridians, and the subtle art of creating the ideal environment for a transformational experience of body, mind, and soul to take place.
Anatomical Considerations: Understand anatomical considerations for the poses and sequences, prioritizing safety and individual accessible capacities for everyone.

Join Alexandra Denkinger M.D. (Acu) on a transformative journey to tune into your body's wisdom, explore the ancient Taoist healing traditions, and gain insight into Yin Yoga Therapy® as a teaching modality for yoga instructors. The aim is to enable teachers to elevate their yin yoga classes into a self-healing experience, providing participants with the knowledge and skills to activate their own healing abilities.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

Foundation, Definition, and Theory of Yin Yoga Therapy

Body – Physical considerations and benefits
Mind – Mindfulness applied
Soul – Energetic and emotional aspects

Yin Yoga Practice Immersion

Practice of classic yin yoga poses, modifications, and additional upper body poses
Functional and energetic aspects of the poses
Prioritizing safety and individual adaptations
How and when to work with acupressure points

The Art of Teaching Yin

Intelligent sequencing guidelines with anatomical and energetic considerations, including meridian activation
Trauma-aware approach to teaching
Language of yin
The art of conscious touch
Scope of practice and code of conduct

Yin Yoga Therapy™, Chi & the Meridian Flow in the Body

Introduction to Oriental Medicine / TCM / Meridian system
12 primary meridians, 5 Taoist elements, and their healing wisdom
Energetic and emotional value of each pose
The 3 different ways to activate chi flow
Acupressure points for each meridian
The transformative power of the Rebound
Dan Tien Healing Breath

Basic Anatomy & the Theory of Exercise

The physical theory of “yin exercise”
Aesthetic vs. functional alignment
Working with fascia and tensegrity
Sensory processing, interoception, and proprioception
The piezoelectric principle in the poses
When and how to apply yin yoga principles in physical therapy to release pain

Daily Yoga Practice

Daily Yin Yoga Immersion
Meditations, Breathwork, and Meridian Nidra

WHAT MAKES THIS TEACHER TRAINING SPECIAL

Gain the insights, know-how, and certification to teach yin yoga skillfully on a transformative journey to the yin side of yoga. The Yin Yoga Therapy® approach creates an opportunity to release physical and emotional tension, free stagnant or blocked energy, and cultivate a peaceful quality of mind.

Learn the yin principles, tools, and practices that harmonize your body, energy, and mind—where physical, emotional, and spiritual healing is found—so you can build vitality, unravel energetic blockages, and boost your immunity and self-esteem.

You will be introduced to methods not only for skillful teaching but also for elevating your yin yoga class into a self-healing experience for your participants, providing them with the knowledge and skills to activate their own healing abilities.

Yin Yoga Therapy® is much more than physical stretching. It is an art, a philosophy, and a way to live.

Tune in. Stay yin.

MATERIALS INCLUDED
Digital access to:

Manual
"The Power of Chi – Move Your Energy with Yin Yoga"
Workbook
"The Yin Healing Method"

DAILY SCHEDULE:

*This is an example schedule and may vary from day to day.

CERTIFICATION

Yoga Alliance Certification (CE credits or accreditation as a module block of 300-hrs) & 700-hrs Yin Yoga Therapy®

Upon successful completion of the training, students will receive a Yoga Alliance-affiliated 50-hr certificate from The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS 300 – a registered school with Yoga Alliance). This certificate can be accredited toward the 300-hr Yoga Alliance certification program or alternatively counted as Yoga Alliance continuing education credits.
Additionally, students will receive a 50-hr Yin Yoga Therapy™ practitioner diploma, which is a building block for our 700 hours of Yin Yoga Therapy™ education. This is a component of Alexandra Denkinger, M.D. (Acu) physical therapy practice. Dr. Denkinger is licensed and registered as a Doctor of Medicine in Acupuncture (M.D. Acu) by the Indian Board of Alternative Medicine, affiliated with Yoga Alliance as a registered yoga teacher (E-RYT 500), and owner of The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS 300).

DATE & TIME

2025 | April 7-11 | 09:00 – 13:00 & 15:00 – 18:00 daily

2025 | June 30 - July 4 | 09:00 – 13:00 & 15:00 – 18:00 daily

PRICES

Regular price: $999 USD

Early bird price: $859 USD | Valid until March 7 & May 30

ABOUT ALEXANDRA

Alexandra Denkinger, M.D. (Acu), is the founder of The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS 300) and the creator of Yin Yoga Therapy®, dedicated to empowering people to live the most authentic, healthy life possible.

On a soul-searching journey, she traveled the globe to study different healing systems and moved from her native Germany to India over two decades ago.

In her teachings, she integrates the healing wisdom of the meridians and chi flow in a meditative yoga practice. In a Daoist/Zen way, the focus is on the value of breath, insight, and intuition—supporting a lifestyle that feels in alignment with our deepest self.

50H Yin Yoga Therapy Teacher Training with Alexandra Denkinger M.D. (Acu)