This Yin Yoga Anatomy & Meridian Teacher Training RETREAT is suitable for anyone who wants to practice and teach yoga in a liberating way by learning a functional approach to yoga. Whether your goal is to deepen your own yoga practice or to teach yoga, you are in the right place.  

You will gain a great understanding of the human body and the energetic effects of yoga, which allows you to improve and deepen your own yoga practice and is very useful for people who want to exercise injury-free beyond the scope of yoga.

If you don’t want to become a yoga teacher, you don’t have to teach yourself during the training. But you do attend the classes taught by fellow students. You might want to help prepare the class and learn about sequencing and how to adapt poses, as an inspiration to create a personal beneficial yoga practice for yourself.

At the end of the training, you will receive a certificate of attendance. 

Some experience with the Yin Yoga practice is required. You don’t have to be an advanced practitioner, but you certainly have to have a basis. This means that you must have practised Yin yoga yourself for at least 6 months.

José believes that having a minimum level of experience, allows you to experiment with and integrate the teachings of this RETREAT training better. Apart from that, she believes that you should always first experience the Yin Yoga path yourself before you can communicate this in your classes.

Are you questioning if your Yin experience is sufficient?

Please contact José and together you can discuss options on how to get enough experience to start the RETREAT training. 

Spreading the training over 11 months is a very conscious choice. José believes that the unique RETREAT setting gives you time to practice, study and integrate all you have learned and allows you to enter into your own process of transformation without distractions from the outside world.
Outside of the training days, you will have the opportunity to start teaching and practising yoga using the functional approach. This will give you insights and bring about certain questions, which you can share during the additional Zoom sessions or in the following Retreat Training Days allowing you to deepen your understanding and to grow as a yoga practitioner and teacher. 

Of course, this is entirely up to you and varies per person. 

The homework and assignments on the e-learning platform are designed to support the material covered during the RETREAT Training Days and to help you integrate it into your own practice and the way you teach. You can make these assignments as often as you like, remember repetition is the key to learning in a relaxed way. 

Practising with your fellow students on and/or offline is very valuable because you can learn from each other and they are able to give constructive feedback.

On average you can assume: 

• 2 – 4 hours of homework per week (outside of the RETREAT Training Days) 
• Meet online or in person with your Study Group once or twice a month (or more if preferred)
• The additional time you spend on practising Yin yoga and meditation, either by yourself or taking classes externally.

Yes! 

Many of my trainees start teaching in small studios, gyms or in private with friends and family during the training. As a result, they make a lot of flying hours and can confidently increase their classes after obtaining their certificate.

To support your personal growth and to aid you in becoming a confident, authentic and inspiring yoga teacher, Jasmijn Koelink shares The Work exercises during some RETREAT Training Days. 

No.

The content of this RETREAT training is so extensive and deepening that it is an excellent basis to start your career as a yoga teacher.

Depending on the attendees, the RETREAT Training Days will be taught in English or Dutch. This is a conscious choice, as José wants to reach as many people as possible so a functional way of practising yoga (your experience is the guideline on which to determine if you are doing what works for you) is widely spread. In José’s opinion, this is very much needed, as an external judgment made with the eyes only is still present in the yoga practice as well as in our lives.    
José speaks Dutch and Spanish so she can – if needed – answer specific questions in those languages, if the training is taught in English.
The language of the materials (books, DVDs, PowerPoints and manuals) is English.

In case we can not be together at the retreat location due to COVID, we will offer an online alternative for certain training dates and times.
Our goal is to meet as much as possible in person at the retreat location. We can safely welcome 16 students in the practice room of the location keeping a distance of 1,5 meters.
We will follow the government rules and trust that we will find a workable solution for everyone if needed. 

Let us help you! We love to connect with you to make sure the RETREAT Teacher Training program fits your needs.