Yin Yoga Teacher Training

with Josh Summers

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2013 Dates Coming Soon!!
Thursday 6:30 - 8 PM
Friday - Sunday 9 AM - 5 PM

Erector Square Location

$390 Early bird, $430 thereafter

Yin Yoga is a complementary yoga practice to the more dynamic and invigorating yoga styles that are predominant today. In Yin Yoga, floor postures are held passively for several minutes in order to access a safe and positive ‘stress’ on the deep layers of connective tissue in the body.

Physically, Yin Yoga restores and maintains the natural mobility of the joints, primarily between the navel and the knees. Energetically, Yin Yoga opens the body’s meridian system, which enhances the body’s energetic flow and supports emotional equilibrium.

And as this practice emphasizes stillness and silence, Yin Yoga prepares both the body and the mind for deeper experiences in meditation.

The Yin Yoga Training will include learning:

* to practice and and teach four essential Yin sequences, with relevant modifications and adjustments
* the positive physiological effects of Yin Yoga on the connective tissue and joint health
* the Chinese energy system that is impacted by the Yin practice, in terms of meridian and organ health
* experiential and theoretical knowledge of the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness meditation, which is a great framework for integrating meditative themes into Yin classes or personal practice.

About Josh

Josh Summers is an acupuncturist and a Yin Yoga and an Insight Meditation instructor. He holds a Masters in Oriental Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University. Josh recently co-founded Sati Solutions, a mindfulness-based strategy firm, and co-wrote The Buddha’s Playbook: Strategies for Enlightened Living, available here.

After college, Josh spent several years living abroad in India, Taiwan and Burma where he has studied both yoga and meditation. As his interest in Vipassana or Insight Meditation developed, so too did his interest in more contemplative forms of yoga practice. With a professional background in Oriental Medicine and a personal passion for the dharma, Josh fell in love with Yin Yoga as a beautiful synthesis of these two interests. He teaches Yin Yoga teacher trainings and workshops throughout the United States and Europe.

Josh’s yoga and meditation classes emphasize safe alignment, the cultivation of moment-to-moment awareness and the potential for freedom in the here and now. For more on Josh, go to: www.joshsummers.net

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