Five-Day Yin Training
Minds, Meridians, Moments
About the course
A wonderful opportunity to delve deep into the practice of Yin yoga with Norman Blair who is one of the UK’s most experienced and well-respected Yin yoga teachers.
This five-day (40-hour) Yoga Alliance-accredited Yin yoga teacher training course gives participants space to study and explore this increasingly popular form of yoga. The course is both theoretical and creative, giving you the tools and the inspiration with which to confidently create your own sequencing.
The reasons for and the results of practising this form will be explained. There will be detailed examination of poses, examples of sequencing and plenty of time to evaluate our own experiences. Participants will learn about contraindications and modifications.
By the end of the course, participants will have a detailed understanding of Yin yoga as a practice. Qualified yoga teachers will be equipped to begin teaching Yin yoga. Learning Yin yoga can significantly expand your horizons as a teacher, equipping you with ideas and methods to offer this practice to your students. Practitioners wishing to deepen their Yin practice are also welcome on this course, alongside anyone wishing to qualify to teach Yin. This is a course for both professional development and personal development.
Three three-hour sessions will be led by external teachers on anatomy, meridians, and on meditation.
Course Content
introduction to and practising more than twenty Yin yoga poses
the history of Yin yoga
examining some of the theories behind Yin yoga
exploring the relationship between Yin yoga and meditation
understanding the possibilities and precautions of Yin yoga
learning about meridians and how Yin yoga might influence energy flows
examining the differences between Yin yoga, Restorative yoga and dynamic yoga
doing Yin yoga in different ways (with props, without props and more)
The guest teachers on this course:
Emma Charlton | Anatomy
Maitripushpa Bois | Meditation
Amanda Wright | Yin Yoga
You will receive two manuals plus handouts on anatomy, meridians and meditation – and more. In addition to the five days in studio, you will have access to three 45-minute lectures and a recorded two-hour Yin class taught by Norman.
Numbers on the course are limited to ten and this small group experience can be a significant factor in supporting the process of learning. Training hours (30 in total) are eligible for Yoga Alliance continuing education (YACEP).
Payment of £200 deposit* secures a place with the balance due two months before the course begins.
Bursary opportunity: two places on every intensive are available at 50% discount. If you would like to register your interest please send an email or use the contact page to send a message to request more information. These places are offered on a first come, first served basis. (Please note this relates only to the 5-day courses offered at Zolder Studio).
*deposits are partially refundable dependent on circumstances
Details
Time: 10.00am-5.00pm each day
Venue: In-person at Zolder Studio in London, N22 6AJ
Price: 2025 £625/£312.50; 2026 £655/£327.50
For more information or to book please email yogawithnorman@gmail.com
Booking
To book please contact us via our contact form. Please specify which date or dates you are interested in. To book a course run by an external studio, contact them directly.
Upcoming dates
Mon 23 Mar - Fri 27 Mar (waiting list only)
Mon 24 Aug - Fri 28 Aug
Mon 7 Dec - Fri 11 Dec
The Five-Day Yin Training is also offered via external studios.
(enquiries/bookings directly with the studio
Thu 26 Feb - Mon 2 Mar
orangeyoga (waiting list only)
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Fri 15 May - Tues 19 May
The Shala
Mon 1 Jun - Fri 5 June
Indaba Yoga
Booking link coming soon
Mon 5 Oct - Fri 9 Oct
Yogacampus, London
Three-day Yin training with Indaba
Thurs 12 Feb - Sat 14 Feb
Threads That Connect: Yin yoga, energy channels and the five phases
For more information and to book, click here
Weds 3 Jun - Fri 5 June
Other courses
We also run the following Yin Yoga training courses:
Nine-day Advanced Yin training
An advanced nine-day training aimed at deepening participants' understanding of Yin yoga and teaching Yin yoga. For further information, see the nine-day yin training section.
External teachers
Yin yoga - Amanda Wright
Amanda has been practising yoga since 2001 and teaching Yin and other styles of yoga since 2006. Amanda is a big believer in Continual Personnel Development. She has done many trainings and retreats with Sarah Powers and retreats at Gaia House, and teachers including David Swenson, Judith Hanson Lasater and Norman Blair. The reason for this is to shake ourselves up a bit, not get complacent, and potentially bring about change.
Anatomy - Emma Charlton
Emma has a great interest in the human body. She has been an Aromatherapist and Massage Therapist since 2000 and has taught massage at leading aromatherapy colleges since 2005. She has a long-term yoga practice and is fascinated by the possibilities of body and how body moves in response to yoga poses. She has an in-depth understanding of musculo-skeletal structures and continues along her path of learning with regular training and development.
Meditation - Maitripushpa Bois
Maitripushpa began her regular meditation practice in the mid-1980s and has been practicing yoga since the mid-1990s. She constantly watches and learns how the two practices influence each other. Bodily-based, she believes that a meditation that is simple and practical can also be deep and transformative.
Testimonials
‘What a lovely experience it was to be taught by Norman. He has a wonderful combination of breadth of knowledge and skill, a deep care for his students and an ability to bring a wonderful sense of fun to what he teaches. Our group really bonded, and right from the start the beautifully supportive environment provided a frame from which new skills were able to be learnt and dived into. I ended the course feeling both enriched and confident in my ability to take the Yin teaching out into the world and really connected to my fellow course-members. We've kept a regular practice group going and enjoy meeting monthly on Zoom, which has been incredibly valuable. If you're considering doing the Yin teacher training with Norman I would say to go for it. It's a much-needed modality in the world just now and your nervous system will probably thank you for diving deeper into your Yin practice too!’
“Great teacher - so great to be treated like adults and to be welcomed into his home studio…very grateful for the experience."
“I loved the honesty and the style of teaching. Brilliant course. I have learnt so much and not entirely what I expected to learn. I will highly recommend this course to anyone I know interested in Yin yoga or who wants to discover / learn / explore about themselves and their body.
“Very deep, nourishing, professional and fun. Challenging but safe and friendly. Loved it."
“Fun, insightful, humble, kind and supportive. The week was like reading a great novel, it took me on a journey within and as the last pages were read, a feeling of completeness and sadness that it was over.”
“Wonderfully balanced, educative experience held safely and warmly.”
“Very welcoming, approachable, real tuition. I love that Norman was so humble and human. I have never felt so comfortable about my body and its limits in a yoga class. This felt like teaching was genuine and from the heart not an ego boost or a money making event.”
“Empowering, stimulating, inspirational. Approachable, amusing, knowledgeable, inspires confidence.”
“Very well planned course that covered a huge amount in the five days. Norman was open and wonderful from day one. He has really opened my eyes up to the world of Yin.”