About The Retreat
Dates
2024
6th – 25th May
26th August – 14th September
21st October – 9th November
Your Yoga School
At the Body-Mind-Soul Centre, a registered yin yoga teacher training Yoga Alliance school, we are honored to collaborate with teachers from a wonderfully diverse and experienced background.
The ethos of the Body-Mind-Soul Centre is to apply the teachings and practices of the yoga tradition to go on an exploration to investigate the relationship of our body, mind, and soul. Ultimately to gain clarity, understand our nature, create harmony between us and others, and experience freedom and joy.
In a Taoist / Zen way, we emphasize the value of breath, meditation, and intuition rather than ritual worship or rigorous following of old scriptures and perfect alignments. Everybody is different, so how a pose feels precedes how it is supposed to look.
At the Yin Yoga Teacher Training Yoga Alliance school, we see teaching yoga as an art fuelled by authenticity and creativity. A student’s personal practice and the understanding that follows subsequently spark the inner teacher and sharing with others will come naturally and spontaneously.
The Body-Mind-Soul Centre, Yin Yoga Teacher Training Yoga Alliance school acknowledges and emphasizes that every student and teacher has his or her own unique presence, energy, and teaching style. The Body-Mind-Soul Centre provides an ideal environment for learning and as a practice process, where yoga teacher training courses are presented and practiced in depth.
Head Teacher
Alexandra Denkinger M.D.(Acu)
Founder of The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS), Yin Yoga Teacher Training Yoga Alliance school, and creator of Yin Yoga Therapy™ is an inspired Body-Mind-Soul Bio-Hacker, dedicated to helping people empower themselves to live the most authentic, healthy life possible.
As an all-time seeker on a soul-searching journey, she traveled the globe and came in touch with many different healing systems and yoga styles. Eventually, she moved from Germany to India to immerse herself in Ayurveda and Yoga nearly two decades ago.
Alexandra hosts Nature Adventure Retreats, where she loves to take a group of people to outstanding locations and/ or to engage in nature activities like Trekking in Ladakh, Surfing in Sri Lanka, Bouldering in Hampi, or Stand Up Paddle Board Excursions & SUP Yoga in Goa. Besides these active, fun-loving events her main passion is the immersion in Yin Yoga Therapy Trainings, Mindfulness Practices, and Healing & Transformation Retreats and Workshops.
In her Yin Yoga teachings, she integrates the ancient wisdom of Acupuncture Meridians and Chi flow in meditative yoga practice. In a Daoist/ Zen way, the focus is on the value of breath, insight & intuition – supporting a lifestyle that feels in alignment with our deepest self.
Alexandra lives in Mandrem, Goa, where she offers counseling sessions and a variety of holistic treatments. Here she looks at the patient’s whole system, environmental, emotional, and physical. She breaks down complex theories from different healing systems into digestible chunks for use in our daily life and offers practical information and encouragement to feel healthy, vital, joyful, and free.
Alexandra about herself:
”I like to see myself as a Body-Mind-Soul Bio-hacker. I counsel people and I help to heal their wounds. Physical, but mostly emotional. I did not intend to do this. When it came to me though, I knew it is my calling. I am passionate about it.
For me healing ourselves is our responsibility and an expression of environmental activism. We are healing the world by healing ourselves. And healing is actually very simple, it is an uttermost natural thing. Of course not everything can be healed, but most things thought incurable can be. Every organism has a basic instinct to be healed.
Energy flows where attention goes. I believe the good life is a matter of mind and soul and open to everyone. The body never lies. I listen, look and reflect to help you to activate your own healing abilities.
My goal is to empower you to live the most authentic, healthy life possible. A life that feels in alignment with your deepest self. Nothing brings me more joy than watching this happen.
I live and work with dedication, extraordinary intention and the spirit of liberation from convention”.
Venue
Suly Center
Set amongst beautiful Balinese rice fields and lush greenery, Suly Center offers its guests peace and tranquillity with a truly authentic ancient Balinese vibe spread over a wide-ranging area.
Suly has a long history of hosting spiritual gatherings and this energy can be felt in the peaceful, tranquil surroundings and the many little temples spread throughout the spacious tropical garden. It is a quite unique and truly inspiring spiritual location and a perfect setting for a yin yoga immersion.
Set amongst beautiful Balinese rice fields and lush greenery, Suly Center offers its guests peace and tranquillity with a truly authentic ancient Balinese vibe spread over a wide-ranging area.
The spiritual centre has a vegetarian restaurant in the front, a spacious more private dining in the garden, a swimming pool, a large yoga hall, a temple shala and a paddy deck, as well as a meditation pyramid.
Suly has a long history of hosting spiritual gatherings and this energy can be felt in the peaceful, tranquil surroundings and the many little temples spread throughout the spacious tropical garden. It is a quite unique and truly inspiring spiritual location and a perfect setting for a yin yoga immersion.
At the same time, it is also very centrally located and as soon you leave the gate you find yourself in the middle of the buzzing local Balinese life not too far away from the Ubud Centre.
The Yin Yoga Training
Want to learn a style of yoga that’s focused on bringing balance – physically, energetically, and mentally and be able to share this wisdom?
Gain the knowledge, confidence and Yoga Alliance certification to start teaching Yin Yoga Therapy™ and share this wonderful practice with our foundational yoga teacher 200 hr certification course.
Stretched over a 3 weeks immersion we will dive deep into the yin side of yoga during in beautiful Bali.
Additionally, we provide you with the online video material needed to fulfill the more general topics of yoga history, philosophy and general anatomy for your Yoga Alliance certification.
For an embodied experience students will have plenty of opportunities to practice teaching and will leave this yoga teacher 200 hr certification course feeling confident to lead a Yin Yoga Therapy™ class.
Yin Yoga Therapy
Yin Yoga waves all layers of our being -body, energy, and mind- into a seamless whole, allowing a sublime experience of stillness and peace.
The stillness of the long-held static stretches with relaxed muscles in Yin Yoga allows the space for mindful awareness and the opportunity to reveal and release deep layers of physical or emotional tension held within your fascia. The healing wisdom of the Daoist philosophy and the Meridians provides insight and guidance.
In this yin yoga teacher 200 hr certification course, you get a unique opportunity to learn to release physical and emotional tension, free stagnant or blocked energy and cultivate a peaceful quality of mind. By practising Yin we are practising acceptance and surrender, connecting our body to a Zen state of mind and we create the space to allow energetic and physical healing to take place.
3 Weeks Immersion in Bali
In the in-person immersion part of this yoga teacher 200 hr certification training, we will guide you through a journey through all the Daoist elements and their healing wisdom. There is no specific prerequisite required but an open mind and commitment and dedication to your personal development.
You will learn all about the ancient healing wisdom of the main Acupuncture Meridians and Chi flow in the body:
We will give you a deep insight into each Daoist element and the correlating acupuncture meridians and organs. Find out more about their subconscious value and the applied body acupressure points and Yin Yoga poses to help balance those energies and stimulate a free chi flow.
In detail, we explore each body’s target area and its correlation with the meridians and facial pathways. We explain to you ways to emotional healing and the release of energetic blockages in the poses. As we put our bodies in certain positions different meridian energy streams get stimulated and we activate our body’s own healing powers.
You will get to know more about additional tools and different meditation techniques to support this process in your yin yoga teacher 200 hr certification course.
We offer you insight into the power of visualization and breath, Yoga Nidra, Mantras and Mudras. There will be different meditations, acupuncture healing sessions, and chanting circles. In our Circles of Transformation, we create a safe space to connect and share. Together we open the gates to a long-lasting transformation.
+ 40 hours Self-Paced Online Course
To complete a solid foundation for your yoga teacher 200 hr certification and a deep understanding of yoga in all its variations we offer you an additional 40-hour self-paced online video course. Of these 40 hours 20 hours are dedicated to anatomy and physiology, and 20 hours will focus on general yoga humanities.
The Anatomy 20 hours Online Course will look into the anatomy of the muscular and skeletal body, as well as the human physiology like the nervous system, incl. ‘fight, flight, freeze’ stress response, vagal theory, overall mind-body connection, cardiovascular/circulatory, endocrine, digestive systems and the respiratory system as they relate to yoga practice.
In the Yoga Humanities 20 Hours Online Course we share details about general yoga history, philosophy and foundations like the eight limbs and Patanjali’s yoga sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. You will get to know about the Chakras, Koshas, Prana Vaayus, Kleshas and more.
Both these video courses you can start anytime after the complete sign-up and you will have one year time to go through the material at your own pace. Our team is always available for active support throughout this process.
After the in-person immersion, you will receive with successful examination your Yin Yoga Therapy™ teacher certificate right away, but only after the completion of the online courses, you will be able to register as an RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher) with Yoga Alliance.
Curriculum
Foundation, Definition and Theory of Yin Yoga
Physical
Energetic
Soul & Mind
Yin Yoga Practice
35 regular yin yoga poses +
Additional upper body poses, wall poses and modifications
Functional and energetic aspects of the poses
How and when to use probs
8-Points-Analysis Principle
Special situations / Target areas
Sequences for each Daoist element and each meridian
The Art of Teaching Yin
Intention / Expression / Context / Tools
The art of sequencing a yin class
The art of conscious touch
Embodied practical experience
Yin Therapy, Chi & the Meridian Flow in the Body
Yin / yang / chi defined
Five Daoist elements
The three treasures
12 primary traditional Oriental Medicine Meridians & their healing wisdom
Meridians addressed in each pose
Energetic and emotional value of each pose
The 3 different ways to activate chi flow
The transformative power of the rebound
Dan Tien Healing Breath
Mindfulness
Mindfulness history
Concept and practice
Neuroplasticity
Yoga Philosophy and Basic Foundations
History and people
Overview of different yoga styles
The 8 limbs of yoga
Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Pranayama
Chakras, Koshas, Prana Vaayus, Kleshas
Mudras & Mantras
Spiritual Concepts
Healing Toolbox
Extracurricular Workshop ‘Acupressure Points’
Conscious touch
Anatomy of the mind
An invitation to mindful living
Tools to transformation
The power of visualisation & the Dan Tiens
Overview of Oriental Medicine & Ayurveda
Basic Anatomy & the Theory of Exercise
Muscular and skeletal system
Biomechanical principles, joints and their movements
Physiology such as nervous system, cardiovascular, endocrine, digestive systems, respiratory system as they relate to the practice
The vagal theory
The physical theory of the practice
Aesthetic vs. functional alignment
Compression vs tension
Understanding fascia and tensegrity
Sensory processing, interoception & proprioception
The piezoelectric principle in the poses
When and how to apply yin yoga principles in physical therapy to release pain
Professional Development
Class management & general professionalism
Marketing and promotion
Credentialing process with Yoga Alliance
Responsibility and accountability
Scope of practice
Code of Conduct
Equity in yoga
Daily Yoga Practice
Daily yin yoga immersion
Meditations, Breathwork & Yoga Nidra
Morning class of dynamic yang styles of yoga for the balance
Sunset / Sunrise Circles
Different active meditations
Extracurricular Acupuncture and Reiki healing sessions
Circle of transformation
Conscious Connection
Sharing Circles
Mindful sunset / sunrise walks
Investment
Standard Room Shared: €2499
Standard Room Single: €2999
Superior Room: €3249
Includes accommodation, meals & program
Certification
With successful completion of the training, students will receive a Yoga Alliance affiliated Yoga Teacher Training Certificate from The Body-Mind-Soul Centre (RYS – registered school with Yoga Alliance) and a Yin Yoga Therapy Training Diploma as a component of Alexandra Denkinger M.D.(ACU) physical therapy practice, licensed and registered as Doctor of Medicine in Acupuncture M.D.(ACU) by the Indian Board of Alternative Medicine, affiliated with Yoga Alliance as a registered yoga teacher (RYT 500) and owner of The Body-Mind-Soul Centre.
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