Deeply understand two important but often unexplored areas of yoga; the fascia and energetic anatomy, and the unique relationship these two share.

Yin Yoga, Myofascial Release and Energetic Anatomy Training

A 50-hour training exploring fascia, stillness and the experience of being in your body.

This 50-hour training brings together Yin yoga, myofascial release and energetic anatomy, exploring these practices through both contemporary anatomy and traditional yogic teachings.

We’ll dive into fascia and its role in movement and sensation, alongside the nervous system’s contribution to our experience of stretch, tension and ease. Through practical exploration, we’ll consider what happens when we settle into a posture, how our experience can change over time, and why going deeper isn’t always more useful.

Stillness will be a central thread throughout the training. We’ll explore how pausing can create space to notice our habits, sensations and responses, while recognising that stillness feels different for everyone. You’ll learn how to offer choice, support and opportunities to move, helping students find an approach that works for them.

We’ll also explore interoception: our sense of the body’s internal state. By paying attention to experiences such as breathing, heartbeat and internal comfort or unease, we can practise responding to ourselves with greater curiosity and care.

Alongside this, we’ll introduce yoga’s subtle energy teachings: prana, nadis, chakras and the prana vayus. We’ll explore how these traditional frameworks can enrich practice and reflection, while distinguishing them from the structures and processes described by contemporary anatomy.

Expect to graduate with a broad range of practical tools to bring into your classes, greater confidence in guiding individual experiences, and inspiration for a personal practice that continues to support your own wellbeing.

Course Objectives:

• Understand the foundations of Yin yoga, including time, support, stillness and an individual approach to each posture

• Develop a practical understanding of fascial anatomy and its contribution to movement, load transfer and body awareness

• Explore the stretch response, including the stretch reflex, stretch tolerance and the influence of the nervous system on sensation

• Understand why more intense sensations and longer holds do not necessarily create a more beneficial practice

• Explore the relationship between the nervous system, attention, breathing and our experience of stillness.

• Develop an understanding of interoception and learn ways to invite internal awareness without overwhelming students

• Practise myofascial release using balls, foam rollers and self-massage, adapting pressure and positioning to individual needs

• Develop clear, supportive teaching skills for Yin yoga and myofascial release, including the use of props, alternatives and appropriate boundaries.

The details

Dates

Wednesday 26th – Sunday 30th January 2028

Investment

The super early price for the course is £695

Yoga Hero 200 hour trainees and graduates get 20% off when paying in full.

A payment plan is available; £260 per month, for three months.

• The nature of fascia

  An introduction to fascia; what fascia is and fascia’s role in the human body
  

  An overview of the seven myofascial trains
  

  How fascia is part of the internal communications system in the body
  

  The impact of fascia on physical and mental wellbeing
  

  Fascia and biomechanics
  

  The impact of different styles of yoga on fascia

• Understanding, practising and teaching myofascial release

  The basics of practicing myofascial release
  

  The benefits of practicing myofascial release
  

  Useful tools and props
  

  Bringing myofascial release in to your yoga classes
  
  

  Ensuring safety as a highest priority

• The anatomy of yoga’s subtle energy

  Prana; yoga’s subtle energy, in layman’s terms
  

  The passage of prana around the body
  

  Nadis and Chakras
  

  The five prana vayus - vital airs that pervade and affect the entire body

• The relationship between fascia and energy

  How do the physical tissues of fascia and the esoteric concept of prana affect one another
  

  How can we use the understanding of one, to deepen our understanding of the other
  

  Bringing the concepts of fascia, and subtle yoga energy, to our yoga offerings

• Using our understanding to promote overall wellbeing

  Taking our valuable learnings and disseminating them into your unique yoga offerings
  

  Ensuring that your learnings will be clear to future you
  

  Cultivating a sadhana to continue practicing what you preach and working on your own challenges

• Experiential learning

  Engage in practical exercises, group discussions, and hands-on experience to deepen your understanding and embodiment of the neurobiology of stress

• Personal and professional growth

  Nurture your own self-care and wellbeing through the importance of yoga techniques
  

  Connect with a supportive community of fellow teachers, fostering collaboration and ongoing learning.

• Teaching yin yoga

  Keeping joints safe and healthy in your yin classes

  Creating yin sequences to help your yogis feel calm, grounded, more mobile, and so much more

  Use of props (including being super creative with just a few props!)

Your course leader

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Your course leader 〰️

Holly Mcfee is the owner of Yoga Hero Ltd. Holly has been practicing yoga since 2010, and teaching since 2013. Holly embarked upon her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training here in Leeds, and after balancing a full time job and teaching yoga for just six months, went full time in to teaching.

In August 2015 Holly opened the Yoga Hero studio in Leeds Dock, and in June 2017 this studio expanded to become one of the largest dedicated yoga spaces in the North of England.

Holly’s experience in opening two busy studios, and years of self-employment, will be shared to help trainees build a thriving yoga business, should you wish to.

Holly is an experienced Ashtanga, Rocket, Vinyasa Flow, Yin and Restorative Yoga teacher, and the diversity across these disciplines combined with her passion for spreading the benefits of yoga, her dedication to make teachers be the best they can be and her ongoing study of philosophy, anatomy and asana, mean that teacher trainees receive a vital combination of learning about the many aspects of yoga practice, philosophy, and teaching.

Aside from teaching and practising yoga, Holly loves to walk her pug, see friends and family, have the odd beer and explore the world.

Holly’s approach to teaching is beautiful – everything is delivered in a non judgemental, accessible and friendly way. Thank you to Holly and Yoga Hero for creating such a fabulous course.

-Georgina H

Accreditation

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Accreditation 〰️

This training is certified and accredited by the Yoga Alliance Professionals. Holly Mcfee holds Trainer Pro TM status with the Yoga Alliance Professionals - the highest standard of training possible.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

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