Led by Sarah Beston
May 30 & 31, 2026
Saturday 12:00–5:00 PM | Sunday 11:30–4:30 PM
Explore the depth of stillness. Awaken the wisdom within.
Join our Yin Yoga Teacher Training—a deeply nourishing and educational experience designed for yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners alike. Whether you’re interested in teaching Yin or simply deepening your personal understanding, this training offers a powerful opportunity to reconnect with your body, energy, and inner awareness.
Led by Sarah Beston, this training provides a blend of theory, philosophy, and embodied practice. You'll explore how Yin Yoga supports not only physical flexibility and energetic flow, but also greater mental clarity, emotional balance, and resilience—on and off the mat.
Yin Yoga Foundational Training Immersion with Sarah Beston
May 30 | 12:00–5:00 PM
May 31 | 11:30 AM–4:30 PM
+ Teaching Practicum (Date TBD)
13 Total CEU Hours
Explore the depth of stillness. Awaken the wisdom within.
This Yin Yoga Foundational Training Immersion offers a deep dive into the principles, philosophy, and practice of Yin Yoga. Designed for both yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners, this weekend immersion provides a strong foundation in the theory and experience of this slow, meditative practice.
Through a blend of lecture, discussion, and embodied practice, participants will explore how Yin Yoga works on the physical, energetic, and emotional levels of the body. We will examine the role of connective tissue, the principles of functional alignment, and the energetic pathways described in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
This immersion is ideal for those who wish to deepen their personal practice, expand their understanding of Yin Yoga, or begin integrating Yin principles into their teaching.
What We’ll Explore
Foundations of Yin Yoga
• The philosophy and origins of Yin Yoga
• Yin and Yang theory and the importance of balance
• How Yin complements more dynamic yoga practices
Anatomy of Yin Yoga
• Understanding fascia and connective tissue
• How long-held postures influence joints, ligaments, and mobility
• The difference between muscular engagement and connective tissue stress
Energetics & Meridian Theory
• Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
• The flow of Qi (life force energy) through the meridian system
• How Yin postures influence energetic pathways and organ systems
Mindfulness & Inner Awareness
• Yin Yoga as a meditative practice
• Working skillfully with sensation, stillness, and breath
• Supporting nervous system regulation and emotional awareness
Foundations of Teaching Yin Yoga
For those interested in sharing Yin Yoga with others:
• Principles of teaching Yin Yoga
• Creating safe and supportive class environments
• Foundations of sequencing Yin postures
• Language, pacing, and holding space for students
Participants will also complete a separate practicum session (date TBD) to support integration and practice.
A Note to Practitioners
This immersion is not only for yoga teachers—it is for anyone seeking a deeper connection to the quieter dimensions of yoga.
Yin Yoga invites us to slow down, soften, and listen inward. Through stillness and sustained postures, we nourish the connective tissues, calm the nervous system, and create space for reflection and renewal.
Whether you intend to teach Yin or simply wish to deepen your understanding of the practice, this training offers tools and insights that extend far beyond the mat.
Training Manual
We’ll be providing a PDF of the training manual that you can use digitally or print on your own.
If you’d like a professionally printed and bound full-color manual, the cost is an additional $45.
Pricing
Early Bird through 3/31/26 - $375
Standard - $425
Certification
Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion and will be eligible to receive 13 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through Yoga Alliance.
Meet Your Guide Sarah Beston
Her offerings blend ancient wisdom with modern science while pulling from the traditions of yoga, spiritual healing, positive psychology, somatics, and mindfulness. In her teachings, Sarah promotes a welcoming and safe environment that realigns her students with the natural gifts within—vitality, strength, joy, and intuitive intelligence. She brings her love of dance and choreography to creative vinyasa flow sequences that, through refined attention to breath and mindful movement, connects individuals with the expansive freedom and potential of the body-mind-spirit connection. She believes a consistent practice offers the practitioner a pathway back to his or her own divine, radiant nature.
Having experienced the transformative and healing power of yoga herself, she feels deeply called to seva or the selfless service of others through compassion and empathy. She is an ambassador for Yoga Gives Back, an organization dedicated to empowering women and children in underprivileged communities in India through education and micro-financing.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Sarah holds her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Spirituality and Mind-Body Practice from Columbia University in New York.
She received her yoga teacher training certifications through Yoga Mittra in Manhattan Beach and Laughing Lotus in New York City. She has completed multiple advanced trainings in trauma-informed yoga, yoga for post traumatic stress, Somatic Attachment Therapy, Somatic Trauma Therapy, Ayurveda, reiki, spiritual healing, and Mindfulness Based Strengths-Practice (MBSP).
Sarah is an instructor at Columbia University’s Venture for All program and Columbia University, School of Professional Studies, where she teaches courses on spiritual entrepreneurship and venture creation.