In-Person

40-hour Yin yoga

teacher training

with Norman Blair

26 - 30 April 2027

OVERVIEW

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.

Course Information

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.

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)

  • 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.

Venue

Zolder Studio (London N22)

Dates

26 to 30 April 2027

Example Daily Schedule

10:00-13:00 - Lecture/Teaching methodology
13:00-14:00 - Lunch break
14:00-17:00 - Yin practice

Guest teachers:

Emma Charlton | Anatomy
Maitripushpa Bois | Meditation
Amanda Wright | Yin Yoga

Accreditation

The training is counted towards the 40-Hour Teacher Training through the Yoga Alliance.

Eligibility and Prerequisite

This course is open to:

  • Qualified teachers who wish to integrate Yin Yoga into their teaching

  • Yoga practitioners and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the practice. You don’t need to be a Yoga teacher.

  • It's especially valuable for those who have already completed a Yin Training either with Norman or elsewhere and are looking to expand their insight and knowledge.

more info

For further information and how to book, contact Norman at yogawithnorman@gmail.com.

Teachers

LEAD TEACHER

Norman Blair

Norman began regularly practising yoga in 1993 and his first meditation retreat was December 2000. In October 2001, he started teaching yoga. His first book – Brightening Our Inner Skies: yin and yoga – was published in 2016. In July 2025 he published a book of yin wisdom; his next book will be published in 2026 – Everything We Do Matters: poems and prose about yoga and life.

Norman teaches classes, retreats and workshops and has been running Yin yoga trainings since 2013. Particularly inspirational teachers include Judith Hanson Lasater, Paul Grilley, Richard Freeman and Sarah Powers. He believes that through regular yoga and meditation practices we can experience profound changes in our mind and body.

Norman has been actively involved in social justice campaigns since the early 1980s. He believes that it is crucial that we connect inward work with outward work – personal transformation in the service of societal transformation. As practitioners, we know that we have the capacity for positive change. We can be catalysts for change: we can look up, raise our aspirations, be less reactive and more creative.

GUEST TEACHERS

Maitripushpa Bois - Meditation

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.


Amanda Wright - Yin yoga

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.

Emma Charlton - Anatomy

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.