Absolutely. This is not a problem for committed practitioners. On nearly every training I have run there have been participants who did not desire to teach. Some do change their mind throughout the course of the training, but many are content to be immersing themselves in the practice they love, and they embark on the journey for the contemplative opportunities and practices that the training provides. If you have questions or doubts, why not book in for a (zero obligation!) chat and you can run your concerns by me? I have no interest in working with people who are not aligned with the energy and vision of the teachings, so you don’t about to worry about being signed up to something for which you are not a good fit.

Not at all. Because I prioritise everyones’ personal yin practice and teaching practice, each teacher leaves with a much stronger connection to their bodies, irrespective of their former training. The Art of Yin involves a fair amount of unlearning, and that is the common denominator irrespective of how much training you have completed prior. All real learning starts with embracing your ‘tabula rasa - beginner’s mind’, and calling on your discernment as you progress through the content, practices and teachings.

That being said, should you be interested in completing a 200hr yoga training, you might be interested in ISFYT’s Functional Yoga as Therapy programme. Along with The Art of Yang, the FYT 200Hr is designed to give you a comprehensive multi-style toolkit.

The best of all is the accessibility of the 200hr Yoga Therapy model; It can be completed as an immersion, or as two 100hr modules (yin & yang), so you have options which can work around your personal life and your professional needs.

You can learn more about the 200hour Functional Yoga as Therapy training here.

Many 200hr yoga graduates feel unprepared upon completion of their training. ISFYT is here to fill the gaps in your knowledge and skills as a yoga teacher.

We pride ourselves on the thorough preparation and training of yoga teachers who are yoga students first. The philosophy and methodology of Functional Yoga as Therapy is the first of it’s kind to combine individually tailored yoga teaching and yoga as therapy.

To break it down in very simple terms, Part I covers hip anatomy and lower body yin poses while Part II covers shoulder anatomy and upper body yin poses. Part I is lower body meridians while Part II is upper body meridians. Part I provides the thorough grounding in the practice which is essential in order to embody it from a place of integrity. Part II takes you on a journey deeper into meditation, shadow exploration, and finetuning your teaching language. I’d hazard a guess and say the triggers are perhaps more plentiful on Part II, but the yinsights are more frequent ;-) And perhaps the philosophy is that effective teaching should trigger. You do not want to feel indifferent on the other end of a yoga teacher training. Your triggers will become your most potent opportunities for healing and integration.

Well, Part III has a truly beautiful symmetry to it in that it brings to completion the functional approach vision with 14-10-7, Paul Grilley’s Functional Sutras, and the deconstruction of the archetypes. From there we dive into the spine and the Daoist energetic and meditative practices. From rebound to interoception and culminating in the relevance of the deeply feeling yin practice for trauma access and recovery, the final piece of the journey dials up the personal commitment a notch. You are more than ready for it now. The journey deepens from shadow to dissociation, and the magic potency of yin as the ultimate somatic practice of integration is unveiled. By the end of Part III, there is no doubt in your minds, hearts and souls that yoga can be therapeutic. But much more than that, you are likely to leave with the deeply felt sense that yin may just be the original yoga therapy. Practising and mastering trauma-yinformed teaching is where I envision you as you depart.

This is such a personal and deeply individual question. I encourage all trainees to start teaching as early as possible (family and friends and your other training friends) so as to gain in experience and confidence. However, it is probably advisable that you make your regular yin practice your main priority for the months directly following the training. This is why the 4-month deep dive container includes the possibility to practise weekly with me when the training ends. This will help you get a felt sense of all aspects of the yin practice, and your teaching will be all the better as a result.

It’s the professionally trained and experienced teachers who are best equipped to train yoga teachers. Quite simply, they have the pedagogical skills to do so.

ISFYT’s founder Grace Tempany has 10 years experience in the secondary education world. She has always felt that there is a deepp need for educators in the yoga education world. It can be difficult to find teacher trainings that succeed in marrying the world of the mind and intellect with the wisdom of the body.

It is this vision that inspired Grace in the creation of ISFYT. Here we believe it can and should be done and it is our work with every student that crosses our path.