Victor chng / ビクター・チャン ビクターは、生まれつき柔軟な体ではなく、20代後半でヨガを学んだ。しかし、彼は、アシュタンガ、ビンヤサなどのダイナミックなヨガから始めたことで、体が逆に硬くなり、ハムストリングと膝を痛める結果となってしまった。そんな彼にとって、陰ヨガが、最も効果的な治療法であった。先天的に活動的な性格の彼が、静寂な性質と向き合ったとき、彼のプラクティスは新たなヒントを得た。多くの人と同じく、陰ヨガを始めた当初、彼は肉体的にも、精神的にも葛藤した。しかし、彼は、自分自身を「真ん中」におくことで、これを克服する。このプラクティスにより、彼は、能動的な性質と受動的な性質のバランスを養っていった。ビクターは、この変化よりたくさんのことを学んだ。そして、彼が経験したこの変化の過程を、多くの人に伝え、共有したいと考えている。
■「ヨガインストラクターは、見本を見せることによって、活気を与え、やる気を与え、指導していくことが必要です。 このコースは、それを実践することを教えてくれました。ビクターは、これら全てを持ちえる人であり、 私は彼から学びたいと思いました」 - Jennifer Marostica, Singapore.
■「3日間のトレーニングを終えて、陰ヨガに対する知識や理解が深まり、 自分のスタジオで教えているヨガに対して、自信がつきました」 - Agnes Chai Meng Fong, Malaysia.
■「ビクターによる明確な説明と実践的な理論によって、私は貴重な情報を得ることができました。 伸縮性のある筋肉の収縮と同時に、関節へ圧力をかけることへの重要さを認識しました。 ポーズを保つことでその部分の感覚を感じることができ、体がリラックスすることができました」 - Karen Lai Kwan Wai, Malaysia.
The Theory & Practice of Yin Yoga 35-hour Training.
Do you want to gain flexibility in a safe way? Do know that flexibility is only part of the reason why you cannot do a pose? Do you want to teach yoga more intelligently? Do you want to teach a successful yoga class that brings deep relaxation to the body and mind? This is a course that enables you to do all these.
Yin Yoga is a quiet practice that emphasizes on long holding of each posture as well as muscular relaxation while in the pose. As oppose to a dynamic practice such as Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Power, etc. Yin is the complete opposite. The goal of the practice is to target the joints by lengthening deep fascia surrounding them. As such, muscular relaxation will effect changes to deep tissues by creating more space in between the bones. This is a safe way of cultivating more flexibility in the body.
At the pranic level, Yin Yoga works along deep meridian channels that target the 5 primary Yin organs in the body. Each organs represents a transformational energy that keeps the body in balance and healthy. Liver (Wood Element) creates, Heart (Fire Element) dissipates, Lungs (Metal) absorbs, Kidney (Water) stores and Spleen (Earth) transforms. By holding in the pose, merdians are stimulated to effect the organs in the body.
Yin Yoga emphasizes on relaxation. Deep relaxation first comes from letting go of muscular tension in the body and penetrates to the emotional layer and mental layer. As each pose is done with relaxation of the muscles, it encourages the working of the parasympathetic nervous system, which is essential for deep relaxation. When the body is in a state of relaxation, it forms the basis to further practices on pranayama and meditation.
In this course, you will develop a complete understanding on the principles of Yin Yoga, the nature of your joints & its limitation, and successful teaching techniques for Yin Yoga. We have developed the programme to empower teachers to have a more complete view on developing a balance practice for oneself and sharing yoga in the same way with students.
Coure Highlights: The Theory & Practice of Yin Yoga In this presentation, you will get a good idea on why yin yoga and its relationship with yang yoga. You get to practice different yin sequences, understand which area to target in the body, how to work on them and why do in the yin way.
Understanding Joints Movements This is a presentation on understanding what limits the movement of the body. Understanding what can be changed and what will not. We will help you to do simple bod analysis to understand the limitation of movements. The key discussion will include : Tension Vs Compression; Proportion Vs Orientation.
How to Teach Yin Yoga You will be taught the critical success in teaching and making yin yoga work in your class. All techniques of what yin yoga teachers have done, that have produced results will be generiously shared.
Practicum You are required to finished a written assignment and the conduct a class during the training.
Practicum •Test on Yin Yoga •Conducting a real class
Victor Chng Victor was not born with a flexible body and having learnt yoga in his late twenties does not help. He was very much practicing dynamic yoga such as Ashtanga and Vinyasa in the beginning. His body became stiff and had developed a slight hamstring and knee injury. Yin Yoga is the solution which he had found most therapeutic and healing. During this period where he had to back-off from his active nature to confront the silent nature, he developed new insights in his practice. Like many, he had his physical and emotional struggle in the beginning with Yin Yoga. However, he finds this practice most rewarding in bringing him back to his "centre". The yoke of both his dynamic and passive nature has been discovered and developed through this practice. Victor is passionate to share his process of transformation, which has inspired many.
Testimonial Quotes: "...I want to teach yoga that lasts for one's lifetime, as a companion, not something that is a fad or "in" thing for now. Yin Yoga training has taught me to teach with patience, and understanding". - Adeline Tien, True Yoga Singapore.
"The course gave me new ideas and helped me to see asana practice from new angles. To understand or to learn more about the range of motion of a human body and to understand the interaction of flexibility and strength will not only help me to become a better teacher but also support my own yoga practice". - Angela Burns, Bangkok, Thailand.
"The course has given me so much information to digest before I can pass it on in a proper way to students. It has really confirmed my belief that I will remain a student of yoga for all my life, even after becoming a teacher". - Mia Öhrn, Bangkok, Thailand.
"...I like what Victor said "The art of teaching is about teaching the gap: how you can help/ what you can do for your students from the stage of unknown to stage of known. Thus, you must understand what you are doing!" - Pim, Absolute Yoga Bangkok.
"A yoga teacher needs to inspire, motivate, educate and lead by example. This course really inspired me to do just that. Victor really fulfilled all those qualities and I feel that I want to be able to learn from him...". - Jennifer Marostica, Singapore.
"After this 3 days course, my knowledge and understanding in Yin yoga have improved and this gives me the confidence to teach Yin yoga in my studio..." - Agnes Chai Meng Fong, Malaysia.
"...I get so much of this valuable information by the clear explanation and practical theory by Victor Ch'ng. I realized the importance of the joint stress compare with the contraction of the muscles which are elasticity. I can feel the sensation of the region by holding the poses and relax my body...". - Karen Lai Kwan Wai, Malaysia.
"...I'm most grateful to have met good teachers like Victor, exposing me to the knowledge of yin yoga ... with his profound knowledge of Chakra theories , and his excellent knowledge of body anatomy and meridian theory" . - Cindy Ho, Singapore.