Yin Yoga Teacher Training 2026 Portugal, Europe
Transform Your Practice at Yoga Evolution Retreats — 100-Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training 2026
If you’ve ever felt called to deepen your yoga practice — or even become a certified Yin Yoga teacher — the 2026 Yin Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Evolution Retreats offers a rare opportunity to go beyond postures and truly explore the body, mind, and spirit. Nestled in the heart of central Portugal, this immersive 100-hour training creates space for transformation, healing, and inner growth.
Retreat Details — Location, Date, and Price
Dates: 15–26 September 2026
Location: The training takes place at the Yoga Evolution Retreat Centre, located in Bacelo, Amieira, Oleiros, Castelo Branco, Portugal (postal code 6160-052)
Price: £1100 per person. A non-refundable deposit of £300 is required at registration, with the balance due six weeks before the course begins. The price includes accommodation, food, course classes, and a 4 training manuals.
Why This Training Is Special
A Deep, Intensive, and Holistic Immersion
Yoga Evolution’s 100-hour Yin Yoga training isn’t just a surface-level course — it’s a full-on immersion spanning 10 days (with the official dates above). During this time, participants live on-site, dive into a rigorous schedule of morning meditations and Qigong, followed by Yin yoga practices, theory sessions, anatomy and fascia workshops, teaching practice, and restorative yin in the evening.
This immersive format is designed to go deep — not merely teaching a few poses, but cultivating a full understanding of Yin yoga’s anatomy, energetic and therapeutic potential, philosophy, and holistic applications.
Comprehensive Curriculum: Body, Mind, Spirit & Beyond
What sets this training apart is its breadth: it covers not only physical postures (“asanas”), but also fascial anatomy, meridian lines, energetic work, breathwork (pranayama and subtle-body breath practices), Qigong, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, myofascial release, acupressure, and even shamanic and mythological perspectives on yoga and healing.
The program explores how Yin yoga can be used therapeutically — to support physical health, emotional healing, and energetic balance. It also delves into creativity, storytelling, and spiritual philosophy: from Daoist and Buddhist roots, through the medicine wheel, to a unique merger of Yin yoga, homeopathy, and Earth's natural rhythms.
Students gain not just physical posture technique, but a deep, integrative understanding of mind–body–spirit.
Expert Guidance from Experienced Teachers
The course is led by experienced senior teachers — Sue Billington and Peter Askew — whose backgrounds span decades of yoga, Eastern medicine, Qigong, fascia study, and holistic healing practices. Their combined expertise offers participants a comprehensive, grounded, and deeply informed training experience.
All-Inclusive and Supportive Environment
Your tuition fee covers more than just classes. The package includes:
- 11 nights of accommodation (in single or twin rooms, or eco-caravan).
- All meals — vegetarian/vegan, with locally sourced seasonal ingredients. Meals accommodate dietary needs such as gluten or lactose intolerance.
- Full board: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, herbal teas, coffee, and fruit.
- Training manual, welcome pack, personal astrological chart (with lecture), individualized flower and homeopathic remedies.
- Classes, theory, practical training, and a final teaching assessment — preparing you to teach Yin yoga confidently.
It’s a holistic, supportive environment to fully focus on your own transformation and growth as a practitioner and or teacher.
Who Is This Course For?
The course is open to a wide range of people:
- Yoga teachers looking to add Yin yoga to their repertoire
- Body workers — physiotherapists, massage therapists, chiropractors — interested in fascia, energetics, and therapeutic movement.
- Mental-health professionals — therapists, psychologists — curious about integrating mind-body practices into their work.
- Energy practitioners — Reiki practitioners, Qigong practitioners.
- Anyone with a deep interest in yoga, healing, and spiritual growth.
Whether you’re an experienced teacher wanting to deepen your offering — or a dedicated practitioner seeking personal transformation — this training intends to meet you where you are and help you evolve.
What You Will Learn
Here’s a glimpse into what you’ll walk away with:
1. Mastery of Yin Asanas — Physical, energetic, and anatomical understanding of a full repertoire of Yin postures; knowledge of safety, healthy alignment, contraindications, and how to adapt poses for individual needs.
2. Fascial & Energetic Awareness — In-depth insight into fascia, myofascial release, meridian lines, organ meridians, and how Yin yoga interfaces with energetic anatomy and nervous system regulation.
3. Teaching Skills — Confidence to lead group classes and one-on-one sessions; understand sequencing, class planning, use of props, breathwork, and energetic adjustments; sensitively hold space and embody Yin principles in teaching.
4. Holistic Healing Tools — Techniques from Qigong, breathwork, Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupressure, aromatherapy, homeopathy, storytelling, and even shamanic rituals — tools that support emotional, physiological, and energetic healing.
5. Personal Transformation & Self-Knowledge — Through meditation, astrology lectures, inner work, and body–mind practices — you’ll deepen self-awareness, compassion, and connection with your own inner landscape.
The Venue: A Sanctuary in Central Portugal
The training takes place at the Yoga Evolution Retreat Centre, located in Bacelo, Amieira, Oleiros, in the Castelo Branco region of central Portugal.
This retreat centre — set up by Sue and Peter since 2008 — offers a serene, forested environment, away from hustle and bustle. The natural surroundings, combined with comfortable accommodations and nourishing meals, provide the ideal setting for deep inner work, self-reflection, and transformation.
Also included: bedding and towels, unlimited herbal teas/coffee and fruit/snacks, and a pace of life designed to nurture rest and introspection.
What Past Participants Say
Students who completed the course share heartfelt testimonials: many describe the experience as “life-changing” — both in terms of their own body awareness and their philosophical/spiritual understanding. For most, the combination of yin yoga, breathing practices, Qigong, sound healing, and inner work led to physical release, emotional release, and new perspectives on health, self-care, and teaching.
One recurring note: the balance — intensive yet supportive — of theory, practice, rest, community, and self-study. For those who commit and open themselves to the process, the training becomes not just a certification, but a deep personal journey.
Who Should Consider This Training
- Teachers/therapists/bodyworkers wanting to add Yin yoga, fascia work, or energetic healing to their skillset.
- Dedicated practitioners seeking a deeper, more embodied connection with their practice, body, mind, and spirit.
- Anyone calling for a restorative retreat-like immersion — away from everyday stress — to rebalance, heal, and grow.
- People drawn to holistic, integrative approaches combining yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qigong, breathwork, and body-mind healing.
The 2026 100-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Evolution Retreats is far more than a standard yoga certification. It is a carefully structured, deeply embodied, and profoundly holistic experience — designed to transform not just your practice, but your relationship with your body, mind, energy, and life.
Set in a tranquil corner of central Portugal, with experienced and compassionate teachers, nourishing meals, and supportive accommodation, the training invites you to fully immerse yourself in learning, healing, and self-discovery.
Whether you aspire to teach Yin yoga, or simply wish to deepen your personal practice and inner understanding — this retreat may offer exactly the space, structure, and support you need.
Peter & Sue are accredited trainers & our yin yoga teacher training courseis fully accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals UK
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