Foundations of Yin Yoga

Dates: September 25-27th, 2026
Time: Friday is 4-7pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-4pm
Location: Evergreen Farm in Stratham, NH
Cost: $550 (Pre-Registration Required | Limited Capacity)

This 20-hour YACEP immersion focuses on the principles of Yin Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

For a robust, integrated practice life, this course is informed by a foundation of chosen wisdom traditions to balance the body, heart and mind:

• Five Elements Traditional Chinese Medicine: for the scope of this weekend we will focus specifically on the water element to rebalance the kidneys, and the fire element to heal the heart.
• Buddhist Philosophy: Using ancient teachings, we’ll fine tune our methods for mindful cultivation & regular meditation practice
• Yin Yoga: The pantheon of yin poses will be our explicit focus for the weekend, intermingling anatomy physiology & energetics of poses. Specifically, we’ll focus on poses to benefit kidneys (water element) & heart (fire element).
• Restorative Yoga: an emphasis on using props and supporting the skeleton will be employed

WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR:

This is a heart-centered, multi-faceted program that will allow each participant to cultivate and enjoy a daily home practice or provide the foundations for safely and effectively teaching Yin poses and meditation.

While this is suitable for beginners who display an interest in mindfulness methods and body awareness, many practitioners who join us are also teachers who have enjoyed deepening their methodology through this integrated program.

COURSE FOCI:

• Principles of Yin Yoga
• Propping for Restorative Yoga
• Buddhist Methods for Mindfulness & Psychological insights
• Traditional Chinese Medicine 5 Element Theory

Dharma talks, restorative & yin practices, inquiry exercises and mindfulness methods will be employed daily.

THEMATICS:

Physiological, Energetic, Psychological & Interpersonal Pillars of Practice

This course leans heavily on the contemplative and reflective sides of yoga (Yin), in which we hone the internal methods of cultivating the bodymind and our subtle energy kinetics for anatomical, structural, and emotional wholeness.

On a physiological level, Yin yoga lengthens and lubricate the connective tissues and promotes optimal functioning of the vital organs.

On an energetic level, Yin allows us to harness the chi body and distribute its resources.

Psychologically, however, we’ll need a wisdom practice like Buddhist Meditation to instill stable tranquility and engender insight into our true nature.

Interpersonally, we’ll bring in expansive heart methods such as Tonglen, Metta & Compassion practices, and authentic relating in partner practices and diads.

These pillars become the foundation of our spiritual and social wellbeing, and determine our growth potential in this lifetime.

ABOUT THE TEACHER: Kali Basman

International and intentful Yin & Restorative Yoga teacher of teachers, Kali Basman, offers an intermingling of wisdom disciplines: Foundations of Buddhist mindfulness, the pranic pathways of Traditional Chinese Medicine meridians, physiology of the nervous system, and individual-informed anatomy.

Leading yin and mindfulness focused trainings and retreats across the globe, Kali pays reverence to her lineage of teachers, Sarah Powers, Jack Kornfield, Judith Hanson Lasater and more.

“Kali is the definition of wisdom. I feel held in such an intuitive deep space. Her teachings are enlightening and expanding. I feel this knowledge will stay with me forever”

“Eloquent and concise, Kali speaks of ancient wisdom”