SCHOOL OF YOGA & HEALING
30-Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training
With Reiki Enhanced Practice
Edinburgh · January–February 2027
Explore Yin Yoga through personal practice, posture laboratories and supported teaching experience with Esmeralda López. Learn to adapt postures, use props thoughtfully and guide classes with confidence and sensitivity.
Optional Reiki Level 1 training is available alongside the course.
Learn Through Practice
Each full training day begins with a guided Yin practice, followed by posture exploration and teaching laboratories. Afternoon sessions connect theory with what you experience in practice.
You will explore different bodies, compare prop options, practise cueing and receive individual feedback as you develop your teaching.
Dates and Format
Friday 15 January 2027
5–9pm
Saturday 16 January 2027
9am–6pm
Saturday 6 February 2027
9am–6pm
Sunday 7 February 2027
9am–6pm
Full days include a one-hour lunch and two 15-minute breaks. Friday includes a 15-minute break.
Edinburgh venue to be confirmed.
The 30-hour programme includes
- 26.5 hours of in-person training and assessment
- A two-hour interactive online review
- One individually assessed 45-minute online class
- 45 minutes allocated to preparing and submitting your class plan
Online review and assessment dates will be confirmed before booking.
What You Will Learn
- The foundations of Yin Yoga, including appropriate intensity, stillness, duration and rebound
- Functional anatomy, individual variation, compression and tension
- Core Yin postures, props, variations and alternatives
- Sequencing a balanced 45-minute class
- Clear cueing, observation, transitions and the use of silence
- Breath awareness, meditation and final relaxation
- An introduction to meridians and Five Elements as traditional frameworks
- Consent, student choice and the integration of Reiki within your training and experience
- Practical skills for teaching Yin online
Who Is This Training For?
The teaching pathway is designed for qualified yoga teachers with a 200-hour certificate or an equivalent qualification accepted by Esmeralda.
Experienced practitioners who want to deepen their personal practice are welcome to enquire about participation and the appropriate completion pathway.
Teaching Practice and Assessment
Throughout the course, you will practise teaching and receive feedback.
On the final in-person day, each trainee will guide two assigned postures as part of a shared Yin class.
You will also submit a written class plan, participate in the online review and teach one 45-minute class for the online community, observed and assessed by Esmeralda.
What Is Included?
- Yin Yoga training manual
- Digital learning resources and a class plan template
- Guided practices and posture laboratories
- Individual teaching feedback and assessment
- Community access throughout the course and required assessment period
- A School of Yoga & Healing completion certificate following successful completion
External course accreditation is subject to confirmation.
Your Teacher
Esmeralda López is a Senior Yoga Teacher, teacher trainer and Reiki Master. She has taught yoga full time since 2008 and leads 200-hour teacher trainings.
Her approach centres on embodiment, observation, adaptable teaching and helping each trainee develop their own voice. Her Yin Yoga sessions bring together stillness, meditation and optional Reiki.
Course Investment
Standard price
£495
Early bird
£450
for the first four confirmed places
Deposit
£150
included in the total course price
Optional Reiki Level 1
Sunday 17 January 2027
Deepen your exploration of Reiki through a separate 10-hour Level 1 programme combining the training day with home practice and reflection.
The 21-day practice period concludes on 7 February, alongside the final Yin training weekend.
Explore Reiki principles, self-practice, introductory practice with others and ways to bring Reiki into your Yin practice with consent and care.
- Standard Reiki price: £160
- Price for Yin trainees: £120 with a 25% discount
- Combined Yin and Reiki prices: £615 standard; £570 with the Yin early bird offer
Reiki hours are additional to the 30-hour Yin training and are assessed and certificated separately. The Reiki day’s exact timings will be confirmed before booking.
Continue With Mentoring
Optional three-month group mentoring
£75 in total, payable in three monthly instalments of £25
Includes
- One two-hour live group mentoring session each month
- Discussion of teaching questions, cases and sequences
- Access to the Skool community
- A library of recorded Yin, Vinyasa and core-focused yoga practices and guided meditations
- At least two live guided meditations each week with Esmeralda
- One live Yin Yoga class each week with Esmeralda
All listed community benefits are included during the three-month mentoring programme.
Minimum group size is four. Mentoring dates are agreed separately. Mentoring hours are additional to the 30-hour course.
Future Trainings
Interested in an autumn edition? Email Esmeralda to register your interest and hear when dates are announced.