50 Hours Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Oct 17 - Nov 1, 2026
Led by Pamela Chang and Dikla Kafka
Merge modern movement principles with the timeless wisdom of the yoga tradition.
Yin Yoga Training - 500 HR Teacher Training Program
The 50 hours training can be applied towards the Viveka Yoga 500 hour Advanced Yoga Training, continuing education, or for personal enrichment. If you are interested in the full scope of advanced trainings that qualify for the Viveka Yoga 500 hour or continuing education please visit our website for more information.
This immersive 50-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training offers a comprehensive exploration of the principles, philosophy, and practice of Yin Yoga. Rooted in the widely respected teachings of Bernie Clark and Sarah Powers, the program emphasizes functional anatomy, skillful use of props, and intelligent sequencing for long-held, passive postures. Guided by "experienced Yin educator Pamela Chang (E-RYT 500, teaching since 2009), trainees develop a clear understanding of how and why Yin poses work, and practice (self-)cueing from intention rather than external shape. This approach aims to help you teach in a more thoughtful and inclusive way and empowers teachers and recreational practitioners to adapt Yin Yoga to the unique needs of each body. An integral component of the training is led by Dikla Kafka, who weaves in Dao Yin–influenced practices that both complement and expand traditional Yin Yoga. These sessions introduce subtle internal techniques such as breath-guided awareness, imagery, visualization, and gentle energetic inquiry. Together, these tools explore practices many students find help them feel calmer, more present, and more attuned to their bodies — essential qualities for holding space in stillness-based practices. Throughout the training, participants are invited to balance structure with spaciousness, anatomical clarity with inner awareness, and practical teaching skills with contemplative depth. The result is a an in-depth, multi-faceted learning experience that is designed to help you build authenticity, adaptability, and the confidence to share Yin with others — from friends and family to a wider community one day, if you choose to pursue teaching.
Who This Training Is For? This program is well suited for: dedicated practitioners ready to go deeper in Yin — whether you practice purely for yourself, feel curious about one day sharing it, or already teach and want to enrich your craft. Bodyworkers, movement lovers, and the endlessly curious are all welcome.
No prior teaching experience is required. Through experiential practice, inquiry, and reflection, participants gain refined tools to skillfully guide Yin Yoga classes that are grounded, responsive, and deeply informed.
What else will you learn?
What to Expect:
A Deep Dive into Yin Yoga
This training offers a rich, thoughtfully structured exploration of Yin Yoga—from time-tested postures to modern applications—grounded in anatomy, nervous system science, and the art of slowing down.
Embodied Presence & Inner Listening
Learn how to guide students (and yourself) into deeper awareness through meditation, visualization, and gentle internal practices that many students find calming and grounding.
Tools You Can Use Immediately
Move beyond theory into practical skill-building. You’ll work with sequencing, long-hold strategies, and breath-centered techniques that elevate both teaching quality and personal practice.
Paths for future development
Guidance and understanding how to dive deeper into soft practices as a teacher and practitioner under 500HR program.
Joining like-minded community
Join community of teachers and practitioners that study Yin and soft practices and apply them on daily bases in personal lives and regular teachings of group classes and private sessions
Curriculum:
Principles and benefits of Yin Yoga: why and when to practice
Poses: established and traditional Yin poses based on Bernie Clark teachings: benefits, cautions, modifications
Anatomy of Yin: skeletal structures and individual variations for different bodies and different needs
Safety of practice: recognizing contraindications and offering respectful modifications for different bodies and needs (yoga is not a substitute for medical care)
Smart sequencing: efficient way to sequence Yin to make it efficient for each individual and engaging and resultful for group sessions
Inner practice: meditation, visualization, and Dao-Yin–inspired awareness. Legacy of Paulie Zinc and other Dao practitioners.
Eastern wisdom of traditional Yoga knowledge in application to functional movements: Qi, meridians, and the subtle body
Yin or Restorative Yoga: differences in practice and intention; common misuse of practice name and practice content when Yin is taught under the name of Restorative and visa verse
Group practice teaching: group projects that allow training and practicing and sequencing teaching
The Yoga Path Ahead — what a journey in teaching can look like, should you choose to walk it: where and how to begin sharing Yin with the people around you — friends, family, your own community — and a foundation to take further if you ever choose to pursue teaching. and how to discover your own teaching voice — and the kind of practitioners it naturally speaks to.
TRAINING DATES
Training happens two Friday eve, two Saturday and three Sunday 3 weeks:
October 16 (Friday eve)
October 17 (Saturday)
October 18 (Sunday)
October 25 (Sunday)
October 30 (Friday Eve)
October 31 (Saturday)
November 1 (Sunday)
TRAINING SCHEDULE
WEEK 1:
Oct 16 - Friday - 6:15pm - 9:15
Oct 17 - Saturday - 1:45pm - 6:45pm
Oct 18 - Sunday - 1pm - 6:15PM
WEEK 2:
Oct 25 - Sunday - 1PM - 6:15PM
WEEK 3:
Oct 30 - Fri - 6:15 - 9:15PM
Oct 31 - Sat- 1:45 - 6:45pm
Nov 1 - Sun - 1PM - 6:15pm - Graduation
Pamela Chang
E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500 Yoga Alliance certified
Pamela Chang, ERYT-500 is a yoga teacher, wife and mother from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. As a teacher, Pam encourages students to follow their own path, finding balance between accepting themselves as they are and pushing their limits. She is committed to bringing joy, understanding and kindness to every class. Her goal is to guide others to finding happiness from within and to show everyone that they are already perfect and whole. Pam is grateful for the opportunity to share yoga with
others.
Pam has been teaching yoga since 2009 and received her first 200 hour yoga teacher training from The Samarya Center in Seattle. Pam is inspired by her teachers Molly Lannon Kenny and Stephanie Sission. Since then, she has studied with her beloved teachers, Annie Carpenter and Tiffany Russo. Pam has found that the Yin Yoga practice offers her the quiet time she needs in life to stay balanced. She trained with Bernie Clark and Sarah Powers and you will often find her focused on teaching what she loves the most, Yin Yoga. Pam’s Yin Yoga classes offer quiet, long-held stretches focusing on love, compassion and acceptance.
Dikla Kafka
Viveka Yoga School co-founder,
E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500 Yoga Alliance certified
I started my yoga journey back in Tel Aviv, my home town, after 5 years of Korean martial arts practice. I was immediately drawn to the magic and depth of yoga. I practiced Ashtanga, Iyengar and Sivananda yoga, and finished my level 1 Ashtanga training in 2010, while pregnant with my second child.
I teach Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Hatha yoga. I lead TT programs since 2017 and advanced trainings and Yoga Philosophy workshops since 2015.
Yoga Education
Over the years I studied with Maty Ezraty, Dharma Mittra, Jason Crandell, Edward Clark and many other great teachers around the world: Ashtanga, Yogalab TLV, Hatha HYI, vinyasa Les Leventhal; Yin, Ali Valdez; 500h advanced certification, Sattva Yoga
Other Education
MA in political Science and philosophy, Tel Aviv university and BA in Interdisciplinary Arts studies, Tel Aviv university
In my spare time I raise my 2 amazing girls, play the violin and practice martial arts.
PRICING
SUPER EARLY BIRD SPECIAL (prior to February 10, 2026): $1450 for 50HR module if paid by check or bank transfer (credit card charge adds extra + 4%)
*includes 5 class card at SolarYou Yoga ($155 value) for all new first time clients. Cannot be redeemed for cash, returned for a refund. Can be transferred to other clients.
LAST BIRD (prior to March 1, 2026): $1550 for 50HR module if paid by check or bank transfer (credit card charge adds extra + 4%)
FULL PRICE: $1750
SOLARYOU YOGA STUDENTS: 5-10% OFF any time after early bird period according to the membership benefits policy
SOLARYOU YOGA EMPLOYEES: 15% OFF any time after early bird period
FAQs
ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS TO ATTEND THE TRAINING?
You do not need to have any special level of practice. Module will teach you how to sequence so you can pick poses that are suitable for your level.
Yoga is a physical practice and is not a substitute for medical care. Consult your physician; you participate at your own capacity and risk, and all participants sign a liability waiver before the program.
If you have any medical restrictions and injuries we ask you contact us via info@solaryouyoga.com to consult with leading teacher.
SHOULD I RESERVE A SPOT UPFRONT?
Please reserve a spot as early as you can because our facility is a boutique studio where we respect personal space and limit the number of participants to make sure everyone is seen and have enough space to practice.
We offer early bird discounts and discounts for our studio members.
In case you decided to join the training but it is already full please sign up for the waitlist and reach to the studio via info@solaryouyoga.com. In case some participants will have to skip it we will reach out to you with the invitation. If a spot does not open up, waitlisted participants who have paid will receive a full refund.
WHAT ARE THE STUDIOS POLICIES AND TERMS OF SERVICE?
Please get familiar with our terms of service and cancellation policies prior to making the purchase. We apply the same terms to every participant, so exceptions are rare. Please review our cancellation policy carefully before enrolling.
500 Hours Yoga Alliance Path
Led by Dikla Kafka, Lara Ederer, Pamela Chang, Irina Novikova
under Viveka Registered Yoga School
These hours can count toward a 500-Hour Yoga Alliance path. Graduates who complete all requirements and apply separately to Yoga Alliance may register at the RYT level and broaden where they teach. Any practitioner can join to bring their practice and knowledge of Yoga to a new level for personal enrichment.
Advanced Anatomy and MFR (25HR)- Oct 2025 (Lara)
Advanced Sequencing (50HR) - Jan - Mar 2026 (Dikla, Irina)
Full Yin Yoga Teacher Training (50HR) - May 2026 (Pamela Chang, Dkla Kafka)
Svadhyaya Immersion - The inner path / journey inward (25HR) - October 2026 (Dikla, Irina)
Yoga for Athletes (25HR) - October 2026 (Lara)
Hatha Basics (25HR) - November 2026 (Dikla)
Restorative Yoga (25HR) - Spring 2027 (Lara)
Ashtanga Basics (25HR) - Spring 2027 (Dikla)
Advance Your Practice (25HR) - Summer 2027 (Lara)
Theraputic Yoga (25HR) - Autumn 2027 (Irina)
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