Yoga Nidra Teacher Training 40 hours
Schedule
Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 09:30 am
UTC+01:00Location
The Chantry Community and Arts Centre | Thornbury, EN
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Yoga Alliance Certified 40 hour advanced training for yoga teachers in the practice of deep rest. Led by Mel SkinnerYoga Nidra Teacher Training: The art of Deep Rest
Weekend one: Saturday 18 & Sunday 19th October 2025, 9.30am - 5.30pm
Weekend two: Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 November 2025, 9.30am - 5.30pm
VENUE:
The Chantry Community and Arts Centre, 52 Castle Street, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HB (The Buckingham Room)
Price
Full price - £555
Early bird - £520 (end Monday 2nd June 2025)
Note: £105 is a non-refundable deposit.
40 hour course: 32-hours training plus 8 hours self-study certified by Yoga Alliance
This can be taken as a stand alone module OR as 40 hours towards your Advanced Teacher Training 300 hour certification.
About the course
Discover an ancient meditation technique that deeply relaxes the body and the mind in order to transcend beyond the ego and into a state of blissful peace.
Becoming increasingly popular as a tool for reducing stress and fatigue, yoga nidra also carries a rich philosophical history. This course will explore the historical timeline and philosophical context of yoga nidra, as well as introducing you to the three different schools of yoga nidra, iRest, Satyananda and Himalayan, and the similarities and differences between the three.
With theory providing our foundation, we will then begin the practice of giving and receiving yoga nidra. You will be encouraged to find freedom in your delivery, build confidence in your own voice and set yourself free from any limited ideas of what yoga nidra “should be”. We will look at the idea of san kalpa, the use of language and visualisations and how to keep students safe.
You will discover the therapeutic benefits of yoga nidra, including the modern day application of yoga nidra for PTSD and why this is relevant for your classes.
Yoga nidra is a practice of transcendence. By allowing ourselves to release all physical, mental and emotional tension we can escape the limitations of the ego and the challenges of everyday life, and let ourselves open up to a place of stillness within. This is an invaluable gift in busy modern times, and a beautiful practice to share with students to allow them to experience the meditative bliss of yoga nidra.
This course will be limited to 12 students to allow for intimacy of learning and connection. The 40 hours is divided between 23.5 hours theory, 16.5 hours practice (including 8 hours of homework).
This course is open to yoga teachers and yoga students with at least two years of regular yoga nidra practice. If you are not a yoga teacher, but you would like to join this course, you will be required to complete a pre-requisite application.
Syllabus includes:
The history and philosophy of yoga nidra
The three different schools of yoga nidra and the variances in structure and style
The physical, mental, emotional and spiritual benefits of yoga nidra
The link between yoga nidra and the sleep cycle
How yoga nidra affects the brain
How to build creativity into yoga nidra
The role of san kalpa (intention)
Language - incorporating trauma awareness and the use of visualisations
How to (and whether to!) write your own yoga nidras
Receiving at least one yoga nidra practice at day
Sharing your experience of sharing yoga nidra so far
How to teach - practical considerations and contraindications
Experience teaching your fellow students and being taught by them
Giving and receiving healthy and useful feedback
About Mel Skinner:
Mel has been teaching yoga since 2014, and after studying and practicing a variety of styles she now focuses on slow, therapeutic styles of yoga, with emphasis on softening the body, creating space for the breath and developing awareness of one's self.
She teaches on Shanticentre Training School's 200 hour TTC and the 300 hour Teacher training specialising in Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga.
She teaches online and face-to-face classes, workshops, retreats and one-to-ones and incorporates reflexology, menstrual cycle awareness, and astrology in her work, supporting people with anxiety, depression, stress, low self esteem, chronic fatigue, menstrual difficulties and more.
Testimonials:
“Mel’s Yoga Nidra intensive was wonderful in every aspect! As a course facilitator, Mel is a natural. The training was very well planned, full to the brim with thoughtful content and plenty of space for discussion, reflection and exploration. This Yoga Nidra course is one of the best courses I’ve done; I felt very supported during the course and confident to go forth and offer my first yoga nidra classes. Mel holds the space very well and I would recommend her in a flash to anyone who wants to study and offer yoga nidra.”
— MARIANNE
“Mel’s training gave me the confidence to start offering Yoga Nidra in my classes straight away. She clearly communicated all the information that I needed to begin teaching, inspired me to be creative, and to explore different ways of teaching and practising myself. Mel’s approach is non-dogmatic and down to earth, allowing me to explore each part of the practice in detail, considering different styles and approaches of each ‘school’ of yoga nidra. Her depth of knowledge and experience really shines through, alongside a deep respect and passion for the practice and teachings of yoga. I’d highly recommend this course.”
— LIZZIE
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Where is it happening?
The Chantry Community and Arts Centre, 52 Castle Street,Thornbury, Gloucestershire, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
