Name: Yin Yoga Training with Jael
Start: 2025-03-22T08:00:00-04:00
Location: Yoga Mandali

YIN YOGA TRAINING
(15 HOURS/3.5 online)
WITH JAEL POLNAC
This training is for yoga teachers and dedicated students who would like to deepen their understanding of Yin Yoga. Participants will learn the history, philosophy, benefits, and key principles of Yin, as well as how it is different from, and complementary to, more active Yang and more passive Restorative practices. We will explore the essential Yin asanas while also discussing anatomy, mindfulness, class sequencing, and the use of props to support the safe expression of each pose. During this training, special emphasis will be placed on learning to effectively cue poses. Students in this training will embody the benefits of Yin Yoga in both theory and practice. Upon completion, students will receive 15 Yoga Alliance CE hours in Yin Yoga.
Participants will:
Learn the history, philosophy, and benefits of Yin Yoga
Explore the effect of Yin on the physical body, and the balance
between Yin stillness and Yang movement
Embody the key principles of Yin Yoga
Study the classical Yin postures
Learn effective class sequencing and theme creation
Master the use of props to support the safe expression of each pose
Practice skillful verbal communication

REQUIRED TEXTS
The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark
Yin Yoga Training Manual: Cultivating Equilibrium of the Body, Mind, and Emotions, Level One (provided on the first day of class)

REGISTRATION
March 22 + 23
Saturday
8:00am - 4:30pm
Sunday
8:00am - 12:00pm
investment
EARLY BIRD—$450 (paid in full by 03/01/25)
AFTER —$500

JAEL POLNAC, ERYT, Certified CE Provider
Jael has practiced yoga for over 30 years, originally finding it to be a useful way to decompress from her career as an environmental attorney in Washington, DC. Upon moving to Saratoga Springs in 2010, she became a dedicated student at Yoga Mandali. In 2011, her yoga practice took on a whole new meaning after a serious skiing injury and difficult rehabilitation. Instead of being a fun workout and way to release stress, yoga became integral to healing both her body and her spirit; a process which led her to pursue her yoga teaching certification at Yoga Mandali in 2016.
Jael has continued her education in the healing and therapeutic aspects of yoga by completing certifications in Yin/Insight Yoga with Sarah Powers; Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga with Josh Summers; Yoga for Bone Health with Dr. Loren Fishman; Accessible Yoga with Jivana Heyman; Restorative Yoga (Levels 1 and 2) with Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti; Yoga Sutra Study with Dr. Edwin Bryant; and Yoga for Posture Improvement with Julie Gudmestad, PT. In addition, she has studied Mindfulness Meditation, Ayurveda, Yoga Philosophy, and Mindfulness and Yin Yoga with Sarah and Ty Powers.
As a teacher, Jael approaches each class with awareness and sensitivity to the physical, energetic, and mental shifts that a thoughtfully crafted yoga sequence can bring to her students, and she uses her steady, centering energy to support them through any challenges in the practice. Jael has worked with beginners, athletes, experienced yogis, and individuals with significant health challenges and is open and responsive to the needs of her students.
She lives with her husband, Steve, with whom she shares three adult children and a house full of pets. When she’s not practicing yoga or teaching in person or online, she spends her time working on her historic home, gardening, reading, kayaking, and taking long walks.