What makes Wild Yin different

Wild Yin brings together the depth of Taoist yin yoga with the aliveness of elemental embodiment, nervous system-aware practice, and real leadership development for modern wellness practitioners.

It is both a personal and professional immersion. Participants will not only deepen into the practice in their own bodies, they will also develop the confidence, clarity, and skills to guide others with greater safety, integrity, and presence.

Yin is not passive. It asks something of us. It asks for awareness, for courage, and for the willingness to stay present with what’s true. This training is built around exactly that.

Slow medicine for fast times.

What you’ll walk away with

• A 30-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Certificate
• A grounded understanding of the principles, philosophy, and methodology of safe and intelligent yin yoga
• The tools to lead yin yoga classes and experiences that are meaningful, not just mechanical
• Elemental embodiment and leadership skills you can bring directly into your work
• An energetic framework for designing classes and events with real depth (chakra theory and elemental blueprints included)
• Visibility and communication practices that help your presence and expression match the depth of your work
• Somatic and space-holding skills rooted in nervous system awareness
• A renewed sense of who you are and why you do this work

What’s included

Over five full days, you’ll explore:

• Yin yoga practice and teaching foundations: slow medicine for fast times
• Taoist yin yoga philosophy and the foundations of safe, intelligent practice
• Teaching skills to support you in confidently leading a yin yoga class
• Elemental embodiment and leadership training with nature immersion
• A facilitator and space-holding skills workshop
• Energetic frameworks including chakra theory and elemental blueprints
• Visibility and communication workshops for wellness leaders
• Cacao ceremony
• Sauna and fire ceremony

The elemental journey

Each day is shaped by one of the five elements, creating a natural arc of deepening, discovery, and integration.

Day 1: Earth

We arrive. We ground. We remember our connection to the body, the land, and ancestral wisdom. Earth is where belonging begins.

Day 2: Water

We open to feeling, flow, and relational depth. Water teaches us about surrender, intuition, and the force that binds everything together.

Day 3: Fire

We ignite truth. Fire burns through confusion and hesitation, making space for clarity, courage, and sacred expression.

Day 4: Air

We find our voice. Air opens the channels of expression, communication, and collective heart connection. What moves through you is meant to be shared.

Day 5: Integration

We gather the threads. This final day is for reflection, embodiment, and anchoring what’s been remembered, reclaimed, and awakened.

Who this training is for

• Yoga teachers who want to go beyond sequencing and deepen the inner art of yin
• Breathwork guides and wellness coaches ready to expand their embodiment, communication, and leadership
• Facilitators and therapists who want stronger space-holding skills and a more grounded energetic framework
• Practitioners at any stage of experience who feel called toward depth, honesty, nature, ritual, and transformation

No previous yin yoga teaching experience is required.

With Jeff Lester

Jeff Lester is an international facilitator, coach, and yoga teacher trainer who has been leading yin yoga trainings around the world for over 8 years. His work bridges the depth of traditional yoga practice with breathwork, meditation, embodied leadership, space-holding, and nature-based wisdom.

Known for his grounded presence and depth of care, Jeff creates training spaces that are both transformational and practical. His approach to yin yoga goes far beyond shapes alone. He teaches yin as a pathway into awareness, regulation, truth, and authentic leadership.

Drawing from years of teaching internationally and working closely with yoga teachers, wellness practitioners, and facilitators, Jeff brings a style that is intelligent, devotional, and deeply human. His trainings are designed not only to deepen practice, but to help people become more confident, more embodied, and more trustworthy in the way they lead others.

The setting: Sweet Hill Farm, Portland, Dorset

Sweet Hill Farm isn’t just a beautiful venue. It’s part of the training itself.

Set on private land in Portland, Dorset, this nearly wild campsite looks out toward Portland Bill and the surrounding coastline. Open sky. Birdsong. Sea air. The raw, elemental beauty of the Jurassic Chesil Beach all around you.

This is not a polished retreat backdrop.

It is living nature.

And that matters.

The environment here supports exactly what this training is here to offer: perspective, presence, spaciousness, and a more honest meeting with yourself. Nature isn’t a backdrop at Sweethill. It’s woven into every single day.

Investment

Early Bird: £650 (limited spots, book by 31st August)

Full price: £750 including onsite accommodation

Ready to join us?

Apply now / Book your place / Questions? Reach out here  –  hello@jefeliving.com