The Holistic Olive Branch Yin Yoga Academy, the HOBYY Academy for short, will be our home for Yin Yoga courses and continued education, for students and teachers ❤️
Join the Academy WaitlistTeacher Training 2027Yin Yoga is a slow, floor-based practice. You settle into a pose and stay there for a few minutes, well supported by blocks, bolsters and blankets, and let gravity do the work.
Those long, quiet holds work gently on the connective tissue around your joints rather than on the muscles, so you leave feeling looser, calmer and more rested. It suits a busy mind and a tired body, and you don’t need to be flexible. Clare teaches it at an unhurried pace near Gerês National Park, Northern Portugal, with plenty of time to settle, breathe and notice how you feel 🌿
Yin Yoga helped me through the hardest time of my life, and I want to share it properly.
Back in the UK I was running on empty. Severe burnout came first, then sudden heart issues, and that was my warning: life was no longer a game to play with. Yin Yoga is what helped me slow down and recover. It taught me that resting isn’t lazy, and that slowing down is often the bravest thing we can do.
Through the Academy I want to teach Yin Yoga in depth: the anatomy, the breath, and the patience of a long hold. My hope is a small, friendly community of students and future teachers who take this calmer way of practising home with them, to their families, their classes and their own busy lives.
Clare ❤️
Why not join one of our in-person Yin Yoga training weekends or weeks near Gerês National Park, Northern Portugal, with our certified external trainers? For dates and details, email yy@holisticolivebranch.com.
Join the Academy waitlist and claim your €25 voucher off any of your future courses. You will also receive a free Yin Yoga sequence and meditation, and priority booking when courses and training dates open.
This is separate from our retreat news. You will only hear about the HOBYY Academy, unless you ask for more.
While the HOBYY Academy is being built, we are happy to recommend Loka Yoga School, who have run Yoga teacher trainings since 2016.
Study 150 hours online with Loka Yoga School, at your own pace, then join the HOBYY Team for 7 days (50 hours) near Gerês National Park, Northern Portugal. Choose the 2027 week you’d like to work towards and book online.
Book your placeA 50-hour online Yin Yoga training for Yoga teachers, accredited with Yoga Alliance for continuing education (YACEP). It covers 64 poses, meridian theory and sequencing, at your own pace.
Explore the Yin Yoga TrainingAn 80-hour children’s and teens’ Yoga and mindfulness teacher training, accredited with Yoga Alliance. It focuses on emotional intelligence, self-confidence, resilience and values.
Explore the Kids TrainingA self-paced, 9-month online course in feminine energy practices, ritual and embodiment, for women who want to feel more connected to their body. Accredited for 20 hours of continued education.
Explore Embodied Feminine ArtsBrowse all Loka Yoga School online courses →
Loka runs many more online trainings than we list here – Breathwork, Meditation, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Mechanics and more. Choose any course you like on Loka’s website.
Please note: the links to Loka’s online courses (including “Browse all”) are affiliate links. If you sign up through them, we may receive a small payment, at no extra cost to you. We earn no commission from the hybrid teacher training. Thank you.
Join us near Gerês National Park, Northern Portugal, for A Place to Stop, 26–30 November 2026, in Bouro Santa Maria. Yin Yoga is part of every retreat. Follow us on Facebook to hear first when the Holistic Olive Branch Yin Yoga Academy opens.
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