This immersive 4-day training is designed for everyone—students seeking to deepen their practice, teachers wanting to refine their understanding of Yin, and anyone drawn to explore the quieter side of yoga. Together we’ll study the foundations of Yin, from principles and postures to energetic anatomy, meridians, sequencing, and the art of holding space. Expect a thoughtful blend of practice, lecture, and experiential learning, leaving you confident to integrate Yin into your personal practice or share it with others.
Led by Leah Adams, founder of Innerland Yoga and one of DRIFT’s Senior Teachers, known for her grounded wisdom and nurturing presence. Leah weaves together yoga philosophy, mindfulness, and somatic awareness to guide students toward inner stillness and deep self-connection. Her approach to Yin emphasizes slowing down, feeling deeply, and honoring the body’s natural intelligence. Leah teaches weekly at DRIFT, where her classes have become a sanctuary for reflection and restoration.
This Yin Yoga Teacher Training offers a blend of Yin Yoga classes lectures, hands-on exploration, and practice teaching.
Our training curriculum covers the following topics:
Classic Yin Poses (benefits, considerations & cautions, body types, modifications, variations, sequencing)
Benefits of Yin Yoga
Anatomy of Yin Yoga
Exploring sensation (tension, compression, opening, edges, discomfort, pain)
Inner Practice: Introduction to Meditation & Visualization
Restorative breathwork for nervous system support
Bioelectricity and the subtle body
Qi and meridian theory
History of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
Difference between Yin and Restorative Yoga
This training is for yoga teachers, acupuncturists, massage therapists, and anyone that practices Yin Yoga who wants to dive deeper into its philosophy and practice.
Payment Details
Hold your spot today with either a full payment of $1250 or a deposit of $400. If you pay in full, a non-refundable $400 deposit is included in your total.
Payment plans available:
2 installments, December 15th and February 20th.
About Leah Adams
Weaving together many strands of ancient and modern knowledge — yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, holistic nutrition, and neuroscience — into her practice, Leah Adams is a yoga teacher trainer, mindfulness facilitator and ongoing student of some of the world’s most masterful carriers of wisdom. She is ever grateful to her Yin Yoga teachers Bernie Clark and Sarah Powers.
Leah’s intention is to support others in discovering their own unique blend of effective, resonant modalities, as they walk the path toward sustainable nourishment, holistic vitality and balance. She offers retreats and training on Yin Yoga, functional breathwork, pranayama, meditation, and Ayurveda.
As part of her dedication to supporting wellness in the healthcare environment, she has mentored nurse leadership to bring centering exercises to meetings – a practice that has not only been well-received but requested by the team. Leah is the co-founder of “Being-Well in Healthcare,” an organization that develops movement, meditation, and breathwork content tailored to the specific needs of healthcare providers.
Leah, is a cancer survivor with a former career in advertising and fashion, she believes wholeheartedly that opportunities to practice yoga are everywhere, not only on the yoga mat. She has been invited to teach in the workplace and is delighted to have worked with UW Mindfulness, Virginia Mason, Rosen Harbottle, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutch, and Northwest School of Massage. In addition to the certificates below, Leah has spent hundreds of hours in continuing education courses with an emphasis on studying the nervous system, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian theory. She has spent 7 years learning directly from her mentors including, Stephen Brown, Dr. Claudia Welch, Celeste Young, and Brian Utting.
Leah is a lifelong student who now lives and teaches in the Seattle area. Happiness for Leah is playing in warm ocean waves, sharing late nights and long talks, clumsily playing her guitar and cooking for friends and family. When not on the cushion, you might find Leah blending herbs, making concoctions, serving tea or cuddling her fur babes. She spends every moment she can surrounded by trees.
Certifications: Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training (2019–2021) Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach
Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor (2015) San Diego College of Ayurveda
Functional Nutrition Counselor Certification (2015) Full Body Systems, Andrea Nakamaya
Certified Yoga Teacher (2011) Semperviva Yoga
Guest Engagements: Fred Hutch Cancer Center: Metastatic Cancer Retreat Leads sessions in movement, meditation, and breathwork (2025). Seattle Children’s Hospital Nurses Week Guides mindful yoga and breathwork sessions for hospital staff (2023, 2024, 2025). Brian Utting and Pacific Northwest School of Massage CEU provider (Guest Faculty), Focusing on the Neuro-endocrine System Stress and Massage (2020 - Present). Institute for Prostate Cancer Research (IPCR) Symposium Contributing expertise in movement for post treatment support. (2023, 2024, 2025). Fred Hutch Cancer Center Facilitating 6 part series on Mindfulness and Philanthropy (2024). Virginia Mason 2.0 CME course (Guest Faculty), Contributing expertise in Mindful Yin (2016).
We’d love for you to join us for this grounding and transformative Yin Yoga Training at DRIFT. Whether you’re deepening your personal practice or beginning your teaching journey, this experience offers the space to learn, connect, and grow. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to reach out — we’re here to help.
We can’t wait to welcome you to this special training weekend with Leah Adams at DRIFT.
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