DEESIDE YOGA INSTITUTE


Professional training for yoga teachers seeking depth, clarity, and long-term integrity in their work




Welcome to the Deeside Yoga Institute


This space has been created for yoga teachers who want to deepen their understanding and develop a more thoughtful and responsive way of teaching yoga to a wide variety of individuals.

All training is educational and sits within a clear scope of practice. The focus is on building clarity, strengthening decision making and supporting long term professional development.

You will learn how to observe more clearly, respond with greater precision, and work with confidence within the role of a yoga teacher.

Testimonial


"Having completed my Yin Yoga training with Gem at the Deeside Yoga Institute, I can honestly say it was both thought-provoking and transformed my yoga experience.

This experience wasn’t just about learning how to teach Yin Yoga. It was about unlearning old patterns, creating space within, and reconnecting with a deeper, more authentic version of myself.

I’m leaving this journey feeling far more knowledgeable, more grounded, and more open as a Yin Yoga teacher.

If you feel even the smallest pull toward Yin, trust it. There’s something truly powerful waiting for you during this training."

~ Nicola, Health and Wellness Coach

TRAINING PATHWAY


The Institute offers a modular pathway that allows you to build depth over time.

  • 50-hour specialist trainings
  • Continuing professional development
  • A 300-hour advanced training pathway

Each course can be taken individually or as part of a longer progression.

Advanced Teacher Trainings


Yin Yoga 50 Hour Foundation Teacher Training

Yin Yoga Foundations is a 50-hour training designed to support a confident and considered approach to Yin Yoga. Delivered through pre-recorded lectures from the February 2026 training and structured course material, you can move through the content at your own pace while working with a complete programme. The focus is on understanding how practice is experienced in the body, rather than achieving fixed shapes. You will explore functional anatomy, variation, and how to guide practice in a way that is clear, adaptable, and supportive for different students. Alongside this, you will refine your teaching language, develop decision-making skills, and build confidence in how you structure and hold a Yin class. You will receive lifetime access to all materials, with the option to complete assessment for certification.

Gemma Maryan Course Director

Gemma Maryan Course Director

£295

Intro to the Nervous System & Yoga (10 Hour CPD)

This short CPD and taster course gives yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners a clear & grounded understanding of how the nervous system shapes our breath, movement and experience. You will learn what polyvagal theory explains, and where it’s debated, explore breath-based regulation tools and practice simple somatic sequences that bring calm and awareness into your practice and teaching. It is ideal if you are curious about trauma-informed yoga or preparing for the upcoming 50-Hour Nervous System and Yoga Foundations training.

Gemma Maryan Course Director

Gemma Maryan Course Director

£125

Testimonial


"I just wanted to thank you for such an incredible Yin Yoga teacher training. It truly surpassed all of my expectations. The depth of knowledge and the way it was delivered has completely changed how I understand and approach Yin."

~ Keely, Yin Yoga Trainee


HOW YOU WILL STUDY


Courses are delivered through a combination of:

  • Pre-recorded lectures and guided practices
  • Live online sessions
  • Practice-based learning
  • Written manuals and study materials
  • Reflection and integration

This allows time for understanding and application, rather than rushing through content.


WHO THIS IS FOR

All our training is for teachers who want to build sustainable, thoughtful teaching careers.

It will suit those who are willing to question what they have learned, and who value clarity over performance.

I’m Gem Maryan, an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, teacher trainer, massage therapist, and trainee yoga therapist, with over 20 years of personal practice and more than 14 years of teaching experience.

My early background was in strong, structured practices including Ashtanga and Hot Yoga. Over time, my work shifted toward more nuanced, adaptive approaches as my body, my students, and life experience asked different questions. I have been teaching Yin Yoga since around 2011 and training teachers since 2018.

What shapes my teaching now is clarity, safety, and scope. I teach yoga as an educational practice, grounded in functional anatomy, pain science, nervous system awareness, and ethical teaching language. I care deeply about how we teach, not just what we teach, and I do not promise therapeutic outcomes.

My perspective has been further shaped by ongoing yoga therapy training and personal experience caring for my father following a major stroke and advanced vascular dementia. That time changed how I understand capacity, rest, overwhelm, and responsibility, both in practice and in teaching.

Through Deeside Yoga Institute, I offer teacher trainings and continuing education for teachers who want to work with care, clear boundaries, and professional integrity.

If you are looking for training that supports long-term development rather than quick outcomes, you can begin here.