Season 8 | EP. 8

I had such a good conversation with Emrik, and I honestly could have kept going for hours. Emrik is a Yin Yoga teacher and therapist based between the Netherlands and Hungary, and what he has built over the course of his career is unlike anything I've come across in the Yoga world.

We're talking about a formally accredited bachelor's degree in Yin therapy. Not just a certification. Not just a teacher training. An actual bachelor's degree, recognized by insurance companies in the Netherlands. It's the kind of thing that makes you go, "Wait, why isn't everyone doing this?"

But beyond the credentials, what really got me in this conversation was Emrik's philosophy. About learning, about healing, about what Yin Yoga actually is and what it's capable of.

What we talked about:

How Emrik built a bachelor's degree program in Yin therapy and got it officially accredited
Why insurance companies in the Netherlands now cover Yin therapy sessions, and what that actually means for the profession
The Yoga licensure debate and why getting licensed isn't necessarily the golden ticket people think it is
Embodied, experience-based learning and why Emrik tells his students they don't have to remember anything

DNA methylation and how Yin Yoga can actually help "close" gene expressions that are causing noise in your nervous system

What he's currently studying with neurosurgeon Jack Kruse around light, magnetism, and the mitochondria
His upcoming English master's program in integrative medicine and Yin therapy

One thing Emrik said that I haven't stopped thinking about: Yin Yoga is the missing part of being alive. I felt that one right in my heart.

If you're a Yoga teacher, a therapist, or just someone who loves going deep into the why behind the practice, this episode is for you.

Resources and links mentioned:

Website: https://yinassociation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yinassociation/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YinAssociationBook in Dutch: https://migems.nl/over-leven-met-yin/

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