Trainings & Healthy Programs

Welcome to your online resource for teacher trainings, events, retreats and articles by Ingrid Yang, M.D.

Vinyasa

Through Ingrid’s story-telling style of vinyasa flow, you have the opportunity to find your extraordinary self, whatever you define that to be.

Cancer Therapy

Learn how to design and teach a Yoga Therapy class to cancer patients and survivors in a safe and therapeutic environment, through this life-changing training.

Restorative Yoga

Allow for deep relaxation and the release of mental, emotional, and physical stress, through a supportive practice, and healing sounds of music and song.

Private Lessons

Delve deeply into your practice in one-on-one sessions. Ingrid will work with you on your intentions – from being more deeply connected to specific therapeutic work.

ABOUT Ingrid Yang

Ingrid Yang, MD, JD, E-RYT-500, C-IAYT has been teaching yoga since 1999 and is a physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her expert grasp of anatomy and human physiology bring a unique, thoughtful and joyful experience to the practice of yoga. Ingrid leads classes, trainings, and workshops all over the United States, Australia, Europe and Asia. She is certified with OM Yoga Center and Jivamukti Yoga, both in New York City. Ingrid is also a certified yoga therapist under the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and a Reiki master of the Usui tradition.

Upcoming

Retreats & Trainings

Find Your Inspiration in Portugal

Join Ingrid for an inspiring and rejuvenating yoga retreat in Portugal's Algarve! With 300 days of sunshine every year, this paradise in Southern Portugal is the perfect place to unwind,...

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May 19-20, 2020

Adaptive Yoga - Chicago

Sign up here for our upcoming Adaptive Yoga training! We invite certified yoga teachers and medical professionals to join Ingrid Yang, M.D., J.D., E-RYT500, C-IAYT and Kyle Fahey, DPT on May...

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Dec 29 - Jan 1, 2020

New Year's Yoga Retreat - SOLD OUT

**SOLD OUT** Join us for an exclusive yoga retreat in paradise over the New Year Holiday at the gorgeous retreat center, Casa Tara, in La Ventana, Baja Mexico. Wake up...

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“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.” - B.K.S. Iyengar @spkadera .
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#tbt yoga break in Honduras with yoga goddess, @spkadera. Miss you, beautiful friend! .
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I talk a lot about life, love and happiness in my yoga classes. Because what else are we here for but to be happy, to love and be loved? A question that came to my mind today is: Can we work on being happier? Absolutely. I talk more about this on my blog (link in bio!)
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Ready to slide into weekend! .
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Opening my heart in thankfulness as we dedicate ourselves to expressing gratitude not just today, but every day.
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#tbt #throwbacktuesday to wandering the streets of #Lisbon... on my hands... .
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We are coming up on the week of giving thanks, and as cliche as it may be, it is worthwhile to take a few moments to reflect both on your thanks, and also your giving. We often focus our efforts during this time of year thinking of what we are thankful for. It is an important and integral exercise for whole-hearted living. But let's also take a moment to think about the "giving" portion of Thanksgiving. And not just about whether we are giving enough, but are you giving in the right ways? Are you investing energy into the things that support your heart and growth? And how much of your time do you spend thinking about how you can meaningfully contribute to your community? Giving is not just about one day a year, but about a lifetime of devotion and love. It's about working through the discomfort and finding grace in unexpected places. It is about discovering aspects of our heart that you did not know existed, until they are unveiled by the act of giving. If we open up our hearts enough to give, truly, we uncover a fertile medium for unparalleled love and growth.

So this Thanksgiving, what can you give more of? What can you open your heart to? How can you find the devotion that you seek? I hope you share your thoughts of giving with me, so I can learn from and grow with you too. .
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Rusty - my best friend, companion and other half. Even though he takes up half the bed at night, there is no better way than to spend the day at the beach with this dog.

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Inhaling and exhaling...this simple, yet complex idea sometimes feels so easy, while other times so tough. No matter what you're going through, your breath will always be there to guide you.

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Honored to be named and interviewed as a trailblazer by SD Voyager magazine! Read the full article (link in bio) about how I came to yoga, a life in medicine, failure and how to over come it, and what it actually means to blaze trails. .
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"Yoga is not about touching your toes. It is what you learn on the way down." - Jigar Gor
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Thank you to my dear friend @nicoluvv for a beautiful belated birthday dinner at @lejeuneetjolie! The dinner was amazing and, as always, I had so much fun with you! Thankful for our friendship 10 years strong! 😘

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The future is the home of our deepest fears and our wildest hopes. Walk into it fearlessly. The gate is open and there is only one direction you can go. But you get to decide if you are dragged through, walk through, or if you dance through. .
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Instagram post 17843883742798770 $It has been a week since returning from Honduras, and I am still processing the trip. To put it simply, in the work we did there, I felt that my patients gave me more than I could ever give them. There were 15 volunteers on the trip, 8 of whom were physician providers, all from the US and Honduras. We saw and helped 1,252 patients over 3 clinic days. The clinics were pure joy and organized chaos all at once. Caring for each patient in Honduras almost always ended in them reaching out for a hug or a kiss on the cheek. I have no words to describe the connection I had with these patients. I hugged so many people, most of whom had walked for miles to come to our clinic, some with shoes, some without. While the children waited, lice infesting their scalps, they joyfully sat on their mother’s laps and curiously snuck glances at us. We treated infections, parasites, chronic pain, rashes, asthma attacks, severe dehydration, and dozens of other illnesses. One of the most vivid memories I have is of a 7-year old boy that we treated on our first clinic day. A few days later, as we were driving home, we saw the boy walking up the side of the mountain. In one hand, he was holding a sack that he had slung over his shoulder, it looked like a coffee sack. In the other hand, he was holding a machete. It made me sad; he should be spending his youth kicking soccer balls, not wielding large, dangerous tools, and working the fields. The scene told so many stories of the Honduran people. This is the reality of his world and the Honduran people. Yet, in them, lives a deep-rooted grace and contentment. A sense of pride in their work ethic and kindness to one another. Always ready with a smile and wave. Never once, did I encounter a Honduran who expressed resentment about their lives or hear a complaint about their circumstances. Resilience is the word that comes to the forefront of my mind when I think of the Honduran people. It is in their spirit and in their values to give generously and whole-heartedly. I hope to live with this kind of resilience and generosity. Or even just a fraction of that which they showed me. I hope you can too. #volunteer #medicalmission #honduras$

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