About Yintelligence
Discover the vision behind our approach and specialised multi-layered yoga curriculum.
Discover the vision behind our approach and specialised multi-layered yoga curriculum.
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The Yintelligence school is dedicated to supporting personal growth and professional excellence. We empower practitioners and teachers to practice with intention and teach with integrity.
Combining modern science, traditional practices and timeless wisdom, we offer an individualised and integrative approach to the various layers of the practice – physical, astral and causal – making yoga accessible and inclusive to all people, regardless of age, anatomical differences, athletic ability or experience.
We specialise in teaching The Functional Approach, as the foundation to a healthy and sustainable asana practice, before guiding students to explore the philosophical principles of the spiritual path and the importance of svadhyaya (self-study).
We provide the knowledge and skills to build a life-long yoga practice that inspires students to explore what it means to live an investigated life.
Our goal is to educate and equip the yoga community with a practical and comprehensive toolkit comprising of both Western and Eastern modalities that offers the highest level of yoga education to transform the body, mind and spirit.
Our focus lies on cultivating body intelligence and wisdom intelligence.
- Nicky Hadjithoma
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Our syllabus offers two distinct yet integrated pathways that explore all the facets of the yoga practice.
We believe that studying bone morphology, individual bio-mechanics and applied functional anatomy is a fundamental requirement to practicing and teaching an individualised and truly therapeutic asana practice. By offering an anatomically-informed and person-centred approach to yoga, we ensure that the practice is made accessible and inclusive to all.
Using Paul Grilley’s 14-10-7 model as a framework for decoding movement, we provide the skills to practice and teach asana in a way that prioritises the functional benefit, over the aesthetical ideal. Our distinct methodology emphasises the importance of understanding each posture’s biomechanical architecture, prior to investigation.
Whilst this intelligent approach was born from Paul Grilley’s original Yin Yoga curriculum, we are one of the first and few schools worldwide to translate this groundbreaking method, to a Hatha based practice, in our highly detailed and rigorous module 3 training program. This is now one of our most highly sought after modules, that equips teachers with the skills to teach a functional Hatha and Vinyasa class, to all levels.
Learning to cultivate body intelligence – using The Functional Approach – is essential to building a safe, effective and sustainable practice, as the bedrock to a healthy life.
Yintelligence is committed to guiding students beyond the practice of asana, to illuminate the path of conscious living.
We live in a world driven by instant gratification, where we are trained to glorify busyness so to avoid discomfort at all costs. We cling to the pleasant and resist the unpleasant, often resulting in an inability to live life on life’s terms. As such, many people lack the necessary tools to navigate their intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships, with clarity, grace or ease.
We train practitioners and teachers to embrace the true practice of svadhyaya, where we can begin to identify and explore our self-defeating patterns of thought and behaviour and commit to working through our personal hindrances. Our goal is to improve mental clarity, seek personal insight, cultivate emotional intelligence and support spiritual growth.
We offer an approachable and practical toolkit for the modern yoga practitioner that explores timeless philosophies, meditation, mindfulness, pranayama and psycho-emotional self-inquiry. These subtle practices are taught through a trauma-informed lens, backed by the latest research in neuroscience to ensure we approach the inner work with sensitivity and awareness.
Yintelligence is a learning institute that guides students to explore the practice, beyond the poses, inspiring them to seek and find their Highest potential, in any moment.
Testimonials
“Nicky is an exceptional yoga teacher who teaches from the heart. Her burning passion is rare to find and highly inspiring.”
“I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you. The course has been incredibly inspiring and full valuable content. I know it will take time to fully absorb and integrate all the information, but I’m deeply grateful for your generosity in sharing your knowledge, your clarity in teaching, and the authenticity and humility you brought into the course. It really made a difference and left a strong impression on me. Thank you for everything!”
“After years of feeling disconnected from my yoga practice and experiencing a profound transformation, navigating the waves of depression, cancer and early menopause, I discovered Yin Yoga. This deeply introspective practice reshaped my relationship with my body, offering me not just a space to surrender, but a sanctuary where my inner struggles softened, where darkness became a place of comfort, and where I finally found peace.
Seeking to deepen my understanding of Yin, I found Nicky and with her, even more light. Her approach to functional yoga is seamlessly woven into her trainings, creating an incredible experience for students. With clear explanations, accessible examples, and an abundance of practical insights, she makes the complexities of functional yoga easy to understand and apply.
If you’re looking to immerse yourself in the magic of functional yoga and develop a deeper, more effective practice, Yintelligence is the school for you. Thank you, Nicky, for your passion, love, and dedication to every training you offer!”
“When I first started attending Nickys Yin classes in Hong Kong, I straight away was engrossed by her passion, knowledge and intuitive nature. I found myself eager to learn more from her and so I joined onto her next teacher training, out of pure interest, even though I wasn’t teaching Yoga myself at the time. Fast forward 5-6 years and on the other side of the world, I now teach Yoga and am booked onto my 6th teacher training with Nicky.
I couldn’t recommend Nicky enough, as a teacher and teacher trainer. The fact that her students travel worldwide to continue to learn from her is a huge reflection of her teachings. Thank you Nicky!”
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