Christine McDaniel Yoga & Bodywork

15/03/2026

🔔 Yin Yoga Teacher Training Info Night
+ FREE Yin Class 🔔

Curious about Yin Yoga or interested in deepening your practice and learning to teach?

Join us for a relaxed evening to experience the practice and learn more about our upcoming Yin Yoga Teacher Training.

The evening will begin with a Yin Yoga class, inviting you to slow down, release tension, and experience the meditative qualities of the practice. Afterwards, Michelle and I will share information about the training, including what you’ll learn, who it’s for, and how the course is structured. There will also be time to ask questions.

Whether you’re considering the training or simply want to experience Yin Yoga, you’re warmly welcome.

Sunday 22nd March
5:30pm - 6:45pm
Nambour Yoga Centre

Sign up link for this free event ⬇️

Curious about Yin Yoga or interested in deepening your practice and learning to teach? Join us for a relaxed evening to experience the practice and learn more.

16/02/2026

Thank you Kirsten for your heartfelt testimonial! It was a pleasure to support you on your Yin Yoga journey! 🙏💗✨

15/02/2026

Thank you beautiful Chantelle for your profound review! It’s an honour to hold space during the training; and Michelle Freeman and I are grateful to hear how it supported your experience 🙏♥️🙏

13/02/2026

Sharing a recent review from our last 100hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training at Nambour Yoga Centre.

Thanks so much Nadine for your thoughtful review! We’re so happy it exceeded all of your expectations! 🙏♥️🙏

Looking forward to the next intimate training with Michelle Freeman to dive deep into all things Yin ☯️

May 15th - 17th & May 22nd - 24th
100 hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training
At Nambour Yoga Centre, Sunshine Coast

More Info: https://nambouryogacentre.com.au/yin-yoga-teacher-training/

07/02/2026

Prenatal Yin = So good!

Here I was at 37 weeks pregnant demonstrating some of favourite Yin Yoga poses. The practice of Yin invited a breath of fresh air into all the spaces of my body that were craving release - low back, outer hips, hip flexors… and while simmering in stillness, it was a precious time to connect with my baby.

I’ve taught many pregnant women in my Yin classes over the years. I’m enthusiastic about offering variations to meet a range of needs and capabilities, including the pregnant lovelies!

Learn how to teach pregnancy modifications for each trimester, prop usage, and contraindications. (Please note: this is not a prenatal yoga teacher training)

May 15th - 17th & May 22nd - 24th
100 hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training
At Nambour Yoga Centre, Sunshine Coast

More Info: https://nambouryogacentre.com.au/yin-yoga-teacher-training/

01/02/2026

I hear so many students use the word “tight” to describe sensations they feel in their Yin Yoga practice.

This is usually presumed to be muscular tightness, but could also be tight ligaments, tight fascia, scar tissue and adhesions. When our natural stopping point in a pose is due to restriction in the tissues, this is called ‘tension.’ After a minute or so, the body softens and yields, and greater depth is possible…but not always!

When one part of the body hits another part of the body - this is called ‘compression’. It could be flesh hitting flesh, flesh hitting bone, or bone hitting bone. This is a structural limit, not a flexibility problem.

The disease of yoga is always searching for the next level. But ultimately, the absolute limit of ROM (range of motion) is compression. And you can practice ‘til the cows come home, but yoga can’t change the shape of your bones!

👉Help your students become clear to differentiate tension vs compression by asking the right questions

👉Expand your vocabulary describing sensations to give clues of the cause of resistance

👉Learn the functional approach to Yin Yoga

May 15th - 17th & May 22nd - 24th
100 hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training


https://nambouryogacentre.com.au/yin-yoga-teacher-training/

25/01/2026

In Yin Yoga, Half Butterfly, Half Shoelace, and Half frog are used interchangeably, as they are different variations for the same target area!

It was just last week I had a student in class really struggling to yield into Half Butterly. Her bent knee was not comfortable in the external rotation and restricted her from coming into the forward fold.

I suggested to explore bringing the bent knee into the internal rotation of Half Frog instead, which also changed the tilt of her pelvis. And sure enough, she was able to bring her upper body all the way down to meet her thigh and found a delicious hamstring stretch that she couldn’t access before!

🌟 Offering variations is a fundamental component of a Yin Yoga practice because it allows for functional alignment, embraces anatomical uniqueness (skeletal variation), and empowers practitioners to listen to their own bodies.

🌟 Join us for our Yin Yoga Teacher Training to transform your teaching practice! Build your teaching confidence by learning variations and prop usage to support students of various skill levels and meet individual needs.

🤩 Find out more:
https://nambouryogacentre.com.au/yin-yoga-teacher-training/

24/01/2026

✨Upcoming Event✨

As the long endless summer days are winding down, we give way to the pause of late summer and move into the season of the Earth Element. This time acts as a bridge between transitions to digest our experiences and reap the fruits of what has been previously sown to nourish us fully.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the transformative qualities of the Earth Element reside in the Stomach and its partner organ, the Spleen. These organ systems relate to our digestive fire and ability to receive - which includes food, but also extends to receiving affection, support and kindness. On an emotional level, the Earth Element gifts us connection to our home planet and feeling at home within ourselves.

Join us for a nourishing evening to bring you back to your centre. You’ll be guided through a 75-minute Yin Yoga practice with Christine, followed by a 45-minute sacred Didgeridoo Sound Bath with Rufus Rogey of Earth Song Healing.

Everyone is welcome! ♥️

Saturday 21st February
5:30 - 7:30pm
At CGM Pilates & Yoga in Maroochydore

Bookings are essential: https://www.cgmpilates.com/events/febyin-didge

23/12/2025

Dear Friends & Followers,

Wow, what a wild ride 2025 has been!
At the beginning of the year I was continuing to navigate through some pretty intense birth trauma, a nervous breakdown, moderate bilateral hearing loss…and being a new mum! I didn’t know what my future looked like and seriously questioned if I would ever teach yoga again.

And then slowly, slowly. I started teaching classes to rekindle my passion and connection. Followed by the excitement of offering numerous events and near the completion of the year, I co-taught a very successful Yin Yoga Teacher Training! 🤯

Honestly, I’m still in awe…and I know this transition could not have been possible without a lot of inner strength and perseverance, receiving various healing modalities, and incredible encouragement and support from this community! I want to sincerely thank you for generosity, words & actions of support that have carried me through this intense time. I am truly grateful! 🙏💗

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy holiday season with time to relax and connect with loved ones. 🎄♥️🌟

11/12/2025

Based on the incredible feedback we received from those who participated in our Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Michelle Freeman and I are so excited to offer it again in 2026!

🔔 Yin Yoga Teacher Training 2026 🔔

Nambour Yoga Centre | Sunshine Coast
🗓️ May 15th - 17th & May 22nd - 24th

This training offers the personal touch of in-studio learning combining two weekends of in-person sessions (6 days total), plus an online platform with an extensive library of content, offering convenience and flexibility to learn at your own pace.

Our comprehensive Yin Yoga Teacher Training will immerse you in a fundamental and functional approach to Yin Yoga, helping you guide students of various skill levels and meet individual student needs.

Welcoming Yoga teachers who are looking to gain a solid foundation teaching Yin Yoga, or Yin lovers looking to dive deeper into their own personal practice. This will be a transformative experience and Yoga Australia-hours eligible training.

Early Bird Tuition is now open, and we're currently accepting expressions of interest.
Spaces are limited

➡️ Find out more:
https://nambouryogacentre.com.au/yin-yoga-teacher-training/la

26/11/2025

Some special moments captured by from our very first Yin Yoga Teacher Training!

Celebrating the radiant souls who’ve now completed the in-person part of our 100 hr Yin training Yoga Centre. Thank you for showing up from a place of authenticity, vulnerability and an openness and eagerness to learn & grow. A big congratulations to you all as you step into the role of teacher!

These last 5 days have brought so much joy to my heart! Honestly, this training had been brewing for years. Thank you Michelle Freeman for our seamless collaboration, and giving me the nudge to share my passion, manifesting this dream into reality. I’m incredibly grateful to share my love of Yin and the rich lineage of wisdom from my teachers and their teachers. ♥️

21/09/2025

I’m excited to share in a few weeks I’ll be offering ‘Yin Yoga & the Body clock’ at Nambour Yoga Centre. Honestly, this is my favourite masterclass to teach! 😁

Join us for an extended Yin Yoga practice and learn the rhythm of your energy body & harness Chi when it’s at its peak utilising the Chinese Body Clock.

Saturday 11th October
10:30 - 1pm
@ Nambour Yoga Centre

Booking is essential:
https://events.humanitix.com/yin-yoga-and-the-body-clock

More info ⬇️
"Do you wake up at the same time in the middle of the night?

Do you experience a midday slump in your energy levels?

When is the optimal time to eat, sleep, work and relax?

The Ancient Chinese have a sophisticated system of traditional medicine that supports health and vitality. Part of this system is the Chi Cycle that charts the flow of energy which rests in different organs at specific times of the day. This Chi Cycle circulates in a 24 hour period and represents the time of day when each organ is functioning optimally and has the most energy.

The Body Clock can be used as a guide to understand how to best nurture ourselves and match our daily activities to the most suitable energetic times to support the mind and body.

Join Christine McDaniel for this Yin Masterclass, as we explore Yin Yoga poses that stimulate the 12 meridians to enliven the Chi flow through the channels. We will begin with a 30 minute conversation about this ancient system followed up a 2 hour Yin Yoga sequence touring the landmarks of the Body Clock