Mentorship
training and therapy
for teachers who want to go deeper
Deeside yoga institute is the working home of Gem Maryan, yoga teacher, teacher trainer and yoga therapist in training (C-IAYT). Trainings in Yin, the nervous system, and restorative practice, a monthly mentorship for working teachers; therapeutic yoga sessions in the Scottish Highlands.
Welcome to deeside yoga institute
I’m Gem Maryan. For many years, my work lived under the name Gem Maryan Yoga. As my teaching, training, and therapeutic practice have grown, it has become clear that the work needed a different container.
Deeside Yoga Institute is that next step. It is the professional and personal home of my ongoing work with yoga teachers and practitioners. I run advanced trainings, monthly mentorship, yoga therapy case studies, and community programmes, including work with older adults and people living with dementia.
I am an experienced yoga teacher (E-RYT 500) with over twenty years of practice and fifteen years of teaching, and I am currently training as a yoga therapist toward certification with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT). My studies have taken me to teachers including Sri Sharath Jois, Paul Grilley, Bernie Clark, Hamish Hendry, John Scott, Noah Maze, and Sarah Hatcher.
The work I offer now is rooted in something I’ve been moving toward for some time, the long relationship between teacher and student, between practice and life, between tradition and what the body actually needs. If you are a teacher looking for a steady place to keep learning, I hope this is it.
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Training & Mentoring for Teachers
For yoga teachers and committed practitioners, I offer accredited short courses and 50-hour continuing education trainings in Yin, nervous system awareness, and restorative practice. Each training integrates research-based anatomy, yoga philosophy and therapeutic frameworks.
Many teachers who train with me continue with the monthly mentorship, a small ongoing group for working teachers who want a steady space to keep learning together.
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Yoga therapy & Case Studies
I’m currently training as a yoga therapist (C-IAYT) completing a 875-hours Yoga Therapy Diploma. I am offering case study sessions as part of my supervised clinical practice. These sessions are ideal if you’re managing chronic pain, fatigue, stress or emotional burnout.
Each session uses the tools of yoga and blends movement, breath and somatic inquiry to meet your body where it is.
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Hands-on Therapeutic Bodywork
The treatments I offer combine Ayurvedic Yoga Massage and deep tissue work with assisted yoga stretches to release tension, improve circulation and restore balance in the body. Treatments are tailored to your needs and can support recovering from stress, fatigue or physical strain/injury.
Offered in-person in Aboyne and as a one off session or 3-session therapeutic series.
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Learn | Practice | Explore yoga
Access free resources for students and teachers. Here you will find yoga practices, short tutorials and writing on yoga philosophy, fascia and nervous system health.
I write on my Substack page “Space Between Breaths”. I am now publishing a monthly newsletter with my research and (anonymous) therapy yoga case studies to help students and teachers. You can sign up at the bottom of this page.
Live online 50-hour Yin Yoga training with Gem Maryan at Deeside Yoga Institute. Includes live Zoom teaching, replay access, training materials, assessment pathway, and certificate on completion.
Live dates: 19th - 23rd May 2026
Morning Sessions: 9:30 am 11:30 am (UK time) Theory and Lectures
Afternoon Sessions: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (UK time) Practical Application and Practice SessionsLive sessions are delivered through Zoom and uploaded to the online platform within 24 hours.
Replay access is available for the lifetime of the course
Payment plans are available upon request
Graduates of this training are warmly invited to continue with the monthly mentorship for working teachers; see mentorship --> What STUDENTS ARE SAYING from the February Hybrid yin training 2026…
“It wasn’t just about learning how to teach Yin Yoga. It changed how I approach both my practice and teaching. I feel more grounded and more confident in how I hold space.”
— Nicola, Health & Wellness Coach
(February 2026 Yin Yoga Trainee)
“It showed me how to offer possibilities rather than instruction, and how valuable it is to create space for observation. Less really is more.”
— Bela (February 2026 Yin Yoga Trainee)
“I came away with a much deeper, more practical understanding of Yin Yoga. I feel more confident holding space and allowing things to unfold without needing to control the experience.”
— Pasha Das (February 2026 Yin Yoga Trainee)
YOGA TRAINING TESTIMONIALS
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The training was not just about imparting knowledge but also great preparation for starting to teach Yin confidently. Great ideas about how to structure classes – very pragmatic training, encouraging you to apply your knowledge in a practical way.
Sonya McKinlay (2023 Yin Training)
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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 (2026 Yin Training)
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Gem’s yin yoga teacher training exceeded my expectations. It covered everything I needed to know to begin sharing yin yoga to others. Gem has so much insight and wisdom and delivers this authentically with passion and precision. There was the perfect balance of yin practice, theory and teaching/planning classes. She welcomed the group into her warm and comfortable home and cooked DELICIOUS lunches each day! This course has given me the tools and resources to confidently start teaching yin yoga. Thanks Gem!
Emma Savill (2023 Yin Training)