63 Day 500-Hour Tantra Yoga Shamanism Teacher Training in Pichincha, Ecuador

• Become a certified Yoga Alliance & Yoga Alliance International Yoga Teacher
• Become a creative and powerful Yoga Teacher expressing your true self
• Connect with your sexual energy and channel it into heart-centered intimacy and spiritual connection
• Experience powerful Tantric and Shamanic rituals for emotional healing, personal transformation, and self-empowerment
• Feel held in a safe, supportive community where all emotions — joy, anger, sadness — are honored and welcomed
• Explore the sacred in everyday life and rediscover the bliss and beauty available in the present moment.
• Embrace life as art, and yourself as the conscious creator of your inner and outer reality
• Work with your Kundalini Energy in tantric and yogic practices

This experience-based Yoga Teacher Training is rooted in Tantra, Yoga, Arts & Shamanism. It’s designed to guide you through a journey of self-discovery, embodiment, and conscious living. You’ll be immersed in a rich blend of practices that awaken and balance body, mind, and spirit:

• Tantra Yoga – deep, meditative Kaula Tantra Yoga rooted in conscious breath, acceptance, and enjoyment
• Hatha Yoga – active practice alone or with a partner for connection and alignment
• Tantric Rituals – guided ceremonies to connect with your sexual energy as life force
• Shamanic Rituals – guided ceremonies to connect with nature and ancestral wisdom. A Community Temazcal is part of the experience.
• Sacred Arts & Expressive Movement – dance and clowning as artistic expression and spiritual tools

In a world that’s constantly accelerating, Durga’s Tiger School offers a powerful opportunity to slow down and reconnect with your inner wisdom, ancestral memory, and authentic self. This transformational retreat bridges ancient yogic and shamanic traditions with modern life, guiding you to live as the vibrant, conscious human you are meant to be.

You don’t need any prior yoga experience to attend. Our approach to Kaula Tantra Yoga meets you exactly where you are. This meditative, breath-centered practice helps you gently explore your limits and possibilities—always with respect, presence, and body awareness.

As a participant—and future teacher—you’ll learn how to:

Bring mindfulness and energetic awareness into both yoga practice and daily life

Integrate yogic-tantric wisdom, expressive arts, and shamanic tools through experiential learning

Access transformation through movement, ritual, dance, and creative play

Embrace duality through a non-dualistic Tantric perspective, and learn to connect with the Divine as a whole

Spiral uplifting energy into the world, creating sacred spaces of healing, freedom, and human dignity

Contribute to a more conscious, heart-led world—one lived fully and passed on to future generations

This retreat is more than training; it is a living ritual, a return to your essence, and a vision of yoga as a spiritual and creative path for awakening in today’s world.

Durga’s Tiger School has been recognized for one of the top Tantric Yoga schools in the world. Saying YES to Durga’s Tiger School is a jump into trusting the flow of existence… are you in?

Certification

Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

Sample Daily Schedule

The days are structured to create a powerful rhythm of self-exploration, community living, and spiritual embodiment:

• 06:30 – 07:30: Morning Meditation
• 07:30 – 08:00: Breakfast
• 08:00 – 09:00: Karma Yoga / Self-Study / self-time
• 09:00 / 9:30 – 13:00: Morning Classes
• 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
• 14:00 – 16:00: Karma Yoga / Self-Study / self-time
• 16:00 – 19:00: Afternoon Classes
• 19:00 – 20:00: Dinner
• 20:00 – 22:00: Night Labs (held 2–3 times per week)

Subjects You’ll Explore

All the subjects in the Teacher Training Course (TTC) support the understanding of the four pillars of Durga's Tiger School–Tantra, Yoga, Arts & Shamanism–and unravel the underlying connection between them in very unique ways. The subjects are:

• Kaula Tantra Yoga
• Applied Tantric Wisdom
• Nature Spirit Connection (shamanism)
• Artistic Expression & Clowning
• Intuitive Anatomy
• Psychology of Chakras
• Durga’s Tiger Dance or Ecstatic Dance
• Hatha Yoga or Partner Yoga
• Meditation, Pranayama & Mantra Chanting
• Talking Stick Circles
• Ayurvedic Walking Massage

Kaula Tantra Yoga: The Core Practice of The Training

At Durga’s Tiger School, Kaula Tantra Yoga is the foundation of the experience-based 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training.

This ancient yoga system has been passed down through a living lineage for over 5,000 years. The unique Kaula Tantra Yoga sequence they offer is transmitted directly from Bhagavan Shanmuka Anantha Natha in India.

Kaula Tantra Yoga is an embodied, meditative practice that invites you into deep relaxation and pleasure. Students are guided to flow into each asana with softness and self-care, allowing the body to express itself without pressure or judgment.

Kaula Tantra Yoga is more than a practice — it’s a gateway to the Tantric yogic lifestyle. On and off the mat, it encourages you to embrace life fully with the simple enjoyment of being present.

From the third week of training, you, dive into the methodology and have Practice Teching classes in the schedule. Students will have the opportunity to teach in pairs or little groups and with the presence of teachers. In these classes there will be sharing circles to give and receive constructive feedbacks.

Applied Tantric Wisdom: A Path into Sacred Intimacy

This classes are a unique and transformational journey into embodied Tantra — a grounded and sacred path of self-discovery, spiritual connection, and personal empowerment.

Held in a safe, respectful, and clothed environment, this immersive class offers authentic Tantric practices — without involving sexual intercourse. It's an invitation to explore Tantra not as a performance or technique, but as a living experience of presence, energy, and inner truth and be able to share them with groups afterwards,

We will work on a series of guided group and partner rituals that involve, communication, consent, senses, massage, and techniques to cultivate and channel the sexual energy.

Hatha Yoga & Partner Yoga – Active and Shared Complements to Kaula Tantra Yoga

Hatha Yoga and Partner Yoga are valuable practices that complement the experience of Kaula Tantra Yoga, offering different entry points into embodied awareness, balancing mind, body and soul.

• Hatha Yoga serves as an active complement to Kaula tantra Yoga, helping to move stagnant energy and build physical and mental strength through asana, pranayama, meditation, and yogic philosophy. It provides a grounding, structured approach that supports and enhances your understanding of yogic traditions alongside Kaula Tantra Yoga.
• Partner Yoga acts as a shared complement to Kaula Tantra Yoga, focusing on connection, trust, and presence with another. Using asanas from the Kaula Tantra Yoga series, you’ll explore the tantric principles of body communication, sensitivity, and energetic exchange, co-creating the dance of Shiva and Shakti.

Intuitive Anatomy: Listening to the Body’s Inner Wisdom

Awaken sensitivity, clarity, and embodied presence through conscious self-inquiry. Intuitive Anatomy is a subtle yet powerful class that explores the deep relationship between the physical body, emotions, and the mind. Developed through years of experiential learning, this class invites you to slow down, listen inward, and connect with your body as a wise and sensitive guide.

As a yoga teacher you will develop the ability to observe students in class and bring them into a loving practice to themselves, adapt the practice when it's necessary and create a space of self-listening.

Psychology of Chakras: Explore Your Story and Potential Through the Subtle Body

Discover how your life story is reflected in your chakras—and learn to transform it. Psychology of Chakras is a deeply reflective and transformative class that blends chakra theory with psychological insight and embodied experience.

Chakras are consciousness centers—they hold the emotional imprints, belief systems, and inner patterns formed across your life.

As part of our Yoga Teacher Training program, this class guides you through a structured and experiential exploration of your subtle body, helping you uncover the emotional and psychological themes stored within each energy center.

Nature Spirit Connection: A Journey into the Discovery of your Inner Shaman

Your journey into shamanism will begin with a powerful Community Temazcal Ceremony—a traditional sweat lodge ritual for energetic cleansing and spiritual rebirth. This sacred experience fosters authentic connection with fellow participants and creates a strong energetic foundation for your Teacher Training Course.

Rooted in indigenous shamanic traditions, this immersive class guides you into a space of inner wisdom, deeply attuned to the natural world. From this state, you can access insight, healing, clarity and personal power.

You will learn rituals and hands-on practices for energy cleansing and holistic well being, explore the 4 elements that are around us and represented inside of us, understand the role of sacred sexuality to harmonize the four elements within your life

Artistic Expression & Clowning: Step into Your Power as a Teacher Through Creative Transformation

Awaken your joy, spontaneity, and self-awareness as a yoga teacher through theater and sacred play.

Artistic Expression & Clowning is a unique class that fuses theater arts, and emotional healing. Many years ago, Iris Disse, actress and visionary founder of the school, was inspired by a life-changing moment on the shores of the Indian sea—a vision to blend spiritual growth with the power of theater.

As part of the Yoga Teacher Training program, this artistic experience offers a safe and playful space for self-exploration. You'll reconnect with your inner child, embrace authentic self-expression, and access your power as a yoga teacher.

Durga’s Tiger Dance & Ecstatic Dance – Embodied Healing Through Breath, Sound & Movement

Durga’s Tiger Dance and Ecstatic Dance offer transformative, body-based practices rooted in tantric principles, designed to awaken creativity, release stored emotion, and cultivate deeper inner connection. Each dance approach explores the power of breath, sound, and movement as tantric tools for personal transformation and embodied wisdom.

The class can include voice work to attune the body and mind to the energetic frequency of the theme. Sound plays a central role, as participants use spontaneous vocalizations, emotional tones, and move within a rich soundscape of evocative music, allowing sound, breath, and movement to merge into a deep, embodied exploration.

Meditation, Chakra Dance, Pranayama & Mantra Chanting: Discover stillness and aliveness through different meditation techniques

Explore meditation in all its forms to awaken inner quiet and vibrant connection.Whether in sitting meditation, conscious movement, dance, or chanting, you explore multiple doorways to find your unique path to inner peace.

This class is rooted in the belief that meditation is not a one-size-fits-all practice. Instead, it is a journey of listening inward and discovering what brings you into your own center.

Through guided sessions, you will:

These classes include pranayama (breathwork) and mantra chanting - in this way you will discover how breath, sound, and movement can lead to deep states of presence

Ayurvedic Walking Massage: Awaken the Body Through Ancient Touch and Energetic Alignment

Experience the grounding power of this meditative, partner-based massage rooted in Ayurvedic tradition.

Ayurvedic Walking Massage is an ancient practice passed down through Ayurvedic wisdom, traditionally used to prepare warriors for battle and yogis for deep practice. Performed with the feet, this massage is awakens the physical body and balancing the energetic system.

This practice is done in partnership, offering a powerful way to give and receive while cultivating presence and connection. The rhythmic pressure stimulates vital Marma Points, softens the muscles, and enhances the flow of energy throughout the body.

During the session, you will learn the technique and flow of Ayurvedic foot massage in a safe, guided space and prepare the body and subtle energy system for yoga, movement, or meditation

It the perfect complement to any Tantric or yogic practice.

Talking Stick Circle – Speak from the Heart in Conscious Community

The Talking Stick Circle is a sacred group practice rooted in indigenous wisdom and inspired by the ZEGG Community Forum in Germany. This space invites honest, heart-centered sharing and deep listening in a supportive, non-judgmental community.

In this circle, you will share what is moving you authentically using the talking stick as a tool for presence and truth

You will Experience the healing power of conscious communication and community offering a transformative container for personal and collective growth.

The Facilitators: International Experts in Tantra, Yoga, Arts, Shamanism & Healing Practices

Durga's Tiger School for Tantra Yoga Shamanism is proud to be supported by a vibrant and diverse international team of over 20 passionate facilitators, each bringing a unique background and specialization in various disciplines of Tantra, Yoga, Arts & Shamanism and healing practices.

The team is carefully prepared to support the holistic and experiential approach of the Tantra Yoga Teacher Training programs. Each teacher offers a distinctive teaching style, harmoniously integrated into the larger curriculum choreography that forms the foundation of the joyful transformational trainings.

Dynamic Teaching Rotation:

• To keep the energy vibrant and responsive throughout the year, the teacher schedule is flexible and non-static. This rotating model ensures that every course benefits from fresh energy and aligned guidance, creating a uniquely powerful experience for each training group.
• Experience-Based Learning
• Rooted in the Tantric philosophy of embodied wisdom, the trainings emphasize experiential learning over purely theoretical study. They invite you to enter the course with an open heart and open mind, allowing each moment and encounter to guide your inner transformation and deepen your self-awareness.

Extras & Weekend Experiences

To complement your inner journey, they offer optional excursions and healing opportunities, including:

• Day trips to hot springs, sacred mountains, lakes, rivers and forests or the famous Otavalo Market
• Shamanic experiences, such as guided power plant journeys