5 Day 30-hour Standup Paddleboard (SUP) Yoga Teacher Training in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy
Transformative Yoga Teacher Training in Italy
Join Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House at the stunning "Blue Flag" beach in Sicily for a transformative program of yoga on standup paddleboards, in-studio workshops, and plenty of time to spend in contact with nature on the boards. This course is open to yoga teachers and yoga enthusiasts.
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Highlights
- 30 Continuing Education (CE) hours with Yoga Alliance upon completion (for RYTs only)
- Daily yoga classes
- Paddleboarding fundamentals and safety guidelines
- Adapting and modifying asanas for water practice
- Guided theory sessions and creative workshops
- All of the course material (boards and paddles)
- Unlimited use of SUPs for you to practice during the week
- 4 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Types
4 days with instruction in English
Average daily hours of activity: 7.5
Accommodation
Facilities
- Hot tub / Jacuzzi
- Spa
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Barbeque facilities
- Café
- Dining area
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- Board rental
- Car rental
- Free bicycle
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Library
- Wireless internet
- Outdoor shower
During this course, you will be staying at Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House. The team of Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House believes in living a healthy life in harmony with nature and the rhythm of the sea, and you will see this reflected in your rooms, the gardens, meals, and the service to you.
The bed and breakfast is run by Ettore, who runs the kitesurfing school, with the help of a team of friends who have been enjoying working together for several years.
Many guests have become friends and keep coming back every season, which creates a beautiful, familiar atmosphere. Do not worry if you are traveling by yourself because at Floripa, it is very easy to make friends with other guests, and also with the staff and the dogs. The bed and breakfast is located 30 meters away from the sandy dune beach of Santa Maria del Focallo.
The stunning beach is 13 kilometers long and was awarded the Blue Flag for the cleanliness of its waters. It is the ideal place to relax and have deep contact with the sea and the elements.
Accommodation can be in a private room, a shared room for two to five persons, or a suite room with a private veranda. The bed and breakfast is composed of three houses surrounded by a lush garden. All the rooms have been designed for your comfort and relaxation, with modern simplicity and color.
With hot and cold air conditioning, television, refrigerator, private bathroom, and Wi-Fi, you will have all the benefits of a hotel with the warmth and freedom that only a bed and breakfast can give you.
The shared rooms can host four or five persons, with one ensuite bathroom. There is an extra bathroom on the ground floor that the guests can use, as well as hot outdoor showers. It’s a great alternative if you are traveling on a tight budget and would love to be in the good company of other people who share the same passion for the yoga and surf lifestyle!
If you know you have a snoring problem or are a light sleeper, then Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House would recommend a single room (though in this period, they are all fully booked).
Program
Certifications
The course / hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.
30-hour SUP yoga teacher training in Sicily
This SUP yoga teacher training is a comprehensive course for yoga teachers and yoga enthusiasts that will provide all the necessary tools and information to practice and teach SUP yoga. Learn how to paddle and practice yoga in the water with ease, as well as how to build a floating yoga studio!
Theory classes will be focused on reading the weather charts, how to select SUPs and build a studio, how to sequence and theme SUP yoga classes, including learning the modifications of yoga poses for the board. You will spend plenty of time in nature, practicing paddling and teaching SUP yoga with unlimited use of SUP boards during the whole week.
During this teacher training program, you will be joining the guests on retreat at Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House, whilst taking extra theory and practical classes on SUP and SUP yoga to build up towards 30 hours of continuing education credits from Yoga Alliance.
Why this training
If you’ve ever dreamed of taking your yoga practice beyond the mat, this training is your invitation to dive in, literally. The 30-hour SUP yoga teacher training merges the serenity of the ocean with the discipline of asana, transforming your understanding of movement, balance, and mindfulness.
You’ll learn to adapt traditional yoga to the water element, developing a unique awareness of stability, breath, and presence. Whether you’re teaching or practicing, this experience will strengthen your confidence, awaken your creativity, and help you find calm through the flow of waves.
Rooted in Floripa’s core values: love, authenticity, discipline, passion, and positivity. This training will challenge you physically and expand you spiritually, all while celebrating the joy of play and discovery.
Who is this for
This training is perfect for:
- Certified 200-hour yoga teachers who want to expand their teaching repertoire with SUP yoga classes
- Passionate yoga practitioners who love the ocean and wish to deepen their connection to nature through movement
- Anyone seeking a fresh and fun way to enhance strength, focus, and balance - on the board and in life
No prior paddleboarding experience is required. All you need is curiosity, enthusiasm, and the willingness to flow with the water.
What will you learn?
During this five-day immersive training, you’ll gain both the technical and teaching skills to confidently practice and teach SUP yoga:
Practice and technique
- Paddleboarding fundamentals and safety guidelines
- SUP yoga warm-ups, transitions, and floating sequences
- Core activation and balance on the board
- Building fluid strength and mindful stability
Teaching methodology
- How to design, sequence, and theme a SUP yoga class
- Adapting and modifying asanas for water practice
- How to read weather charts and select boards
- Setting up and managing a floating yoga studio
Experience and certification
- Daily SUP yoga practice and teaching drills
- Guided theory sessions and creative workshops
- Unlimited use of paddleboards during the entire training
- Final teaching assessment and 30-hour Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) certification
Your specialty classes will be:
- Daily SUP yoga classes (schedule may vary depending on weather conditions; in case of wind, the classes will be suspended)
- 1 practical class on how to create a floating studio wherever you are
- Theory classes on reading weather charts, SUP yoga poses modifications, mandala sequencing, finding your voice, and the business of SUP yoga
On top of these, you will have unlimited use of SUPs, and the possibility of teaching SUP yoga classes to the other guests, free of charge. You will also have access to all the morning and afternoon classes in the studio, and special workshops (inversion and arm-balances, alignment, philosophy, and more).
Schedule
June 30 - Arrival day
- 17:00 Opening circle
- 18:00 Yin yoga class
July 1 - 3 - Training days
- 07:30 - 09:30 SUP yoga practice (on the water or in the shala if weather changes)
- 09:30 - 11:00 Breakfast
- 11:00 - 13:00 Theory class
- 13:00 - 16:00 Lunch and free time (beach practice or paddling)
- 16:00 - 18:00 Workshop or theory class in studio
- 18:00 - 19:30 Relaxing Yin yoga
July 3 - Afternoon exam session
- Final teaching practice and feedback
July 4 - Departure day
- 07:30 - 09:30 SUP yoga practice
- 09:30 - 11:00 Breakfast
- 11:00 Closing circle and check-out
Please note that the schedule may vary depending on weather conditions.
Instructors
Eva Drabkova
Eva (E-RYT 500, YACEP) is the main teacher trainer at Floripa. Her Vinyasa classes are a blend of basic and advanced poses created into dynamic flow and to cultivate body and breath awareness. The practice gradually builds up towards challenging poses with respect to individual needs. Her teacher trainings are enriched by information from modern and traditional teachings about mind and consciousness (Neuroscience, Veda, and Tantra) and is focused on self-exploration of physical and mental capabilities.
Location
Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House is located in the south of Sicily, in the small village of Santa Maria del Focallo. This is a quiet beach town that lies on the back of a 15-kilometer-long dune beach. It is very safe, and you can explore it by bicycle easily.
If you want to get out of the town and reach bigger centers, Pozzallo is only five kilometers away, and there, you can find all sorts of amenities and services. Ispica is another beautiful ancient town that is strongly suggested you visit to get a glimpse of real Sicily.
Distances
- Agrigento, 170 kilometers
- Catania, 119 kilometers
- Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), 115 kilometers
- Catania port, 110 kilometers
- Comiso Airport (CIY), 66 kilometers
- Marzamemi, 25 kilometers
- Modica, 24 kilometers
- Noto, 30 kilometers
- Pozzallo, 5 kilometers
- Ragusa, 40 kilometers
- Santa Maria del Focallo Beach, 30 meters
- Scicli, 30 kilometers
- Syracuse, 63 kilometers
Features
Activities
- Boating
- Diving
- Fishing
- Hot tub / Jacuzzi
- Kitesurfing
- Massage
- Spa
- Stand up paddle boarding
- Surfing
General
- Beach
- Garden
- Yoga shala
Services
- Free bicycle
- Free Wi-Fi
- Pet care / grooming
Food
During this course, you will be served three daily delicious organic meals. In the morning, you can enjoy a healthy and plentiful breakfast buffet, which includes fresh fruit, two cakes, with one of them being vegan, as well as cereals, oatmeal, eggs, home-made jam, bread, pancakes, yogurt, biscuits, cookies, and occasionally, croissants, plus Italian coffee and cappuccino, different types of milk, tea, and fruit juices.
For lunch, you can usually choose lunch a la carte. Dinners are always vegetarian or vegan, generally presented as a healthy buffet of locally produced organic food, accompanied by water and wine. Gluten-free alternatives can be arranged if requested.
The meals are mostly vegetarian. However, at breakfast, you will find ham and eggs. Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House does not serve fish, and you will be served meat, usually once a week on Saturday, during a barbecue. However, there are always vegetarian options, even on barbecue nights.
The breakfasts and dinners are buffet style, so you will find dishes that you can eat most of the time. When you sign up for meals, just write a remark with your eating style and special dietary requirements, and the cook will make sure to have something for you.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Floripa is located in Santa Maria del Focallo, a tiny beach village close to Pozzallo, which is a bigger center that is easily reachable by bike. It is a small village where you can try a real Sicilian Cannolo while you go for a walk and enjoy the sea view.
In addition, from Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House, you can also rent a motorbike or a car and have a nice trip to the cities around, like Ragusa, Noto, Marzamemi, Scicli, and Modica. A range of other activities is available during your retreat. Some of these options may include additional costs.
Be amazed by historic sites
The beach town of Santa Maria del Focallo is located only a few kilometers away from Scicli, Modica, Ragusa Ibla, and Noto, which are beautiful baroque cities designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and are easily reached by car.
Enjoy water sports
Go on an enjoyable banana boat excursion. Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House also has a beautiful Lomac boat that can carry up to 18 people. It is great for diving and for those days without wind, when you can enjoy wakeboarding. The boat is offered to guests at affordable prices.
Go exploring on bikes
Take a bicycle ride around the sleepy beach town. Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House has eight regular bikes (free to use) and two electric bikes (for rent) that guests can use every day to explore the Sicilian farms or local dairies. If you wish to adventure even further, you can also rent one of their electric bikes.
Behind the bed and breakfast lies miles of dirt roads in the countryside that you can visit freely and safely, away from traffic, enjoying the silence that only the countryside can offer.
Play beach sports
On the beach just in front of the bed and breakfast, you will find courts for beach volleyball and tennis. You can also organize a beach football game with your friends. These courts are available free of charge for guests.
Relax and enjoy lazy days
The bed and breakfast environment is designed to give you maximum comfort, relaxation, and fun for an unforgettable holiday. You can bask in the warm sun and take long walks on the beach, read a book while swaying in the hammocks, or spend some quiet time in the peaceful gardens. Every weekend, it is possible to participate in an extra arm-balancing and inversion workshop.
Optional tours
Take surfing lessons
You can learn how to surf, kitesurf, or standup paddleboard. Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House offers discounts on lessons, rentals, and even a photo session on request. Surfing lessons also include the use of a van for transporting equipment.
Spa treatments
Spa treatments
You can book deep-tissue, shiatsu, hot stones, and relaxing massages with local therapists for an additional charge. The garden Jacuzzi can be booked for private use or together with other guests (maximum of five persons).
- Possibility to book additional treatments and massages with one of the therapists
- Hot tub available for a magical moment of relaxation
What's included
- Eligibility for Registered Yoga Teachers for 30 continuing education hours with Yoga Alliance upon the completion of this training
- Yoga classes in the studio
- 1 paddle class with a certified SUP instructor
- All the course material (boards, paddles)
- Unlimited use of SUP boards for you to practice during the week
- A SUP yoga manual
- 4 nights accommodation
- All meals (breakfasts, lunches, and dinners)
What's not included
- Flight tickets
- Transportation costs
- Travel insurance
- Any other extra
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 116 per person
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
83 km away from your destination
Driving directions from Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)
- Once you exit the airport, take the road towards Syracuse Primosole.
- Continue on the ring road until Highway A18, and take the Rosolini exit.
- At the exit, go left until the first roundabout, and turn left again.
- Merge onto Highway 115, and follow the signs to Ispica-Ragusa.
- At the Ispica roundabout, leave Highway 115, and take the second exit to Pozzallo.
- After 800 meters, turn left at the Focallo Santa Maria del Borgo Village Marisipica sign.
- Turn left again along Road 67 for two kilometers.
- Turn left at the sign indicating SP67.
- Turn immediately right, and at number 5, you will find the Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House.
Arrival by plane
Please book your flight to arrive at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA). You can book a pickup service through Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House (100 EUR for a standard car). If you have booked it already, kindly confirm your flight number and landing time once again to Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House.
The driver who will wait for you will have a sign with your name, but in case you have problems finding him, please call Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House.
Arrival by bus
From the airport in Catania, the most convenient way to get to the center is to take a bus to Pozzallo. You will find the bus stop just outside of the Arrivals Gate on the right, the name of the company is Azienda Siciliana Trasporti (AST).
The bus goes directly to Pozzallo, and the drive takes around 80 minutes. You can only buy the ticket on the bus by paying the driver 10 EUR per person. All kinds of transportation need to be paid in cash.
Please make sure that you take the bus to Pozzallo, and not Pollazzo (which does not exist, but it has been confused with Milazzo, on the other side of the island).
If you take the bus from Catania, please let Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House know your arrival time and which one you think you will be taking. Please send a message or call Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House once you have actually boarded the bus (not when you arrive in Pozzallo, otherwise, you will need to wait for them), so they can organize your pickup at the bus station in Pozzallo (shuttle costs 10 EUR).
Departure from Catania Aeroporto; arrival in Pozzallo
- Monday to Saturday: 09:15, 11:15, 13:45, 16:15, 17:30, 19.45
- Sunday and National Holidays (Easter Day, Monday after Easter, 25th of April, 1st of May, 2nd of June, 15th of August): 19:15
Please note that at times, this schedule can change.
Arrival by ferry
The nearest port to Floripa Yoga & Kitesurf House is located in Pozzallo, where there is a stationary connection with Malta. Another important port not too far away is Catania, 110 kilometers from the hotel.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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