(Pas de disponibilité) 6 Jours en Stage De Yoga Well Spring Pour Professeurs De Yoga À Mesão Frio, Portugal

Certifications

The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.

About the program

Across 30 hours of continuing education, you explore the art and heart of teaching - through creative sequencing, theming, and assisting, as well as Ayurveda and nervous system tools for sustainable facilitation. Alongside these learning labs are daily practices, nourishing meals, and unhurried space to rest, reconnect, and refill your creative well. You will leave rested, resourced, and renewed - with fresh inspiration for your classes, deeper roots in your teaching, and a steady connection to the inner wellspring that sustains your work in the world. The wellspring retreat is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and refine your path as a yoga teacher.

Over the course of six days, you will deepen your knowledge through practical, skill-based workshops designed to elevate your teaching. From creative sequencing and hands-on assisting to breathwork and nervous system awareness, the program offers continuing education that supports both your professional growth and personal wellbeing. Equally valuable is the community you will share it with. This retreat is a space for yoga teachers to reconnect with each other, with their practice, and with the reason they began teaching in the first place. In a small group of 12 (maximum), every teacher brings their own experience, insight, and wisdom to the circle.

Together, you learn, reflect, and exchange ideas in a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters lasting friendships and renewed confidence. What makes this retreat truly special is its setting. Housed within a 400-year-old Quinta, lovingly restored with historic charm and modern comfort, The Source sits amidst vineyards and valleys with sweeping views of the Douro. Cozy corners, open terraces, and abundant nature create the ideal environment to rest and reset. With eight thoughtfully designed guest rooms - including shared and private options - your home is designed as the perfect place to rest and reconnect with your practice. It is an intimate, inspiring space where past graduates can reconnect, new friendships can form, and every teacher can refill their well.

• Morning Sadhana: 10 hours
• Afternoon workshops: 15 hours
• Restful practices: 5 hours

Please plan your travel to arrive between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 and depart between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8th, 2026. Each day at WellSpring combines continuing education with space for rest and connection. Mornings include two hours of meditation, prāṇāyāma, mantra, and āsana (Haṭha or Vinyāsa) to re-establish a strong personal practice. Afternoons feature three-hour workshops on topics such as sequencing and theming, hands-on assisting, nervous system tools for facilitators, and a group teaching circle. The program is designed to adapt to the group’s teaching experience and areas of interest, ensuring that each participant gains relevant skills and inspiration.

Evenings offer restorative and community-based sessions - such as yoga Nidra, sound healing, kīrtan, and a fireside teacher's sharing circle - along with plenty of unstructured time to relax, reflect, and recharge. This program is designed to give you the best of both worlds: the depth and structure of professional training, combined with the rest, connection, and inspiration of a retreat. There is no need to choose between study and restoration - here, you will benefit from both.

Benefits of MFR embodied massage

• Deepen your teaching skills through in-depth workshops for facilitators and evening sessions including yoga nidra, sound healing, kīrtan, and more
• Reconnect to your personal practice with daily meditation, prāṇāyāma, mantra, and āsana (Haṭha or Vinyāsa) to inspire consistency and creativity
• Refill your creative well with space to rest, reflect, and rediscover inspiration for your teaching and self-practice
• Connect with a community of teachers - share ideas, mentorship, and meaningful conversations with a small group of like-minded professionals
• Experience the beauty of the Douro Valley - stay in a 400-year-old restored Quinta surrounded by vineyards, terraces, and mountain views
• Balance study and restoration with nourishing meals and unstructured downtime, to return home rested, resourced, and renewed

Who is this program for?

The wellspring retreat is designed for yoga teachers who want to continue growing - both professionally and personally - within a supportive, inspiring environment. It is ideal for:

• New teachers looking to build confidence, deepen their understanding, and gain practical tools for sequencing, theming, and teaching with clarity
• Experienced teachers ready to refine their craft, reconnect with inspiration, and explore new dimensions of creativity, philosophy, and facilitation
• Past graduates wishing to return to The Source, reconnect with familiar faces, and continue their learning journey within a growing community of teachers

Whether you are seeking to fulfill your continuing education hours, refine your teaching skills, or simply take time to rest and reset, this retreat offers space for both structure and renewal - a balance of learning, connection, and ease.

Daily schedule

Day 1: Arrival and intentions

Returning to the heart of your practice and the “why” within your teaching​.

• 16:00 - 18:30 Gentle practice and welcome circle
• 20:30 - 21:30 Evening Nidra: Resting into the body's wisdom

Day 2: Refill creative flow

Refill your creative reservoirs, including a class planning resources and retreat workbook.

• 08:00 - 10:00 Morning Sadhana: meditation, prāṇāyāma, mantra, āsana (Haṭha or Vinyāsa)
• 10:00 Brunch
• 11:00 Guided vineyard walk
• 13:00 Afternoon snack
• 15:30 - 18:30 Ayurveda for yoga teachers and creative flow - sequencing and theming
• 19:00 Dinner
• 20:30 Soundbath before bed

Day 3: Reigniting connection

Reignite your spark for teaching through hands-on practice and connection.

• 08:00 - 10:00 Morning Sadhana: meditation, prāṇāyāma, mantra, and āsana (Vinyāsa)
• 10:00 Brunch
• 11:00 Optional Douro train ride excursion
• 13:00 Afternoon snack
• 15:30 - 18:30 The art of assisting workshop and Thai massage techniques
• 19:00 Dinner
• 20:30 Fireside sharing circle before bed

Day 4: Regulate and relate

Teaching from regulation, resilience, and embodied safety.

• 08:00 - 10:00 Morning Sadhana: meditation, prāṇāyāma, mantra, and āsana (Haṭha)
• 10:00 Brunch
• 11:00 Option Valley hike
• 13:00 Afternoon snack
• 15:30 - 18:30 Nervous system tools for facilitators, breathwork, and ice bath experience
• 19:00 Dinner
• 20:30 Kirtan before bed

Day 5: Integrate and balance

Integration, reflection, and embodied creativity.

• 08:00 - 10:00 Morning Sadhana: meditation, prāṇāyāma, mantra, and āsana (Vinyāsa)
• 10:00 Brunch
• 11:00 Rest or optional excursion
• 13:00 Afternoon snack
• 15:30 - 18:30 Teaching circle and closing integration
• 19:00 Dinner
• 20:30 Optional vineyard wine tour and tasting

Day 6: Carrying the seeds

• 08:00 - 09:30 Morning Sadhana: meditation, prāṇāyāma, mantra, and āsana (Vinyāsa)
• 09:30 Breakfast and grateful goodbyes