24 Day Non-Residential 200-Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Barcelona, Spain

Certification

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

About the training

This training is taught completely in English but you are able to obtain your manual in Spanish and do your practice teaching in Spanish as well, which is also great for those looking to brush up on their English or native Spanish speakers. The teacher training at Hot Yoga Academy in Barcelona is directed toward anyone interested in exploring the essence of yoga and refining their practice both for personal enrichment and for becoming a yoga teacher. The course is very practical; you will have ample time to practice, teach, and learn how to create your own Vinyasa sequences safely. When the course is completed, you will hold a 200-hour certified yoga instructor license and be able to teach both hot yoga and regular temperature yoga in any yoga studio in the world.

Every day during the training, you will start with a Vinyasa asana practice at a normal temperature with pranayama breathing for about one and a half to two hours. This would also sometimes include meditation, after which you will have a very short break. From there, you will either go into alignment or theory (philosophy, chakras, Ayurveda, adjustments, anatomy, learning to sequence, etc.) The first two weeks of the 200-hour Vinyasa yoga teacher training are more on theory and practicing different types of yoga, such as Yin and Restorative.

The final two weeks of the training are more on practice teaching, where you learn how to sequence Vinyasa classes, practice teaching with blocks, straps, and blankets, learn how to adjust students, how to deal with injuries and variations of postures, as well as prenatal and Acro yoga. When time allows, Heather also covers yoga for sports athletes, and Lezanne discusses yoga as therapy when discussing health concerns. There are generally four teachers on each course, with Lezanne and Heather providing a real Yin and Yang approach to teaching yoga. Lezanne is often called Mother Earth; her knowledge in philosophy, biomechanics, and pretty much any topic of yoga is astounding.

While Heather provides the more practical, business side of teaching yoga, her background before yoga was in sales and marketing. Heather is also a yoga business coach, so any questions regarding your future careers, she will be happy to help in any way she can. There are two tests. The first is a written theory test. The second is a 60- to 75-minute test where you teach and create your own Vinyasa yoga sequence, adjusting students and using props. You will have an opportunity to practice teaching your 60-minute sequence before the final exam. After you complete this course, you will feel confident to be able to teach your friends and family with ease.

Syllabus

• Philosophy - eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga
• Yoga history and the different paths of yoga
• Asana, pranayama, and meditation
• Preventing injuries
• Teaching skills
• Introduction to basic adjustments
• Structuring and sequencing
• Anatomy and physiology
• Chakras
• Basic principles of Ayurveda
• Different styles of yoga including Yin, Restorative, Prenatal, Acro, etc.
• Vedic Chanting and mantras
• Establishing yourself as a yoga teacher
• Business and ethics
• Practise teaching classes
• CV creation

Planning

• Week 1: Theory, alignment, and pranayama
• Week 2: Anatomy, learn to teach
• Week 3: Different yoga styles, adjustments, Ayurveda, and meditation
• Week 4: Teaching practice and yoga as a business

Daily schedule (Sunday - Friday)

• 09:00 - 12:30 Hot yoga practice, pranayama, meditation, and theory
• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
• 14:00 - 18:00 Theory, teaching practice, etc.

Saturday is free except the first Saturday.