22 Day 300-Hour Hybrid Advanced Holistic Yoga Teacher Training in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Hybrid Yoga Teacher Training Guatemala
This fusion and integrative foundation 300-hr YTT in Guatemala explores a fusion of the practice and philosophy of the mystical traditions of yoga, shamanism, ancient wisdom, and sound healing. This training focuses on honing in on your essence as a teacher; following your greatest excitement towards the cultivation of your unique gifts. Through self-expansion and embodiment, we support you to radiate the teachings of yoga in your own powerful and distinct way. Come join this conscious living community overlooking the incredible Lake Atitlan, in the western highlands of Guatemala.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Self-paced online training and 22-day in-person training in Guatemala
- 70 hours of online training and the rest is in-person
- Online sessions held Zoom and Teachable
- Online sessions are based in Maryville, Tennessee, USA timezone (EDT, GMT-4)
- The online portion training should be finished before your arrival in Guatemala
- Yoga practice in a beautiful, forest-surrounded outdoor space
- Solid foundational daily practices to incorporate into your life
- 21 nights accommodation during in-person training in Guatemala
- Vegetarian meals and fresh teas sourced from a permaculture food forest
Skill level
- Advanced
Types
22 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Sauna
- Dining area
- Garden
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
For the in-person portion of the training, you will stay at Casa Kula.
Casa Kula is the Guatemalan home of Kula Collective's co-founders. It is an eco-friendly and nourishing space, filled with all the comforts of home, including healing herbs, tropical fruits, loving animals, and warm smiles.
This retreat space offers delicious vegetarian meals, daily yoga and meditation, a large temazcal sauna, a beautiful lake-view teakwood yoga platform as well as both shared accommodation and glamping options.
Enjoy the stillness and beauty of the mountains supporting you in your process as you relax into the embrace of a heart-centered community.
Program
Prerequisites
This 300-hour yoga teacher training requires the prerequisite of having already taken a 200-hour yoga teacher training, having teaching experience, and a strong asana practice. If you don’t meet these requirements, but still feel like this training is a good fit for you, please send an inquiry to the Kula Collective team!
How the training works
- Required online tools: You will need a reliable internet connection, Zoom, and Teachable to participate in the online portion of the training.
- Live classes: Online pre-course and post-course LIVE 2-hour calls two weeks before/after the training.
- Pre-course material: 70 hours of self-paced recorded online that will need to be completed prior to your in-person training dates. The materials are shared via Teachable and can be completed in a minimum of 9 days.
- You will have unlimited access to this material to refer to after the training when you go into the world and teach!
Online content includes
- Yoga asana classes
- Therapeutic yoga and anatomy
- Yoga history
- Pranayama and meditation
- Sequencing and assists
- Ayurveda
- Pre-natal yoga
- Sutras
In-person portion
The in-person 22-day training is designed to bring the teachings alive through learning in a dynamic and interactive community. Through peer teaching and hands-on assists, it emphasizes philosophy, therapeutics, ceremony, and earth medicine.
You will have an optional Kula Karma day following the training that you will have the opportunity to participate in OR a Karma project after the training to shine your light in your hometown!
In-person training includes
- Vegetarian meals and fresh teas sourced from the permaculture food forest
- A sacred temazcal ceremony
- The Location: the beautiful Lake Atitlán, forest gardens and waterfalls
- Experience the heart medicine, cacao, in its homeland.
- Off-the-grid living in eco-cabins
- Yoga practice in a beautiful, forest-surrounded outdoor space
- Immerse yourself in local indigenous villages
Schedule
Online training (Maryville, TN / EDT, GMT-4)
The live sessions will be based on the Maryville, Tennessee, USA timezone (EDT, GMT-4).
In-person training sample schedule (April 2025)
Subject to change.
- 06:30 - 08:30 Meditation and yoga asana class (art of practice)
- 08:30 - 10:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 12:00 Philosophy discussion (art of living)
- 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch and personal sadhana
- 14:00 - 16:00 Special topic, anatomy or ethics discussion (art of living/healing)
- 16:15 - 18:15 Techniques class (art of teaching)
- 18:15 - 19:15 Dinner
- 19:15 - 20:15 Kirtan, sharing and meditation (art of healing) {every other day}
- 20:30 - 21:30 Studying or journaling in silence
Every 4th day of the 8-day cycle is a half day, and every 8th day is a full day of self-sadhana.
In-person training sample schedule (November 2025)
- 06:30 - 08:30 Meditation and yoga asana class (art of practice)
- 08:30 - 08:45 Smoothie and fruit
- 08:45 - 10:15 Philosophy discussion (art of living)
- 10:15 - 13:30 Brunch and personal sadhana
- 13:30 - 14:30 Special topic, anatomy or ethics discussion (art of living / healing)
- 14:45 - 17:45 Techniques class (art of teaching}
- 17:45 - 19:00 Dinner
- 19:00 - 20:00 Kirtan, sharing and meditation (art of healing) every other day
- 20:00 - 21:30 Studying or journaling in silence
Every 4th day of the 8-day cycle is a half day, and every 8th day is a full day of self-sadhana.
What you’ll leave the training with
- Understanding of anatomy of the human body so cueing becomes effortless
- Confidence in creating creative and holistic sequences for your students
- Experience practicing teaching and getting feedback from your students and your experienced facilitators
- Exploration of your own way of teaching and using empowered words in your classes
- Community and support of other holistic yoga teachers
- Song and ceremony experiences that you can share and incorporate into your teaching
- Solid foundational daily practices to incorporate into your life, including meditation, asana and pranayama
- Clarity and focus with a 90-day plan to this your training into actionable next steps to becoming a teacher
- Transformative inner healing as you uncover new layers of yourself, your yoga practice, and your role as a teacher
Instructors
Jiya Randall
Jiya Julia Marie is a wellness practitioner, teacher & creative with over 15 years experience facilitating self-development, both internationally and online. She is an ERYT-500 level yoga teacher with over fifteen years experience teaching students and educating teachers. She specialises in philosophy, ceremonial space-holding, energetic healing, vocal empowerment and creative therapy.
Randi Schiffman
Randi is certified E-RYT 500, influenced by many traditions such as Ashtanga, Sivananda, Iyengar, Yin, and Restorative. She has facilitated over 25 international 200 and 500-hour yoga teacher training since 2010 and has helped to establish an experiential permaculture and yoga retreat center on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Randi continues to teach and practice wherever she is in the world. She currently offers 200 and 500-hour yoga teacher training courses and retreats in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, and Thailand. She is also a certified Thai masseuse.
Location
Online training
This training includes 70 hours of online portion that should be finished before your arrival in Guatemala. The materials will be shared via Teachable and can be covered in a minimum of 9 days.
Additionally, there will be live sessions via Zoom that you can participate in from the comfort of your home. The live sessions will be based on the Maryville, Tennessee, USA timezone (EDT, GMT-4).
In-person training
Casa Kula is located in Tzununa, in the western highlands of Guatemala, with stunning views of the serene Lake Atitlan and her volcanoes seen through banana palms, avocado trees, and lush green coffee forests.
Food
The package includes three delicious vegetarian meals and snacks.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
Things to do (optional)
Digital library add-on - ONLY 200 USD!
Gain access to this full 300-hour yoga teacher training course curriculum with Kula Collective's Digital Library including fresh digital, video, and audio formats of yoga flows, anatomy, physiology, meditations and so much more! Lifetime access online to stay fresh as a teacher and student of your yoga practice.
What's included
- Tuition
- 21 nights accommodation
- Three daily vegetarian meals and hearty snack
- Two printed manuals
What's not included
- Additional wellness services
- Airfare
- Airport transfer
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
La Aurora International Airport
79 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to La Aurora International Airport (GUA). Airport transfer is not provided.
Lake Atitlan is about 3.5 hours from the airport. A month before the training begins, you will receive an email from your lead facilitator with arrival information. At that time, your lead facilitator will answer questions regarding arrival, and organize group rides, shared taxis, shuttles, etc. Kula Collective helped several hundred people arrive at the lake with safety and ease.
Private shuttles are highly recommended and can be arranged for a direct service from Guatemala City to San Marcos La Laguna for a cost of 110 USD. For more information, please send an inquiry.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% 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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