23 Day 200-Hour Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Course in Minca, Magdalena

Facilities

Certifications

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

Course outline

At this 200-hour Hatha Vinyasa yoga teacher training, you will gain the knowledge and confidence needed to become a professional yoga teacher and pass on the vast knowledge and passion for yoga to your future students. This training with an expert team of lead teachers will get you prepared to follow the path of yoga with body, mind, and spirit. The training also includes a supplemental Reiki level I certification course. You will be learning the history of Reiki and how to reach physical, emotional, and mental balance using this ancient energy healing technique.

You will be connecting deeply to your intuition and eliminating limiting beliefs, releasing fears, and addictions. You will learn how to confidently use Reiki for your benefit in your daily life. The training lasts for 23 days in total. The first day of the course is dedicated to arriving at Minca, Colombia followed by the opening ceremony with dinner in the evening. The last day of the course is dedicated to departing Minca with the graduation ceremony being held the day before.

You will be waking up early every morning to feel the serenity of the nature surrounding you. This will ease your mind for early morning meditation and help you get grounded before the busy day ahead. During the course of the day, you will have two breaks between the classes so you can unwind and relax, rent a bicycle and discover the surroundings, have a quick nap, or go to a cafe.

1. Yoga techniques, training, and practice

Demonstration of asanas and their variations, classification of yoga asanas, benefits of asanas and pranayamas, precautions and contraindications of asanas, preparatory poses and counterposes, meditation and yoga Nidra, chanting, mantra, and Sanskrit in yoga practice, the Shatkriyas, Chakras, and Nadis in yoga practice.

2. Yoga anatomy and physiology

Anatomical terminology, the skeletal system and spine, joints and connective tissue, the muscles, nervous system, and anatomy of breathing.

3. Teaching methodology

Communication skills and finding one’s voice as a teacher, time management and sequencing, giving adjustments, corrections and verbal cueing, the use of props, marketing, and legal aspects of running a yoga business.

4. Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics

Advaita Vedanta, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, the eight limbs of yoga, the Bhagavad Gita, yoga lifestyle and nutrition, yoga ethics, different types, and lineages of yoga, yoga history, and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Kleshas, and Koshas.

5. Teaching practice (practicum)

During the last two weeks of the training, you will lead two 60-minute and two 90-minute classes.

6. Reiki supplemental training

Reiki as an energy healing technique, history of Reiki and Mikao Usui, theory and practice of Reiki as an alternative tool to balance energetic fields.

Daily schedule

• 07:00 - 08:00 Meditation techniques theory and practice
• 08:00 - 10:45 Morning yoga study and practice
• 10:30 - 11:30 Breakfast
• 11:30 - 14:00 Yoga philosophy, anatomy, marketing, and more
• 14:00 - 16:00 Free time
• 16:00 - 18:45 Asana lab (teaching methodology)
• 18:45 Dinner and free time

You will be staying at a serene and luxurious eco wellness sanctuary called Trekker Glamping. The resort is located in a small village called Minca in Colombia, on the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, about an hour's drive from Santa Marta. The eco-friendly domes are nestled in between tropical trees and fruit gardens for your ultimate relaxation.

Distances

• Santa Marta - 1 hour

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Enjoy vegan and vegetarian meals prepared with love and dedication by the on-site chef every day included in the price. Free drinking water and tea and coffee are always available. Most of the vegetables used for the meals are grown in the resort's organic garden so you can actually see how your food is grown.

During the training, you have the opportunity to participate in a sacred Ayahuasca ceremony facilitated by an indigenous female Shaman from the mountains of Sierra Nevada. The ceremony is strictly optional and does not interfere with the rest of the program. The price of the ceremony is 150 EUR. You also have the opportunity to participate in a Temazcal and cacao ceremony. The price for the Temazcal and cacao ceremony is 20 EUR. There will be certified massage therapists on-site that the guests can book for an extra fee.

Other activities

• Bicycle rentals
• Diving
• Kitesurfing
• Sightseeing

• Course
• 22 nights accommodation
• Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Drinking water and fruits for snacking
• Transportation from and to Santa Marta Airport (SMR)
• Sheets, towels, and weekly room cleaning
• Small goodie bag
• 1 media kit with professional videos and photos
• Bonus Reiki level 1 certification course

• Airfare
• Travel insurance
• Health insurance
• Visa fee
• Additional hotel bookings (if arriving early or staying later)
• Additional excursions, workshops, or lessons

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 40% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.