23 Day 200-Hour Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Hiiumaa, Estonia

Facilities

Certifications

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

This training also includes a supplemental Reiki level 1 certification course. You will be learning the history of Reiki and how to reach physical, emotional and mental energetic balance using the ancient healing technique of Reiki. 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.

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.

Yoga anatomy and physiology

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

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.

Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics

Advaita Vedanta, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, and the 8 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.

Teaching practice (practicum)

During the last 2 weeks of the training, you will lead two 60 minute and two 90 minute classes.

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.

This training lasts for 23 days in total. The first day of the course is dedicated to arriving at Hõbekala guesthouse in Hiiumaa, followed by the opening ceremony with dinner in the evening. The last day of the course will be dedicated to check-out and departing to the airport with the graduation ceremony being held the day before in the evening.

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 to get in touch with nature before the busy day ahead.

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 etc.
• 14:00 - 16:00 Lunch and free time
• 16:00 - 18:45 Asana lab (yoga techniques/teaching methodology/teaching practice)
• 18.45 - 20.00 Dinner

Note

All of the graduates will receive a media kit with professional photos and videos of themselves teaching and doing yoga to help kickstart their career as a new yoga teacher and help them promote their yoga business.

In Hiiumaa, Estonia you can unplug from your everyday routine and immerse yourself in the peace and tranquility delivered by vast pine forests surrounding you at every step. Hiiumaa almost feels as if it has never been discovered by humanity so you can wander in the empty forests and walk down the beach at sunsets in solitude which feels a lot like being in a constant state of meditation.

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Enjoy vegan/vegetarian breakfast, lunch, and dinner prepared with love and dedication by the on-site chef who has polished his cooking skills by working with Michelin-star chefs around Europe. You can expect to have masterpieces like vegan fruit Pavlovas or homemade vegan ice-cream for dessert after dinner, healthy banana pancakes for breakfast on Sundays and seasonal local forest-picked mushrooms for dinner. Free drinking water and fruits for snacking are always available.

• Certificate upon completion
• Daily access to the sauna
• Small goodie bag included
• Free drinking water and fruits for snacking are always available
• Transportation from and to Tallinn / Tartu airport or Tallinn harbor if arriving/leaving by ship
• Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner (vegan / vegetarian)
• 22 nights accommodation in a shared room
• A media kit with professional photos and videos included for new graduates
• Bonus Reiki level 1 certification course

• Airplane / ferry tickets to Estonia
• Travel / health insurance
• Cost of visa
• Additional hotel bookings (if arriving early and/or staying later)
• Additional excursions, workshops, or lessons (for example kitesurfing, bicycle rentals, sightseeing, etc.)

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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.