21 Days Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training in Greece
Yoga Teacher Training in Greece
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Strengthen and enrich your yoga practice, while learning to safely and effectively teach Hatha yoga near Athens, the cradle of western civilization. Stay at 'OM Yoga Guest House' in Lagonissi with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea as you gain the core yogic knowledge and confidence you need to become an exceptional yoga teacher. Upon completion of the teacher training course, you will receive a Yoga Alliance International certificate, allowing you to teach yoga anywhere in the world.
Unique transformational yoga
The integral curriculum is taught by expert teachers with years of experience and full certification, who will guide you on this yogic journey through the asanas, pranayama, mantras, and meditation techniques that make transformational yoga unique. Since this Athens Teacher Training course accepts a maximum of 12 students, you will be sure to receive personal attention during your training. Come live, learn, and transform with transformational Hatha yoga in this inspirational Greek setting, and take away much more than a teaching certificate.
Highlights
- Yoga history and philosophy
- Transformational yoga theories
- Transformational Hatha yoga practice
- Class manual and required books
- Yoga teaching methodology
- 21 nights accommodation
- Daily vegetarian meals
Styles
Airport transfer included:Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
Accommodation
Set in a quiet hillside location with a panoramic view over the Mediterranean Sea, Om Guest House is just the right place for thoroughly relaxing holidays. There are double or single rooms at Om Guest House.
Transformational Hatha Yoga YTT Schedule
Monday to Friday
Saturdays are free
- 07.00: Breakfast
- 09.00: Pranayama and Hatha asanas
- 11.00: Theory
- 13.00: Lunch and free time
- 15.00: General yoga theory
- 17.00: Asana evening practice / workshops
- 19.00 Dinner
Curriculum
Practice of transformational Hatha yoga asanas
- Basic transformational Hatha yoga asana sequence includes about 80 positions
- Techniques of transformational yoga within the asanas
- Surya Namaskar and Chandra namaskar (sun and moon salutations)
- Basic preparatory joint movements to warm up and prevent injuries
- Sanskrit names of all positions
Mantras: building awareness with vibrations and chanting
- Seed sounds for chakras: relaxation, purification, and activation
- Five element mantra
- Invocation technique with mantra
- Gayatri mantra
- Sanskrit training includes: chanting mantra, asanas, pranayama, and other yoga vocabulary
Theory for transformational yoga
- Functions of 7 chakras
- 5 bodies and Koshas
- Pranic body and 5 pranas and their functions
- Impurities of the 5 bodies, effects, and purification techniques for each
- Energy mechanics of transformational yoga
History and philosophy
- The wheel of yoga
- Comparison and brief history of main branches of yoga
- Patanjalis yogic philosophy and the 8 limbs of yoga
- Intro to yoga sutras, vedas, upanishads, bhagavad gita, and the yoga tradition
- History of Hatha yoga
Pranayama - 'Control of the prana'
- Kapalabhati (cleansing breaths)
- Nadi shodana (alternate nostril breathing)
- Bhramari (humming bee breath)
- Ujjayi (victorious breath)
- Shitali and Sitkari (cooling breath)
- Discussion on bad breathing habits and correction techniques
- Conscious breathing techniques
- Kewal Kumbhanka (peaceful pause)
- Science of Swara yoga introduction
- Breathing techniques for 5 prana activation
Bandhas
- Moola bandha
- Uddiyana bandha
- Jalandhara bandha (throat lock)
- Maha bandha (the great lock)
- Mudras
- Granthis
Meditation techniques
- Various Osho meditations (Kundalini, chakra, vipassana, dynamic, etc)
- Meditations from the tantras
- Walking meditation
- Five body meditation
- Zen meditation
- Observation and awareness techniques
- Yoga nidra relaxation techniques
Teaching methodology
- Principles of demonstration and observation
- Assisting, modifications, correcting, instructing
- Finding your own teaching style
- Lesson planning
- Ethical guidelines for yoga teachers
- Classroom safety
Anatomy and physiology
- Physical anatomy and physiology - basic knowledge of body systems including respiratory, digestive, circulatory, nervous, musculoskeletal, and endocrine systems
- Psychic physiology of yoga: Ida, pingala, shushumna
- Kundalini theory
- Nadis and the nervous system
- Endocrine system and the chakras
- Health benefits of yoga techniques, contraindications, and therapeutic use
- Introduction to Ayurveda: body types and diet
Yoga teaching methodology
- Student teaching and observing
- Assisting in classes taught by others
- Basic healthy yogic lifestyle
Included excursions
Your retreat includes a day trip to Acropolis.
Instructors
Location
The yoga teacher training will take place in Lagonissi, Greece. Lagonissi is a seaside residential area in the southern part of Kalyvia Thorikou in East Attica. It is situated close to the shore and on a peninsula by the Saronic Gulf. Lagonisi is located approximately 30 km southeast of Athens and 35 km northwest of Cape Sounio.
Food
You will be served 3 vegetarian meals a day. All meals are included in the price.
Things to do (optional)
- Day trip to the Acropolis
- Walk down to the local beaches
Spa treatments
In-house massage available upon request. Please send an inquiry for more information.
What's included
- 21 nights accommodation
- 3 vegetarian meals a day
- Airport transfer
- Class manual and required books
- Day trip to Acropolis
- Full yoga program
- Yoga Alliance International certificate
How to get there
Arrival by airplane
Arrive at Athens Airport where a transfer will be waiting for you.
Cancellation Policy
- The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 30 days before the arrival date.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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