“Experience the Evolution of Vikasa Yoga”
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Vikasa Yoga Retreat, 211 Moo 4, Tambon Maret, Koh Samui 84310, Thailand
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Thailand Yoga Teacher Training
Take the epic 200-hour journey from student to teacher. Join Vikasa in stunning Koh Samui, Thailand, and become a certified yoga teacher so you can share your passion with the world. You'll spend 28 days waking up to one of the most photographed views in Thailand and practicing yoga from our ocean-view yoga salas. Immerse yourself in self-love and find your tribe as you transform into your authentic self within a like-minded community guided and supported by world-class global yoga teachers. This foundation-level certification is recognized by the global benchmark of quality – Yoga Alliance. Follow your passion and join us at Vikasa. Due to high demand, this course is offered several times per year and is available for all levels.
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Highlights
- Daily yoga, asana, meditation and pranayama practices
- A world-class team of global yoga leaders
- Complete the foundation training syllabus
- Full lectures cover a broad spectrum of topics
- Certificate of completion
- 28 nights accommodation with daily delicious healthy meals
- Access to all Vikasa facilities including the infinity pool and private beach
- Stunning yoga salas with panoramic ocean views
- Supportive and fun community to share the journey with
- Airport pick-up only
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
28 days with instruction in English
Group size: Maximum of 36 participants
Airport transfer included:
Samui Airport
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
14:00
Check-out Time:
12:00
Nestled on a stunning clifftop location, Vikasa is about connecting with the natural elements and enjoying time in a relaxing and supportive space.
Rooms are comfortable, clean and will ensure you feel at home for the duration of your stay. Room options range to suit all budgets and needs, from our private yoga caves which have private rooms and shared bathrooms, to our lovely Lotus Pad rooms and Prana Cabana rooms which have ocean, pool or nature views and everything you need for a wellness escape in tropical island paradise.
Mini bars are stocked with healthy kombucha and tasty healthy snacks to keep you fuelled!
Enjoy deep restful slumbers and wake to the rising sun over the ocean. All rooms are a short walk to our facilities including the Life Cafe, infinity pool, secret beach and all yoga salas.
Lotus Pad Plus
Awaken to the blissful ocean breeze and embrace sunrise with uninterrupted ocean or garden views. Comfortable furnishings flow around the centrally positioned king bed, complete with high-quality mattresses and bedding. Curl up on your private terrace with a book and cup of complementary in-room tea.
Enjoy complimentary eco-friendly toiletries and a spacious, uncluttered bathroom. Lotus Pad Plus is the most complete and comfortable option, a perfect choice to recharge, unwind, and feel like yourself again in the unmatched natural beauty of Samui Island.
Lotus Pad
Renew your flow each morning gazing over the calming waves or nestled in the rejuvenating tropical gardens; these pads offer a serene space that centers around the plush king bed oriented towards the beautiful, expansive views.
Each room is accented with local elements and eco-friendly toiletries. Most lotus pads have a private terrace to soak up the fresh island air, meditate, relax and take in the stunning natural surroundings. They’re conveniently located between the cafe and the yoga salas so you can recharge between classes.
Prana Cabana Plus
With Vikasa's private beach just steps away from your cabana, you'll have direct access for early morning swims or late-night moon gazing. Discover how nature can help ground you and make you feel at home in this small corner of paradise.
Rise in the morning to the sound of the waves. These mid-sized free-standing cabanas offer all the basic creature comforts in a truly unique way. You'll feel miles away from home and closer to yourself than ever before.
Prana Cabana
Nestled right where the beach meets the jungle, you'll have the best of both worlds. These cabanas are a short walk from the beach, perfect for that mid-afternoon dip in the sea. Experience the most rustic and minimal accommodation and be free from distraction as you unwind and take in the inspiring surroundings from your own private terrace. Skip down to Vikasa's private beach and unwind with the sand between your toes. You'll have everything you need, and nothing you don't. Release yourself from the fuss of urban life and get back to basics.
Yoga Cave Plus
Rest and recenter in a compact yet calming space that combines comfort and simplicity. Restful tones and natural materials channel through the room drawing your thoughts inwards, and your gaze outwards to the sea and meandering coastline.
Caves are modest in size with a single twin bed designed for solo journeys. The space may be small but you won't feel caved-in as sweeping ocean views give a sense of infinity. Each Yoga Cave is climate controlled and has access to the shared but clean bathroom facilities right next to the block. Bathrobes and basic toiletries are provided.
Zen Bungalow
Immerse yourself in nature in an authentic Thai style bungalow built from natural local materials. These cute free-standing bungalows are uncluttered to nurture a clear mind, with the comfort and convenience of a private bathroom with complimentary toiletries.
This is the ultimate escape from uninspired hotels and overbooked resorts that zap your energy, and instead creates a personal space ideal for the solo traveler that carves their own path. With a private hot shower and climate control, these bungalows give the full jungle experience without sacrificing comfort.
Program
The Vikasa yoga method
Vikasa means evolution when translated from Sanskrit. The Vikasa method is based on individual evolution and spiritual development. The concept of the “evolution of yoga” is centered on the notion that everything in the world evolves constantly. The primary goal is evolution, and yoga can be seen as a tool to facilitate that.
The Vikasa yoga method is an integral system of yoga-based predominantly on classical Hatha yoga, with some influence from Himalayan Vinyasa and higher Taoism practices. A fusion of the three lineages allows for a very effective and complete system resulting in personal evolution. The method is based on universal rules of yoga that ultimately allow the practitioner to complete freedom from any particular routine leading to an “intelligent freestyle” of practice. Emphasis is placed on the journey, or evolution of an individual.
Encouraging evolution leads to a natural progression of individuality where uniqueness is celebrated as a natural piece of the oneness you are a part of. This opposes the often found dissolution of identity and ego which can inspire conformity and unnecessary isolation. A careful distinction is drawn between oneness and conformity, oneness being the acceptance of what is, including all that is around you and inside you. Conformity is referenced to include unimportant religious practices and dogmatic systems. The system encourages function within an existing society, rather than against it or apart from it.
This allows for deeper connections with the spiritual and physical beings that surround us on a daily basis. Key principles and rules of yoga are taught, allowing the teachers of Vikasa yoga and dedicated practitioners to become free from any routines by gaining understanding, knowledge, and insight into the methodology and the effects of the practice. When individuality is inspired and oneness within the community is celebrated, the teachings become inclusive of infinite possibilities.
Foundation training syllabus
Methodology
Lectures and discussions on the sequence of exercises in Hatha yoga classes occur throughout the course. You are taught the fundamental types of poses and movements which should all have some usage in each class: forward bends, backbends, twists, side-bends, inversions, hip openers, standing poses, and more. The teacher will also explain how certain sequences prepare for specific asana or types of practices so that the effect is most clear and healthy for the practitioners.
The elements are demonstrated in a way that is coherent, clear, easy to understand, and also effective for the students in attendance. You will discuss how to move around the room, demonstrate in different positions, facing different directions, and being present to all the students in the class. Appropriate to the students in attendance the teacher can at need have the students watch, demonstrate, explain while making eye contact, and then practice the technique.
Asana
Asana is taught to be practiced both highly technical and mindfully intuitively. The principles of alignment are taught as the general grounds from where to start and then personal feedback from your own experience practicing is encouraged to continue fine-tuning your posture.
A great deal of attention is placed on what kinds of sensations you could expect to experience in performing an asana well, not only in the terms of "stability and comfort" but again in musculoskeletal functionality, dynamics of breath in relationship to each asana, distribution of weight to supporting elements, developing core strength, and observing the behaviors of the mind.
Most importantly, you are encouraged to do a healthy exploration of your own body to move towards those qualities of "effortless effort" in-breath and posture. You will be given a full picture index of asana. The classes tend to focus on the "beginner's elements" but with an "advanced" concentration or intention for transformation as a process to observe.
While techniques such as bandhas, Drishti, and others by no means are limited to use in asana, the course will cover them as a means to make them more vivid in use and obvious in action so they are more easily refined in pranayama and meditation practices.
Bandhas are taught as actions with a direct flow of breath and prana, organize musco-skeletal patterns, and create stability through the core of the body that allows exertion to be transferred efficiently into grounding. The Vikasa yoga level 1 asana catalog consists of 222 asanas, complete with photographs and Sanskrit names.
Pranayama
Every day, the training begins with silence in the practice shala as you prepare yourself for the day's practice. Over the course of the training, you will be sequentially introduced to the techniques that will compose the 45-minute pranayama sequence followed by meditation.
You will start by getting a foundational lesson on breath and it's relation to yoga practice and life and the qualities of breath that make for a calm and intelligent awareness. Each technique starts at its most accessible degree with explanations on proper progression to more advanced practice such as adding bandha and breath retention.
Vinyasa
Flowing movements are taught as the beginning of disciplining the body and the mind and bringing those movements inwards towards an awareness of origin; of movements, spatial and physical relation to the earth, and expression and intelligence of the body/mind system. A variety of different themes are explored in Vinyasa practices such as joint freeing, synchronization with breathing and Drishti, increasing range of movement, mechanical functionality, coordination, balance, full-body Vinyasa, and accessing and realizing patterns of consciousness.
Meditation
Meditation is taught as a means for observing the activity and relation of the mind/body system and also to begin to draw identification inwards by withholding the senses and concentrating on an inner aspect. The "success" in this is taught from many different perspectives both practical such as that you actually sit down to practice, and also scientific and spiritual as in what results from deep meditation. Like all yoga practices, it is offered as a reminder that all practices are supportive and as one practice the foundational elements and incorporates principles of "yogic lifestyle" the more "inner" practices come naturally and effortlessly.
Anatomy
Differences in body structure are highlighted throughout the anatomy teachings that define limits in range of motion or action of certain joints and body parts. Many side by side comparisons is made of students for a very live and memorable experience. As an adeptly experienced physiotherapist, Michelle offers insights into preventing injury and exercises for rehabilitation.
This is done intrinsically by teaching the mechanics of the body and simple and complex relationships of anatomy in yoga asana. A theme in this section is joint stability and co-activation of muscle groups which develops the philosophical purpose of practicing asana which is to perceive an underlying unity or balance in the nature of the body/mind system and lead to states of clearer perception as to the nature of being.
The theory is followed by practical sessions on the various joints that are most prone to injuries in yoga. To perfect your understanding, the anatomy and physiology session also includes the basic physiology of the respiratory, digestive and cardiovascular systems.
Philosophy
A history of yoga is detailed by understanding the history of the region of the Indus valley and developing India. It is also discussed from a perspective of the origin of the Vedas and yoga as a mystical timeless source that exists for the benefit of all beings to enter the bliss of divine effulgence. Yoga history also carries into classical yoga texts. You will study the history and evolution of yoga philosophy, Patanjali's biography, the goal of yoga, the mind and its functional division, kleshas, and the eight limbs of yoga.
Also a pivotal text in understanding yoga philosophy, the Bhagavad Gita is taught with many discussions and questions posed by both our philosophy teacher and the students. The background of Gita, Gita's relevance to the modern world, karma, reincarnation, four classical approaches to yoga, the summaries of the 18 chapters of Gita are all discussed. There are many means of practicing yoga and that they exist to be used in each aspect of our life that it is natural to Vikasa that they should be included. You are taught that as a result of using any particular yoga practice, you will often discover yourself eventually utilizing others.
Self-inquiry
Self-inquiry, mindfulness, shadow work, traveling on an inner journey of self-discovery and self-mastery, learning to be at ease in and with oneself and others, learning to have a voice, be seen, be heard, acceptance, surrender and learning to listen to your own inner voice to discover your truest potential.
Methodology and practice course
The methodology and practice portion of the yoga teacher training is taught by Vikasa's very own founder, Kosta Miachin.
Kriyas - Cleansing techniques
- Kaplabhatia
- Jala neti
- Trataka
- Nauli
Chakras - Energetic centres
- Muladhara
- Swadhistana
- Manipura
- Anahata
- Vishuddha
- Ajna
- Sahasrara
Koshas - Layers of self
- Annamaya
- Pranamaya
- Manomaya
- Vijnanamaya
- Anandamaya
Sample schedule
- 07:00 - 09:15 Morning practice
- 09:30 - 11:30 Healthy brunch buffet
- 13:00 - 14:00 Group dynamics/self-study
- 14:00 - 16:00 Theory/methodology
- 16:00 - 18:15 Evening practice
- 18:30 - 20:30 Healthy dinner buffet
This is a sample schedule and may vary from day to day. Some days additional activities may be added. Classes are on 6 days a week, one day is off.
Instructors
Konstantin Miachin
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Kosta’s journey into yoga has taken him to the far reaches of the world, from remote Himalayan ashrams, to his initiation by a master monk in a sacred Sak-Yant ceremony in Thailand. His passion has led him to search out for his own personal development throughout the world. Kosta's years of worldly experience have led to deeper understanding of yoga as a personal journey and spiritual evolution.
Niki Lundberg
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When Niki first discovered yoga she fell in love with the way it moved her closer to her inner self. From that day, her life changed completely. Yoga has taken her on a beautiful journey from Sweden into the world. She now travels the world teaching classes, workshops, retreats, and training in Thailand, India, Australia, and Europe. Niki believes that yoga can be life-changing, both on an individual and a collective level. With yoga, you can find your way back to yourselves, to discover who you truly are, and from there, your potential is limitless.
Mikey Lazano
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Michael Lazano first came to yoga as a means for increasing flexibility, but after discovering how much more there is to yoga, quickly fell in love with the practice, which actually happened on a visit to Vikasa for a yoga holiday; he came back and completed both his 200 and 300-hour teacher trainings here, before eventually returning permanently, to live in beautiful Koh Samui and take a place on the Vikasa team. Although Michael only found yoga later on in life, in many ways he was born into the lifestyle, and raised as a vegetarian with a strong spiritual and moral compass.
Alexey Vyazovov
A truly passionate and dedicated yogi, Alex began his journey into yoga over 20 years ago and committed to realizing the essence of yoga beyond physical practice. He apprenticed with a yoga master and remained fully immersed in a wide range of yogic practices for several years. Alex later received spiritual initiation and started to share the knowledge of self-realized yogis along with his own experience and insights received during his apprenticeship and years of daily study and meditations. Alex is a yoga philosophy specialist and teaches the philosophy module of this training.
Michael Murray
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While initially drawn to the physical aspects of yoga, Michael remains stimulated by the interplay between the physical practice and the more spiritual, inner journey that can be opened up by the physical practice. In pursuit of this interplay, Michael teaches strong and flowy Vinyasa classes focussed both on correct alignment and intuitive movement and also facilitates discussions and lectures on emotional intelligence and personal development.
Location
Vikasa Yoga Teacher Training takes place in Vikasa Yoga Retreat. Vikasa is the creation of yoga pioneer Konstantin Miachin, who created this unique place for personal evolution. It’s the ideal place to practice yoga, find like-minded people, eat healthy food or just chill-out in an amazing natural environment. The retreat is located in Koh Samui, Thailand. Koh Samui enjoys perfect weather almost year-round and offers a culturally rich environment to further inspire you.
Koh Samui is also an ideal place for a yoga retreat or teacher training, with outstanding natural beauty everywhere you turn. Time on Koh Samui is an opportunity to relax, unwind, explore, and focus on yourself. Enjoy the natural energy of palm trees, white sand, purple sunsets, turquoise waters, dense jungle, and exotic waterfalls.
Food
During the 200-Hour Teacher Training, your meals will be included at VIKASA's healthy restaurant, VIKASA Life Cafe. Your training includes a variety-packed, abundant healthy breakfast, dinner, and snacks. You’ll eat in a beautiful, community setting where students can choose to socialize or find a quiet corner with a majestic view across the ocean.
VIKASA serves wholesome, health-conscious meals in a self-service style. Vikasa Yoga Retreat believes the way you eat and make food matters. An integral part of their food philosophy is awareness of what you put in your bodies and the impact it has on each other and the Earth. Establishing the right eating habits is the first step to self-mastery.
Alongside the main courses, there is a variety of soups, salads, bread, and home-pressed fruit juices. For dessert, Vikasa Yoga Retreat will serve fruits or occasional, ever-popular mango sticky rice, or other delectable selection. The homemade signature tea is a perfect finish to your meal.
Life Café serves fresh, local, whole food and has vegan and vegetarian options every day, which are balanced, creative, and delicious. You can be assured that you'll be well nourished for optimal performance during your 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, as the meal programs are specially designed for those attending intensive trainings. Each day is planned so you have the required amount of each food group to supply the nutrition you need to fuel your body for optimum performance.
The following meals are included:
- Brunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Raw food
- Pescatarian
- Seafood
- Naturopathic
- Fruitarian
- Lactose Free
- Whole food
- Paleo diet
- Yogic
- Other dietary requirements on request
- Ayurvedic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Central festival
“Central” as the locals call it, is the largest shopping mall, movie theater and restaurant complex on Koh Samui. Large chain stores as well as local designer boutiques can be found here. Central boasts some of the best western food on the island. So, feel free to get your fix of comforts here including sushi, pizza or even Belgian beer.
Destinations to visit around the island
- Big Buddha statue
- Lamai
- The fisherman’s village
Island activities
Koh Samui is loaded with fun activities to keep you entertained during your stay. Take a break from the yoga and health oasis of Vikasa, and venture out into the wild of Koh Samui. You’ll find everything from bungee jumping to jet packs to remote jungle hikes or the infamous lady boy drag queen shows. Don’t miss the two “walking street” street market festivals, every Friday and Sunday in Chaweng and Lamai areas respectively.
Recommended activities:
- Gym
- Jet skis
- Kayaks
- Kite surfing
- Massage
- Muay Thai boxing school
- Night life party experience
- Paddle boards
- Party
- Rocket jet packs
- Sky gym
- Yachting
- Water sports
Thailand wildlife
Koh Samui is home to many wild animals and insects. Sighting wild animals can be fun and exciting. Always be sure to use caution, respect and common sense if you should encounter wildlife. At Vikasa, we have the utmost respect for our local flora and fauna. Koh Samui has a unique ecosystem full of exotic creatures.
Some of the animals you may see during your stay include:
- Cobras
- Green garden snakes
- Monitor lizards
- Scorpions and centipedes
- Tokay gecko
- Wild orchids
What's included
- 28 nights accommodation at Vikasa Yoga Retreat
- A lecture on nutrition, diet, and fasting
- Airport pick-up
- All educational classes, academic fees, and learning materials such as workbooks and charts for you to keep
- Daily vegetarian meals (extra option for fish)
- Daily yoga asana and pranayama practices
- Waterfall hike
- Bonfire night
- Graduation ceremony and celebration with your classmates
- Certificate of completion
What's not included
- Airfare
How to get there
Recommended Airports
USM
Samui Airport
8 km
Transfer included
Airport: Samui Airport
Airport transfer included: Samui Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
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