Join this 200-hour hybrid yoga teacher training with 2 weeks of immersive training (Hatha, Paddle, and Aqua yoga) in Southern France, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea on an exceptional site. You will practice with a breathtaking view of the sea at Rayol-Canadel. This in-person training will also include visits and will be followed by 3 weeks of online training.
05:45: morning drink of your choice (herbal teas/lemon water with ginger and yogic rejuvenation preparations)
06:00: warm-up, hatha kriyas (cleansing and pranayamas of hatha yoga)
06:30: relaxation and meditation (according to the sunrise schedule)
07:00: drinks, fruit. Preparation of nutritious smoothies to restore after practice
07:30: sun salutation
08:00: descent to the beach (on foot or free shuttle) and aqua yoga or paddle yoga
10:00: ascent from the beach (on foot or free shuttle)
10:30: Breathwork - Pranayamas or Hatha Yoga / Sama Yoga / Golden Embryo
11:30: Ayurveda/TCM - theory and practical learning (joint meal preparation according to the principles of Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine)
12:45: lunch followed by a moment of rest
2:30 PM: Satsang (yoga theory 30 mins - 15 mins break - questions/answers 30 mins).
3:45 PM: drinks, juices, herbal teas
4:00 PM: descent to the beach for paddling, trekking, or swimming
5:30 PM: beach walk and hatha yoga practice
6:30 PM: Ayurveda/TCM - theory and practical learning (joint meal preparation). A meditation practice is scheduled at sunset time
19:30: dinner
20:30: sacred chanting/sound yoga, Satsang (discussion on yoga theory), and meditation (Golden Embryo/Jnana Yoga). Yoga Nidra (practice of conscious dreaming)
22:00: Rest
This is a hybrid yoga teacher training with the first 2 weeks done in-person and followed by 3 weeks of online training. For the online training, you will be provided with 21 Zoom live sessions and recorded videos/webinars (6 classes online/weeks, plus 7 hours of personal coaching by video conference).
For the online training portion, you need to download and install Zoom.
The Zoom live sessions will take place from a time that you will choose together later on. Each session is 1.5 hours long. Please note that all times are based on France's timezone/CEST/GMT+2 and GMT+1 for sessions after October 26, 2024.
Here is an example of a typical day during the first week of training, where you put the emphasis on the physical aspect (Hatha yoga and its variants, including Ashtanga/Vinyasa and Bala yoga). In the following weeks, you go deeper into the energetic (Kundalini yoga and triple internal energy: chakras and nadis of the subtle body) and Jnana yoga and contemplative approaches aspects. You thus gradually evolve following the harmonious structure of the Mandala, which gives the basis of the training program.
Excursions, trekking and meditative walks, paddle outings, and visits to sites, villages, and beaches, are planned during this training.
The YTT program is designed as a mandala of practices. In this way, you can approach and deepen each aspect of the Way of Yoga in a complete course, following a gradual and harmonious progression. You are simply starting at the beginning; you first lay a good foundation, then you develop!
Thus, one week after another, you will alternately emphasize the physical (Hatha), energetic (Kundalini), and contemplative (Jnana) aspects of yoga. On the other hand, the program for each day is balanced and also focuses on these different aspects.
In general, Sana Yoga approaches its YTT training from the perspective of Integral yoga, which includes the three main aspects of traditional practice:
All other aspects of yoga are contained in these three fundamental yogas, and are therefore naturally transmitted (with their theoretical and practical aspects) in the ITT Sana Yoga training! They teach them from the perspective of Raja yoga (Integral yoga, developing the three aspects of the body, energy, and spirituality in a harmonious and balanced way).
On the other hand, they also train teachers in the Golden Embryo method, another specificity of Sana yoga. Golden Embryo is an integral yogic practice and a path of complete realization in itself; they are happy to integrate it into the ITT training courses so that you can practice it and pass it on!
The training is also accompanied by extra courses on topics related to yoga:
During the residential training, you will be provided with some Ayurvedic diet and other healthy meals. The cuisine offered is rich in all the elements necessary for the body.
Ayurvedic food has been shown to have benefits in healing processes and the regeneration of vital energy. The food will be 90% organic.
You might also go and eat sometimes at the restaurant (depending on group consent). The meals at the restaurants will be at an additional cost.
The following meals are included:
The following drinks are included:
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and catered for:
A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price. The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled. The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
