It is also an opportunity to immerse yourself in a vibrant and diverse culture. Costa Rica has very warm and welcoming people and are always eager to share their traditions and culture with visitors. In Our Yoga Teacher Training you will be surrounded by a supportive and inclusive community of people who share your passion for yoga and personal growth. This will help you feel more comfortable in your yoga practice while you start your journey as a yoga teacher. Our Certifed Costa Rica Yoga Teacher Trainings take place in the incredible towns of Mal Pais, Montezuma & Cahuita - which offer incredible culture, atmosphere, and endless amounts of local tropical produce. This area of the world is known as the happiest place on earth! Join our 200hr YTT and experience why! As an organization, we are very selective about the locations where we choose to host our teacher training programs. We believe that the environment in which you learn has the potential to enhance your overall experience. Costa Rica is known as the happiest and most sustainable country on Earth, making it a potent place to complete your 200hour, 300-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings and YACEP Courses. It’s important to be mindful of the impact we have on the places we visit. With that in mind, we always make an effort to collaborate with eco-friendly retreat centers that recognize and prioritize sustainability.
06:00 - 09:00 Guided meditation, pranayama, or asana
09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast and self-sadhana
10:00 - 11:00 Spiritual lesson or intention of the day
11:00 - 12:00 Yoga Sutras or yoga anatomy
12:00 - 14:00 Snack and self-sadhana
14:00 - 15:00 Special topics
15:00 - 18:00 Art of teaching and art of touch
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner and self-sadhana
19:00 - 20:00 Satsang (sacred circle)
Just off of the southernmost tip of Peninsula de Nicoya, School Yoga Institute provides transformational yoga teacher training in Costa Rica. An experience that weaves together a deep love for surf, sunshine, and yoga. Whether it is from your hammock, yoga mat, or surfboard, they invite you to join in shifting your perspective and heightening your awareness. From the lush tropic ambiance that radiates Pura Vida vibes to experiencing some of the best surf spots in the world, Indigo Yoga Resort is the place to come open your heart and experience the simple joys of being present in the moment.
This mystical yoga teacher training Costa Rica curriculum is influenced by Peruvian Shamanism, providing students with a unique and spiritually driven course that goes beyond just a certification. Called by the energy of the Costa Rican mountains, ocean, spirits, and each other, they invite you to come to evolve on your spiritual and yogic path. On this profound journey, you will earn your 200-hour certification. Each training holds unique energy, created from like-minded souls who join from all over the world.
To guide the process of personal transformation, they draw on the ancient wisdom of the east as well as on the Shamanic medicine wheel of Peru. The course is arranged in four cycles, following the four cardinal directions, asking the guardian spirits to guide a cycle of release, understanding, growth, and empowerment. Together, you create a space that reveals your wisdom within and accelerates the realization of your life purpose. Mystical yoga, or the yoga of spiritual practice, reaches deep into the roots of an ancient way of life.
The study of this knowledge calls you to reveal the yoga, the union, between yourself and everything around you. The training embodies this approach, opening you up to the wisdom of the teacher that is already within each of you. In 21 days, you immerse yourself in experience - dance, chant, and sing. You find community with like-minded people and embrace the stillness within yourself. You call on your intuition for the answers and speak from spirit to spirit.
You delve deep into the experience, free from the skins of your past, from unnecessary distractions to allow the authentic connection with yourself to emerge. Through the journey of the 200-hour yoga teacher training, you have the opportunity to step into their power as yoga teachers, rediscover facets of their being, and share a deeper knowledge of the mystical dimensions from where you all came and to which you will all return. Through the study of ancient wisdom and practice of daily mystical yoga, you begin to reveal a greater sense of beauty, love, and freedom.
You discover yoga as a toolkit that you can apply to bring you into present awareness of the true, pure essence of life. Choosing to endeavor on the path of a yoga teacher is a noble pursuit of committing to oneself, to embodying a more aligned way of life. This journey will ask for self-reflection, honesty, acceptance, growth, and discipline. It is a full immersion into the world of yoga which has the power to bring life-altering alignments.
The course is open to people of all yoga abilities. participants are simply asked to set an intention to devote their time and energy to the process of being present and open to becoming. School Yoga Institute also suggests that you work to establish your own personal yoga practice, through attending classes or workshops, or on your own. Set intention, with an open heart and mind, to fully embrace and experience the yogic lifestyle during your training and beyond.
During School Yoga Institute's training, you are asked to embrace all aspects of the yogic lifestyle, such as observing a vegetarian diet, living free from the distractions of other substances, and moving away from technology and unnecessary communication with the external world. They expect dedication, commitment, and surrender, as well as immersion in their spiritual community for the duration of the training in order to allow the work to be as impactful as possible.
Open yourself to what is there, leave all expectations behind and enter the enlightened perspective and sacred landscape of your training with an open heart, whatever comes will be exactly what you need. Each day carries an intention, a spiritual lesson of the day, that you will explore throughout the day. The group begins each morning with a sunrise meditation, followed by a 90-minute asana practice and a nourishing yogic breakfast. The days are spent learning yogic theory and healing practices through workshops, classes, and group discussions.
During this time, you will cover the fundamentals of yogic living, including yogic diet, anatomy, meditation, cleansing practices, pranayama, Ayurveda, and the ancient wisdom of the yoga sutras. School Yoga Institute's training also opens up to include other methods of healing, calling on not just the physical and mental elements but also the more subtle forms such as earth medicine, energy healing, and shamanic journeying.
School Yoga Institute shares the art of teaching and art of touch, during which students learn to teach two asana sequences, the mystical Hatha Flow, a slow meditative Sivananda-based practice, and the mystical Vinyasa Flow, a more intense, breath-synchronized flow. They also share the fundamentals of intelligent sequencing and explore alignment and adjustment of poses in depth. Each evening is closed with Satsang, the evening gathering, which may be meditation, kirtan chanting, or sacred ceremony.
From your unique School Yoga Institute immersion program, you will experience:
During the 200-hour teacher training program, you will:
Prior to the training, it is recommended that students take a look at the required reading and if possible some of the recommended reading lists as well.
Everyone is wholeheartedly accepted and encouraged. They create and hold space where participants feel safe and comfortable. They support the growth and expansion of people’s horizons - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and energetically. As a group, a community, a tribe, and an extended family, you practice and learn to let go.
You allow the world to unfold before you without reaction or judgment. Their intention is to guide aspirants through their own healing journey in order to better prepare them for healing others, letting go of anything that holds them back from what their hearts are truly called to do. Together, you unveil the true essence and sweet nectar of life.
You will be served three delicious gourmet meals per day included in the price. All meals are healthy and prepared by a lovely cook who knows how to make your taste buds smile. Please let School Yoga Institute know of any allergies or dietary restrictions. At Aves, purified water is available.
The following meals are included:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Drinks
The following drinks are included:
Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
Vegetarian
Other dietary requirements on request
A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price. The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled. The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
