About this trip
Language: English
Location: Anamaya Resort, Montezuma, Costa Rica
200 Hour Costa Rica Yoga Teacher Training
Join this Yoga teacher training program in Costa Rica for an amazing month of deep spiritual transformation in one of the most beautiful places on this planet. You will leave this training certified to teach yoga through LagoCph Yoga, a 200 and 500 hour yoga alliance registered school. During the training you will explore the body from a holistic perspective. You will learn the asanas in their classic form, as well as from a developmental perspective. You will develop a deep understanding of why the body moves as it does and be able to apply yoga therapeutic techniques to your classes.
Full immersion to the yogic lifestyle
The program offers a unique opportunity to immerse fully into the yogic lifestyle, to not only graduate as a yoga teacher but to become a better person. Complimented with foundational training in the ancient art form of Thai massage, it provides a distinct curriculum and sets the bar for yoga therapy and instruction for the future. Embark on a life-changing journey and discover the freedom of yoga, all while being immersed in a spiritual community in the heart of nature.
We are a trinity of body, mind, and spirit
LagoCph devotes a good portion of the training in helping you to bring to light the things that are blocking your truest expression as a person and teacher. Through the sutras and other various spiritual perspectives you will move through a series of mini workshops that will help you let go of belief systems that are no longer working for you and bring into your life all that you want and hope to be!
Certification
The LagoCph Yoga teacher training program is fully registered at the 200 hour level with Yoga Alliance, and has recently updated to meet the Yoga Alliance E-RYT status.
Upon satisfactory completion of the course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion as a yoga teacher. You will also have foundational training in Thai massage. Trainees who complete the necessary contact hours and non-contact hours can register with Yoga Alliance, the national yoga teachers organization.
Topics covered
During this training you will learn the asanas in their classic form as well as from a developmental perspective, offering a deep understanding of how the body moves. You will also explore the body from a therapeutic perspective, applying the breath, Thai massage, and yoga therapeutic techniques.
This alignment based Vinyasa yoga 200 hours training will prepare and certify you to:
Teach a Vinyasa yoga class with precise adjustments and intelligent sequencing
Understand common skeletal problems and develop an understanding of how to work preventively and therapeutically
Apply anatomy and physiology to yoga and movement
Understand the breath and instruct appropriate breathing techniques
Additional learning
As part of the activities you will sit in daily meditation and learn to instruct on the art of meditation from direct experience. You will read and discuss Yoga Sutras, Power of Now, and Buddhist teaching and will participate in workshops to again a better understanding of yourself and eventually your students. During the four weeks you will have to complete written and practical assignments, as well as a final written evaluation and teaching demo to round out the program.
Also included in this training are:
Awaken You - 8 evening transformational workshops, a lens to gain a better understanding of yourself and eventually your students
Foundational Thai Yoga Therapy Training
What’s included
8 evening transformational workshops
Anatomy and physiology applied to yoga and movement
Study of Yoga Sutras, Power of Now, and Buddhist teaching
Understand the breath and instruct appropriate breathing techniques
Learn to teach a Vinyasa yoga class with intelligent sequencing
Foundational Thai yoga therapy training
Fruit and two daily vegetarian meals
28 nights luxury accommodations
Not included
Texts and teacher training manual are not included in the cost and should be purchased one month before to ensure that you have them in time for the training.
Before You Go
* The Places That Scare You - Pema Chordron
* The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
* The Illustrated Light on Yoga - BKS Iyengar
* The Yoga Sutra of Pantanjali - Sri Swami Satchidananda
* The Anatomy Coloring Book, 2nd Edition - Wynn Kapit
* The Key Muscles of Yoga - Ray Long