Useful Links: Register • Locations • 200 Hour • 300 Hour • Retreats • Testimonials • Blog • Kula Karma • About Us • FAQ
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Sacred Earth
The Yoga Forest
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
June 11th - July 5th, 2018
Lead Facilitator: TBD
Co-Facilitators: TBD
December 22nd, 2018 - January 15th, 2019
Lead Facilitator: TBD
Co-Facilitators: TBD
Connect to Spirit – Live your Yoga
Step into strength and authenticity while living in harmony and community with the earth. Learn to teach yoga and live in a more meaningful way with Spirit, finding connection and expression through the heart. During this journey, you will deepen your personal practice and learn the skills to holistically share the vast wisdom of the yogic tradition and conscious living practices, finding your authentic voice and wisdom as a teacher. Living yoga naturally nurtures care for the earth and one another.
This heart and earth centered journey will provide a solid traditional philosophy of yoga fused into a modern context, connecting with the elements and the beauty of nature around you. We offer a holistic approach to yoga; the art of teaching, practice, living and healing as we Integrate mindfulness for conscious living.
Discover sustainable living practices and how to inspire others to live in optimal health and wellbeing. Learn self healing techniques within a safe and sacred environment to ignite your ability to help others and bring your yoga into the world. You will learn skills for personal and group transformation with the support of highly experienced community leaders.
Foundation of Yoga - Anatomy & Physiology - Ayurveda - Pranayama - Meditation - 8 Limbs of Ashtanga - Asana Analysis & Assisting - Kula Flows & Creative Sequencing - Teaching Methodology - Advanced Pranayama - Cleansing - Philosophy -Tantra - Shamanism - Chakras - Satsang - Kirtan & Ceremony
This heart and earth centered journey will provide a solid traditional philosophy of yoga fused into a modern context, connecting with the elements and the beauty of nature around you. We offer a holistic approach to yoga; the art of teaching, practice, living and healing as we Integrate mindfulness for conscious living.
Discover sustainable living practices and how to inspire others to live in optimal health and wellbeing. Learn self healing techniques within a safe and sacred environment to ignite your ability to help others and bring your yoga into the world. You will learn skills for personal and group transformation with the support of highly experienced community leaders.
Foundation of Yoga - Anatomy & Physiology - Ayurveda - Pranayama - Meditation - 8 Limbs of Ashtanga - Asana Analysis & Assisting - Kula Flows & Creative Sequencing - Teaching Methodology - Advanced Pranayama - Cleansing - Philosophy -Tantra - Shamanism - Chakras - Satsang - Kirtan & Ceremony
Immerse yourself deeply in the practice of yoga - living, learning and embracing the 4 Traditional paths and the wisdom of shamanic practices. Release what no longer serves you and create more space in your body and mind through the cultivation of awareness. This training will provide you with a strong foundation in yogic practice and philosophy and a fresh perspective on life. Step away from your life and come closer to your calling through connecting to your heart and embracing the oneness within all paths as the realization of Self;
Bhakti - The way of the heart - Experience love and devotion through prayer, ceremony, singing, and chanting
Jnana - The way of knowledge - Self inquiry through the art of living with intention and contemplation of our very oneness
Karma - The way of action -Selfless service to the one, how we can gracefully and mindfully serve the whole
Raja - The royal path of meditative absorption - Exploring the work of Patanjali 's Ashtanga (8 limbs) philosophy
Bhakti - The way of the heart - Experience love and devotion through prayer, ceremony, singing, and chanting
Jnana - The way of knowledge - Self inquiry through the art of living with intention and contemplation of our very oneness
Karma - The way of action -Selfless service to the one, how we can gracefully and mindfully serve the whole
Raja - The royal path of meditative absorption - Exploring the work of Patanjali 's Ashtanga (8 limbs) philosophy
Program of Study:
- Techniques and practice principal asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha and kriya
- Teaching methodology/asana analysis, including precise alignment
- Learn skillful modifications and hands-on assists for diverse populations and common injuries/conditions, variations for advancing practice, benefits and precautions
- Learn holistic and balanced sequencing, creating various class styles; beginner, intermediate and an introduction to prenatal yoga
- Learn about the neurological, emotional, and physical effects of yoga
- Anatomy, physiology and introduction to yoga therapy
- Subtle yogic anatomy and the Chakras
- Introduction to Ayurveda, nutrition and the yogic diet
- Ashtanga philosophy and the 8 fold path; study and discussion of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, aphorisms giving insight into profound yogic practices and contemplations
- History of yoga and explorations of concepts from the sacred yogic texts
- Teaching practicum and feedback within a safe supportive environment
This unique Sacred Earth program will allow you to:
- Deepen your yoga practice and embody the wisdom of yoga and connection to Mother Earth
- Delve into the intricate relationship between yoga and Permaculture and gather concrete tools to integrate directly into your life
- Discover ways to cultivate compassion and capacity for meaningful relationship
- Examine the benefits and challenges of introducing yoga and mindfulness practices to a variety of communities
- Experience the healing properties of shamanic wisdom and its connection to the greater yogic tradition
- Connect to nature and the elements; develop and learn strategies to apply conscious living practices to your life
- Live in community in a Conscious Living Retreat and Transformational Learning Center in the beauty of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
- Learn to nurture relationships, healthy families and a peaceful and sustainable world through the practice of yoga and mindfulness
- Form strong bonds of lifelong friendship, whilst learning how to share the deep peace of what you truly love.
The Sacred Earth RYT200 Yoga Teacher Training gives the opportunity for deep self-healing through personal discovery practices, group exercises, intentional discussion and Sacred Ceremony. Our training also offers a wide selection of teachings on complementary health practices, Ayurveda, nutrition, massage, energetic healing, Tai Chi, Chakra cleansing, herbal healing, and the Yogic diet.
During the Sacred Earth program, we will contemplate conscious living and explore what it means for us to live our yoga, taking our conscious practice beyond the mat and into our communities. We will explore the Yoga of Permaculture and sustainable living principles as we learn to care deeply for ourselves, for one another and for Mother Earth.
During the Sacred Earth program, we will contemplate conscious living and explore what it means for us to live our yoga, taking our conscious practice beyond the mat and into our communities. We will explore the Yoga of Permaculture and sustainable living principles as we learn to care deeply for ourselves, for one another and for Mother Earth.
Sample Daily Schedule
6.00-6.45am Meditation (Art of Practice) 7.00-8.30am Yoga practice (Art of Practice) 8.30-9.30am Breakfast 9.30-11.00am Spiritual Intention or Special Topics (Art of Healing) 11.15-12.45pm Yoga Philosophy (Art of Living) or Anatomy (Art of Teaching) 1.00-2.30pm Lunch 2.30-3.30pm Methodology (Art of Teaching) 3.30-5.45pm Techniques (Art of Teaching) 6.30-7.30pm Dinner 7.30-8.30pm Satsang/Transformational Experiences (every other night) (Art of Healing) |
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Please check out our Curriculum Page, our Sample Schedule, Daily Flow, and the Kula Flow pages for more information!
Please check out our Curriculum Page, our Sample Schedule, Daily Flow, and the Kula Flow pages for more information!
Yoga Teacher Training Guatemala
|
About Your Facilitators
Jiya Julia Randall |
Jiya is a deeply connected leader who roots her teaching in the healing energy of nature. Her teaching invites students to explore their own, unique unfolding, through profound awareness and trust in the wisdom of the Self. Through her studies with teachers and shamans across the world, Jiya has developed a powerful sense of energetic connection and a strong set of philosophical and intuitive teachings, which she shares through creative hatha and yin yoga, sacred fire and medicine ceremonies, and healing therapies. Jiya is also a talented musician and sound healer, who seeks out native chants and medicine songs from around the world to complement her work.
Jiya is YA-certified at the ERYT-300 level and has facilitated both intensive and module-format teacher trainings at RYT-200 and RYT-300 levels for several years, through Kula Collective, Holistic Yoga School, International and SchoolYoga Institute. Following her degree in Physics at Imperial College, London, Julia worked as an Energy Consultant and part time writer in London, UK, before moving to Central America in 2009 to pursue a life centered on yoga and holistic health. British by birth, Jiya is now based in Guatemala and teaches in Thailand, Australia, Mexico, Greece, USA, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Peru. |
Julia Forest is an international yoga teacher, women’s health advocate, writer and artist who is passionate about health, environmentalism and yoga. She created the Yoga Leadership and Permaculture Program, the first yoga teacher training program that combines yoga, mindfulness, permaculture and leadership to transform lives and communities. With more than a decade of teaching experience, Julia believes that yoga comes alive when practiced in every moment. She shares wholeheartedly the many blessings that yoga has brought to her life. Her passion for yoga, social change, connection and community has lead her to share holistic yoga teachings in many countries around the globe. Julia is the founding director of Awakened Spirit Yoga and co-founder of the MammAlive Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on health promotion and women’s health education. Julia has been a facilitator for several successful yoga teacher training programs internationally and has been a supporting teacher for the Women’s Human Rights Institute at the University of Toronto since 2009. During the past 15 years, Julia has been practicing and studying with extraordinary teachers in North America and in India and deepened her practice in several lineages such as classical hatha yoga, mindfulness meditation, vinyasa, Scaravelli inspired, yoga therapy and kundalini. A self-proclaimed anatomy geek, Julia draws from more than a decade of experience in body-centered therapies and physical rehabilitation and has taught individuals of many ages and abilities including teens, women who are pre- and post-natal, elders, as well as people living with MS, fibromyalgia, cancer, osteoporosis and chronic pain. She teaches from the heart and creates an environment in which her students can explore and discover their inner wisdom and potential. She believes that we all have within us what we need to heal ourselves. The emphasis in her classes is on alignment, yoga as a tool for transformation, the healing qualities of inner stillness, movement and breath for the cultivation of inner peace, health and wellbeing. Julia has been deeply influenced by her many teachers and mentors Yogrishi Vishvketu, Jetsumna Tenzin Palmo, Thich Nhat Hahn, Monica Voss, and Judith Hanson Lasater. She lives part of the year in Rishikesh India where she teaches and studies and delivers yoga teacher training programs, anatomy and physiology intensives, specialty workshops, classes and talks worldwide. |
Julia Forest |
About The Yoga Forest
The Yoga Forest was founded as a sustainable living experiment, through a desire for living simply, greenly and in communion with everything surrounding us.
In yoga practice, we clear the body and mind making space for wisdom and deeper understanding to flow freely and openly. In making space, we allow ourselves to experience our fullness and connection to everything around us. Yoga is therefore about cultivating flow through the body and mind and opening up to optimal experience - union.
Permaculture follows the same principles. In Permaculture, we are essentially making space for the wisdom of the entire system to fully flow, to become a more open and thriving container for life. Permaculture teaches us to observe the natural environment and work with rather than against the natural order of flow. Thus, in Permaculture we are also cultivating union. Through the Yoga of Permaculture, we are facilitating the experience of Yoga as deep ecology – by allowing the ecosystem, and ourselves within that system, to demonstrate their own evolution.
Check out testimonials of The Yoga Forest on TripAdvisor
In yoga practice, we clear the body and mind making space for wisdom and deeper understanding to flow freely and openly. In making space, we allow ourselves to experience our fullness and connection to everything around us. Yoga is therefore about cultivating flow through the body and mind and opening up to optimal experience - union.
Permaculture follows the same principles. In Permaculture, we are essentially making space for the wisdom of the entire system to fully flow, to become a more open and thriving container for life. Permaculture teaches us to observe the natural environment and work with rather than against the natural order of flow. Thus, in Permaculture we are also cultivating union. Through the Yoga of Permaculture, we are facilitating the experience of Yoga as deep ecology – by allowing the ecosystem, and ourselves within that system, to demonstrate their own evolution.
Check out testimonials of The Yoga Forest on TripAdvisor
Other Highlights...
|
Enjoy the perfect sub tropical climate in the western highlands of Guatemala, looking out over Lake Atitlan surrounded by magnificent volcanoes. Immerse yourself in an eco-friendly conscious community for a month of transformation.
Pricing
Tuition
US$2,600*
Room & Board Package
Shared Cabana $1200
Private Circus Tent $1350
Private Room $1500
*A 3% processing fee will be assessed if paying by Credit Card
**Pay in full within ten days of deposit and receive an additional $200 off!
Contact us for alternative payment methods
US$2,600*
Room & Board Package
Shared Cabana $1200
Private Circus Tent $1350
Private Room $1500
*A 3% processing fee will be assessed if paying by Credit Card
**Pay in full within ten days of deposit and receive an additional $200 off!
Contact us for alternative payment methods
Ready to Register?
More Information?
First, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.
For questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us.
For questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us.