Deluxe 27 Day 200h Transformational Yoga Teacher Training at The Caribbean Coast of Colombia
Yoga Teacher Training Colombia
This one of a kind training is designed for your personal transformation. During the training you will connect with your mystical consciousness, developing your yoga practice from the soul level. From grounding root poses to expansive heart openers, journey with us as we explore the transformative power of Chakra-based healing in each class. Through the Kriya practices you’ll experience a deep expansion of your energetic and physical body. With the sacred teachings of the Himalayan Hatha Yogis combined with the modern perspective of Anatomy your Asana practice will transform. From this training you’ll learn how to teach and curate comprehensive yoga classes, create retreats and workshops, and provide safe adjustments. This is more than training—it’s a call to awaken your essence. Are you ready to answer it?
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Highlights
- Eligible to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion
- Daily Hatha, Vinyasa, Kriya Kundalini yoga, meditation, mantras and breathwork
- Teaching methodology, yoga philosophy, energetic practices, sequencing
- Ancestral ceremonies such as Rapé and Cacao
- Ayurvedic breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 26 nights accommodation
- A lush Caribbean property located between Cartagena and Barranquilla
- Airport transfers
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Gym
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Dining area
- Garden
- Lounge
- Meditation garden
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Board rental
- Conference room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Meeting room
- Outdoor shower
A lush Caribbean property located between Cartagena and Barranquilla in a beautiful beach town, the space includes a semi-Olympic pool, a fully equipped fitness room, coworking spaces with air conditioning, private beach access, noise-isolated rooms, a big balcony with ocean views and a hammock in each unity, air conditioning, and a private bathroom. Each room is furnished with two single beds and a sofa.
Program
Certifications
Students who complete this training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT).
Program
From this training you’ll learn how to teach and curate comprehensive yoga classes, create retreats and workshops, and provide safe adjustments. This is more than training—it’s a call to awaken your essence. Are you ready to answer it?
What Sets Ancestral Retreats Apart
- Ancestral ceremonies: engage in profound rituals like Rapé and Cacao ceremonies. Rapé, a sacred tobacco-based practice, helps ground your energy and clear mental blocks, while the Cacao ceremony fosters heart-opening connection and self-awareness.
- Intimate group size: with a maximum of 13 participants, you’ll receive personalized attention and build deep connections within a supportive community.
- Fusion of styles: experience a holistic blend of Hatha, Vinyasa, and Himalayan Kriya Yoga, integrating physical postures, breathwork, and energetic practices.
What to expect
- Special workshops and events: Ayurveda dosha workshop and cooking class, ecstatic dance, Yoga Nidra and Yin, self-expression workshop, laughter yoga, Reiki workshop, arm balance workshop, sound healing, live music, and kirtans
- Caribbean deluxe venue: located in the beach town of Santa Veronica, the training property boasts ocean views and a pool that invites you to swim
- Ancestral ceremonies: to dive deeper into the wisdom of the Indigenous from South America: Rapé meditations and Cacao ceremony, element rituals, and sacred Sadhana
- Yogi welcome gifts: to accompany you throughout the training and yogic life
- Yoga Alliance-certified RYS: you can register yourself as an RYT-200 on Yoga Alliance after completion of the course
- Hatha: the origin of physical yoga to find your foundation, alignment, and inner strength to calm the mind
- Vinyasa: Move with your breath. Dynamic flows and creative transitions
- Himalayan Kriya Yoga: energetic practices such as advanced Pranayama, Meditation, Chakra Work, and Kriyas to activate Shakti Kundalini Energy (not associated with 3HO Bhajan Yoga)
- Chakra system: explore the ancient wisdom of the Chakras and experience healing as each practice is meticulously designed to harmonize your energy centers
- Philosophy: translate the ancient wisdom of Yoga into your modern-day world
- Shiva-Shakti-Tantra: the yoga of liberation and expansion to establish a meaningful connection with yourself and others
- Anatomy: deep understanding of the human body as a tool to master the mind and unify them with the true self
- Devotional Bhakti Yoga: feel the expansion of your heart and your divine Self through chanting Mantras and Sacred Rituals
- Vibrant food: Ayurvedic-inspired vegetarian, organic, and locally grown to nourish the body, mind, and spirit
- All-inclusive package: they’ll take care of your transportation from the airport. Please ensure you arrive in Barranquilla or Cartagena before noon on the day when the training starts. The shuttles collect you at the airport and drive to the venue in the early afternoon
- Learn to play the harmonium: discover how to master the Indian instrument, which is key in kirtans. Private lesson for 1 hr as an extra service, 30 EUR
- Free-time activities: a day trip to the beautiful city of Cartagena is included. Additional services: massages; a trip to the volcano
- Passionate teachers: inspiring, passionate, and experienced teachers who will guide you into the ancient technology of the yogis
- Transformation: empower yourself through transformative self-development tools to find your voice, style, and confidence as a teacher
Course Overview
Ancestral training delivers a comprehensive holistic program allowing students to develop a solid foundation and understanding of the yogic principles and profound practices. Ancestral Retreats wants to create a learning and experience space with a maximum group size of 13 people so that the exchange remains personal and at eye level. During your training, the three Sundays are available for leisure activities. In addition, Thursday afternoons will also be free to internalize what you have learned or just to relax. After the teacher training, you will have all the tools to instruct complete classes for all levels of students in different spaces. You will have an established daily yoga practice. Not only that, Ancestral Training is about becoming a leader and your spiritual guide.
- Foundational Yoga Poses: alignment, instructions, benefits, contraindications, modifications, injury prevention, and assistance. Static, dynamic, and flow versions of basic and intermediate Asanas.
- Hatha Kundalini: the union between physical and energetic practices through Asanas, Pranayama, Mantras, and Chakra Meditation
- Foundational Tantric Kriyas — practice, effects, placement and teaching
- How to combine the breath with Asanas and how to put them into action during class
- Begin to teach sequences from the first day on with guidance and constructive feedback
- Anatomy: muscles, joints, bones and how to address and use them in practice
- Philosophy of yoga: how to adapt the ancient wisdom practical to modern times
- Tantric principles of healing: self-reflection exercises and manifestation
- Mantras: group chanting and how to use them for ceremonies and classes
- Developing and teaching personal Sadhana (spiritual practice for everyday routine)
Sample Schedule
- 06:00 - 07:30 Sadhana and meditation
- 07:30 - 08:00 Herbal tea and silent reflection/journaling
- 08:00 - 09:30 Morning asana and Kriya practice
- 10:00 - 11:30 Breakfast and morning break
- 11:30 - 14:00 First session (philosophy of life, core principles, teaching methodology, queuing, communication skills)
- 14:00 - 16:00 Lunch
- 16:00 - 17:00 Second session (anatomy, energetic anatomy, sequencing, marketing)
- 17:00 - 19:00 Asana lab or Kundalini Kriya lab
- 19:30 Dinner and free time
Included excursions
- One day trip to Cartagena
- Hike to the mountain
- Dinner with local musicians
Instructors
Marco Weimer
As a graduate philosopher and experienced German journalist, Marco started his spiritual yoga journey in early 2017. After his first yoga teacher training in India, he started to work immediately as a yoga teacher for the Berlin-based school “Yoga on the Move.“ He is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher (E-RYT 500) in “Hatha Kundalini" and “Vinyasa.” In his yoga classes, every movement is guided by the breath to dive into a deep-flow meditation.
Carolina Martinez Duran
Carolina, originally from Colombia, lived for several years in Southeast Asia and India where she trained as a certified holistic therapist. She is Yoga Alliance certified (E-RYT 200; RYT 500) from Sattva Yoga Academy, located at the base of the Himalayas. She delved into different ancestral techniques for the expansion and evolution of being. She has also trained as an energy healer, meditation initiator, and conscious event organizer. Her specialties included shamanic, holotropic, and Himalayan breathwork. Carolina is the founder of Ancestral Retreats.
Retreat location
The retreat will take place in Juan de Acosta, Caribbean, Colombia. Situated on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia, close to the stunning city of Cartagena, discover the beautiful beach of Santa Veronica. Located on a sandy spit extending out over the dazzling blue bay. For most of the same reasons as above, the bay here is incredible for windsurfing too. With plenty of water to go around, there is no fighting for territory, just stunning conditions. Strap on your boots and take to the trail, with hundreds of kilometers of stunning terrain to explore within two and three hours of Santa Veronica.
Top destinations include the beautiful Parque Tayrona and the enigmatic Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, which offers some big hill climbs and majestic views. There are also stables in the area offering horse riding opportunities, with beaches, mountains, and historic trails to check out. The stunning city of Cartagena, a World Heritage Site, is just 70 kilometers away and is a must-visit destination.
Famed for its history and culture, the city also comes alive at night with some of the country’s most incredible nightspots. And this being Colombia, you can only imagine what that means. Also within an hour’s drive is Barranquilla, the City of Joy and home to Colombia’s legendary carnival, which was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco. Teeming with bars, restaurants, and nightspots, this is a party town you will never forget.
Distances
- Cartagena city, 70 kilometers
- Barranquilla - 1 hour
Unique features
Activities
- Gym
- Reiki
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
General
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Dining area
- Garden
- Lounge
- Meditation garden
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
Services
- Board rental
- Conference room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Meeting room
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
You will have three Ayurvedic-inspired meals per day. This includes breakfast, a snack, and a dinner with juices. The meals are plant-based, organic, and locally grown to nourish the body, mind, and spirit. We had our menu created by a Peruvian chef so that all the important minerals, proteins, and other nutrients are included to ensure a balanced diet for maximum concentration and physical performance. During the day, you will find water, tea, and coffee provided.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- Lactose Free
- Yogic
- Other dietary requirements on request
- Ayurvedic
Things to do (optional)
- Kitesurfing equipment rental
- Kitesurfing lessons
- Harmonium lessons
- Other excursions, workshops, or lessons
Spa treatments
Deep tissue massage is available with extra cost.
What's included
- Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion of the course
- Various workshops, such as Dosha test, Reiki, self-expression, arm balance workshop
- Chakra based classes
- Kirtan: Bhakti Yoga and mantra chanting
- White Tantra: yoga of expansion
- Ayurveda cooking class
- Ancestral ceremonies: Rapé, Cacao, and ancestral element rituals
- Media package with digital yoga books
- Printed yoga manual with all class-relevant knowledge
- One-day-trip to the beautiful city of Cartagena
- 3 Ayurvedic inspired meals per day (breakfast, snack, and dinner)
- 26 nights accommodation
- Transport from and to the airport
- Yogi Props during the training
- Photoshoot for your portfolio
- Fully equipped fitness center
- Welcome yogi package
What's not included
- Airplane tickets
- Harmonium private lessons
- Insurance
- Ayahuasca ceremony
- Visa costs
- Additional workshops and massages
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
33 km
Transfer included
Rafael Núñez International Airport
66 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) or Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG). Transfer from and to the airport is included. Ancestral Retreats will pick you up from the airport. Please ensure you arrive in Barranquilla or Cartagena before noon on the 16th. The shuttles drive to the venue in the early afternoon and pick you up at the airport.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 17% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 21 days before arrival.
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