15 Day 200-Hour Soulful Yoga Training in a Medieval Château, South of France

200-hour Hybrid Yoga Teacher Training at Awake Space Château de Montcuquet

This is more than a training. It is a calling. A return to yourself.

At Awake Space, a small, intimate group of students is welcomed into a transformative 200-hour hybrid Yoga Teacher Training, held exclusively at Château de Montcuquet. The program is registered with Yoga Alliance and is delivered in two phases:

• An online self-paced component (approx. 120 hours), completed prior to arrival, covering philosophy, anatomy, teaching methodology, and foundational principles. There are no live online sessions.
• An in-person residential training (approx. 100 hours) at the Château de Montcuquet, where practice becomes embodied and teaching is developed in an immersive group setting.

Upon successful completion of both components and practical assessments, participants receive a 200-hour certification and become eligible to register as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT®) with Yoga Alliance.

Curriculum Highlights

This journey is rich, multidimensional, and rooted in both tradition and science.

• History and Philosophy of Yoga: the ancient roots of yoga and spirituality, explored through original teachings and their evolution into modern times.
• Teaching Methodology: learning how to skillfully design, structure, and guide meaningful classes with clarity and confidence.
• Anatomy & Physiology: understanding how yoga influences the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems.
• Biomechanics: honoring the uniqueness of every body, adapting safely and intelligently.
• Asana Analysis: detailed breakdown of postures, alignment, modifications, and progressions.
• Pranayama: the subtle art of breath and life-force cultivation.
• Meditation Techniques: classical and modern practices for inner stillness and awakening.
• Practicum: guided teaching practice designed to help each student find an authentic voice.

Examinations & Integration

Growth requires embodiment. During the in-person immersion, four heart-centered practical evaluations are completed:

• Teaching and demonstrating the Hatha Sun Salutation
• Teaching and demonstrating the Vinyasa Sun Salutation
• Leading a 30-minute pranayama and meditation class
• Leading a full 1-hour yoga class

These are not rigid tests, but empowering thresholds - moments to step into confidence and share from lived experience.

Who’s It For?

• Future yoga teachers eager to share yoga with friends, family, or the world.
• Wellness, fitness, or therapy professionals wanting to add yoga’s magic to their toolkit.
• Lifelong learners longing to deepen their practice with ancient wisdom, modern science, and spiritual exploration.

Daily Schedule

Here’s what a typical day looks like at Awake Space Château de Montcuquet

• 08:00–09:30 Yoga class - Kick off the day with a refreshing, energizing practice
• 09:30–10:30 Breakfast break - sip tea, journal, or soak in the château’s peaceful atmosphere
• 10:30–11:45 Theory - dive into yoga’s depth with engaging, practical insight into the science, history and philosophy of yoga
• 12:00–13:00 Spiritual circle - connect, reflect, and share in sacred space
• 13:00–15:00 Lunch break - nourish the body and rest
• 15:00–16:00 Asana Workshop / student practice teaching - refine alignment and grow teaching wings
• 16:00–17:00 Pranayama & meditation - breathe, soften, and return inward
• 17:00–18:00 Gentle Yoga - integrate the day through a calming, restorative flow

Each day balances movement, reflection, study, and integration - creating space for profound personal evolution.

The ROSS Method: A Unique Approach from Decades of Experience

For over a decade, Awake Space has trained yoga teachers through the ROSS Method - a spiritual practice weaving together hatha, vinyasa, ashtanga, and kundalini.

This method goes beyond postures. It awakens energy through relaxation techniques, mantra, breathwork, and meditation in pure Presence. Respect for ancient tradition merges with modern anatomy and biomechanics, shaping grounded, multidimensional teachers.

Yoga: So Much More Than Postures

“Om gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhisvaha” - Go beyond, ever beyond, into awakening.

Yoga is not performance. It is not acrobatics. It is a sacred remembering. Asana moves energy, opens subtle channels, and releases emotional and mental tension. Pranayama steadies the currents of life-force.

As Patanjali teaches: “Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind". Through practice, nothing new is added - there is simply a return to what has always been.

Meditation: Raja Yoga, the King of Practices

Meditation is the crown jewel. The body, the breath, and the thoughts are observed - and gradually a realisation emerges: there is a body, but identity is not limited to the body. Thoughts arise, but identity is not the thoughts.

Layer by layer, identity softens. What remains is Presence. Freedom. The quiet radiance of true nature.

VortexHealing®: A Touch of Magic

Sunshine, a VortexHealing® practitioner (Jewel Level), brings subtle energetic support into the retreat experience.

• Physical body – strengthening and balancing
• Emotional body – releasing stored weight
• Mental body – clearing and calming
• Energetic body – revitalizing life-force
• Etheric, karmic, astral, spiritual layers – deep energetic cleansing

This work gently supports grounding, chakra harmonization, and energetic alignment. (It is complementary and not a substitute for medical care.)

Shamanism and Sound Therapy

To nourish personal and spiritual evolution, the program also includes:

• Shamanic Journeying: guided inner exploration rooted in earth wisdom
• Sound Therapy: immersive sound baths for body, mind, and soul

Join Awake Space

For over ten years, Awake Space has welcomed small groups of seekers into a space where tradition meets modernity, discipline meets devotion, and community meets transformation.

At Château de Montcuquet, yoga is lived through mantra, meditation, embodied practice, shared meals, laughter, and silence.

If the heart feels the pull, this space awaits.