15 Day 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Algarve, Portugal

Certification

Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

The training

Your training includes 14 nights of accommodation, all meals, and a comprehensive student manual, with options for private double rooms or shared twin rooms. Enjoy relaxed evenings together, including communal cooking nights, creating connection and unforgettable memories.

To support your learning, pre-course study will be provided and should be completed ahead of the training. Upon completion of the program, graduates will receive a Yoga Alliance–accredited 200-hour certificate, enabling them to begin teaching internationally.

This experience is ideal if you:

• Are craving a reset or retreat
• Want to unplug and immerse yourself fully
• Feel called to nature, quiet, and deep presence.

The journey doesn’t end on graduation

You'll receive:

• Lifetime access to the student community WhatsApp group for the 200-Hour YTT participants.
• Monthly free sangha calls for ongoing support and connection as you progress through the live online YTT.
• Continued support from teachers and peers who genuinely care, helping you on your journey to achieving your Yoga Alliance Certification through the yoga teacher training.

Course overview

The Pasithea Yoga 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training is a comprehensive, in-person program designed to support deep personal practice, confident teaching skills, and embodied understanding of yoga. Rooted in Hatha and Vinyasa traditions and aligned with Yoga Alliance standards, this training offers a balanced integration of asana, anatomy, philosophy, pranayama, meditation, ethics, and professional development.

Module breakdown

Module 1 – Foundations of yoga and teaching

• Welcome and orientation
• What is yoga?
• Principles of skilful teaching
• What makes a good teacher
• Historical context of asana
• Cueing basics: Positioning and foundation
• Practice: Yoga and meditation

Module 2 – Breath, meditation, and history

• Introduction to pranayama and meditation
• History of yoga
• Practice: Neutral poses (Part 1)
• Introduction to sequencing

Module 3 – Anatomy foundations and standing poses

• Language of anatomy
• Bones, joints, and connective tissue
• Neutral standing poses overview
• Sequencing: Class structure
• Seeing and observing students
• Asana lab: Neutral standing poses
• Meditation practice

Module 4 – Muscles, twists, and verbal assists

• Muscle tissue overview
• Asana lab: Neutral asymmetrical standing poses
• Practice: Standing twists
• Cueing verbal assists
• Pranayama practice

Module 5 – Hip anatomy and external rotation

• Anatomy of the hip
• Externally rotated standing poses
• Sequencing: External rotations
• Cueing diagonal and directional actions
• Asana lab: External standing poses

Module 6 – Breath anatomy and sun salutations

• Anatomy of breathing
• Asana lab: Sun salutations
• Cueing breath with movement
• Practicum 1 preparation
• Quiz

Module 7 – Ethics and practicum 1

• Ethics for yoga teachers (Part 1)
• Pranayama practice
• Practicum 1 teaching submission
• Quiz review

Module 8 – Foot and ankle + sutras

• Anatomy of the foot and ankle
• Practice: Foot-focused asana
• Cueing root-bound actions
• Yoga sutras study and student presentations

Module 9 – Knee anatomy and hip openers

• Anatomy of the knee
• Practice: active hip openers
• Asana lab: Active hip opening
• Ethics for yoga teachers (Part 2)
• How to practice and teach asana

Module 10 – Arms, hands, and balancing

• Anatomy of the arm and hand
• Practice: Hand balances
• Core and arm balance asana lab
• Sequencing hand balances
• Classroom elements

Module 11 – Spine and back bending

• Anatomy of the spine
• Practice: Accessible backbends
• Sequencing backbends
• Asana lab: back bending
• Ethics for yoga teachers (Part 3)

Module 12 – Vinyasa and core

• Vinyasa practice
• Cueing transitions and stabilisation
• Anatomy of the core
• Introduction to prenatal yoga
• Meditation practice

Module 13 – Inversions and the nervous system

• Practice: active inversions
• Sequencing inversions
• Teaching demonstrations
• Pranayama practice
• Nervous system overview
• Injury awareness and applications

Module 14 – Circulation and deeper backbends

• Circulatory system overview
• Asana lab: Deeper backbends
• Sequencing Deeper backbends
• Practicum 2 orientation
• Bhagavad Gita study

Module 15 – Cooling and seated practices

• Practice: Cooling inversions
• Sequencing cooling practices
• Seated twists and forward folds
• Seated hip openers
• Practicum 2 preparation

Module 16 – Practicum 2 and quiz

• Quiz 2 completion and review
• Practicum 2 teaching submission

Module 17 – Advanced sequencing and online teaching

• Sequencing class styles
• Vinyasa integration and transitions
• Reclined asana lab
• Teaching yoga online

Module 18 – Creating and teaching a class

• Creating a class: sequencing
• Qualities of a yoga teacher
• Teaching, reflection, and feedback
• Meditation and pranayama orientation

Module 19 – Professional path and philosophy

• Advanced pranayama practice
• What is yoga? (Part 2)
• Professional development basics
• Defining your teaching mission
• Models of the human experience

Module 20 – Practicum 3 and business skills

• Pranayama and meditation practicum
• Ethics for yoga teachers (Part 4)
• Practicum 3 preparation
• Marketing and business planning
• Final exam orientation

Module 21 – Final assessments

• Final written exam
• Practicum 3 teaching submission

Module 22 – Integration and graduation

• Course integration and reflection
• Certification review
• Graduation ceremony

Sample schedule

• 06:00 Sunrise yoga, meditation, and pranayama practice
• 07:30 Breakfast
• 09:00 Training
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Training
• 18:00 Self-study or free time
• 19:30 Dinner