17 Day 200-Hour Beachfront Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Greece

Yoga and More School hosts teacher trainings since 2018 in order for the students to be able to study the yogic field, create a general commitment to the yogic path without dogmatic attachments and create the ability to apply on the mat and off the mat, in the real world, the philosophy of a yoga practitioner, as well as of a scholar who seeks the eternal truths.

This is a Vinyasa based training, following modern methods from science, as well as from intuition and love teachings. Yoga and More are not following dogmas, nor they hold theocratic ideas about the body, the mind, and the energy.

Program

Day 1

• Arrival until 10:00
• 12:00 Initiation Ceremony
• 12:30-13:45 Yoga session
• 13:45-14:00 Students meeting
• 14:00-16:00 Break, lunch
• 16:00-18:00 Theory & Practice

Day 2-15

• 07:00-9:30 Yoga session, practice, meditation
• 09:30-10:30 Break, breakfast
• 10:30-13:00 Theory & practice
• 13:00-15:00 Break, lunch
• 15:00-18:00 Theory & practice
• 18:00 End of the teaching day, free time, reading time, self-service from buffet for dinner, etc.

Day 16

• 07:00-9:30 Practical exams group 1
• 09:30-10:30 Break, breakfast
• 10:30-14:00 Practical exams group 2
• 14:00-15:00 Break, lunch
• 15:00-18:00 Written exams

Day 17

• 07:00-8:00 Meditation
• 08:00-9:00 Exams results
• 09:00-10:00 Graduation Ceremony

Curriculum:

Expected outcomes

By the end of the training program, participants are expected to be able to:

• Teach confidently and with safety at the basic level to mixed level Vinyasa classes
• Design Vinyasa, Hatha and Restorative-based yoga classes and courses based on knowledge of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and philosophy of yoga and feel able to develop their knowledge and practice in the future
• Feel awakened to apply the principles of yoga in their personal lives and to awaken those around them on this path
• Have ignited their inner fire of truth-seeking by researching individually on yoga and offer their own research work according to their scientific background if existed
• Know how to offer yoga-related services to their communities
• Know how to advertise their work and maintain a steady group of practitioners
• Combine other alternative methods they may be familiar with their work in yoga
• Offer retreats, workshops and alternative events to their communities
• Collaborate with teachers of other yoga systems to spread yoga worldwide and locally

The program is divided into two sections:

• A. Theory
• B. Practice

A. Theory

7 modules that communicate with the practice

1. Techniques:

Main asana, all covered with experiential practice, half of them covered with more extended analysis with their different variations they appear in the traditional as well as modern practice. Finally, there is a really extensive number of asana that will be covered.

Syllabus of Asana:

• 1. Tadasana
• 2. Urdhva Hastasana
• 3. Uttanasana
• 4. Adho Mukha Svanasana
• 5. Bhujangasana
• 6. Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
• 7. Kumbhakasana
• 8. Chaturanga Dandasana
• 9. Ashtangasana
• 10. Anjaneyasana
• 11. Uktatasana
• 12. Virabhadrasana I
• 13. Virabhadrasana II
• 14. Virabhadrasana III
• 15. Sirsangustasana
• 16. Utthita Trikonasana
• 17. Utthita Parsvakonasana
• 18. Parsvottanasana
• 19. Prasarita Padottanasana
• 20. Kaliasana
• 21. Ardha Chandrasana
• 22. Dwi Konasana
• 23. Parivrtta Trikonasana
• 24. Parivrtta Utthita Parsvakonasana
• 25. Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana
• 26. Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana I
• 27. Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana II
• 28. Natarajasana
• 29. Svarga Dvijasana
• 30. Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana
• 31. Vrksasana
• 32. Garudasana
• 33. Marjaryasana-Bitilasana
• 34. Vyaghrasana
• 35. Parighasana
• 36. Skandasana
• 37. Malasana
• 38. Navasana
• 39. Paschimottanasana
• 40. Upavistha Konasana
• 41. Hanumanasana
• 42. Ardha Matsyendrasana
• 43. Janu Sirsasana
• 44. Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
• 45. Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana
• 46. Marichyasana III
• 47. Gomukhasana
• 48. Visvamitrasana
• 49. Krounchasana
• 50. Bharadvajasana
• 51. Yogi Dandasana
• 52. Sukhasana
• 53. Baddha Konasana
• 54. Virasana
• 55. Padmasana
• 56. Vasisthasana
• 57. Purvottanasana
• 58. Bhujapidasa
• 59. Bakasana
• 60. Parsva Bakasana
• 61. Eka Pada Koundinyasana I
• 62. Eka Pada Koundinyasana II
• 63. Titibasana
• 64. Astavakrasana
• 65. Maksikanagasana
• 66. Anahatasana
• 67. Ustrasana
• 68. Salabhasana
• 69. Dhanurasana
• 70. Urdhva Dhanurasana
• 71. Camatkarasana
• 72. Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana
• 73. Salamba Sarvangasana
• 74. Sirsasana
• 75. Pincha Mayurasana
• 76. Vrschikasana
• 77. Adho Mukha Vrksasana
• 78. Supta Padangusthasana I
• 79. Supta Padangusthasana II
• 80. Eka Pada Rajakapotasana I
• 81. Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II
• 82. Anantasana
• 83. Setu Bandhasana
• 84. Jathara Parivartanasana
• 85. Salamba Sarvangasana
• 86. Halasana
• 87. Matsyasana
• 88. Yoga Nidrasana
• 89. Viparita Karani
• 90. Supta Baddha Konasana
• 91. Savasana

Kinetic exercises and Vinyasa from Hatha and modern functional flow theory with experiential and partly extended the analysis

• 1. Surya Namaskar variations
• 2. Chandra Namaskar variations
• 3. Kumbakhasana functional flow
• 4. All 4s' functional flow
• 5. Roll back and forward flow
• 6. Warm-up flow
• 7. Restorative flow
• 8. Navasana jump back flow
• 9. Roll up and down
• 10. Core activation, eg. Urdhva Prasarita Padasana flow and more
• 11. Parsvottanasana functional flow
• 12. Trikonasana functional flow
• 13. Urdhva Dhanurasana flow
• 14. Ustrasana-Kapotasana flow
• 15. Kaliasana Dance functional flow
• 16. Utkatasana-Pistol Squat and other functional flows
• 17. Jathara Parivartanasana flow
• 18. Vasisthasana flow
• 19. Camatkarasana-Urdhva Dhanurasana flow
• 20. EPKII transitions
• 21. Hanumanasana functional flow
• 22. Bakasana - jump back flow and drills
• 23. Floating jump back-forward
• 24. Lolasana-Chaturanga Dandasana
• 25. Ashtavakrasana flow
• 26. Seated Positions flow
• 27. Sirsasana flow
• Pranayama. Traditional breathing techniques and modern breathwork exercises
• Mudra. Pranic Hand Gestures and Sealing poses. Benefits and circumstances to use them
• Mantra. Signing for meditation practice
• Bandha. Internal locks, main and secondary
• Meditation. Benefits. Finding the personal voice for meditation guidance. Types of Meditation (Theming guided meditation. Visualization. Yoga Nidra. Positive Affirmations, Non-guided meditation. etc.)

2. Anatomy and Physiology:

Functional Anatomy: muscular system, skeletal system, planes of motion, types of movements, joints actions, etc.

Yoga Applied Anatomy: Anatomy knowledge that serves the yoga practice, eg. muscles and joints that work in each asana

3. Teaching methodology:

• Creative Theming Sequencing. Sequencing for health, philosophical application, anatomical and bhavana applications. Dynamic and Slow flow Vinyasa sequencing, Accessible Yoga sequencing, Easy flow and Restorative sequencing, Traditional Hatha sequencing and more. No memorization of fixed sequences will ever be needed from trainers.
• Verbal guidance
• Promoting teaching methodology according to fascia theory
• Special topics on a training plan
• Assisting students: verbal and body assisting
• Safety rules
• Teaching styles
• Teaching communicability
• Teaching efficiency
• Sacred space: sacred offerings, altars, smudging, presence of a teacher, Sankalpa, etc

4. Yoga history:

Yoga History. Presentation through online seminars from Ph.D. scholars and other Indologists

5. Yoga Philosophy:

• Energetic airs / Vayu system
• Energetic bodies / Kosha system
• Energetic qualities / Guna system
• Energetic centers / Chakra system
• The model of the 8 limbs of yoga / Ashtanga path

6. Yoga Psychology and ethics:

• Serving in teaching with love. Live, love, and learn from a pedagogical point of view
• Critical Thinking and applications, eg. recognizing and avoiding nationalism cults and outdated dogmas related to yoga, discriminations, and stigmatization against minority groups or even prominent groups and 'successful' icons and act with unity instead of separation
• Trauma-Informed teaching
• Positive language and non-violent communication
• Transformational leadership
• Mind reprogramming and self-regulation, eg. in order to avoid photo-centric yoga stress or self-sabotage thoughts as a yoga teacher and as a human from NLP theory, Theta Healing, CBT

7. Marketing:

• The professionalization of yoga teaching in the western world
• Yoga teacher as a professional
• How to title the yoga sessions
• How to give a yoga title to yourself as a teacher according your qualifications
• How to write a yoga teacher cv, resume, and personal sign
• How to price yoga services
• How to seek a job
• How to set a yoga brand

B. Practice

Practice daily with specific teaching observation skills (with a pedagogical framework for specific outcomes, eg. if the objectives of the lesson are achieved, etc).

Preparation for final examination teaching

The last day exams are held: 1 teaching practice and 1 written test (the philosophy is not to be examined, but to self-reflect upon what you have learned).

Throughout the program, a certain selected bibliography is used and proposed for lifelong learning as well.

Upon completion of this yoga teacher training, students will receive a certificate of completion from Yoga and More School that meets the identified standards set by the organization of Yoga Alliance USA in 200 hours.

The place is located in front of the beach of Elaion with its clear blue waters.

Elaion village is a quiet and picturesque settlement, located in the heart of the municipality of Egialia. Its distance from the city of Aigio is only 6 kilometers, while it is half an hour from Patras and only two hours from Athens. It is reachable from Athens by bus or train (eg. from Kifisos station) with a 15 euro ticket stopping at Aigio and from there you take a taxi towards Rodia village (10-20 EUR max).

In the village you can find traditional tavernas and a mini-market. Walking in nature here is magic.

Closest towns are Diakopto, Rodia, and Aigio. Grocery store and bigger markets can be found in the towns of Diakopto or Aigio so as to prepare a light dinner, which is not provided.

Closeby are some beaches awarded with a blue flag, Punta beach located at a distance of only 5 kilometers, Rodia beach 5 kilometres away, and Nikoleika beach 7 kiloetres away with taverns and beach bars.

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You will be provided daily with breakfast and lunch. All meals are with local products and are cruelty-free (meat / fish free).

At days off, it is arranged a group activity with excursion, like visit a beach, visit the Kalavrita resort, etc. The train tickets or food at restaurants are not included in the tuition price. The activities are optional.

Healing massage with an extra cost (35 EUR / hour) held by experienced certified healer. Must be booked at least one day prior and at the program's free time

• 16 Nights/17 Days accommodation at a beachfront venue in Greece
• Tuition for 17 teaching days
• Daily asana, pranayama, meditation, philosophy, anatomy, teaching methodology and more modules
• 2 meals daily: 1 breakfast, 1 lunch
• Group activities with excursions optional
• Free laundry
• Free massage 20' minutes
• Room cleaning and new towels/sheets every 7 days
• Gift the 200-Hours Online Teacher Training (620€ value)
• Educational material, digital and printed
• Certification eligible to register with Yoga Alliance USA as RYT200

• Flights or other way of traveling tickets
• Personal and travel insurance
• Airport transfer
• Visa
• Meals not reffered above
• Personal costs, such as souvenirs, food outside the venue, etc
• Excursions cost at days off (tickets and food not included, excursions are optional)
• Registration to the list of Yoga Alliance USA as a RYT 200 . You need to subscribe to the list of the organization with your personal email and with extra cost that goes to the organization of Yoga Alliance USA. The cost of registration to Yoga Alliance USA is around 110e for the first time.

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 1 days before arrival.