16 Days 200-Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Crete Island, Greece

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“Non-dogmatic, life-transformative immersion”

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Yoga Teacher Training in Crete Island, Greece

Yoga and More School Teacher Training adopts the policy that yoga starts from the inner peace, the self-doubt of approved beliefs and the constant need for self-exploration. The program meets the criteria of the most famous organization of acknowledging instructors' skills, Yoga Alliance USA (RYS200, YACEP, ID 243380). Eva Kirmizaki leads the school offering since 2011 sessions, workshops, retreats, yoga teacher training and continuing education in Greece.

Yoga and More School hosts teacher training since 2017 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.

Meet the instructors

Eva
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Highlights

2 yoga practices per day
One meditation session daily
Online seminars access to top yoga scholars
Certificate of Yoga Alliance USA as a RYT-200
Educational material, digital and printed, for lifelong learning, and 2 days of exams
3 healthy meals daily: 1 plated meal, 2 buffet
2 ceremonies of initiation and graduation
15 nights accommodation

Skill level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Yoga styles

14 days with instruction in English

The organizer also speaks: Greek

Group size: Maximum of 8 participants

Airport transfer included: Heraklion International Airport

Airport transfer included: Chania International Airport ("Ioannis Daskalogiannis")

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Accommodation

Check-in Time:

11:00

Check-out Time:

18:00

Only four kilometers from the city center of Rethymno, at Prines village, lies the perfect for retreats, traditional, three-steps Villa 'Kalliopi'.

Kalliopi was one of the 9 mythological muses as referred by Hesiod. This unique, stone-built villa has an interior of 280sqm and features five comfortable bedrooms, three bathrooms, two living-rooms, a dining-room, a fully-equipped kitchen, fireplace, spacy indoors, space for yoga practice, as well as an outdoor pool (not available in winter period). It is surrounded by a large garden and terrace in a full green environment for relaxing.

The villa has 5 bedrooms and an open pool (not heated in winter). It offers free Wi-Fi, air-conditioned areas and a fireplace. Traditional taverns and a beautiful café are expecting for you to experience Cretan tastes and the hospitality of the village. The villa can host until seven students. We like to keep the number of participants as low as possible for interactive teaching and effective learning.

The closest airport is Chania airport, 33 kilometers away. Upon your arrival, there is an arranged free airport pick-up. Transfer returning to the airport can be arranged with an extra cost.

Kalliopi Villa might be available for staying extension 1 day before and 1 day after the training, so as you can arrange your flights accordingly. Please send an inquiry for more information before booking. Each extension day has an extra cost of 50e. Keep in mind that at extension days plated meals are not served inside the villa and you can choose the 5 minutes away from the local tavern for that reason.

Program

Daily program

07:00 - 09:30 Meditation and practice
09:30 - 10:30 Break, breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 Theory and practice
13:00 - 16:00 Break, lunch, and rest
16:00 - 18:30 Theory and practice
End of the teaching day

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 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:

71 asana covered with experiential practice alongside with extended analysis with the different variations they appear in the modern practice. Finally, there is a really extensive number of asana that will be covered.

Syllabus:

1. Variations
2. Entrance
3. Original Shape
4. Dynamic
5. Pronunciation
6. Etymology
7. Position in space
8. Type of movement
9. Classification
10. Level
11. Central Energy / Bhavana
12. Energy Centers / Chakra
13. Pranic Airs / Vayu
14. Elements
15. Dosha
16. Meridians
17. Mythological Content
18. Factual Content
19. Benefits
20. Therapeutic Applications
21. Contraindications
22. Anatomy - Muscle Actions
23. Kinesiology - Joint Movements
24. Alignment
25. Common Weaknesses
26. Actions required
27. Preparation
28. Cooling-down
29. Level-up
30. Type of Sequences
31. Mini Vinyasa
33. Props for modifications and adaptations
33. Support / Hands-on Assists
34. Partner / AcroYoga
35. Step-by-Step Guidance
36. Breathing Awareness
37. Inspirational Cueing
38. Transitions
39. Empowering Preparation / Drills
40. Gradual Building / Conditioning

Syllabus of Asana:

1. Tadasana
2. Urdhva Hastasana
3. Uttanasana
4. Kumbhakasana
5. Bhujangasana
6. Adho Mukha Svanasana
7. Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
8. Chaturanga Dandasana
9. Uktatasana
10. Anjaneyasana
11. Ardha Chandrasana
12. Dwi Konasana
13. Kaliasana
14. Parsvottanasana
15. Prasarita Padottanasana
16. Sirsangustasana
17. Skandasana
18. Utthita Parsvakonasana
19. Utthita Trikonasana
20. Virabhadrasana I
21. Virabhadrasana II
22. Virabhadrasana III
23. Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana
24. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
25. Parivrtta Trikonasana
26. Garudasana
27. Natarajasana
28. Svarga Dvijasana
29. Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana
30. Vrksasana
31. Navasana
32. Ardha Matsyendrasana
33. Baddha Konasana
34. Gomukhasana
35. Malasana
36. Marichyasana III
37. Padmasana
38. Parighasana
39. Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
40. Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana
41. Paschimottanasana
42. Sukhasana
43. Upavistha Konasana
44. Virasana
45. Yogi Dandasana
46. Ashtavakrasana
47. Bakasana
48. Vasisthasana
49. Eka Pada Koundinyasana II
50. Maksikanagasana
51. Parsva Bakasana
52. Tittibasana
53. Anahatasana
54. Dhanurasana
55. Purvottanasana
56. Salabhasana
57. Urdhva Dhanurasana
58. Ustrasana
59. Vrschikasana
60. Vyaghrasana
61. Pincha Mayurasana
62. Sirsasana
63. Anantasana
64. Halasana
65. Jathara Parivartanasana
66. Marjariasana-Bitilasana
67. Salamba Sarvangasana
68. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
69. Utthan Pristasana
70. Viparita Karani

20 Asana covered without extended analysis, but mainly with experiential practice

1. Bharadvajasana
2. Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana
3. Janu Sirsasana I
4. Krounchasana
5. Visvamittrasana
6. Eka Pada Rajakapotasana I
7. Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II
8. Bhujapidasa
9. Kukkutasana
10. Pistol Squat
11. Hanumanasana
12. Sama Konasana
13. Yoga Nidrasana
14. Baddha Padmasana
15. Kapotasana
16. Supta Padangusthasana I
17. Supta Padangusthasana II
18. Pasasana
19. Adho Mukha Vrksasana
20. Karnapidasana

30 Kinetic Exercises and Vinyasa from 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
28. Salamba Sirsasana Flow
29. Pincha Mayurasana-Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana Flow
30. Adho Mukha Vrksasana Drills and Press

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 Centres/ Chakra system
The model of the 8 Limbs 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 nominate 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

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 last 2 days are held exams: 1st day in teaching practice and second day written test with open notes (everyone passes always as 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.

Included excursions

Optional: At yin days, it is arranged a group activity, such as a meal at a tavern, etc. The food at restaurants is not included in the tuition price. This activity is optional.

Instructors

Eva Kirmizaki

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E-RYT200 Full-time yoga instructor since 2011 Practices yoga since 2007 Leads yoga teacher trainings since 2018 Owner of the RYS 'Yoga and More' School Theta Healing Certificate (Think Institute®) Β.Α. Classical Greek Philology M.A. studies Teaching methodology, women education A seeker and explorer, achiever or performer and a dreamer by nature, Eva organizes spiritual retreats and teacher trainings, as her spiritual mission. Creating healing groups with the basic tool of yoga is something she feels as her inner call and a conclusion of years of preparation that have lead her exactly here.

Retreat location

The city of Rethymno is an ideal tourist destination for visitors who wish to explore the rich cultural heritage and the natural beauties of Crete. It's the third-largest town on Crete (after Heraklion and Chania), lies halfway along the north coast, at the foot of the Psilorítis mountain range. This well-organized city offers to visitors a variety of picturesque routes to follow and numerous historical monuments to visit. The old city of Rethymno still preserves its old urban structure to a great extent, formed during the Venetian period and later reformed during the Turkish occupation. It has been declared a protected historical monument and a traditional settlement.

Food

All meals are with local products and are cruelty-free (meat/fish free). Three meals daily: buffet breakfast, plated lunch, and buffet dinner.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Tea

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Vegan
Whole food

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Healing massage with an extra cost (50e/hour)

Theta Healing with an extra cost (50e/2 hours session)

Sessions are held by experienced certified healers, must be booked at least 3 days prior and at the program's free time

What's included

16 days/15 nights accommodation at a traditional villa
14 teaching days, 2 days exams
3 meals daily: 1 plated meal, 2 buffet meals
Airport transfer at arrival day
Educational material, digital and printed
Certificate of completion to register with Yoga Alliance USA

What's not included

Flights
Personal and travel insurance
Airport transfer at departure day
Personal costs, such as souvenirs, food outside the venue, etc
Excursions at Yin days with local food (not included, optional)

How to get there

Recommended Airports

HER

Heraklion International Airport

68 km

Transfer included

CHQ

Chania International Airport ("Ioannis Daskalogiannis")

32 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

There will be a pick-up free of cost from the airport of Chania or Heraclion. So firstly, you have to inform us about your arrival time straight after when you book your flights. Also, you must keep in contact with us on the same day in case of a flight delay, in order to re-arrange the pick-up time with the driver.

Chania Airport is closer, while Heraclion airport is half root more. It is advisable to book early morning charts, as they are usually cheaper. The earlier you book your flights, the cheaper you find them. You can book 1 flight to Athens and 1 flight from Athens to Chania or Heraclion. The flights from Athens to Crete are usually cheap, so it is advisable not to fly from an international airport straight to Crete, as it would be either costly or not available, so choose the proposed plan.

You can arrive at 'Kalliopi Villa' from 11 a.m. and you can exit until 6 p.m on the departure day. An exception can be made if you can't find flights on the departure day in evening, thus some students book flights on the 16th day and give exams on the 15th day, however losing the graduation ceremony (still you get the degree of course!). If you find flights that serve the program, it is recommended not to miss the initiation ceremony at 12 am of 1st day and the graduation ceremony at midday of 16th day (time varies according to how many give exams at 16th day).

Airport: Heraklion International Airport Airport transfer included: Heraklion International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Chania International Airport ("Ioannis Daskalogiannis") Airport transfer included: Chania International Airport ("Ioannis Daskalogiannis") No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

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 on arrival.

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16 Days 200-Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Crete Island, Greece

Retreat organizer: Yoga and More

Yoga retreats and teacher trainings. Based on Crete, Greece.

RETHYMNO, Greece

The organizer also speaks: Greek

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