1 Month 300-Hour (Advanced) Yoga Teacher Training in Barcelona City, Spain

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

16:00

Check-out Time:

13:00

Yoga Weeks is delighted to offer a fully inclusive experience that allows you to focus on your studies, unwind, and truly enjoy the vibrant city of Barcelona. The comfortable accommodations are thoughtfully designed within a warm yoga community, allowing you to connect with like-minded individuals and create lasting memories.

They offer a range of cozy and affordable accommodation options at the training, ensuring you have a peaceful space to rest and share with other students and yogis.

Be part of this journey, blending the best of Barcelona’s culture with the supportive environment of a yoga-centered community.

All accommodations are central and close by the training shala. Yoga Weeks offers private studios, shared apartments, and private / shared rooms at the retreat center.

Program

Certification

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

Yoga Alliance path proposes two parts to achieve high standards of 500 RYT. And it’s dividing the studies into 200 RYT and 300 RYT.

Yoga Weeks recommends doing the 200 RYT training first, which they also offer to follow with the 300 RYT, which is a more advanced and dedicated training for people that have already done 200 RYT or have been teaching for a while.

Course information

This is a unique certification you won't find worldwide where you will immerse yourself in obtaining new sequencing skills, self-practice, and invaluable knowledge for all teachers and practitioners about Yin restorative teaching and postnatal techniques, as well as gain those skills and tools to become a teacher capable of teaching worldwide, including teacher trainings. Enjoy this incredible course to deepen your skills and knowledge, but also enjoy all the city and what its lively streets need to offer.

You will have 21 days (Monday to Friday) of training. Weekends are free time to relax, self-practice, study, and enjoy Barcelona city. The rest of the days will be dedicated to the exam and ceremonies.

Curriculum

This program is designed to give you the advanced skills and confidence you need to develop your path in teaching yoga. Yoga Weeks has adhered to the 300-hour Yoga Alliance curriculum, so after completion, you will gain this international certification that will allow you to teach internationally.

As a summary, these will be the focus each week:

Week 1 - Vinyasa yoga and the art of sequencing
Week 2 - Ashtanga week. 1st Series - Towards self practice.
Week 3 - Yin yoga and advanced anatomy
Week 4 - Integrative Yoga: most common injuries and conditions for teachers resources.

These will be the areas studied, including personal practice and teaching practice hours.

Daily schedule

Sunday start

17:00 Welcome meeting at Yoga Weeks House
19:00 Welcome ceremony

Days of training

08:00 - 10:30 Meditation and asana
10:30 - 11:00 Served breakfast
11:00 - 13:00 Tuition
13:00 - 14:00 Delicious lunch and rest time
14:00 - 16:00 Tuition
Rest time to enjoy Barcelona
19:00 - 20:00 Personal practice on the rooftop studio is available (at your own pace, not obligatory)
Each Friday at 14.00 we will have exam of the week and closing ceremony of that week. Exams are achievable and no one should have any problem with it.

Weekends

Each weekend is from Friday 16.00 to Monday at 08:00. You will have free time to enjoy the city and study. Yoga classes are available on the rooftop. Meals are not included on weekends.

Instructors

Ana Puig

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Ana started her holistic journey after moving back to Barcelona and working in a very fast-paced environment, with long hours and stress involved. Yoga became then part of her life, to find a better balance. After many years of practicing yoga, she decided to leave the corporate world for a different, more fulfilling work and life.

Mar Ciai

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Mar began practicing yoga 10 years ago. She found Ashtanga yoga that gave her discipline and changed completely her life so she dived into the knowledge of the practice and became a 500-hour Ashtanga teacher. She does also have extensive studies about the Chakras.

Arianna Piroddi

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Arianna Piroddi graduated in Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. She discovered yoga back in 2015 in London, where she was living then. The journey of discovering - the tangible and intangible, the inner and outer world - guided by art, movement, and much more began in the primary years of her life. Arianna Piroddi is a 250-hour Yoga Alliance-certified Vinyasa Yoga teacher from Milan. Yoga is a constant journey. The important thing is to start the journey, then the breath will guide you in the best direction.

Audrey Corege

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After studying and working as a pharmacist for years, Audrey had a Dharma call. She changed her path to share the Yoga practice and lifestyle. She practiced and studied extensively over the years and shared it with her teachers and students. She is forever grateful for all the paths walked so far. Many years of teaching have allowed her to read bodies, to understand her students' practices. She likes to offer classes in a dynamic way, working the body and the breath little by little observing how the mind calms down.

Judith Secanell

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Judith will be one of the main yoga instructors in your Yoga Teacher Training, with years of successful new Yoga teachers trained on a weekly basis. She has collaborated with the best and most recognized institutions worldwide. Judith will be teaching Asana, Meditation, and teaching methodology and guiding you to start practicing teaching. She will also be a mentor to some of the students. She brings a great value in knowledge, sequencing, biomechanics, and much more. Judith has extensive training herself with over 800 Hours of Yoga Alliance training.

Nacho Pastore

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Ashtanga Vinyasa practitioner since 2017. Trained for 4 years at the Ashtanga Baires school, certified with 500 YTT. He finds in this philosophy the best tool for body, mental and spiritual transformation. In Yoga Weeks, his classes are adapted to dissolve patterns little, by little, day by day. Grateful to be on the path of transmitting this ancient teaching.

Retreat location

The training will take place in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona is a vibrant Mediterranean city with a fantastic ancient culture. The training center is minutes away from the beach and seconds to the main transport in Barcelona. The accommodations are all near the shala, convenient and nice for the training.

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Food

Breakfast and lunches during training days are included to all participants.

Breakfast is prepared and served with care from the Yoga Weeks chef. A nice break from the training consists of a different natural fresh juice every day (green juice, carrot ginger juice, orange juice, etc.), mueslis, cereals, soy yogurts, veggie milk, fruits, and some treats. Also, coffee and tea are available.

A delicious and freshly cooked lunch will also be served by the chef later on. Expect homemade delicious vegetarian meals, including salads, dips, hot meals, bread, and juices. Vegan is also available.

Daily snacks, fresh water, and teas are included in the price.

Diets such as lactose-free, gluten-free, or vegan can be catered. Let Yoga Weeks know to coordinate.

Dinners are not included, but you will have a kitchen to cook your own food.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Snacks
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee
Tea
Detox juices

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

Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Lactose Free

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)

Yoga Weeks offers a wide variety of holistic and alternative healing sessions:

Ayurvedic massage
Deep tissue and Thai massage
Breathwork sessions
Reiki
Astrology
Shamanic breath

Also, they can help you enjoy all that Barcelona and its surroundings need to offer, such as nature walks, beach days, culture, art, music, yoga, and community.

What's included

21 days of tuition (Monday to Friday)
Welcome meeting, opening, and closing ceremonies
Personal mentor with weekly meetings all the way
32 nights accommodation
Daily breakfast on tuition days
Daily lunch
Daily snacks, fresh water, and teas every day
High-quality content
Eligibility to register for Yoga Alliance certification upon completion
English-speaking training
Best national and international Barcelona-based teachers
Small groups for dedicated teaching (maximum 12)
Welcome pack
Complete high-quality training manual and many materials
Month studio yoga pass to achieve your requested practice
Excellent location to explore Barcelona in your free time
Support and local help throughout your stay in Barcelona if needed

What's not included

Flights
Transport from the airport
Extra activities during weekends
Meals during weekends
Dinners at night

How to get there

Recommended Airports

BCN

Barcelona–El Prat Airport

12 km

Transfer not provided

Driving directions from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)

Follow the signs for the Ronda Litoral ring road that will connect you to the city center.
Whilst there, follow directions to Yoga Weeks address.
The estimated journey time from Barcelona city center to the airport is about 20 minutes.
Parking on the streets of Barcelona is not a great option, as hourly charges and time limitations apply.
You will find secured public parking (BSM) in front of Yoga Weeks Gracia School.
They recommend this option on a weekly tariff.

Arrival by bus

When arriving by bus at the Barcelona Estacio del Nord, head towards the metro entrance. Buy a single or 10pass metro ticket. Catch the L1 red line towards Hospital de Bellvitge. Stop at Plaça Catalunya then change to L3 Diagonal. Walk for about four minutes.

Arrival by train

You can travel by metro to the accommodation. The nearest tube stations within walking distance from the Yoga Weeks Center are Liceu (L3 green line) and Plaça Catalunya, where all main city lines and trains stop. You can also reach the location by train. Daily connections with Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) from Sants station. There is a train every 30 minutes.

It takes you 18 minutes to reach the center. Sants train station has a connection with all the main urban metro lines. To arrive at Yoga Weeks, buy a single or 10pass metro ticket. Catch the L3 green metro line towards Canyelles, and stop at Diagonal. Then walk for about four minutes.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 30% 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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