200 Hrs Hatha & Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Goa, India

This is a certified 200 hours Hatha and Vinyasa yoga teacher training course conducted at a beautiful resort located in the heart of a serene seaside town in Goa. Ana Lucia Farina a Costa Rica native and a 500 hrs certified yoga teacher and Ben Mackinnon who has been a yoga teacher for over 20 years are the headteachers that conduct the 200 hours ytt course. The curriculum includes a cohesive foundation of yoga asanas based on needs, flexibility and body adaptations, art of teaching and adjustments in order to meet the needs of future students and in-depth focus on proper asana alignment and biomechanics.

The day starts early as classes start at 6 am every day and the day ends at around 9 pm, overall this course requires the full dedicated attention of the participants and they can't be occupied with anything else due to the intensive nature of the course.

Students are also taught Career development including yoga & wellness business marketing and ethics involved in running a yoga business.

06:00–8:00 — Asana Practice (may include Meditation/ Pranayama/ Chanting
8:00–9:30 — Breakfast & Morning Break
9:30–12:30 — Lecture 1 –  philosophical and/or practical
12:30–14:30 — Lunch Break

14:30–17:30 — Lecture 2 – philosophical and/or practical
18:00–20:00 — Dinner and Evening Break
20:00–21:00 — Kirtan, Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Movie, Workshop, or Activity

*Schedule may vary slightly during the course

Our Intention
When you take the path of Yoga, you embark on a spiritual, inner journey. Yoga has enriched our lives immensely, and we wish to teach it in the most genuine way, as close to its roots as possible. Our intention is to create teachers who are genuine and share from a place of the heart. This training empowers you with a deep understanding of the body-mind, and gives you tools to tap into your own intuitive wisdom, enabling you to bring this knowledge and compassion to the classes you teach.

Our training offers you the opportunity to be part of a life changing experience, giving you a space to learn, grow and evolve as a human being, in order to become an instrument of service to others. 

The Curriculum

• Asana foundations: a comprehensive and cohesive foundation of yoga asanas based on needs, flexibility and body adaptations

• Hatha Yoga & Vinyasa

• In-depth focus on proper asana alignment and biomechanics
• Art of teaching and adjustments in order to meet the needs of your students

• Yogic Philosophy which includes:  Yoga history, 8 Limbs of Yoga, Pranayama, Breath, Meditation, sacred Indian texts and basic Sanskrit
• Basic anatomy and understanding of your own body and application to asana theory and practice

• Meditation theory and practice

• Art of Sequencing, learning how to prepare and design your classes for diverse audiences

• Pranayama and breath theory and practice
• Career development including business and marketing and ethics
• Special Iyengar workshops, Bhakti Yoga, Yoga Nidra and much more

The Schedule

06:00–8:00 — Asana Practice (may include Meditation/ Pranayama/ Chanting
8:00–9:30 — Breakfast & Morning Break
9:30–12:30 — Lecture 1 –  philosophical and/or practical
12:30–14:30 — Lunch Break
14:30–17:30 — Lecture 2 – philosophical and/or practical

18:00–20:00 — Dinner and Evening Break

20:00–21:00 — Kirtan, Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Movie, Workshop, or Activity

*Schedule may vary slightly during the course

You Gain

The training is based on traditional Hatha yoga science and will support you and prepare you to become a professional yoga teacher. After the training, you will receive either a Teaching certificate (200hr Yoga Alliance certified) or an Attendance certificate, depending on your overall performance and attitude throughout the four weeks’ training.

Two buffet meals breakfast and dinner. Buffet lunch is available for your group at an additional cost.

Overlooking the mesmerizing Morjim Beach, Devarya Wellness is an eco-friendly retreat located in the serene seaside town of Goa.  Encompassing an area of 7000 sq.m, this yoga and wellness retreat in Goa provides an amicable means of escaping from the monotonous busy days of everyday life with its various forms of yoga sessions. Devarya, meaning a divine belief in spirituality inspires yogis, beginners, and seekers to experience the mindfulness of holistic yoga training.

In the Devarya yoga & wellness retreat, there are skilled yoga professionals with years of experience in practicing Hatha yoga, Vinyasa yoga, Osho meditation, and Iyengar yoga. They help visitors enjoy a relaxing yoga session and as well trains them for an advanced training program. At this Yoga & wellness retreat, one can completely immerse in the serenity of the ambiance and enjoy yoga session with like-minded souls.

Besides undergoing extensive yoga training for adults, at Devarya Wellness there is also provision for kids’ yoga teacher training, which enables enthusiastic teachers, take active participation and learn about the various ways of developing the mental and physical health of children.

Apart from the holistic yoga programs, the scenic beauty of this eco-friendly retreat in Goa is ravishing. The resort also houses two marvelous swimming pools, of which the leisure pool named Soma is ideal for children, while adults can relax in the blue water of Luna. Surrounded by sun loungers, the Devarya Yoga & Wellness retreat is pure bliss to enjoy a break from the urban lifestyle and rejuvenate the mind.

Sustainability and Eco Policy

Devarya believes that the protection of our ecological environment and its sustainable development is not an aspiration, neither a responsibility, but a real need. We are very committed to taking care for our local environment and the earth’s resources in the best way we possibly can.

The Devarya sustainability program, founded on an enduring connection to the land and communities where we do business, is a comprehensive commitment to minimizing our resort’s impact on the planet. This green philosophy has grown to become a core value of our company and we have recently pre-registered up to be a TripAdvisor Green Leader property when the scheme hits India early next year.

With your help we can better manage our energy and water consumption. Here are just some of the ways we conduct our Eco Policy of which we kindly ask you support us with.

• Focus on local partnerships and responsible business practices with local communities have been a mainstay of our business practice since our inception in 2016.
• To support local preservation initiatives of Turtle beach, Devarya Wellness operations are managed with an aim to minimize its impact on its local environment and are guided by the LEAVE NO TRACE program.
• Responsibility toward sustainability is extended to all our operational functions including Human Resource Management, Vendor Management, Energy Conservation and Water Preservation, Waste Management, Recycling and the use of natural, biodegradable products.
• Most of the wood we have used for our building work around the resort has been from scrap or reclaimed wood.
• Absolutely NO food goes to waste at Devarya. Any food not eaten by guests, goes directly to compost, and any leftover food from the day is given to those in need locally.
• We encourage guests to bring along an empty water flask or bottle made from non-toxic plastic or stainless steel so that you may top up from our supply as and when you require rather than keep buying toxic plastic.
• Housekeeping will provide daily room cleaning to all our guests. At Devarya Wellness to conserve energy and water, bed linen and towels are changed weekly during your stay. However, if you require fresh linen and towels before this then please speak to our reception team who will be happy to help you. Please help to keep your towels fresh by hanging them up to dry after use. All of our cleaning products are natural and contain no harsh chemicals.
• Our sewerage system is kept clean and toxic free via an effective micro-organism (EMs) process in which natural, non-GMO EMs dilute and cleanse the wastage into purified water. This can then be used for garden watering, saving water wastage.
• Devarya Wellness is surrounded by beautiful lush tropical greenery and is located on the beach. So please be mindful you may encounter bugs here and there. To protect our beautiful environment we do not spray harsh chemicals around the resort. We advise you to bring along some bug repellent for your own personal use, we also recommended you don’t leave doors and windows open with the lights on during the evening. When using our pools we please ask that you use the showers provided to wash off any creams and lotions before entering. 
• At Devarya we do not have a generator back up because we believe in conserving energy not adding to the consumption of it. Use the moments of no wifi and false lighting for peace, not panic the electric usually returns within a few minutes.
• We pay for all of our rubbish to be collected daily by a solid waste management government scheme. We kindly ask that you dispose of all waste and rubbish in the appropriate waste bins during your stay with us and during your travels across India so that together we can help keep India clean, tidy and beautiful.
• If you have anything you need to leave behind in India before your departure such as clothes, toiletries or loose change please feel free to leave at reception. We will happily pass these onto those who will benefit from it in the local area with much gratitude. Or if you would prefer to do this yourself we can point you in the right direction. 
• We provide all of our guests with drinking water during their stay to limit the amount of plastic bottles being purchased and added to our local environment as garbage. We encourage you to please bring along an empty water flask or bottle made from non-toxic plastic or stainless steel so that you may top up from our supply as and when you require. Feel free to top up extra for your days out.