200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training (Bienestar)

Details about the 200 Hour Yoga Training Certification

Daily schedule

Class begins at 6:45 a.m. with practice every morning and finishes before sunset daily. Long breaks are given each day.  Class size is kept small to make sure we can accommodate the full scope of your needs and provide experiential opportunities to individuals within the group.

There are days with homework, general short reading assignments or preparation for teaching practicums. Each student will be given several opportunities to practice teaching others.

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Bienestar Integrative 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Syllabus

Technique

Everything Asana – self-exploration, alignment, function and form, cueing for safe and stable movement,

Mind- Body Connection – movement inquiry, somatic learning, psychological stress and the physical body

Asana sequencing – designing classes at different energetic levels, skill levels and creating graceful transitions

Pranayama

Mudras and Mantras

The Bhandas

Chanting

Yoga Nidra and the Body Scan

Meditation

Chair yoga

Creating a self guided personal practice

How to make individual modifactions specific to a client

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Teaching Methodology

Being true to your self, authenticity, creating trust

Modeling and language to support, motivate and encourage

Professional organizations and their benefits, creating professional community to support your professional practice and growth

Discuss and practice of an individuals physical assessment

Distinguishing a student’s level of experience, and setting appropriate pace and skill level

Knowing the different lineages of yoga, in practice and philosophy

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Anatomy and Physiology

To learn basic human anatomy of the skeletal, muscular, respitory and central nervous systems of the body

To learn the basis of the subtle body and it’s energy systems including the Koshas and the chakras

To provide a basic introduction to Ayurveda

To introduce proprioception and somatic therapies

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Philosophy, Ethics & Lifestyle

To create a understanding of the personal growth and transformation available through a commitment to yoga

Teaching as both an art and a responsibility

To understand the ethics of teaching

To realize there is a limited scope to your practice as a professional teacher

To examine the origin’s and history of yoga To take a brief look at the differences with in yogic practices/styles taught to date

To look at the Yama’s and Niyama’s and understand their place in your lifestyle, in the classroom and in the practice of your students

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Practicum – 3 exercises 

The practicum goals are designed to: Establish a firm knowledge of individual postures

To learn constructive demonstration and verbal cues that communicates proper alignment Understand concepts of teaching versus leading

To develop awareness of individuals working within a group setting

To build a safe common sense class with in a time frame

To understand transitions

Teaching individual asana

Plan a 8 week beginners program

Design a Vinyasa flow class for students with varying yoga experience

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Teachers

Lura Doebler Shopteau: E-RYT500, C-IAYT, LPC

​Julie J.:  Physical Therapist, Manual Therapist

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Yoga Teacher Training Cost

Private room and shared bath: $3,980.

Shared room – 2 twin beds: $3,640.

Complete with airport transfers and a private room for 28 nights, during the 24 days of teacher training we provide 3 meals a day (mostly organic with vegetarian and vegan options). No meals are provided on your day off.

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Payment

A $900 deposit is required to confirm registration.

Final payment must be received 30 days before the start date.

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Cancellation can be made & you may receive a refund or you may move to another training date if you have paid Bienestar directly and not used a booking agency due to Covid 19 pandemic if borders closed before program start date or in case of illness.

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Payment can be made in cash, check, (in-person or mail), by bank transfer or PayPal.

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If there is an emergency cancellation we will work with you to arrange another program within a year.

Materials provided

• Bienestar Teacher Training manual

• All yoga props needed will be provided

Accommodations

We are currently in the process of moving into our new location along the Uvita River on the the edge of town. We invite you to enjoy a private room in our little nest  as your home for the month. We enjoy a communal meals in at the school as well as a comfortable lounge area with a yoga library and DVDs for relaxing and socializing. And plenty of outside hammocks for resting between or after classes. students stay at a small hotel a 10 minute walk away from Bienestar. We are walking distance to town and the national park beach. I have bikes for you to ride and we are located on the Uvita river for a cool soak after class.

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Meals and food provided

Fresh, Local, Organic – We live close to the land here and at Bienestar so we take advantage of the delicious bounty offered by this tropical spot.  And we take the time to accommodate your dietary needs, including vegetarian and vegan.

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Typical menu options: Daily fresh fruit breakfast, homemade yogurt, and granola, teas, herbal beverages, coconut kefir, and kombucha. Lunch is an abundant salad with local produce, and varies daily.  Dinner changes between meals at local restaurants to home cooked ethnic veggie meals (mostly Mediterranean) or a whole food based approach to vegetarianism with the occasional optional to add fish or chicken breast.

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Lunch and dinner can be eaten on campus or independent. Fruit, pipas (coconuts) and natural beverages are available all day.