What is Yandara...

Yandara Yoga Institute offers you an immersion into the yogic lifestyle and the path of teaching from the heart. Throughout our programs you will have the experience of living in community while being surrounded by the healing power of nature.

Following the traditional yogic path, the programs at Yandara promote inner peace and a transformation of body, mind, and spirit. In addition to our curriculum, time will be available for silent reflection and revitalization through sun, surf and nature. You will have an opportunity to swim in the ocean, hike in the desert, and even sleep out under the stars! Your body will enjoy nourishing and delicious healthy meals prepared from our organic garden and your spirit will be infused with music and song during evening satsangs with our in-house kirtan band ‘JAYA’.

Where is Yandara...

Yandara Yoga Institute is a beautiful oceanfront retreat on the Pacific side of Mexico's Baja Peninsula. We are located 20 minutes south of the magical village of Todos Santos and 40 minutes north of Cabo San Lucas.

The combination of nature, seclusion, delicious food and easy access from the USA and Canada make it the perfect place for yoga teacher training. The unspoiled, white sandy beaches extend for miles. You can  relax and meditate on the beach to the ever-present rhythm of the waves. Just two miles up the beach is one of the premiere surfing beaches in North America. The climate is ideal, the sun shines year round with cooling sea breezes and a clear sky particular to this part of the world. Yandara  is in a rural, very safe and crime free location. There is 80% less violent crime in southern Baja Mexico than  Southern California. Please visit our "Travel"  page for more information.

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In addition to our Baja location, we now offer our programs on the magical island of Bali, Indonesia. The 18 day training is held at the beautiful Bali Shangri La Retreat Center, Bali, Indonesia.

Yandara Yoga Teacher Training ...

During our teacher training program you will benefit immensely from the emphasis that is placed on practice teaching time, one to one mentoring, and small class sizes. On a daily basis, right from the start, you will be teaching fellow students and receiving their support and feedback along with the guidance of your instructors. Our training programs allow you to learn a significant amount of information in a short period of time as you are ‘embodying’ the knowledge by putting it into practice each step of the way.

In addition to learning how to teach asana, meditation, philosophy, and pranayama practices you will learn the art of living and teaching from the heart. While at Yandara you will have the opportunity to deepen your connection with your own inner wisdom and teacher. Various practices and experiences will be made available to you, allowing you to access a place of heart-felt presence. Sharing this radiance and joy with your students is truly a gift that will uplift and inspire them to find the same! We believe this is the true path of a yoga teacher.

The curriculum at Yandara meets and exceeds the Yoga Alliance guidelines. Graduates of Yandara Yoga Teacher Training will be eligible for Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification. For more information about this, click here.

Yandara’s Programs to choose from...

You can choose from our monthly training programs offered at our pristine natural setting in Baja, Mexico or our summer programs that are offered on the exotic island of Bali, Indonesia. If you decide to join us in Baja you have the option of registering for either our 16 or 26 day program. In Bali we offer an 18 day version of our intensive teacher training program.

Within each of the three formats you will receive 200 hours of yoga teacher training curriculum scheduled into a balanced yet intensive retreat-like experience. Each program has, as its foundation, our heart-centered Vinyasa Flow Sequencess and our Yandara Teacher Training Curriculum (including sequencing, alignment, assists, pranayama, meditation, anatomy, philosophy, mantra, and more). At the same time, the two programs are uniquely distinct and offer different experiences. The following may assist you in deciding with is the best fit for you..

Learning Format: Although all of the programs are delivered in an intensive immersion format, they differ in their pace and intensity. The same 200 classroom hours need to be completed in either 16, 18, or 26 days. Thus, the 26 day program includes more rest and integration time, it is therefore less demanding physically and mentally. The shorter trainings are delivered in a much more concentrated format and are therefore more suited to those who are comfortable with an accelerated learning environment for both their minds and bodies.

See the links below to learn more about the daily schedule during each program.

16 Day Training
26 Day Training
Bali Training

To discuss which program might be the best fit for you, email us yoga@yandara.com or call us at 1-877-490-9883.

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Yandara Curriculum...

The Yandara Yoga Teacher Training program emphasizes the importance of a deep and holistic transformation into our essential loving nature. This approach will prepare you to live an inspired yogic lifestyle and naturally share your gift as a competent instructor. During your training at Yandara we will explore and understand the fundamentals of safe alignment in your practice, sequencing with a specific intention, accessing confidence with your true voice, postural analysis, hands-on assists, teaching methodology, creating sacred space, and the business of teaching yoga.  While this training offers all of the necessary tools for you to become an amazing teacher of yoga, it is designed for you to have an experience of how we live and practice the yogic lifestyle – enhancing health and well being for all beings.

This approach will enable you to formulate your own personal teaching style. We offer a non-denominational style of yoga instruction, comprised of the strengths of different yoga lineages including Yin yoga, Vinyasa flow yoga, Dharma yoga, and Iyengar yoga.

Throughout your training at Yandara you will also receive guidance on how to establish yourself in the profession of a yoga teacher. Classes on the ‘business of yoga’ are included in the curriculum as well as ongoing support. Curriculum includes the following:

1. Practice of and learning how to teach the basics of a yoga class:
   • Asana flow class, workshops with precise alignment, addressing individual differences, prop use and assisting
   • Sun Salutation Series
   • Pranayama Practices:  Ujjayi, Alternate Nostril, Breath of Fire and other purification breath techniques
   • Meditation Techniques: mindfulness, walking meditation, mantra, concentration, contemplation, absorption, etc.
2. Yogic theory and philosophy:
   • The Yoga Sutras, including Yamas and Niyamas, and other classical texts
   • Modern yogic psychology and theory development
3.  Anatomy and Physiology as they relate to yoga practice
4.  Satya: Communication Skills
5.  Meditation in Nature 
6.  Required Texts
   • Yandara Asana Manual by Allison Eaton
   • Yandara Yoga Life Resource Binder
   • Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
   • Yoga Anatomy-2nd Edition by Leslie Kaminoff
7.  Independent Study
   • Prior to arriving at the training you will be required to do 20 hours of independent study of Yoga philosophy and anatomy
     

Yandara Alumni...

After your training at Yandara, you will become part of the Yandara Alumni and Family! You will receive our monthly newsletters with tips and ideas on deepening your journey as a yoga instructor.  

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