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“From Foundations to Mastery: Embody Classical Hatha Yoga in Paradise.”
Imagine beginning your days with the sun rising over the Pacific Ocean, practicing yoga in open-air shalas perched between jungle and shore, and ending them with the gentle rhythm of waves guiding your meditation. Costa Dulce Beach, Nicaragua, offers a rare combination of natural beauty, serenity, and vibrant energy, creating the perfect setting to deepen your practice, expand your understanding of yoga, and explore your potential as a teacher.
Here, you’ll be surrounded by lush jungle trails, pristine beaches, and a supportive, like-minded community. Cliffside cabins, farm-to-table meals, wellness amenities like saunas, cold plunges, and pools, and opportunities to connect with local culture and nature all come together to create an immersive, transformative experience.
This year, I’m thrilled to offer 200-hour, 300-hour, and 500-hour Classical Hatha Yoga Teacher Training programs in partnership with Costa Dulce. These programs are an opportunity to connect more deeply with both new and returning students who are drawn to the more classical, philosophical, and theoretical aspects of yoga, alongside embodied practice. Each program is designed to support growth, mastery, and transformation.
Costa Dulce 200-Hour Hybrid Yoga Teacher Training: May 2-16
This May, join me on the serene shores of Nicaragua at Costa Dulce, a world-renowned eco-retreat center, and immerse yourself in a transformative Yoga Teacher Training. Surrounded by pristine beaches, lush forest, and the gentle rhythms of nature, you’ll step away from the noise of daily life and step into the sacred tradition of yoga in its most authentic form.
This 200-hour training follows a hybrid format, blending 100 hours of online coursework and self-study with 100 hours of in-person immersion at Costa Dulce. Online lectures and readings, released before the retreat, prepare you with a foundation in philosophy, subtle body theory, and methodology, so that the time on-site can be fully devoted to integration, practice, and embodiment.
This training will be led by myself – E-RYT500, an initiate of Classical Yoga, holding a Doctorate in Metaphysics and a Master’s in Psychology specializing in consciousness, spirituality, and integrative health – and local yoga instructors. This training blends academic depth, spiritual tradition, and modern physical practice.
Drawing directly from revered source texts such as the Haṭha Pradīpikā, Gheraṇḍa Saṁhitā, and the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, you’ll explore yoga at its root: prāṇāyāma, bandha, mudrā, mantra, dhyāna, and the awakening of kuṇḍalinī śakti through the nāḍī and cakra system of the subtle body. Alongside these inner practices, equal emphasis will be placed on functional anatomy, alignment, and intelligent sequencing, ensuring you graduate with the confidence to teach safe, effective, and inspiring classes.
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Deepen Your Sādhana. Embody the Tradition. 300-hour hybrid program. May 16th- June 6th
This training is designed not just to prepare you as a certified teacher, but to guide you into the living tradition of yoga as a path of self-mastery and transformation. Each day is a balance of theory and embodiment: morning practices by the ocean, philosophy sessions under the jungle canopy, and evenings devoted to mantra, meditation, and subtle practices that leave lasting imprints on your journey. To complete the training, each student will both teach a yoga class and present a short philosophical talk of their choice, weaving together practice and theory into lived wisdom.
Costa Dulce provides the perfect backdrop: nourishing meals, sustainable living, and a supportive community dedicated to wellness and growth. Here, the sacred teachings of yoga come alive, not as abstract concepts, but as lived experience.
If you feel called to explore yoga as both a rigorous physical discipline and a gateway to the profound depths of consciousness, this training is for you.
This May 16th through June 6th, join me in Costa Dulce for a 300-hour Classical Haṭha Yoga Teacher Training designed for teachers and dedicated practitioners ready to walk further into the heart of yoga. In this immersive program, you will refine your teaching, expand your knowledge, and deepen your personal sādhana within the sacred tradition.
This training builds on the foundation of your 200-hour YTT and guides you into the subtle and esoteric practices that distinguish the authentic Haṭha lineage. With over two decades of teaching and initiatory experience, I bring the rare integration of scholarly rigor, spiritual transmission, and practical application.
This 300-hour program unfolds as a hybrid training: two intensive weeks in-person at Costa Dulce, with the remaining hours completed through online classes, mentorship, and guided study. This structure provides space for deep immersion onsite, while allowing you to integrate advanced material into your ongoing teaching and personal practice at home.
Drawing from texts such as the Haṭha Pradīpikā, Gheraṇḍa Saṁhitā, Gorakṣaśataka, the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, and the Yoga Upaniṣads, we will explore practices that go beyond the introductory level: prāṇāyāma and kumbhaka with precision, mudrā and bandha as energetic seals, advanced mantra and nyāsa, meditative absorption, and the weaving of subtle-body practices into daily life. You will also examine how these teachings translate into your role as a teacher and how to skillfully introduce depth while remaining accessible, safe, and clear.
Alongside the inner sciences, we refine the outer: anatomy and biomechanics for sustainable āsana, intelligent sequencing, and teaching methodology that empowers you to guide not only classes but transformational journeys. Space will be given for practicum and presentation, ensuring that each participant leaves with both experiential embodiment and pedagogical mastery.
MORE INFO ABOUT COSTA DULCE HERE!
The Complete Path: Hybrid 500-Hour Classical Haṭha Yoga Teacher Training – May 2 – June 6
Step fully into the living tradition of yoga with a comprehensive 500-hour Classical Haṭha Yoga Teacher Training at Costa Dulce. Designed for serious practitioners and aspiring teachers who seek both depth and breadth, this program integrates the foundational 200-hour certification with the advanced 300-hour curriculum, guiding you from essential knowledge into the profound subtle practices of the tradition.
The 200-hour foundation grounds you in the essentials: alignment-based āsana, functional anatomy, intelligent sequencing, and the philosophy of yoga as preserved in the Haṭha Pradīpikā, Gheraṇḍa Saṁhitā, and the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali. Here, you establish the skills and confidence to teach safe, inspired, and effective classes, while beginning to integrate prāṇāyāma, mantra, and meditation into your own sādhana.
The 300-hour advanced curriculum takes you deeper. Drawing on the Gheraṇḍa Saṁhitā, Gorakṣaśataka, and Yoga Upaniṣads, you’ll explore the subtler dimensions of yoga: advanced prāṇāyāma and kumbhaka, mudrā and bandha as gateways to energetic transformation, mantra and nyāsa as tools for subtle embodiment, and the integration of yogic disciplines into daily life. You will refine teaching methodology, explore specialized sequencing, and step into your role as a teacher capable of guiding transformational journeys.
Structured as a hybrid program, this 500-hour training includes two immersive in-person intensives at Costa Dulce, each two weeks long, paired with online coursework, mentorship, and practicum to complete the full certification. This unique rhythm allows for deep immersion on site and spacious integration at home, where you can apply advanced concepts directly into your teaching and practice.
Each day at Costa Dulce is a balance of embodiment and inquiry: mornings of āsana and prāṇāyāma practice by the ocean, mid-day explorations of anatomy and philosophy, afternoons dedicated to methodology and sequencing, and evenings of meditation, mantra, and subtle body practices. Supported by nourishing meals, sustainable living, and the serenity of nature, you will experience yoga as both discipline and transformation.
This is not just a teacher training. It is a full journey into yoga as a way of life. By the end, you will not only be certified at the 500-hour level, but will also carry the living wisdom of the classical Haṭha tradition into your practice, teaching, and daily experience.
For those called to embody the authentic path, this training offers the complete arc: from foundation to mastery, from outer form to inner essence.
YOUR LEAD TEACHER
As an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher with over two decades of teaching experience, I bring a unique blend of scholarship, depth, and lived practice to every training I lead. My background includes a Doctorate in Metaphysics and a Master’s in Psychology with a focus on consciousness, spirituality, and integrative health.
Beyond the academic, I am an initiate in the classical yoga tradition and have dedicated my life to exploring the subtle body, mantra, meditation, and the transformative power of sādhanā. My teaching style weaves rigorous study of the original Sanskrit texts with accessible, embodied practice, inviting students not only to refine their skills as teachers but also to step fully into yoga as a living, breathing path of personal and spiritual growth.
Above all, I teach with the intention of creating a supportive, sacred space where students feel both challenged and inspired to discover the depth of their own potential. What excites me most is guiding students into the parts of yoga they never even knew existed. My approach blends the physical with the esoteric with a strong emphasis on anatomy and functionality alongside the subtle body, mantra, meditation, and the wisdom of classical texts. Students often tell me that my scholar-practitioner style completely shifts their understanding of what yoga can be, opening new pathways of practice and self-discovery. For me, yoga is a living map of consciousness, and I love helping others unlock its depth, mystery, and transformative power.
CONNECT WITH ME
I’d love to connect with you to discuss how these trainings will fulfill your particular needs and interests. Any doubts or questions? Let’s talk about them. Also, if you’d like to join us for part of the event, we can do that too! These trainings include private sessions with your facilitator and guest teachers. We are specialists in spiritual practice, and we can provide you the guidance you need on the Yogic Path. Let’s schedule a call!
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I have created an online program in Yogic theory and practice that may interest you if you are looking to broaden your knowledge in the more philosophical and occult practices of Yoga but cannot join me in person. I also offer psychological guidance following the methods of Vedic Counselling and Yoga Psychology, private in-person workshops, and online courses on the following subjects:
- Yoga Philosophy – Principles of Samkhya and Classical Yoga Darshana
- Yoga Psychology and Meditation
- The Subtle body of Classical Tantric Yoga and the New Age
- Therapeutic Yoga – Yoga and Meditation techniques to relieve stress, anxiety and depression
- History of Yoga – From Pre-Vedic to Modern times
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