Bohemia School of Yoga

200 or 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Santa Teresa Costa Rica

Join us for this once in a lifetime opportunity to train in the culturally and environmentally rich Nicoya Peninsula (one of earth’s 5 “blue zones”designated as the happiest, healthiest, and longest living communities in the world!). So much more than a yoga training, we’ll spend our days with a perfect balance or practice, study, culture and Santa Teresa’s natural beauty!

EMAIL: Katie at yogabohemia@gmail.com for more information and an application!

200 or 300-hour teacher training

By learning how to tap into your own inner harmony and wisdom, experience the raw and genuine beauty of the life changing practice of yoga. Dive deep into the ancient teachings including practicing and teaching asana, pranayama and meditation, as well as our unique and modern method to develop creative, effective and safe asana classes designed to enliven and inspire the body, mind and spirit.

Our curriculum, designed with a perfect balance of personal enrichment combined with teaching methodology, covers such diverse topics as the history of yoga, yoga mythology, ethics in modern times, physical and subtle anatomy, bio mechanics and physiology, asana, pranayama and meditation techniques. Delve into the vast teachings of yoga from ancient to modern times, experience the life changing results and then learn how to effectively share your wisdom and experiences with others. Included in our training is the profound yet simple enjoyment of Costa Rica’s natural beauty with morning meditation beach walk and sunset pranayama and meditation practice.

Live more mindfully, bring your inner rhythm into focus, and then step into your power as a yoga teacher.

200 hour trainees will receive fundamental training and practice in topic areas while 300 hour trainees grow upon fundamental teaching methodology and receive both one-to-one and small group breakout sessions designed to achieve mastery over content areas. 300 hour trainees must take 4 additional modules from either our 300 hour online or local (in-person) program or complete an independent study of your choosing under the mentorship of your trainers. To see a list of 300 hour online modules available please go to https://www.yogabohemianj.com/advanced-300-hour.

where :

Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Investment :

Training, Manual + Yoga Alliance Certification : $2200

Need & Merit based SCHOLARSHIPS available!

Program Includes:

• Daily Asana and Meditation practice

• Teaching Methodology - including sequencing, teaching and meditation guiding techniques

• Anatomy, Physiology, and Biomechanics

• Pranayama

• Comprehensive and creative exploration of Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle, and Ethics

• Ayurveda, Deities, Mantras, Sanskrit, and Mystical Symbolism

• Modifications for prenatal students

• Understanding group energy, interpersonal dynamics, and purification

• How to create safe, sacred space and clear, compassionate communication

• In person mentorship and personalized guidance

• 200hr Yoga Alliance Certificate (contingent upon completion)

Program DOES NOT Include:

• International flights

• Transportation to and from Santa Teresa. Both can be arranged for you per your request.

• Accommodations which can we arranged to your preference at an area Hostel, Hotel or Villa.

Sample Schedule

8-8:45am - Morning Beach Meditation

9-10:30am - Asana Practice

10:30-11am - Snack Break (on own)

11-4pm - Program Lecture or Lab

4-4:30pm - Afternoon break

4:30-6pm - Independent Program Study -or- Sunset Beach Practice which may include pranayama, meditation or asana

*2 sunday’s will be FREE days to enjoy the incredible beach!

Meet Your Trainer : Daniel Castro

Daniel became a Yoga teacher in 2011, his training was focused in teaching an introductory level of practitioners. 11 years later, his method of teaching consists in acknowledging the breath as the fulcrum of the practice and then continue with the movement of the rest of the body, starting each asana from within, the vinyasa style of classes he gives are a combination of Ashtanga and Iyengar, being able to suit many different levels in one class as well as seamlessly introducing the stories or philosophical background of each asana, including an approach to self-awareness through meditation and breathwork. His personal practice is mostly Yin Yoga which he teaches regularly. Daniel is also a traditional Thai massage therapist, cacao ceremony host and fire dancer.

Additional costs

• Food : Our training is located close to many local restaurants and food markets. Please prepare to bring a lunch time snack to bring to class daily. Breakfast and dinner will be on your own before and after sessions.

• Accommodations : For students not already residing in Santa Teresa area we are happy to help arrange accommodations to your preference. The area is host to various accommodations including clean and comfortable hostels at low nightly rates to various higher end hotels and Air B&B rentals. We recommend Believe Surf & Yoga Lodge and Nautilus Surf & Yoga Villas as our training takes place at these Yoga Shalas. We can help you upon request with your booking.

• Transportation: Students are expected to get to training daily for class and sessions. For those coming from out of town, if needed, transportation from the international airports can be arranged on your behalf.

• Recommended Books. (Note: The book list is recommended only and no additional books are required. The teacher training manual is included as part of your training fees). 

What you will learn

Techniques, Training and Practice

• Meditation

  • Key Meditation Terms

  • Meditation methods by lineage

  • Ability to practice school's chosen meditation practice

  • Chanting, mantras, and mudras

• Pranayama and the Subtle Body

  • Historical Context 

  • Effects of pranayama on anatomy and subtle body

  • Complete sequencing of pranayama safely including alternatives and adaptations

  • Ujjayi, Nadi Shodhana, Kapalabhati, among others

  • Koshas, kleshas, chakras, nadis, and prana vayus

• Asana

  • Historical Context 

  • Poses specific to lineage

  • Complete sequencing including asana, pranayama, meditation

  • Shared anatomical and alignment principles plus contraindications

Anatomy & Physiology

• Anatomy

  • Skeletal System- Major Bones

  • Skeletal System- Types of Joints

  • Skeletal System- Major Muscles

  • Skeletal System- Types of Contractions

• Physiology

  • Nervous System including "fight, flight, or freeze" stress response; vagal theory; overall mind-body connection

  • Cardiovascular/circulatory, endocrine, digestive systems as they relate to yoga practice

  • Respiratory system, including muscles that affect breathing, involuntary vs. voluntary breath, and how air enters and leaves the body

• Biomechanics

  • Types of Joint Movement

  • Joint Stabilization

  • Safe movement as it pertains to balancing, stretching, awareness, and physical limitations?

  • Contraindications, misalignments, adaptations

Yoga Humanities

• History

  • Term "yoga"

  • School's lineage, style and methodology

  • Dates, key ideas such as the Vedas, Vedanta, Hatha, Colonial and Modern

• Philosophy

  • Definition of yoga and key terms

  • Relationship between asana, pranayama, meditation per school's approach

  • Familiarity with major yoga texts (I.e., yoga sutras, gita, upanishads, hatha yoga pradipika)

  • Self-reflection on how philosophy relates to practice

• Ethics

  • Awareness of yoga sutras and similar yogic-ethical precepts

  • relationship to Yoga Alliances Ethical Commitment

  • Comprehension of and responsibility to increase equity in yoga

  • Accountability measures

  • Self-reflection on how yoga ethics relate to practice and teaching

Professional Essentials

• Teaching Methodology

  • Sequencing

  • Pace

  • Environment 

  • Cueing (verbal, visual, physical)

  • Class Management

• Professional Development

  • Yoga-related professional organizations, including yoga-alliance Credentialing Process

  • Ethical Commitment, including Scope of Practice, Code of Conduct, and Equity Position Statement

  • Lifetime of Learning and continuing education

  • General professionalism, including timeliness, consistency, cleanliness

  • Marketing and Promotion

  • Liability insurance, waivers, invoicing

• Practicum

  • Knowledge, skills, experience across key competency areas

  • Mentorship, apprenticeship, feedback

Testimonies: 

Completing my yoga teacher training in paradise with Yoga Bohemia in Costa Rica was even better than I expected. The teachers are extremely knowledgeable and have amazing energy, the course was challenging and has opened my eyes to the many possibilities I can explore in the yoga world. I am forever grateful!

Claire E.

I loved being a student in the 300 hour training! Katie and Daniel seriously bring it! To anyone, get ready for an amazing ride. Your mind will be blown with incredible knowledge and wisdom. Bring a journal. You’ll want to hold onto every second!

Jodi G.

Throughout the Yoga Teacher Training program I have found my own voice and practice. Before YTT, I would feel overwhelmed when rolling out my mat which made self guided practice difficult. Yet practicing alone is such a peaceful experience. An opportunity to meet myself where I am, to nourish my mind and body with what it needs at my pace and rhythm. Through YTT I have gained significant benefits of yoga including philosophy, meditation, sequencing and anatomy. I now have a complete toolbox to craft my own practices, and to share this gift of yoga with others. 

Lise S. 

A historical and authentic experience into the tradition of yoga as if you have fallen right into the he middle of a legend. Daniel and Katie are inclusive of a multitude of lineages of yoga as well as modern perspective. A sharing experience I would recommend for all. 

Dany P. 

I never thought I would have been good enough to tackle 200 hours of teacher training! This experience has been the most intensive, challenging, focused, heart opening and confidence building experience that I have ever been so happy to experience and I couldn’t have done it without the support of such knowledgeable and compassionate teachers and such an incredible cohort of students. 

Theresa L.