Whether you have completed a 200-hour Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Course in-person or online with Sampoorna Yoga, or with another recognized Yoga school, this course is for you!

In this Refresher Course, you will revise your knowledge and practice your teaching skills in order to gain confidence to teach yoga classes based on the Ashtanga Primary Series and Vinyasa Flow style.

At Sampoorna Yoga Costa Rica:

• If you’ve completed our online course, you will benefit from the in-person experience! You will be practicing all what you’ve learned in the online module. Your days will be filled with asana practice, workshops, Q&A sessions, teaching practice, hands-on adjustments workshops, posture clinics and much more.
• If you’ve completed our in-person course in Goa, or you’ve graduated from another yoga school, you will experience all the above plus you will have access to all the resources available in our online platform.

Over the course of two weeks, you will practice, study and clarify doubts with our senior lead teachers, improve your practice, share with like-minded yogi fellow students, develop your teaching skills and craft the art of hands-on adjustments while indulging in tropical nature!

VINYASA FLOW PRACTICE

Dynamic flows practiced four to five times a week, learning principles of sequencing, designing and teaching Vinyasa Flow classes.

ALIGNMENT & ADJUSTMENTS WORKSHOPS

In the In-person Module, you will receive a daily two-hour workshop focused on alignment and adjustment techniques for the main postures of the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series and a few other more advanced postures. These workshops also include modifications, advance variations, adequate use of props, postures clinics (arm balances, backbends, inversions, among others), and regular hands-on adjustments practice.

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

You will learn/revise the principles of sequencing in order to create Vinyasa Flow sequences based on a chosen theme; the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting, verbal instructions, teaching styles, the qualities of a teacher, voice projection, floor presence, planning and structuring a class, dealing with injuries and safety precautions.

There will be plenty of guidance on how to improve and enhance your teaching skills and how to plan and structure a class. In the In-person Module, you will be teaching one-on-one and then progress to teaching larger groups towards the end of the course. You will receive feedback from your teachers and your classmates as well, to help you to improve and to find your unique voice and style as a teacher.

PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION

You will practice different breathing and meditation techniques such as nadi shodhana, kapalbhati, bhastrika, ujjayi and bhramari; chakra meditation and yoga nidra.

PHILOSOPHY

In these classes you will learn/revise concepts such as:

• Meaning of yoga, concepts, history
• The four paths of yoga (Jnana, Raja, Bhakti, Karma Yoga)
• Nadis (energy channels), Chakras, kundalini
• Vedas and six systems of Indian philosophy
• Ashtanga yoga (Raja Yoga): aim of yoga, modification of mind, mental disposition, meaning of OM, eight limbs of yoga, Kriya yoga, Samyama yoga, Samadhi (enlightenment)
• Mudras, Bandhas & Kriyas: Introduction, different types, practice and its integration with meditation
• Obstacles on the path of yoga, means to overcome obstacles
• Concepts of Gunas (Satva, Rajas, Tamas) and their applications in daily life. Effects of food in Gunas
• Life style and ethics for a yoga practitioner and teacher.

During the In-person course, we will have open and interactive philosophy classes where you are free to ask questions related to spirituality, meditation or any other enquiry related to the content learned in the pre-recorded classes.

ANATOMY

Our anatomy classes ensure an understanding of the key muscles and bones involved in asana practice and their associated health benefits and contraindications. Substantial emphasis is placed on analytic training, muscular and skeletal anatomy, individual limitations and differences. The specially designed practical anatomy classes are the back bone of the alignment classes. You will learn/revise the following:

• Basic concepts of anatomy and physiology related to movement.
• Application of anatomical principles to yoga practice (mechanics of yoga asana, its benefits and contraindications, healthy patterns of movement, etc.).
• Practical anatomy with a major emphasis on the skeletal system, muscular system, connective tissue, nervous system, and movements of the major joints of the body.
• Muscular and skeletal differences; compression, tension, proportion and orientation theory.

All these contents are studied in the Online Course using pre-recorded lectures, manual, exercises and review questions. During the In-person anatomy workshops, you will clarify doubts with your teacher, work with classmates, and practice to understand the anatomical principles of asanas.

The In-person Refresher Course will take place in Costa Rica on the following dates:

All fees are per person. Fees are in USD and include taxes:

*Early Bird Discount: $300 if booked 90 days in advance; $200 if booked 60 days in advance; $100 if booked 30 days in advance.
**Sampoorna Alumni Discount: If you hold any certificate with us you may apply for an extra discount of $100
***You may apply for both or any of the above discounts BUT take into account that the maximum amount offered as discount will not exceed $300 per person.

Booking amount $800. Remaining balance to be paid 30 days before the course’s start date.

Cancellation Policy

THE COURSE FEE INCLUDES

• One-year access to all the resources in the online platform
• 14 nights of accommodation in the selected room
• Welcome dinner
• Three vegetarian meals per day during the entire duration of the course (except on the Sunday off)
• Breakfast on the check-out day
• Filter water, tea and coffee all day long
• All props needed during the In-person Module
• Wireless internet
• Use of swimming pool
• 100-hr Certificate approved by Yoga Alliance as CEPs

1. Included: All our packages include tuition fee, three vegetarian meals, snacks, tea, and free filtered water. No meals on Sundays unless it is the check-in or check out day.
2. Not included: Our packages do not include local/domestic/international travel, airport transfers, visa, insurance, tours, or any other liability.