Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesien
Up to 15 in group
Open Dates
About this Retreat
Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 (Yoga)
Katherine Sophia is a passion driven visionary social entrepreneur and triathlete on a mission to be of service by connecting people to the Divine light, joy and abundance of life force energy that exists within each and every one of us. She is a Master Level Yogini, 70.3 Ironman Finisher, International Humanitarian, Spiritual Meditation Teacher, Intuitive Holistic Wellness Coach and Plant Medicine & Breath Shamaness. Her work has taken her all over the globe and she has been in service in 40+ countries on five continents.
She is deeply guided by the divine energy of unconditional love. She is a master space holder and can turn an individual deeply inward and group of strangers into a loving, supporting connected community by tuning them deeply into their compassionate understanding hearts.
She has provided guidance to thousands of individuals on their journey within using a variety of holistic healing modalities. She works with individuals of all religious and spiritual belief systems as she believes we are all united, all One… simply taking different paths to arrive at the same space, back to our innate nature of love, awareness, joy, bliss, and surrender to what is.
Details of this retreat
Transformational Yoga Teacher Training in Indonesia
Are you ready to transform your life by taking a journey deep within yourself? After guiding thousands of students on the path of yoga over the past 10+ years we have mastered the art of sharing this transformational practice with others. At YiA, we believe the true power of yoga goes way beyond the physical. Yoga is a personal journey within yourself to remember and nourish your true essence of love, joy & peace and to then see that same essence in everyone and everything around you. It is a journey that connects you to your own personal values and beliefs, your own strengths and weaknesses. It connects you to the ancient wisdom that flows through every cell of your body. Yoga holds the power to heal each one of us in mind, body and spirit by reminding us that we are all interconnected and woven together as one beautiful tapestry of life. Yoga teaches us to see the magic in all that is. That this life we have been given is a blessing and is meant to be lived to the fullest. It reminds us to see the beauty all around us and to embrace the shadows cast side by side the light. It is a journey of fusing the light with the dark and witnessing and embracing their perfect balance. It is a journey of surrender and trust. It is a journey deep within the heart where a never-ending flame of unconditional love illuminates each and every one of us.
Certification
Upon completion of this yoga teacher training, students are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®). Registration with Yoga Alliance provides a globally recognized credential.
Overview
Take your practice to the next level by immersing yourself in the exploration of yoga. Whether you are just beginning your practice or have an advanced practice, this training will surely create a beautiful shift in your life and expand you beyond measure on your journey with yoga. Upon completion, you will become an internationally recognized registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, the world's largest non-profit yoga certification and training organization expanding over 160 countries. You will also leave feeling deeper in love with yourself and the world around you with a clearer vision of your future.
Requirements
This transformation is designed to be suitable for adults of all ages, religious, and spiritual backgrounds. Together, you will practice the power of love and gratitude, which crosses all cultures, beliefs, and philosophies.
Come exactly as you are in mind, body, and spirit. No preparations are needed to attend this transformation except a desire to align and live a life abundant with joy, health, love, clarity, pleasure, and purpose. You will engage in physical activities, but the training can accommodate to all body designs, strengths, and limitations.
Come prepared
To connect to the never ending universal love within
To explore the intelligence of the energetic body
To expand your connection to your heart center
To enter into the present moment
To see the beauty all around you
To meditate, breathe, and expand
To remember who you are
To create a clear vision
To breathe
To forgive
To love
To be
Yia Yoga teacher training transformation
The greatest spark for transformation starts with complete acceptance as you are. All the beauty of your luminous light and the shadows it casts. It is stepping into the awareness that these two energies work together united in perfect harmony. This acceptance catapults you into the present moment of sweet surrender and unconditional love. It is from this space of having your hearts and eyes wide open that you enter into deep awareness and you realize that you are not broken. You realize that all the answers you seek already exist within and always have. You come to know that inside each and every one of you lies an unwavering joy and peace that you simply must choose to connect to, to remember.
Do you have the courage to take off the mask of perfection and veil of unawareness and show up as you are? To see the beauty of it all? To feel the freedom, the acceptance, the light? When you are real, is when you truly heal. And when you do this, you empower others around you to do the same. You empower universal healing and pure surrender. You drop your weights and weapons and expose your hearts to one another, your most powerful weapon. You unite as One, perfectly imperfect tribe.
Instead of seeking out the differences in one another, you start to see and feel that we are kindred in spirit. There are no differences between you, you are the same. All here in the name of remembering that each one of your unique designs were made in the name of love, in perfect energy and harmony. It is this energy you seek to return to. To break down the layers of brick and mortar that you have built to protect your hearts, the walls that are dimming your light. The burst of energy that ignited your spirit at the moment of conception created fireworks all around you. These are the lights of the universal love you all desire to connect back to.
Unite with YiA to accomplish the most valuable work you can do in this lifetime, to come home to your highest selves and surrender into the sweet embrace your innate states of unconditional love, bliss, clarity, connection, awareness, and trust. To tune your systems back to the places where you feel most aligned, most alive, most in love.
During this transformation, YiA will remind you of the immense power that resides in the awareness of your heart center and united as a sacred tribe and family, you will empower one another to fully step into the potential of your being. You will delve deeper into taking on the responsibility of being the author and creator of your own lives. You will experience throughout your entire system what it feels like to be in full alignment with the bright light inside each one of you. You will re-write parts of your story that are not serving you. You will surrender deeply into the immensely transformational power of now, and create a clear and aligned vision for the abundant life that calls to you everyday.
You unite together in tribe to soothe the battle wounds of life to then reconnect to the space of wholeness that is within to create a magical vision for the future. To feel into the profound intelligence of the human energetic design that holds all the answers you seek. To be held so deeply in a space of love, that you feel fully empowered to expose all aspects of your being in vulnerability, even the pieces of yourselves you have been told are immoral, or incorrect. Through this lifechanging journey, you come to experience the Oneness that is within everything and start to live your lives from that empowered space of connection.
You cannot change your past, but you can change how you tell your story. You can arrive in the present moment seated in the sweet embrace of surrender and trust and move into your future with unwavering clarity of your unique path and purpose that you are being called to and guided to everyday, every moment.
YiA invites you to step into you. All of you. All of your potential. All of your strengths and all of your weaknesses. To step into your purpose and calling. To return home to bliss, love, and awareness.
The experience
Personal growth
YiA Yoga will inspire you to “be the change you wish to see in this world.” During the training, you will have the opportunity to reflect and connect with your highest self, the part of you that knows the sky is the limit, the part of you that sees the beauty within yourself and others, the part of you that makes your dreams, hopes, and visions a reality.
Spiritual connection
This training is designed to be suitable for people of all religious and spiritual backgrounds. YiA Yoga fully respects and honors individual belief systems. The aim is not to “convert” you into anything. It is rather to inspire you to be the best version of yourself. If you believe in a higher power, this training will connect you more to your own higher power and your highest self. Together, you will practice the power of love and gratitude, which crosses all cultures, religions, and philosophies.
Creativity through Vinyasa
The primary style of yoga you will learn is Vinyasa yoga. It is one of the more creative types of yoga and is a perfect base for all other forms. If you can teach a Vinyasa class, expanding to teaching other forms of yoga is easy. Vinyasa can be soft and gentle or powerful and intense. It is whatever you want it to be. You as a teacher are able to express your creativity through the practice and personalize your class to express who you are and what you represent. Vinyasa is a beautiful dance that comes together through sun salutations. During the training, you will also expand your knowledge of the various forms of yoga by participating in a variety of different styles of classes.
Yoga anatomy and physiology
You will explore the relationship between yoga anatomy and physiology that will support you to guide your students in a safe and effective manner and will empower you to create well-rounded and balanced classes using peak pose sequencing. There will be an inside look on a collection of the most important foundational poses that together comprise the full range of the body’s expression to give you a better understanding of the movements involved using full-color, detailed anatomical illustrations.
Yoga adjustments
YiA Yoga believes that one key to being an exceptional yoga teacher is being able to support your students in their practice by taking their postures to their full expression safely. There will be a hands-on approach to teaching you, not only the anatomy of the posture but how to get them into proper alignment using effective adjustment techniques. You will also develop clear and concise communication skills, learn to fully observe your students in their practice, and communicate what they need to hear in order to deepen their own experience. Lastly, you will discover the beauty and power of body awareness through various meditations, pranayamas, and exercises.
Build on your strengths as a teacher
Your ability to create change within yourself and in the world depends upon your courage, commitment, authenticity, and connection. By exploring your strengths and deeply connecting to your highest self, you will empower others to do the same. There is no greater gift you can give than allowing your light to shine as brightly as possible, as it inspires others to do the same. Each yoga teacher has something exceptional to offer their students. Together, you will tap into examining your personal strengths and using them as a foundation for developing our individual teaching styles allowing you to fully experience the joy, art, and science of being a yoga teacher.
Meditation
The founder and director of YiA Yoga, Katherine Sophia, credits much of her focus and success - both worldly and in the spiritual realms - to the practice of meditation and visualization using the law of attraction as a strong foundation. During this training, you will have the opportunity to dive into this magnificent, life-impacting, powerful practice with her, and learn how you can incorporate meditation and visualization into your own life assisting you in fulfilling your dreams and desires. And as you develop and expand your personal meditation practice, you will be inspired to guide your students to theirs.
Yoga philosophy
The practice of yoga goes back thousands of years but has only exploded across the world just recently. You will look into the most significant historical yogic texts, giving you a deeper understanding of the foundation of yoga and flow through time to bring you to the present moment of what is means to be a yogi in the 21st century.