About this Retreat
Marta is an esteemed yoga professional with more than seven years of teaching experience. Marta’s impressive credentials also include being a Yoga Nidra facilitator, Reiki master and a Tibetan singing bowl sound therapist. With a wealth of experience gained from teaching diverse yoga styles across the globe, Marta eagerly extends her warm invitation to join her on one of the transformative retreats offered by Om & Flow Yoga.
Hailing from Estonia and having cultivated her craft during extensive stays in Japan and Thailand, Marta’s worldly adventures spanning over a decade have culminated in her role as the visionary behind Om & Flow Yoga. Marta’s enthusiasm for holistic well-being and personal development is both inspiring and infectious.
Throughout the retreat, Marta will expertly lead you on a personalized journey towards wellness, fostering growth and self-assurance along the way. Her nurturing approach and mastery of a wide range of practices promise to create an indelible and cherished retreat experience.
Details of this retreat
At our 200h Hatha Vinyasa Colombia Yoga Teacher Training you will gain the knowledge and confidence needed to become a professional yoga teacher and pass on the vast knowledge and passion for yoga to your future students. This training with expert team of lead teachers will get you prepared to follow the path of yoga with body, mind and spirit.
Our training also includes a supplemental Reiki Level 1 certification course. You will be learning the history of Reiki and how to reach physical, emotional and mental balance using this ancient energy healing technique. You will be connecting deeply to your intuition and eliminating limiting beliefs, releasing fears and addictions. You will learn how to confidently use Reiki for your benefit in your daily life.
Yoga Techniques, Training & Practice: Demonstration of asanas and their variations, classification of yoga asanas, benefits of asanas and Pranayamas, precautions and contraindications of asanas, preparatory poses and counterposes, meditation and Yoga Nidra, chanting, mantras and Sanskrit in yoga practice, the Shatkriyas, Chakras and Nadis in yoga practice.
Yoga Anatomy & Physiology: Anatomical terminology, the skeletal system and spine, joints and connective tissue, the muscles, nervous system and anatomy of breathing.
Teaching Methodology: Communication skills and finding one’s voice as a teacher, time management and sequencing, performing adjustments, corrections and verbal cuing, the use of props, marketing and legal aspects of running a yoga business.
Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics: Advaita Vedanta, Patanjali Yoga Sutras and the 8 limbs of Yoga, the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga lifestyle and nutrition, Yoga ethics, different types and lineages of Yoga, Yoga history and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Kleshas and Koshas.
Teaching Practice (Practicum): During the last week of the training you will lead two 60 minute and two 90 minute classes.
Reiki Supplemental Training: Reiki as an energy healing technique, history of Reiki and Mikao Usui, theory and practice of Reiki as an alternative tool to balance energetic fields.
Our training lasts for 26 days in total. The first day of the course is dedicated to arriving at Sasaima, Colombia followed by opening ceremony with dinner in the evening. The last day of the course is dedicated to departing Sasaima with the graduation ceremony being held the day before.
During the course of the day we will have two breaks between the classes so you can unwind and relax, rent a bicycle and discover the surroundings, have a quick nap or go to a local cafe. You will also have Sundays off to relax and recharge and discover the beautiful Cundinamarca area and Sasaima town.