3-Week Spring Shamana Yoga Teacher Training in Lake Atitlan Guatemala

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Shamana Yoga Retreat Center, San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala
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Up to 12 in group
Date
March 14 - April 5, 2025

Retreat Highlights

  • Practice all branches of yoga
  • 3 days Ayurvedic immersion
  • Weekly kirtan (devotional singing), experience sound healing, voice activation
  • Temazcal, ceremonial dance ritual, cacao ceremonies, yogic fire ceremonies
  • Eligibility to register for Yoga Alliance certification
  • 3 Ayurvedic vegetarian meals daily
  • 22 nights accommodation
  • Shared airport transfer

About this Retreat

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Details of this retreat

Shamana Yoga Teacher Training offers a transformative process for those who seek to become a Yoga teacher and/or seek to develop deeper awareness and self-healing powers, through personal experience and self-reflection in a nourishing, supportive environment. Whether or not you wish to teach, this holistic program will benefit you.

Shamana Yoga teacher training is a systematic approach to develop one’s abilities from beginners to advanced, refining and synthesizing over time one’s whole being from gross to subtle.

Our training offers 3 Yoga Modules, each one an initiation stage on the spiritual path: Level I: Purify
Initiation to Integral Yoga (200hr), Level II: Meditate Initiation to Kriya Yoga (300hr), and Level III: Realize Initiation to Soma Yoga (100hr).

Highlights of this 200 hr YTT!

Kirtan - Participate in weekly Kirtans (devotional singing), fire ceremony and mantra chant.
Sound healing, voice activation, Temazcal (mayan sweat lodge), mayan fire ceremony, ceremonial dance ritual, sharing circles
Seva - Assist local NGO program to uplift the local indigenous community.
Make Friends - Meet new friends, live and practice together with like-minded practitioners.
Discover Purpose - Discover your life’s purpose and meaning, experience true inner transformation of the body, mind and heart.
Explore - Have fun with: dance events, swimming in the lake, sightseeing and market trips.

Schedule

06:00 - 08:00 Yoga and meditation practice
08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
09:30 - 13:00 Class / activity
13:00 - 13:30 Yoga Nidra / deep relaxation
13:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Rest time
16:00 - 18:00 Class / activity
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
19:00 - 19:30 Evening activity
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Shamana Healing Center, Shamana Yoga Retreat Center, San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala

Directions

Please book your flight to arrive at La Aurora International Airport (GUA). For all our retreats and trainings we include a direct private shuttle leaving the Guatemala City Airport at 9 am on the first day of each course. Once arriving into San Marcos la Laguna; We are a 15 minute hike from the lakefront to Barrio 2 or you can get a tuk tuk ride up to our center which is about 3 minutes.

Accommodation

For this yoga teacher training, Shamana Atitlan offers two rooms, the big and the small room. The big room is spacious and luxurious, giving you all the comfort you need for a great stay, it has 2 single beds and one queen bed with an attached bathroom and shower. The small room is full of sunshine, decorated with harmonious colors, and very comfortable. The bathroom for this room is a shared bathroom and is located on the top floor of the retreat center. They provide excellent mattresses and bedding, comfortable pillows, and soft towels. The place offers safe filtered water from the tap (very rare in San Marcos) and the kitchen is equipped with high-quality utensils. There is a safe in the room and gorgeous views.

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Venue & Amenities

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Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
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Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
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Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
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Beautiful yoga shala with a spectacular view of Lake Atitlan and the volcanoes
Shared kitchen
Beautiful outdoor space where we eat breakfast and lunch and indoors for dinner
Comfy space with couches and cushions
Everything in our center is surrounded by nature and made from natural resources
Garden space with lots of vibrant plants and trees
Lawn to lounge on

Meals

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Menu Types

We serve very healthy and balanced meals focusing on vegetarian and Ayurvedic style cooking. We cater to gluten free and dairy free diets as well as vegetarian.

What's Included

  • 22 nights accommodation at the retreat center
  • 3 daily Ayurvedic vegetarian meals
  • Training manual
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Tea and water
  • Shared transport from the airport
  • Workshops
  • Certificate of completion
  • Eligibility to register for Yoga Alliance certification
  • Ayurveda detox

What's Not Included

  • Airfare
  • Health insurance
  • Travel insurance
  • Any COVID testing
  • Field trips
  • Private consultations, coaching and treatments
  • Lunch on Saturday and Sunday (off days)

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