200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Photos

Blue Osa’s June 2017 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training In Photos

The last 200-hour yoga teacher training came and went in a whirlwind! It was filled with emotion, new friendships, tons of learning and also teaching!

It is always incredible to watch the students’ transformation from the first day of training until the end, when they are proficient new teachers who lead packed classes here at Blue Osa.

Watch the transformation yourself here in this daily recap:

June 2017 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Immersion at Blue Osa In Photos

DAY 1

Open up to possibility as you create space for inspiration and inner strength. Twenty yogis arrived today for the Blue Osa teacher training and are ready to unfold their best selves over the course of the next month.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 2

Day 2 of yoga teacher training immersion: Whenever you start moving your body with breath, you create a shift. Heal your body through sequencing, physically, emotionally, mentally. A well sequenced yoga class has the potential to be that small pebble you throw into someone else’s consciousness. It’s the science of alchemy.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 3

Practice getting out of bed every morning. That’s the beginning of your spiritual journey. You need to have an indomitable will to pursue your spiritual path.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 4

Day 4 yoga teacher training immersion: Watch your thoughts without judgment. And then align your actions and thoughts so that you laser focus on what you truly want to accomplish.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 5

Day 5 of yoga immersion at Blue Osa: we sat on the lawn, hearing the sound of the ocean and feeling the tropical breeze while we learned to chant the Gayatri Mantra.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 6

Take the strength of each individual muscle and joint and carefully activate them in your body in order to create space during your yoga practice.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 7

Cultivate a sense of indomitable will. When something doesn’t work the way you expected, try It again, over and over. That’s where the true yoga practice lies.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 8

Rituals help us illuminate self-imposed limitations and fears to ultimately become fearless.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 9

Where is the power of your determination? Seek simple practices. Focus on one thing and only thing only. Don’t worry about what could be on the side to distract you.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 10

On a much-deserved break during our day off from yoga teacher training. Pool party anyone?

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 11

Paradise is any place where you find yourself able to let down all of your walls and be completely free.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 12

Life is sweeter with friends.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 13

The bigger your faith, the bigger your life. When you’re completely saturated with your life, there’s no room for negativity.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 14

The definition of a yogi is one whose spine is full of light.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 15

Where your thoughts go, your energy goes. If we can change the direction of our energy and momentum, then our thoughts will change momentum.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 16

Can you shift your perspective into realizing everything is a joyful gift from Mother Earth?

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 17

Look for divine inspiration everywhere around you.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 18

We are about half way through the program. Look at this fresh new batch of new yoga teachers who are getting close to going out there in the world to spread the love! Learn to live from a place of truth, purpose and connection and you’ll receive inspiration.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 19

We’re all teachers and we are all students at the same time. Connect with people through universal truths. Become a living example of yoga.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 20

Become whole and welcome everything in your life, including new experiences, new people and new places.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 21

The dinner ritual at Blue Osa. Farm to table dinners taste so much better when shared with friends!

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 22

Thought is the most powerful thing we have and it can be our friend or our enemy. Instead, our bodies never lie. They give us wisdom to know how we are feeling with ourselves at any given moment.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 23

Some of the best people in the world who take care of all of us at Blue Osa. Love and hugs from the Blue Osa family.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 24

Connect with people around you though universal truths: a smile, a hug, a compliment, or by sharing your struggles, fears and insecurities without judgment and with a loving, caring attitude.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 25

The definition of a yogi is one whose spine is full of light.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 26

Get lost in time; that’s a form of meditation.

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 27

Nothing is unattainable to a focused mind

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

DAY 28

“Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” ― Rumi

June 2017 200-hour Yoga Teacher training

Teaching methodology + practicum

  • Learn how to lead and market successful yoga retreats
  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, and instruction.

  • Learn different teaching styles.

  • You’ll learn specific techniques that will enable you to easily teach all levels

  • You’ll also learn how to sequence your asanas to create a natural, therapeutic and transformative arcs in your classes

  • Learn the qualities of effective teaching

  • Learn the business aspects of being a yoga teacher and gain the building blocks of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • Identify your spiritual stance so you can step into it as a source of strength
  • Identify walls and develop strategies to take them down
  • Create a support network and support strategies and have them in place when you leave
  • Complete a physical and spiritual adventure challenge
  • Learn the business aspects of building a thriving yoga career
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Go further in your anatomy training
  • Learn how to access muscle function
  • How to sequence transformational yoga classes
  • Learn the energetic and deeper sublime effects of asana
  • The science and application of Mantra
  • Design classes based on Ayurvedic principles
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).

Anatomy & Physiology

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to sequence and structure transformational 60 and 90-minute classes
  • Practical experience teaching postures, classes, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation techniques
  • Yoga Nidra, as taught by the Himalayan tradition and Western tradition
  • Learn how to conduct and lead fire rituals
  • Kundalini Yoga techniques
  • Learn the subtle energetic aspects of yoga like the Koshas and chakras
  • Kriya Yoga and Laya Yoga

Advance Your Own Practice in Yoga

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn techniques in pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to structure and sequence transformational classes
  • Practical experience in teaching postures, sequencing, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation and meditation techniques that come from the Himalayan tradition

Develop a Rock Solid Practice in Yoga

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Develop an understanding of basic anatomy
  • Learn about muscle function and how to improve it (something you will not learn in any other YTT)
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
  • The study of both the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns)
  • Skills to teach yoga classes suited to all levels of practice.

Anatomy & Physiology

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • An in-depth study and application of the Yoga Sutra
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Teaching methodology + practicum

Get hands-on practice teaching so that you’ll be able to teach on day one after the training is finished. You will:

  • Practice teaching in small and large groups

  • Be ready to teach yoga as soon as you leave the yoga teacher training

  • Get hands-on experience teaching and give/receive feedback

  • Practice assisting students

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting and instruction

  • Learn different teaching styles

  • Learn qualities of effective teaching and adjust to the student’s process of learning

  • Learn the business aspects of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials