Yandara Yoga School is one of the most established Yoga Teacher Training centers and Yoga Schools in the world. The programs are a residential experience in living at a yoga community while being immersed in a beautiful, natural setting.

Our professional curriculum has been developed over a decade of devotion and dedication to teaching thousands of certified Yoga Alliance Yoga Teachers.  Yoga Teachers complete the certification programs with the confidence, skills, knowledge and on-site experience necessary to immediately begin a career as a yoga instructor.  Programs are open to all ages and all skill levels.  We believe that Yoga is for Everyone!   

The advanced yoga courses prepare the already established yoga professional and those that are moving into higher levels of personal yoga study.  These courses are also flexible to skill level and experience. Where ever you are at on your yoga path you will find a program that's perfect for you. 

Enjoy the delicious and healthy cuisine prepared for you daily. Your gourmet meal plan and seasonal onsite kitchen are a perfect balance to your yoga practice. Your spirit will be lifted and infused by the music and song enjoyed during evening satsangs hosted by our fabulous in-house Kirtan Band: JAYA.

WHERE IS YANDARA?

Yandara Yoga School Headquarters is a almost 4-acre nature preserve type property located on the Pacific ocean of Mexico's Southern Baja Peninsula. Only 15 minutes south of the magical village of Todos Santos and 40 minutes north of Cabo San Lucas.

The perfect setting for a world class yoga teacher training - stroll the miles of peaceful beachfront or simply relax and meditate to the ever-present rhythm of the waves. Two miles up the beach is one of the premiere surfing beaches in North America. Yandara is in a rural, very safe and crime free location. Please visit our Travel page for more information.

In addition to our Baja location, we also offer our programs on the magical islands of Bali, Indonesia and Hawaii. Two of the Bali 16 day trainings are held at the beautiful Bali Shangri La Retreat Center, Bali, Indonesia, the third is at Gajah Mina Beach Resort. The Hawaii 16 day trainings are hosted at the Ramashala Resort near Hilo.

YANDARA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING …"YANDARA SYSTEM"

Practice teaching time, one to one mentoring and small class sizes. along with the guidance of our instructors. Our training program allows you to learn a significant amount of information quickly; you will embody the knowledge and become a qualified yoga instructor.

The curriculum at Yandara meets and exceeds the Yoga Alliance guidelines. Graduates of Yandara Yoga Teacher Training will be eligible for Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification.

Making Great Teachers

One of the first days in class, Craig said to our group, "You are going to be amazed at what great yoga teachers you will be when you leave here." This comment while met with a bit of speculation from the group, I have to say, he was absolutely correct. 

It is now July, only four months later and I am teaching more classes than I have time for. I am teaching at five different locations, two studios, two non-profits, and a mixed martial arts gym. In spite of the fact that I still go into each class hoping that I will not let anyone down, I find that I truly have become a great yoga teacher. People are amazed to learn that I am so new to the profession and I hear compliments on my teaching style all the time. Yandara truly has taught me to be a great teacher. I have found my place in life, what I was meant to do, and I am so very grateful.

With sincerity and gratitude,
Heather Lane Borggard Baja Training

HOW DOES ONE BECOME A GREAT YOGA TEACHER?

When you experience a truly inspiring teacher, for many of us that experience might even be the reason for pursing becoming a yoga teacher.  What is it that makes that yoga teacher different from all the rest?

That universal quality is presence. When we are truly present, we radiate our gift. Perhaps what your favorite yoga teacher radiates is wisdom, or perhaps it is strength, peace, joy or pure love. It doesn't matter how we qualify this radiance. It simply permeates our experience on the mat and leaves us feeling wiser, stronger, more peaceful, more joyful, more loved. Often, we may feel that we don't know how to find our gift, or how to share it with others. But at Yandara, we believe that you already have the knowledge and intuition to do just that. One of the pillars of the Yandara Yoga Teacher Training, is to guide you to unveil your true gift as a teacher.

Yandara's system and workshops will offer simple, yet profound, steps to realize that you are an amazing yogi, and a great yoga teacher! Yandara Yoga Institute states the meaning of a truly inspiring, heartfelt, and intuitive teacher training that will take you deeper into yourself, as well as further into the world.

Some of the highlights of the Yandara Teacher Training System:

These five principles are part of the "Yandara Teacher Training System" that will assist you to become the yoga teacher you want to be.

• 1. Teaching Confidence: You will start to practice teaching on the 2nd day, and teach daily throughout the training. We have found that, while it is of importance, gathering information about, or even experiencing, yoga is not enough to learn how to impart the wisdom of this ancient practice. Through teaching, and receiving immediate personal feedback, you will become more confident; confidence allows you to relax and let your gifts come through.


• 2. Inner Alignment and hands-on-assists: At Yandara, we value proper alignment as an important tool to a sustainable practice. That being said, what is the "proper alignment" for each individual? So many of the different yoga styles sometimes teach conflicting opinions, even about the very basic poses, and how to practice them. So, now what? We have some options, we can become fanatical about our "style" being the only way, or we can go on a quest for the latest in corrections and cues. A third option is offered here at Yandara, as well as basic alignment and cuing principles, you will be taught how to cultivate and decipher the language of the body. You will learn to guide your students to be aware of what their sensations are telling them, how to move safely in the pose. Your inner ears will be trained to hear the quiet voice of the inner guru, the one who is present in your every breath, and always ready to align you to you. To practice with the support of inner alignment allows you to stay in your safety, even while challenging yourself with more advanced asanas. On the same basis you will learn how to guide your students to find their inner alignment, both with the use of cues, and with hands-on-assists.


• 3. Cueing from your heart: At Yandara you will learn to access cueing words from the heart instead of from brain memory. Cueing from your heart happens naturally through presence. To set the constantly thinking mind aside, and let your heart shine through in your classes will give them a unique and personal touch.


• 4. An open style and a set sequence: At Yandara, you will learn an open style of Yoga, which allows you to choose what, and how, you want to teach in the future. You will get all the tools you need to create a fun and challenging yoga class. To help you build your confidence, as a beginner teacher, one part of the teacher training also consists of learning a set sequence. That sequence is a tool you can choose to use in your future classes, for as long as you like.


• 5. Compassion:An important part of the Yandara training is understanding and developing our caring, compassionate nature, this a big part of unveiling the radiant teacher inside.

Testimonials

I have learned how to incorporate my love for yoga and my beliefs into a lifestyle. I have met people that have expanded my hunger for knowledge. I have found a place where I am in my element. I have learned to relax more and I have learned more ways in which I want to be a better person. I laughed a lot. The meditation practice was wonderful because there were people like the Perkins's to inspire us. Also the environment we were in was so safe, everything was taken care of. So we could use our "internal eyes". The asana practice was wonderful. I deepened my practice and learned more about my body so I could teach my students. The Yandara experience was a beautiful, non-judgmental, comfortable environment to look deep into ourselves and get support from each other. It was amazing. the beauty and the changes will stay with me forever.. Regan Wilson

Contacts: email yoga@yandara.com or call us at 1-877-490-9883.