Advanced Yoga Teacher Training is a necessary step for all 200hr certified yoga teachers, as well as practitioners who want to advance their practice and career. In a world full of yoga teachers with a basic 200hr education that serves as a foundation and a starting point, it is important to advance one’s studies in this enormous tradition that has so much to teach. In this Advanced Yoga Teacher Training course, we delve deeper into the esoteric yogic practices such as advanced Pranayama, Bandha, Chakra Sadhana and Mantra, as well as advanced Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga methodology, Yoga Psychology, teacher student relationship, importance of ritual, ceremony and creating sacred spaces, and integrating philosophy into movement practices. This course will move one through the true scope of asana and physical into an esoteric integrated practice that fosters a life with more alignment and peace. The teachings cultivate action that utilizes power versus force in the way we approach both our practice on the mat as well as life off the mat and provide one with the leadership skills necessary to stand out as a Yoga teacher with excellence and integrity.

The program is directed by Tanya Savitri Popovich, a senior teacher and Yoga Acharya (Master of Yoga) with a 20-year international teaching experience, MA in Indigenous Studies, certified Hypnotherapist, and a Leadership Coach.

We are a Yoga Alliance Registered School. Graduates will be able to register with Yoga Alliance at the RYT-500 Level upon completion of the program.

Advanced Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga practices:

• Daily Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga classes with focus on advanced sequencing.

Advanced Teaching Methodology:

• Pose-by-pose biomechanics and alignment
• Pose sequence symbiosis
• Advanced yoga hands on assists
• Advanced yoga class sequencing or “Vinyasa Krama” integrating physical anatomy, energy transmutation, and philosophical theme for a “Sattvic Effect” – a state of complete calm and full focus, the “flow state”
• Teaching basic and intermediate Pranayama techniques
• Teaching meditation techniques, Yoga Nidra and guided relaxation
• Developing progressive sequences for workshops, courses or retreats
• Teaching, assisting, taking, and observing peer yoga classes
• Creating sacred spaces: Altar, Ritual, and the Art of Ceremony
• Leadership Coaching, Public Speaking and Lecture Presentations

Philosophy, Ethics and Psychology:

• Esoteric Psychology and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
• Vedanta Philosophy and The Bhagavad Gita
• Psychology and Ethics of teacher – student relationship
• Esoteric Psychology of Kundalini Yoga and Chakra Sadhana

Daily Sample Schedule

*Mondays are days off where trainees get a day of rest to review and reflect on the materials learned, soaking in the sun at one of many pristine beaches in the area or simply relaxing back at the quietude of our retreat.

**Upon enrollment into the program participants will be sent preparation materials for self-study prior to course start.

Teaching

Tanya Savitri Popovich

Maria Uma Vardalou

Assistant teachers

Accommodation and Food

Our training venue is an eco-cottage retreat and seminar centre located between Paleochora and Anydri village. Set in a beautiful landscape, our venue is a short drive to some of the most pristine beaches and graphic Paleochora village. Accommodation is based on double and triple occupancy, while single rooms as well as tent space may be available upon request. Lectures take place in an indoor shala, equipped with ceiling fans and air-conditioning, or in an outdoor space with ceiling fans. While there is no restaurant on site, there is a fully equipped kitchen for every three rooms where trainees store and prepare their meals. Every second day a group trip to the village is provided during the afternoon break where trainees pick up groceries or grab early dinner in one of the many taverns on the beach.

Dates & Location


Investment

All prices are based on a shared double or triple occupancy and include accommodation, tuition fees, and the teacher training manual.


*Early Bird – full payment by April 28th, 2025

*Regular Price – full payment by July 8th, 2025

Deposit of €500 along with your application is needed to hold your spot on the training.
Availability is limited to a room type, please book early to avoid disappointment.
Please read our cancellation policy here