19 Day 200-Hour Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Tenerife, Spain

This yoga teacher training in Tenerife, Spain, is a great fit for anyone who wants to explore classic Indian yoga in more depth. Participants will build a stronger personal practice while acquiring the knowledge and hands-on skills required to teach yoga with confidence.

The quality of the training and the commitment of its experienced teachers are what make Gayatri Yoga stand out. As a small, supportive school, Gayatri puts personal attention ahead of large class sizes. Twenty years of experience and excellent student feedback say it all.

Gayatri places far more value on the quality of its courses than on a trendy location or a beachfront setting. This has helped the school keep its prices affordable over the years, so students can train to become excellent yoga teachers at a fair cost.

For the Gayatri team, everything comes down to love and devotion to yoga.

Gayatri School of Yoga

Founded 20 years ago, Gayatri School of Yoga was among the first schools in Spain to specialize in yoga teacher training. Both the school and all of its teachers are registered with Yoga Alliance and follow its standards closely.

More than 2,000 students have trained with Gayatri, which offers high-quality yoga teacher training at an honest price. For anyone looking for a serious program that leads to a teaching career anywhere in the world, Gayatri is an excellent choice.

The course is equally open to those who simply wish to expand their knowledge of yoga, meditation, philosophy, anatomy and the other subjects covered, with no plans to teach. It offers in-depth learning and a chance to take a personal practice to the next level.

Train with Gayatri Yoga on the beautiful island of Tenerife, Spain.

Certification

Graduates who complete this training successfully can register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT).

Pre-Distance Learning

Giving students the best possible support is one of Gayatri Yoga’s core values. Its main goal is to help each student become a well-rounded yoga teacher.

Before the course, students receive a PDF for the pre-distance learning component, with an overview of the key topics. This way, everyone arrives well prepared, even those who book at the last minute.

Yoga Teacher Training Program

Gayatri knows that teacher training is demanding and calls for discipline. At the same time, the school wants to welcome aspiring teachers who may hesitate because of physical limitations or health issues.

Nobody is expected to overexert or push themselves. The main focus is learning how to teach others, not only developing one’s own physical practice.

Attendance at all classes is required to complete the training hours. If certain asanas are not possible for a student, that is perfectly fine. They can support the teaching team in assisting other students, and take notes, photos, or videos to help their learning. When it is their turn to teach, they can ask a fellow student to demonstrate poses.

A key part of the course is learning hands on assists for all asanas and pranayamas, and how to support future students safely. Anyone who can accept their physical limits, stay focused on the teachings and keep a relaxed attitude towards themselves is welcome to join.

Part of the journey is finding one’s own path as a teacher and learning to rest when the body asks for it. Many students arrive with physical challenges of their own. By accepting these limits, they can become an inspiration to others. Being mindful of oneself always comes before an ego-driven practice.

As Gayatri says: “If you suffer from any limitations or painful issues, you will understand the needs of your own future students much better.”

Listen to your body and flow, because limitations exist only in the mind. And always remember: “Yoga is so much more than asanas.”

Gayatri Yoga is a small, friendly school that normally welcomes between 10 and 12 students per training. Keeping groups small means every student gets maximum support on the way to becoming a yoga teacher.

The course goes well beyond asanas, combining in-depth background knowledge with plenty of practical training. Students experience a wide variety of asana practices and learn how to bring their own personality and variety into their classes.

The training also teaches how to adapt asanas confidently to each student’s individual needs. Gayatri is always there for its trainees, and what makes its teacher training special is the quality of the experience, not the number of participants.

Before arriving, students are asked to let go of judgment and criticism towards themselves, others and their surroundings. The knowledge is already within each person, and this course is simply a doorway to learning and experiencing it.

The teachers will motivate, guide and inspire, but each student also has to put in the work.

Traditional Yoga Teachings and Styles

Gayatri Yoga follows the traditions of Swami Satyananda and Swami Sivananda. The training covers Kriya, Jnana, Raja, Bhakti and Karma yoga as described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the foundation of every yoga style.

Course Overview – RYS 200

Techniques, Training and Practice – 100 Hours

This module covers asana, pranayama, meditation, mudra, bandha, kriya, mantra chanting, and the classic paths of Karma, Jnana, Bhakti, Kriya and Raja yoga.

The hours combine analytical study of how to teach and practise each technique with guided practice of the techniques themselves.

Teaching Methodology – 25 Hours

• Principles of demonstrating, observing, assisting and correcting

• The qualities of a good teacher

• The five asana categories and their key poses: standing poses, forward bends, backbends, twists and inversions

• Benefits and contraindications of each asana

• How to demonstrate asanas

• Pre- and postnatal yoga

• Yoga for children

• Yoga for seniors

• Restorative yoga, including basic and preparatory movements

• Yoga therapy, with specific asana groups for common conditions and ways to adapt the practice to students’ needs

• Guiding students through language and voice with positive, conscious communication

Anatomy and Physiology – 20 Hours

• Overview of human anatomy and physiology, body systems and organs

• Prana, chakras, nadis and koshas

• Benefits and contraindications of each asana and pranayama

• Ayurveda basics

Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers – 30 Hours

• Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedas, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana

• The yogic lifestyle

• Karma and reincarnation

• Diet

• Yogic ethics as set out in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Ashtanga yoga), the roots of all yoga styles

• Mindfulness and the growth of consciousness

• The value of teaching yoga

• The business side of yoga

Practicum – 25 Hours

Micro-lessons and individual teaching practice, including teaching on one’s own and assisting fellow students in their lessons.

Recommended Reading

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha by Swami Satyananda.

What to Expect

• Ancient, traditional teachings as passed down by Patanjali

• Becoming part of the Gayatri family

• A deep lifestyle shift and a truly transformative experience

• Delicious, healthy vegetarian meals, cooked together by the students with fresh ingredients provided by the school

• Connections and friendships that can last a lifetime

• The beauty of Tenerife, with its forests, natural parks, beaches and El Teide, the highest mountain in Spain

• Classes with a range of different teachers

• Pre-distance learning

• Small groups of up to 12 trainees

• The chance to meet people from all over the world

• Support before and after the training

Daily Timetable

• 06:30 – 07:30 Wake up, morning tea and Antar Mouna

• 07:30 – 07:45 Meditation

• 07:45 – 08:00 Pranayama

• 08:00 – 09:00 Hatha yoga class

• 09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast

• 10:00 – 13:00 Theory / asana alignment class or sequencing workshop

• 13:00 – 15:00 Lunch break / Karma yoga and self-study

• 15:00 – 18:00 Theory / asana alignment class or sequencing workshop

• 18:00 – 19:00 Vinyasa yoga class

• 19:00 – 20:30 Dinner and Karma yoga

• 20:30 – 22:00 Self-study and bedtime

The order of classes may vary during the course, but the hours, content and classes stay the same.