Heather Elton yoga

Yoga Teacher Training in Goa, Morocco and Italy with Heather Elton Yoga

Yoga Teacher Training - Level 1

Yoga Teacher Training - Level 1
Yoga Alliance Accreditation (200+ hours)

Dates: 9 February - 10 March, 2012

Arrival: Thursday 9 February, 2012 (afternoon)

Departure: Saturday 10 March, 2012 (morning)

Venue: Satsanga Retreat, Goa, India

Cost: 2500 GBP (includes yoga tuition + 2 Ayurvedic vegetarian meals a day + twin share accommodation)

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Goa, India

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Lotus Yoga Retreat: Patnem, Goa, India
Dates in early 2012 to be confirmed soon
£ 695 pp

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Puglia, Italy

Vinyasa Yoga Retreat in Puglia Italy with Heather Elton - read more here

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Goa, India

Teacher Training - Goa 2012

Level One
9 February – 10 March, 2012

Yoga Alliance Accreditation (200+ hours)

Arrival: 9 February, 2012
Departure: 10 March, 2012

Venue: Satsanga Retreat, Goa, India

Cost: 2500 GBP (includes yoga tuition + 2 Ayurvedic vegetarian meals a day + twin share accommodation)

Thank you for you interest in our Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training. Deciding to teach yoga should not be a career move. It should be a sincere calling deep within your heart. Yoga Teacher Training is an investment in the future. Being an inspired and excellent teacher involves much more than getting a certificate. It requires dedication, discipline and years of continuous practice. You must also have a true desire to serve others. Without these, teaching becomes a mere job and you will fail to communicate to your students the true message of yoga. That said, everyone has to begin somewhere on the path. Why not start here?

To be accepted on the training, you need to have practiced yoga on a regular basis for at least two years, otherwise you won’t have the necessary physical stamina and mental discipline to succeed. This training is designed to be challenging and intense on a physical and emotional level. Six days a week you will do up to nine hours of yoga practice (pranayama, meditation, asana, philosophy, anatomy & physiology, as well as the business of yoga and practical teaching). The teachers will guide you and offer support, but ultimately it is up to you to accept the challenges that this yoga training offers and the willingness to accept transformation on a mental, physical, emotional and spiritual level.

This course is probably NOT for you .....

• If you are already a teacher and have strong opinions that prevent you from taking a non-dogmatic approach to yoga
• If you have a serious injury that will prevent you from doing the practice
• If silence, intense concentration and looking inward are things you really don’t want to do
• If you have a tendency towards negativity and dissention when things don’t go your way
• If you have an aversion to chaos and need to know what’s going on at all times.
Be honest. Space is limited to 16 students - to ensure a place in the program we encourage you to apply early.

Heather Elton and Emil Wendel’s Yoga Teacher Training is real, intense and transcendent. The course has allowed me to incorporate yoga into every area of my life and provided me with the tools to guide others. I was a life enhancing experience. - Ruth Goulding

The YTT of Heather Elton moved me, from inside out.
The intensity of doing (sometimes) 5 hours of yoga practice a day, plus meditation and pranayama exercises in the early morning does have its effects. The course confronted me with my personal limitations and borders, physically, emotionally and mentally. The challenge was to observe and listen to what was happening, without judging. I learned to start acting instead of reacting, in an honest and truthful way.

Heather’s pure & honest passion and devotion to yoga inspired me to follow my path, to become a great yoga teacher one day. I appreciate (and support) her non-dogmatic approach to yoga: I enjoyed doing the Primary Series in the morning while 'secretly' using all kinds of 'Iyengar props' to align my body in a proper way :). The theoretical/philosophical part of the course was very well introduced by Emil Wendel, who teaches from experience, from the heart.

The inclusion of 'The Business of Yoga' part within the Yoga Teacher Training really added extra value. Thinking about how I would design - and formulate my ideas for a future website was more than a useful reflection exercise. It provided concrete content and nice images I now actually use for my website! How nice is that?

The unique and beautiful setting of the Satsanga Retreat Center, with the luxury of not having to worry about doing laundry, cleaning, cooking, etc. made it possible to move deeply inward. The friendly smiles of all the staff, the delicious Ayurvedic food and nice swimming pool made me realize how blessed I was to be part of the training, every day again. - Zoe Van Mansfeld

I’m really happy that I attended your teacher training. I feel that my teaching has improved and that my confidence of my craft has also increased. – Robyn Sawatzky

• Space is limited to 12 students - to ensure a place in the program we encourage you to apply early.

• Dates: 9 February - 10 March, 2012
• Venue: Satsanga Retreat, Goa, India www.satsangaretreat.com
• Cost: 2500 GBP (includes yoga tuition + 2 Ayurvedic vegetarian meals a day + twin share accommodation)

You should ONLY apply if you have a genuine desire to immerse yourself completely in this intensive training.

How to Apply
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Lotus Yoga Retreat: Patnem, Goa, India

Dates in early 2012 to be confirmed soon | £ 695 pp

Lotus Yoga Retreat is a the beachfront yoga resort built on fine, white sand in South Goa. Stay in a bamboo eco-hut with a view of the Arabian Sea or the sacred mountian. Purify and cleanse with delicious organic food and a variety of holistic treatments. Spot a dolphin while standing on your head during sirsasana. This pristine location lets you sink into the rhythms of nature. Sunset is an epic moment. The surrounding area is breathtaking and easily accessible for short trips and excursions. Do yoga and get to the spiritual heart of the practice.

WHEN YOU PRACTICE YOGA IN INDIA IT SEEMS like the universe supports you! Goa is spiritual and fun. Purify and cleanse with organic food and ayurvedic massage. Sleep in a luxurious eco-lodge and listen to the sound of the ocean. Stroll along white-sand beaches with swaying coconut palms. Shop at the famous Anjuna market. Sip Chai at a beach shack and chill to Goan trance while the sun sets over the Arabian sea. Hire a scooter and explore colorful seaside villages, Portuguese mansions, Hindu temples, and lush spice plantations. Have a yoga adventure in the mystical land of its birth.

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The Venue

Lotus Yoga Retreat
yoga goa

Enjoy a week of yoga at the Lotus Yoga Retreat, the beachfront yoga resort in the tropical and unspoilt south of Goa. Stay in a bamboo hut with a view of the Arabian Sea. Purify and cleanse with organic food and a variety of holistic treatments. Spot a dolphin while standing on your head during sirsasana at sunset. Built on fine, white sand between the relics of a sacred Hindu site and the ocean, Lotus Yoga Retreat is the perfect place to relax, swim in the sea. The surrounding area is breathtaking and easily accessible for short trips and excursions. Have a yoga adventure in the mystical land of its birth.

The Venue
yoga goa

Lotus Yoga Retreat is located at the south end of Patnem Beach. The comfortable huts made out of bamboo, palm leaves and straw give you the necessary luxury without taxing the environment. All the huts have ocean view. The comfortable huts are made out of bamboo, palm leaves and straw give you the necessary luxury without taxing the environment. Your balcony comes equipped with Asian day-bed and hammocks are suspended from the trees for your relaxation. Thanks to our privileged location at the end of the beach you can rest assured that the nights are perfectly silent and you can fall asleep to the sound of the waves. It is the perfect spot to 'retreat' or 'escape by foot' to beachfront shops and restaurants a few minutes away.

The Yoga

The yoga shala overlooks the ocean. Each day will begin with a led Astanga Vinyasa Yoga Primary Series class. (Mysore self-practice is also an alternative.) An afternoon class will focus on different aspects of asana, pranayama and meditation. We'll study the inner and outer techniques of vinyasa that tie the poses together in a ‘moving meditation'; develop the ‘inner limbs' of yoga to develop focus and concentration skills that enhance clarity of mind; use the breath to feel safe enough to move through difficult poses and work honestly at your edge; shift energy in problem areas (hips & shoulders); restorative yoga; learn use yoga as a healing/transformational tool to move through fear and release hardness in the body; experience deep inner peace and insight; learn to be at ease in the present moment. Develop a daily practice so inspiring you'll want to get on your mat as soon as you get home. Be a yogi for life!

This workshop will inspire and challenge all levels of yoga student. In the past, participants have ranged in age from 19 - 57. Beginners are welcome as long as you have some yoga experience, are relatively fit and willing to try.

(There will be ample time for exploring nature, swimming, relaxation and massage.)

yoga goa

The Price

£695.00

Getting There

International charter flights and national flights arrive at Dabolim airport in Goa, an hour from Patnem Beach. Alternatively, the closest main port of entry for international airlines is Mumbai (Bombay) and from there you can get a connecting flight, train or bus to Goa.

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Vinyasa Yoga Retreat: Puglia, Italy
Vinyasa Yoga Retreat: Santa Maria Del Sole, Puglia, Italy
August 6-11, 2011 / from £950

Enjoy a week of yoga at Santa Maria Del Sole, a magical spot in the Itria Valley. Whether you want to deepen your yoga practice, chill by the pool, relax with a massage, cycle the rolling hills, wander through local villages with cobbled streets and turreted Trulli houses, or swim in the sea - all is possible in this spectacular location. Two yoga classes a day with the opportunity for each guest to practice at his/her own level making the week suitable for students of different abilities. Do yoga and get to the spiritual heart of the practice.

The Venue

Santa Maria Del Sole is a 15-hectare property situated on a small hillock in the heart of the Itria Valley in the heel of Italy's boot. (Nearest international airport is Brindisi). The landscape is rural and dotted with beautiful olive trees and vineyards, divided by pretty dry-stone walls. The main building is a 16th century Masseria (farmhouse) that has been elegantly restored in typical, old Apulian style with many authentic features. The grounds contain lovely gardens, a swimming pool, a wild forest and fields, and a tiny church. There is plenty of space to walk and be free.

All rooms are en suite with shower, toilet and basin. Each room is a different shape and unique is its own way. Furnishings and fabrics complement the building and create a calm and very comfortable environment. The Masseria comfortably accommodates 10 students and close by there are another 5 rooms in the Trulli houses. These small, white conical buildings are one of the most magical aspects of the Puglian landscape.

Vegetarian meals are cooked to an excellent standard using local produce. You will sample some of the traditional recipes of Puglia. If you have any special dietary requirements please notify us at the time of booking and we will do our best to accommodate these.
There is a treatment room and a range of therapies will be offered at very reasonable rates. Advance notice of interest is preferable and sessions should be booked at the beginning of the week.

The Yoga

Two yoga classes a day take place in a yoga shala overlooking the sea. Each day begins with a led Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga 'Primary Series' class that evolves during the week to Mysore self-practice. An afternoon 'workshop' class focuses on different aspects of Hatha-variations, pranayama and meditation. We'll study the inner and outer techniques of vinyasa that tie the poses together in a 'moving meditation'; develop the 'inner limbs' of yoga to develop focus and concentration skills that enhance clarity of mind; use the breath to feel safe enough to move through difficult poses and work honestly at your edge; shift energy in problem areas (hips & shoulders); restorative yoga; learn use yoga as a healing/transformational tool to move through fear and release hardness in the body; experience deep inner peace and insight; learn to be at ease in the present moment. It's a deep practice that moves beyond the physical experience to make the yogic inquiry authentic and relevant to real life. Develop a daily practice so inspiring you'll want to get on your mat as soon as you get home. Be a yogi for life!
This workshop will inspire and challenge all levels of yoga student. Participants have ranged in age from 19 - 68. Beginners are welcome as long as you have some yoga experience, are relatively fit and willing to try.

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