THE FOUNDATION:
200 HOUR
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

A Yoga Alliance Certified

Yoga Teacher Training

in partnership with The Wild Temple

taught by Becca Medvin, RYT 500

Study and embody the teachings of the Himalayan Tradition, Sri Vidya, immersed in the gorgeous mountains of Ecuador.

Learn the foundations of Hatha Yoga, how to apply this ancient wisdom to your everyday life, and how to teach yoga professionally.

Understand how to craft sequences specific to the energetic and not just physical needs of practitioners.

This is intelligent, mind-body-nervous system healing yoga.

If you want to deepen your practice and your connection to nature, hike, and meditate high up in majestic mountains, this is the training for you.

SCHEDULE:

7:30-9am: Morning Yoga Practice
9:15am: Breakfast
10:30am: Discussion & Lecture
12:30pm: Lunch
BREAK
2pm- 4pm: Discussion & Lecture
5-6:15pm: Evening Practice
6:30pm: Dinner

Our schedule is subject to change depending on the desires of students. There is incredible hiking all around us, as well as rock climbing and hot springs. We will decide as a group how many hikes/excursions we will do together. A few classes will be taught from these destinations.

Topics Covered:

-Overview and Applications of Classical Tantra Yoga

-Overview of Ayurveda: Intro to and how to live this sister science of yoga for health, stability and enhancing one’s practices (beyond the books, into embodiment)

-Tantric, Clairvoyant, and Mindfulness Meditation

-What is Source Consciousness/Ishta Devata; Finding your own answers

-What is Svadharma + SvaTantra: Tantra as keystone practice for one's soul purpose

-Ancient Text: Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

-Ancient Text: Hatha Yoga Pradipika (Tantra + Kundalini)

-The Royal Path of Raja Yoga: One complete spiritual path

-The Yamas + Niyamas: Foundational Guidance for Being a Good Human

-Kriya Yoga: The Middle Path of Practice

-The Anatomy of Breath

-Anatomy + Physiology: Key teachings for Yoga

-The Chakra System

-Wise Sequencing (Vinyasa Krama) skillful understanding of biodynamics + bioenergetics: The role of the 'families', safety, alignment, therapeutics, organs + organ systems, energetics, gunas (mind), prana vayus, chakras + dosha application

-Architecting a Practice: Form, Function + Creative Integration (Tantric Weaving)

-Sage Techniques for Shakta Tantra Yoga: pranayama, tantric meditations, cleansing techniques, the use of mantras, mudras and bandha for intelligent design

-Yoga Sadhana: Developing a consistent, adaptive + supportive home practice

-Yoga Chikitsa (yoga therapy breakdown of postures, breathing techniques, etc...)

-Dinacharya (Self Care Practices): the importance of one’s daily rhythm, routine and basic lifestyle habits that support one's individual constitution

-10 Daily Habits of Ayurveda: A bi-weekly practice for ease in transformation

-Teaching Methodology: Alignment, risks + safety, use of language + verbal cues

-The Ritual of a Classroom & How to Lead

-Herbal allies for the practice of Yoga

-Shakti Mantras specific to the Himalayan Sage Tradition

-Pranayama: Key breathing techniques and their therapeutic value

-Yoga + the Doshas: Understanding constitution + lifestyle within one's practice

-Yoga + the Mind: methodologies for stabilizing and sharpening mental acuity

-What is Dharma + Dharmic living

-Yin Yoga

-Restorative Yoga

This training is for you if….

You want to know the science of nourishment and true power.
You want to understand how energy moves—how to cultivate it, direct it, transform it, and let it go.
You want to be more embodied, more able to soak in the beauty of life, more able to feel gratitude for existence, more able to access the consciousness-bliss that is who you are.
You want to learn in a supportive community where you can come as you are, always.
You want to learn from a living lineage that is truly magical, a tradition that isn’t about dogma but about joy, sweetness, and acceptance of all people.

After receiving your certificate of completion, you may register with Yoga Alliance to be a part of the international community of teachers as a 200hr. RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher).

Cost: $2,700

Payment Plans & Partial BIPOC Scholarships Available Upon Request

Please contact Becca at beccamedvin@gmail.com with any questions.

Payments can be made through either

paypal: beccamedvin@gmail.com

venmo: @beccamedvin

or Zelle: 305-613-4314

Retreat from the everyday hustle high up in the mountains of Ecuador.

This training will take place at Punanti Hostel, in Olmedo, Ecuador.

Accommodation is shared but spacious.

Brand new building.

Other important information:
- Punanti is at 3600m - 11811ft
-Please bring clothes for cold weather, and a few things for possible warm days. Bring long pants, sweaters, a warm hat, etc. We will be higher up than Quito and the weather is more unpredictable. Plan for temperatures between 50-82 degrees Farenheit / 10-28 degrees Celsius.

How to get there:
Please fly into Quito. Transportation will be provided on the morning of May 20th from Viajero Hostel (also called Masaya). It is recommended that you fly into Quito at least 1 day before the 20th to adjust to the altitude and to get settled if you'd like to travel to Punanti together. Staying at Viajero Hostel is also recommended.

Here is the link to their website: https://www.viajerohostels.com/es/destinos-ecuador/quito/

A taxi from the airport to Viajero should be about $25. If you need any help getting from the airport to the hostel, please reach out to Becca on whatsapp (+13056134314).

There are many alternative ways of getting to Punanti too (bus, taxi, etc).

Reach out if you have any questions at all.

Please note:

To complete the full 200 hours required to be certified with yoga alliance, some additional online zoom meetings and a final exam is required. This work will help you fully bring this training home with you and give you confidence as a yoga teacher.

What's Included:

WiFi connection
3 daily delicious and nutritious meals prepared by a Swiss chef (please notify us of any dietary restrictions)
Pick-up and drop-off in Quito
Nature hikes with a trusted guide
Teacher training manual

Activities :

1) Hot Springs
The hot springs are rustic and located in the middle of the páramo (alpine tundra ecosystem) of the community. It takes about 1 hour to get there on foot and 45 min to come back to Punanti.

Price: $2 entry. All the money goes directly to the community.

Day hikes

2) IMBABURRA SUMMIT
HEIGHT: 4557m - 14950ft
Distance: 8.2km - 5.1mi
Positive elevation: 1197m - 3927ft
Duration: 6h
Physical level: medium
Technical level: medium (with exposed segments ⚠️fear of heights ⚠️)

Price:
1 person $80 *
2 persons $40 *
3 or more persons $35 *
* Includes guide, transport

3) CUBILCHE SUMMIT
Height: 3857m - 12654ft
Distance: 5.5km - 3.4mi
Positive elevation: 500m - 1640ft
Duration: 2h30
Physical level: easy
Technical level: easy

Price:
1 person $50 *
2 persons $30 *
3 or more persons $25 *
* Includes guide, transport

4) CUSIN SUMMIT
Height: 4000m - 13123ft
Distance: 9km - 5.6mi
Positive elevation: 530m - 1738ft
Duration: 3h
Physical level: medium
Technical level: easy

Price:
1 person $30 *
2 and more persons $20 *
* Includes guide, transport

5) ANGUREAL SUMMIT
Height: 4832m - 15853ft
Distance: 18-20km - 11.2-12.4mi
Positive elevation: 1230m - 4035ft
Duration: 8h
Physical level: medium/hard
Technical level: easy/medium

Price:
1 person $60 *
2 persons $40 *
3 or more persons $35 *
* Includes guide, transport

6) CONDOR LOOKOUT LOOP
Height: 4180m - 13713ft
Distance: 14km - 8.7mi
Positive elevation: 520m - 1706ft
Duration: 5h
Physical level: easy/medium
Technical level: easy

Price:
1 person $20 *
2 and more persons $15 *
* Includes guide, transport

7) MOJANDA AND FUYA FUYA LAGUNAS
Height: 4279m - 14038ft
Distance: 4km - 2.5mi
Positive elevation: 545m - 1788ft
Duration: 2h30
Physical level: easy/medium
Technical level: easy

Price:
1 person $60 *
2 persons $45 *
3 and more persons $35 *
* Includes guide, transport

8) CIUICOCHA LOOP
Height: 3488m - 11443ft
Distance: 12,15km - 7.5mi
Positive elevation: 535m - 1755ft
Duration: 3h-4h30
Physical level: easy
Technical level: easy

Price:
1 person $60 *
2 persons $45 *
3 and more persons $35 *
* Includes guide, transport

7) HORSEBACK RIDING
3h-4h of horseback riding in the páramo of the community
Level: easy

Price:
1 person $50
2 persons $40
3 and more persons $30