PROGRAM

Take your practice to the next level by immersing yourself in the exploration of yoga. Whether you are just beginning your practice or have an advanced practice, this training will surely create a beautiful shift in your life and expand you beyond measure on your journey with yoga. Upon completion, you will become an internationally recognized registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, the world's largest non-profit yoga certification and training organization expanding over 160 countries. You will also leave feeling deeper in love with yourself and the world around you with a clearer vision of your future.

The Experience

Personal Growth

YiA Yoga will inspire you to “be the change you wish to see in this world.” During the training, you will have the opportunity to reflect and connect with your highest self, the part of you that knows the sky is the limit, the part of you that sees the beauty within yourself and others, the part of you that makes your dreams, hopes, and visions a reality.

Spiritual Connection

This training is designed to be suitable for people of all religious and spiritual backgrounds. YiA Yoga fully respects and honors individual belief systems. The aim is not to “convert” you into anything. It is rather to inspire you to be the best version of yourself. If you believe in a higher power, this training will connect you more to your own higher power and your highest self. Together, we will practice the power of love and gratitude, which crosses all cultures, religions, and philosophies.

Creativity Through Vinyasa

The primary style of yoga you will learn is Vinyasa yoga. It is one of the more creative types of yoga and is a perfect base for all other forms. If you can teach a Vinyasa class, expanding to teaching other forms of yoga is easy. Vinyasa can be soft and gentle or powerful and intense. It is whatever you want it to be. You as a teacher are able to express your creativity through the practice and personalize your class to express who you are and what you represent. Vinyasa is a beautiful dance that comes together through sun salutations. During the training, you will also expand your knowledge of the various forms of yoga by participating in a variety of different styles of classes.

Yoga Anatomy & Physiology

You will explore the relationship between yoga anatomy and physiology that will support you to guide your students in a safe and effective manner and will empower you to create well-rounded and balanced classes using peak pose sequencing. There will be an inside look on a collection of the most important foundational poses that together comprise the full range of the body’s expression to give you a better understanding of the movements involved using full-color, detailed anatomical illustrations.

Yoga Adjustments

YiA Yoga believes that one key to being an exceptional yoga teacher is being able to support your students in their practice by taking their postures to their full expression safely. There will be a hands-on approach to teaching you, not only the anatomy of the posture but how to get them into proper alignment using effective adjustment techniques. You will also develop clear and concise communication skills, learn to fully observe your students in their practice, and communicate what they need to hear in order to deepen their own experience. Lastly, you will discover the beauty and power of body awareness through various meditations, pranayamas and exercises.

Build on Your Strengths as a Teacher

Your ability to create change within yourself and in the world depends upon your courage, commitment, authenticity, and connection. By exploring your strengths and deeply connecting to your highest self, you will empower others to do the same. There is no greater gift you can give than allowing your light to shine as brightly as possible, as it inspires others to do the same. Each yoga teacher has something exceptional to offer their students. Together, you will tap into examining your personal strengths and using them as a foundation for developing our individual teaching styles allowing you to fully experience the joy, art, and science of being a yoga teacher.

Meditation

The founder and director of YiA Yoga, Katherine Sophia, credits much of her focus and success - both worldly and in the spiritual realms - to the practice of meditation and visualization using the law of attraction as a strong foundation. During this training, you will have the opportunity to dive into this magnificent, life-impacting, powerful practice with her, and learn how you can incorporate meditation and visualization into your own life assisting you in fulfilling your dreams and desires. And as you develop and expand your personal meditation practice, you will be inspired to guide your students to theirs.

Yoga Philosophy

The practice of yoga goes back thousands of years but has only exploded across the world just recently. You will look into the most significant historical yogic texts, giving you a deeper understanding of the foundation of yoga and flow through time to bring you to the present moment of what is means to be a yogi in the 21st century.

Yia Yoga Teacher Training Transformation 

The greatest spark for transformation starts with complete acceptance as you are. All the beauty of your luminous light and the shadows it casts. It is stepping into the awareness that these two energies work together united in perfect harmony. This acceptance catapults you into the present moment of sweet surrender and unconditional love. It is from this space of having our hearts and eyes wide open that we enter into deep awareness and we realize that we are not broken. We realize that all the answers we seek already exist within and always have. We come to know that  inside each and every one of us lies an unwavering joy and peace that we simply must choose to connect to, to remember. 

Do you have the courage to take off the mask of perfection & veil of unawareness and show up as you are? To see the beauty of it all? To feel the freedom, the acceptance, the light? When we are real, is when we truly heal. And when we do this, we empower others around us to do the same. We empower universal healing & pure surrender. We drop our weights and weapons and expose our hearts to one another, our most powerful weapon. We unite as One, perfectly imperfect tribe. Instead of seeking out the differences in one another, we start to see and feel that we are kindred in spirit. There are no differences between us, we are the same. All here in the name of remembering that each one of our unique designs were make in the name of love, in perfect energy and harmony. It is this energy we seek to return to. To break down the layers of brick and mortar that we have build to protect our hearts, the walls that are dimming our light. The burst of energy that ignited your spirit at the moment of conception created fireworks all around you. These are the lights of the universal love we all desire to connect back to.

Unite with YiA to accomplish the most valuable work we can do in this lifetime, to come home to our highest selves & surrender into the sweet embrace our innate states of unconditional love, bliss, clarity, connection, awareness & trust. To tune our systems back to the places where we feel most aligned, most alive, most in love. 

During this transformation, we will remind you of the immense power that resides in the awareness of our heart center and united as a sacred tribe & family, we will empower one another to fully step into the potential of our being. We will delve deeper into taking on the responsibility of being the author & creator of our own lives. We will experience throughout our entire system what it feels like to be in full alignment with the bright light inside each one of us. We will re-write parts of our story that are not serving us. We will surrender deeply into the immensely transformational power of now, and create a clear and aligned vision for the abundant life that calls to us everyday. We unite together in tribe to soothe the battle wounds of life to then reconnect to the space of wholeness that is within to create a magical vision for the future. To feel into the profound intelligence of the human energetic design that holds all the answers we seek. To be held so deeply in a space of love, that we feel fully empowered to expose all aspects of our being in vulnerability, even the pieces of ourselves we have been told are immoral, or incorrect. Through this life changing journey, we come to experience the Oneness that is within everything and start to live our lives from that empowered space of connection.

We cannot change our past, but we can change how we tell our story. We can arrive in the present moment seated in the sweet embrace of surrender and trust and move into our future with unwavering clarity of our unique path and purpose that we are being called to and guided to everyday, every moment. 

We invite you to step into you. All of you. All of your potential. All of your strengths and all of your weaknesses. To step into your purpose and calling. To return home to bliss, love and awareness.

REQUIREMENTS

This transformation is designed to be suitable for adults of all ages, religious & spiritual backgrounds. Together, we will practice the power of love & gratitude, which crosses all cultures, beliefs, and philosophies.

Come exactly as you are in mind, body & spirit.

No preparations are needed to attend this transformation except a desire to align and live a life abundant with joy, health, love, clarity, pleasure and purpose. We will engage in physical activities, but can accommodate to all body designs, strengths & limitations. 

COME PREPARED…

• To connect to the never ending universal love within

• To explore the intelligence of the energetic body

• To expand your connection to your heart center

• To enter into the present moment 

• To see the beauty all around you

• To meditate, breathe & expand 

• To remember who you are

• To create a clear vision

• To breathe

• To forgive

• To love

• To be

You are my definition of perfect! 

Eckhart Tolle says, "The greatest catalyst for change in a relationship is complete acceptance of that person as he or she is, without needing to judge or change them in any way." This is equally true for the relationship we have with ourselves. If you find yourself constantly wanting to improve, to be a better person, to be more beautiful or handsome, to be more intelligent, to be more aware, to have more, to experience enlightenment... stop trying. You are already there and are perfect as you are in this present moment. You are moving forward every day, making the best decisions possible for yourself and your loved ones. Fully surrender to yourself, to your bright light and your darkest shadows. Embrace it. Honor it. If you're feeling sad, allow yourself to be sad without judgment. If you are full of joy, allow yourself to experience every moment of it without attachment. If you are feeling frustrated, go deep within yourself to the root of the frustration and let it go. Forgive. Be in state of compassion. Love. Surrender.

If you are going through a huge transition in your life, be fully in a space of gratitude for the transition and learn every lesson you possibly can from it. Find yourself in the beautiful flow of this blessed journey we have been given. You have a voice and light inside you that is calling you to listen. Stay connected to that voice as it holds profound transformational energy. Make it your best friend. And fully come to a space of unconditional love and surrender within yourself, so you can share that same love and light with all of those around you. Allow your light to shine, like the sun shines upon the entire universe, upon every creature... by doing so you allow others to show that same light and reflect it back to you. 

Fully accept yourself as you are in the present moment and create the most powerful catalyst for your personal transformation... awareness & unconditional love.

–Katherine Sophia 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Experienced Internationally Recognized Yoga Alliance® Transformational School & Continuing Education Provider (YACEP)

• Katherine Sophia is a Master Space Holder for profound transformation

• Feel the magical spirit of mama Bali and allow it to fill you with excitement for life

• Experience the immense healing powers of Breathe & Believe connected breathwork sessions

• Unite & expand with your transformational tribe and make connections that last a lifetime

• Leave feeling fully empowered to be the author of your life

• Maximum of 25 students per transformation to ensure proper individual attention

WHATS INCLUDED

We are dedicated to exposing you to a plethora of transformational tools that will empower you to be the author of your life written from a space of connected awareness. Come to experience transformation united with YiA and leave with tools to continue your transformational journey feeling self empowered to be the change you wish to see in the world and committed to creating the life you truly desire to live in mind, body and spirit.

*All of the activities, experiences and classes are optional. This is your transformation and we trust you know what tools work best for you.

• Daily guided meditations

• Breathe & Believe connected breathwork sessions

• Soul journaling

• Gratitude exercises

• Vision boarding

• Yoga classes

• Fire ceremony

• Temple water blessing

• Ice bath experience

• Ecstatic movement

• Beach graduation ceremony

WHATS NOT INCLUDED

• Additional excursions & activities

• Spa treatments

• Airfare

• Airport transfers

DAILY SCHEDULE

Check-in begins anytime after 11:00am on the first Sunday of your YTT and check out is the second Saturday at 10:00am. Students are able to come both before & after the training dates based on availability at the retreat center.

The daily group schedule is 8:00am to 5:00pm, with optional evening activities. .

• 07:00-8:00 Perfecting Your Daily Rituals *The first hour is self guided using transformational tools of your choice

  • Gratitude journalling, soul journalling, meditation, yoga, dance, exercise, nature, breathwork, etc. 

• 08:00-8:30 Guided group meditation

• 08:30-9:00  Breakfast

• 9:00-12:00 Morning transformation session 

• 12:00 - 13:00 Morning movement 

• 13:00-15:00 Lunch

• 15:00-17:00 Afternoon Transformation Session

• 17:00-18:00 Break

• 18:00-19:00 Dinner 

• 18:00-19:00 Optional Evening Activities (inspirational movies, ecstatic dance, sound healing, fire ceremonies, games, arts & crafts, etc)

MEALS

Mouthwatering Gourmet High Vibrational Food. Our meal plan gives you the best of both worlds. Not only will we have healthy delicious meals catered to our Yia family on site, we also give you the opportunity to taste Ubud and all the culinary delights it has to offer. All meals on site are included in the cost of the training. Our menu includes a plethora of flavors from all over the world that will fill your body with energy, health &  vibrancy. Our specialized, private chefs can accommodate vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free and raw foodists. Food on resort property is included, and during outings and on our days off will be at your own cost. 

Alchemy Bali Raw, Vegan & Organic. From Medicinal Soups to Vietnamese Spring Rolls to A Desert Bar.

Bali Buddha Local Produce, Indonesian, Italian, Juices, Vegan & Raw Options & more.

Seeds of Life 100% Raw & Vegan Food (Get Involved with Training & Community Options)

Clear Cafe Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, All Local, Smoothies, Elixirs, Incredible Menu & Design.

Sayuri Healing Food, Vegan, Bowls, Desserts, Smoothies, Classes, Workshops & more.

 CANCELLATION POLICY

Last minute registrations are only possible if there is availability.. You can also put your name on the waiting list if the transformations are full incase of last minute cancellations or changes.

• A deposit of $500 is required to hold your space.

• The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 60 days before the arrival date. After the 60 days, it is fully transferable to another program within one year of the start date of the original program.

• The rest of the payment should be paid a minimum of 60 days before arrival for early bird discounts and 30 days for regular price.

*If you booked your training through a different website, please refer to the cancellation policy with your booking agent.

If the training is unable to take place due to an emergency situation by YiA International, all students will receive a credit with the school that is valid for one year from the start date of the training.