20 Days 200-Hour Immersion Yoga Teacher Training Course for Seniors 50+ in Chiriquí, Panama

Whether you’re looking to move deeper into your own personal yoga practice or to teach professionally, this 200-hour Yoga Alliance® accredited yoga teacher training course offers students in-depth skills to explore Yoga as a vehicle for vibrant health, self-transformation, and personal empowerment– everything you need to take your yoga practice to the next level.

This training is specifically tailored for those who are age 50+ who are looking to connect on a more profound level with the language of their heart, expand their inner truth and strengthen their yoga practice. This immersion is for those with an interest to teach students of their age bracket and beyond or who simply desire to go deeper in their own journey with yoga. Although this training is specialized in working with senior populations, the graduates of this program will leave empowered to teach not only the mature population, but all ages! It will also include exposure to a variety of different styles of yoga including all level Vinyasa flow, therapeutic yoga, alignment-based classes, yoga foundations, senior, gentle, and yin/restorative. Later-in-life students come with their own needs, considerations, and expectations. This program will focus on those special needs and considerations ensuring that the daily practices you participate in will lean towards softer, gentler classes. You will also explore yoga philosophy and concepts from a later-in-life student perspective.

The program includes a variety of teaching methods so that you can learn, practice, and embody the material. This includes demonstration, lecture, talking circles, partner practice, group processes, practice-teaching sessions, discussions, and individual work. Process work helps you to connect to your own heart’s wisdom and find your authentic voice as a teacher. Deep connection with the community of trainees and trainers gives you the support you need during and after the training to be successful in establishing yourself as a teacher and throughout your yoga career.

While this is an immersion program, the material will be paced with enough time to process the information, ample free time to absorb the information, as well as time to enjoy a variety of yoga activities that are inspirational, informative and transformational. This training is designed to be suitable for people of all religious and spiritual backgrounds. At YiA Yoga, they fully respect and honor each and every individual’s belief systems. They do not seek to ‘convert’ you. They seek to inspire you to be the best version of yourself.

If you believe in a higher power, they desire to connect you more to your own higher power and your highest self. Together, you will practice the power of love and gratitude, which cross all cultures, religions, and philosophies. During your time together, you will study:

How yoga can have a positive effect on the aging process to improve overall vitality of life

– Identify your individual musculoskeletal imbalances and learn how to address these imbalances for yourselves and your students
– Modifications and adjustments appropriate for people with injuries, lack of strength and mobility, and other limitations regardless of age
– How to teach from your own heart’s wisdom
– The art of peak pose sequencing and how to effectively and carefully plan and sequence yoga classes for all body types
– How to incorporate themes and intentions into your teaching and practice
– How to fine-tune your asana through a deeper understanding of anatomy informed alignment principles
– Methods to gain insights into your true nature through the ancient wisdom of yoga and its philosophy
– Transformational connected breathwork, mantra, and meditation as tools to create vibrant health and wellbeing in your life
– How to build self-confidence and tap into your amazing potential in a supportive, nurturing environment
– Concepts from Ayurveda, the Upanishads, Patanjali, and the chakra system as frameworks for the application of yoga as a journey towards radiant health and wellbeing

Students who complete their subsequent trainings are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

Included in the cost of the training include two magical nature excursions, with a plethora of other activities to do at an additional cost.

Hanging bridges nature hike

Take a unique tour of the Boquete Tree Trek Hanging Bridges to enjoy an elevated perspective of the biodiversity of Panama’s tropical cloud forest. A local guide will lead you through a circuit of six suspension bridges covering a 4.5 km route through the treetops of these protected forests. This excursion is accessible for all fitness levels. If the bridges don’t appeal to you there several other small trails to explore on the grounds of the property or simple sip a tea while relaxing among the beauty of the green forest surroundings.

Gulf of Chiriqui Marine National Park beach graduation celebration

Enjoy a private boat trip into the stunning islands in the gulf where you can feel the warm tropical air, sand between your toes on pristine white beaches, swim or snorkel in crystal clear aqua blue waters, and see dolphins, turtles, manta ray and other marine life. Towards the end of the route, you will pause on one of the islands for a marvelous buffet beach picnic lunch.

We are delighted to have you join us on this very special yoga teacher training!
*If you register and pay 60 days in advance you qualify for our early bird discount of $300!