Ashtanga Vinyasa Specialist Yoga Teacher Training in Taupo, Waikato
3 Day 25-hour
A rite of passage of insight and self discovery
New Zealand Weekend Yoga Teacher Training and Immersion
LoveYoga New Zealand, Unit 13a, 29 Totara Point, Totara Street, Taupo, 3330, New Zealand
The LoveYoga New Zealand Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga 2024 RYT 25-hour teacher training weekend is a wonderful stepping stone inwards. It is the start of a journey to deepen your practice and enlighten your teaching. Further your connection to your inner guide as you arrive on your yoga mat.
$950
This prices includes accommodation. If you’re keen for just tutoring, email and I can send you pricing details.
3 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 8 participants
Airport transfer available: Taupo Airport (NZD 20 per person)
Highlights
- Certificate of completion
- Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga is a powerful and transformative form of yoga
- The primary series provides a fantastic foundation for many other systems
- Learn the foundations of movement and adjustments
- Small group size, highly individualized teaching and mentoring
- Be part of a kind, caring, and loving community
- Diversity that welcomes everyone
- 2 nights boutique accommodation
Skill level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Yoga styles
Vinyasa
Ashtanga
Mysore
Accommodation
Check-in Time: 12:00
Check-out Time: 12:00
You will be staying in one of the beautiful AirBnBs. Both properties offer a beautiful and peaceful sanctuary that exudes lightness and ease.
The studio is purpose-built, which means it’s deliciously warm in winter and cool in summer. You’ll find a real community spirit with facilities for everyone. They are located in a small shopping center just minutes from Taupo town center, so you will have easy access to local shops, cafes, parks, and more.
1. Walnut Cottage
Where open plan living spills seamlessly onto a large deck, new pergola, and a very special addition: the spa, the perfect place to unwind and take a breath.
With 3 bedrooms, 2 inside and 1 in a separate room outside, this offers shared space to prepare and eat food and connect with other students on the course. You will have your own room but share the bathroom.
2. Yogi Cottage
Once a yoga studio, and now a boutique living space, renovated and refurnished to a high standard, ensuring a relaxed and enjoyable experience for your stay in Taupo. Fully self-contained, with a brand new super comfy bed, it is a private haven to relax. You will have access to the entire studio living including a private bathroom.
- Hot tub / Jacuzzi
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Meditation garden
- Picnic area
- Smoke-free property
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Parking lot
- Wireless internet
Program
Certifications
The course / hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.
This Yoga Alliance-certified training is both very accessible, scheduled to suit those with busy lives, and highly reputable, running for over 13 years, with wonderful testimonials from all who have completed it.
The LoveYoga teacher training weekend immersion is a transformational experience that enables a rite of passage of insight, self-discovery, and growth. It is a wonderful journey to embark upon that integrates not just into your practice and teaching, but also into your life. You will emerge from the experience with greater knowledge, deeper connection to breath and movement, and experiential understanding.
Group sizes are kept small to maximize the individual focus and attention needed for something so in-depth as this. The approach to the entire training comes from the understanding that everyone needs both compassion and strength.
The training builds on the traditional Ashtanga primary series, but steps much further into the realms or functional movement, somatics, and energetics. The instructor will ensure that you will be well-equipped with effective tools and techniques to support students and to develop your own personal practice, far beyond the yoga mat.
This weekend intensive will explore:
- Breaking down a sun salute and slowly building it back up, with how, what, when, and where to adjust
- Introduction to anatomy and look at an overview of the skeletal structure, the muscular system, and then taking a more in-depth look at the spine
You will also learn how to use Sanskrit appropriately in class, building it into the practice, learning the asana names of each part of a sun salute, how to get into each step, where the dristhi is, and what students can do to help with their alignment in each pose.
Moreover, you will explore meditation, breathwork, and the beginnings of human anatomy, including the spine, in order to complement the asana practice.
Over the weekend, you will learn how to lead a class starting with arriving in the space, set an intention, and move through a spinal warmup. This will flow into igniting the breath and moving through sun salute A and into sun salute B.
Over the course of the weekend, you will explore verbal, hands-on, group, and individual adjustments for each part of a sun salute, how to keep a rhythm, and techniques for beginners and more advanced students, as well as those with different injuries, so you explore at a pace that works for each different group.
Sample yoga teacher training daily schedule
- Daily asana / pranayama practice
10:00 – 12:00 – Students to explore teaching the baby sequence
- 5 x sun salute A’s and 5 x sun salute B’s – explaining movement, breath, and count in English and Sanskrit
- Primary series – counting and adjusting padangustasana and pada hastasana
13:00 – 15:00 – Anatomy: Hips – Explore the pelvis
- Skeletal femur placement
- Hip socket
- Tail bone
- Sacrum and spine
- Rotations – lateral and medial movement
- Extension and flexion
- Different muscles that support / help each through the legs, buttocks, and lower spine
- Common injuries to the hips
- Hip replacements
- How to support / protect against injury
17:30 – 19:30 – Observation of teaching Mysore
- What is adjusted
- Who is adjusted
- What is left
You will also observe how the teacher welcomes each student, approaches them, places hands, engages, supports their breath, stays grounded, and supports the student to focus and stay focused with language and the use of the count.
Instructors
Debi Hendra
2 Certificates
World Yoga Alliance RYT 200- StillPoint
World Yoga Alliance RYT 500 – John Scott Yoga
Debi is an E-RYT500, and has been teaching for twenty years (over 18,000 hours). She has studied biomechanics, energetics, philosophy, mindfulness, meditation, and yoga Nidra, with many teaches including John Scott and Sharath Jois in Mysore. In 2009 she set up The Heart Center, which expanded into LoveYoga studio in 2015. She teaches a wide range of students in Ashtanga (primary / intermediate series), gentle Hatha, Restorative, and Yin. Known for her kindness, compassion and, humor, she teaches at LoveYoga, in local colleges / schools. She also shares workshops / retreats internationally.
Retreat location
Taupo is a stunning place to be. It is the heart of New Zealand, nestled on the shores of a beautiful lake, with many outdoor activities available.
Food
Meals are not included. Nevertheless, you will have access to kitchen facilities in order to store, prepare, and cook your own meals.
The following meals are included:
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
Things to do (optional)
Taupo is a tourist hotspot with so many activities available, from skydiving to bungee jumping, beautiful bush walks to jet boating, visiting the Maori carvings or Craters of the Moon, exploring Huka Falls, or visiting the Honey Hive.
There are also many cafes, restaurants, and highly recommended places to eat, as well as private spas and places to shop too.
Spa treatments
What's included
- LoveYoga certificate with Yoga Alliance accreditation
- Comprehensive teaching covering the eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga
- Daily practice including foundations, asana, breathwork and meditation
- The art of adjustments – get straight into hands on learning
- Explore how to teach: what to say, how to say it, when to say it and more
- LoveYoga teaching training manual
- Be part of the LoveYoga community
- A fun, enlightening, and heart-opening experience that you will never forget
- 2 nights boutique accommodation in beautiful Taupo, New Zealand
What's not included
- Meals
- Flights to New Zealand
- Transport to and from Taupo – it is very central, with lots of bus and flights available
How to get there
Recommended Airports
TUO
Taupo Airport
6 km
Transfer available for additional NZD 20 per person
Arrival by car
From Spa Road roundabout, go up Spa Road then turn right at Taupo Bungy. At the roundabout, turn left. The venue is about 50 meters up on the left. They look forward to seeing you there!
Airport: Taupo Airport Airport transfer available: Taupo Airport (NZD 20 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
