

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
May 2nd - 29th, 2021
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Daily Schedule
Morning (a.m.)
6:30 – 7:00AM Meet in the yard for Shatkarma cleansing practice: Neti
7:00 – 9:00AM Morning Practice
9:00 – 10:00AM Healthy vegetarian +/or vegan breakfast
10:00 – 11:30 PM Lecture 1
11:45 – 1:00 PM Lecture 2 (Philosophy/Anatomy/Pranayama, Self Inquiry, Movement medicine & more)
7:00 – 9:00AM Morning Practice
9:00 – 10:00AM Healthy vegetarian +/or vegan breakfast
10:00 – 11:30 PM Lecture 1
11:45 – 1:00 PM Lecture 2 (Philosophy/Anatomy/Pranayama, Self Inquiry, Movement medicine & more)
Afternoon (p.m.)
1:00 – 2:00PM Healthy vegetarian +/or vegan lunch
2:00 – 3:30PM Recreational time +/or self study
3:30 – 5:30PM Evening asana workshop class
5:30 – 6:30PM Evening Meditation & Yoga Nidra +/or lecture
2:00 – 3:30PM Recreational time +/or self study
3:30 – 5:30PM Evening asana workshop class
5:30 – 6:30PM Evening Meditation & Yoga Nidra +/or lecture
Evening
7:00 – 8:00PM Healthy vegetarian +/or vegan dinner
8:00 – 8:45PM Daily closing circle (always optional)
9:45PM Lights out!
8:00 – 8:45PM Daily closing circle (always optional)
9:45PM Lights out!
Ayampe, Ecuador - La Otra Ola
This training is located on the beautiful beach of Ayampe, Ecuador, a quaint little community-based town for yoga, wellness and surfing. This training is for those looking to relax on the beach, enjoy amazing sunsets and health food.
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General Info
1What's included?
1 massage
1 Surf Lesson
1 ancestral medicine plant ceremony
1 Trip around Ayampe area
Breakfast every day
*We have lunch and dinner packages as low as $3 to $4 each. Also there is a small kitchen, if students want to prepare their own food.
Filtered water
27 nights’ accommodation
Surprise gift bag
Yoga Alliance Certificate upon completion
1 Surf Lesson
1 ancestral medicine plant ceremony
1 Trip around Ayampe area
Breakfast every day
*We have lunch and dinner packages as low as $3 to $4 each. Also there is a small kitchen, if students want to prepare their own food.
Filtered water
27 nights’ accommodation
Surprise gift bag
Yoga Alliance Certificate upon completion
2Do I need to have any yoga experience ?
Yes. It is important that you have some body awareness whether it came from a few weeks or months of yoga/pilates & other forms of postural awareness.
We do not expect you to be an intermediate or advanced practitioner.
What is of most importance is your desire to learn and share your experiences within your YTT group.
This program is much more than just physical postures, it is an initiation to hold space for yourself & others, while on the healing journey!
We believe that you can only become a ready yoga facilitator once you have planted a seed of intention to release old beliefs that no longer serve your highest potential. We are here to hold space for you on this journey, on a mental/emotional/spiritual/physical level.
OM Healing center & all staff ask participants to abstain from smoking, drinking, meat consumption during your stay with us.
We believe that you can only become a ready yoga facilitator once you have planted a seed of intention to release old beliefs that no longer serve your highest potential. We are here to hold space for you on this journey, on a mental/emotional/spiritual/physical level.
OM Healing center & all staff ask participants to abstain from smoking, drinking, meat consumption during your stay with us.
3How is the weather?
Dry season is from May to November. It is semi-tropical during the day (25ºC), cooler at night. Rainy season starts from December to April. Rain is not too heavy and expected mostly at night.
4What to bring with me?
We ask that all participants bring
- Activated charcoal (in case of upset tummy)
- Appropriate clothing for practicing yoga
- Depending on the season you are visiting, appropriate clothing
- Bathing suit and sunscreen
- We will also have a shop on-site with general toiletries, herbal supplements/tinctures, & local creations to bring back to your loved ones!
- Activated charcoal (in case of upset tummy)
- Appropriate clothing for practicing yoga
- Depending on the season you are visiting, appropriate clothing
- Bathing suit and sunscreen
- We will also have a shop on-site with general toiletries, herbal supplements/tinctures, & local creations to bring back to your loved ones!
5COVID-19 Safety Mesures
Bring a PCR negative test (to avoid quarantine)
The Team

Maria Elena Calderon
Nutrition Specialist - Philosophy and Asana Teacher
Maria Elena Calderon is the founder and owner of OM Healing Center in Cuenca, Ecuador. She fell in love with Hatha Yoga in the year 2000. She started with gentle Hatha Yoga to help her deal with stress and anxiety. Now she is a certified Yoga teacher 500 RYT

Hugo Alvarez
Chiropractor - Homeopathic Doctor
Hugo is the owner and founder of OM Healing Center in Cuenca, Ecuador.
He started his health-care career in his native country where he attended medical school. He is a graduate from York University in Toronto. He was not satisfied with the methods of conventional practice and decided to pursue Homeopathic medicine. He is a graduate of the Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine and a certified Quantum biofeedback Therapist and a psychotherapist.

Leelah Sol
Yoga Teacher
Leelah is a 500 RYT & 500 E-RYT Yoga facilitator trained in Rishikesh and Mysore, India. She is a Holistic Practitioner graduate from Transformational Arts College in Toronto Canada, Reiki practitioner and Sound Journey facilitator.
In the last five years she has hosted various yoga & holistic lifestyle events around the planet, as well as having attended a number of workshops and trainings with authentic and knowledgable yoga teachers/masters.
In the last five years she has hosted various yoga & holistic lifestyle events around the planet, as well as having attended a number of workshops and trainings with authentic and knowledgable yoga teachers/masters.

Stephanie
Anatomy
Stephanie began her career as a high school biology teacher. She holds a BSc from Ryerson University and completed Teachers College at Niagara University in Toronto, Canada. Her curiosity and love for travel took her to Dubai where she has been living since 2014. It was there that she began to explore and study different healing modalities, while also deepening her understanding of yoga. Today, Stephanie teaches Anatomy in Yoga Teacher Trainings and her aim is to make the lessons student – centered, engaging and accessible. In addition, she is YTT 200 hour certified Yoga teacher and is a Reiki and sound healing practitioner

Vanessa
Yoga Teacher
Vanessa has been teaching yoga classes for ten years and practicing yoga for more than 17 years and is a 200 E-RYT Yoga Facilitator. She studied under the guidance of Yogi Vishvketu in the style of Akhanda yoga in Canada.
In 2012 she began teaching Yoga Teacher Trainings in the style of Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow and Hatha. Her practise includes more than 6000 hours teaching students from around the world. Vanessa is orginally from Canada but has lived in Ecuador with her husband and 2 children for over 12 years.
Vanessa hopes to share with her students the many facilits of yoga and its sister science Ayurveda can be applied to their everyday life. She is honoured to be a part of the Om Healing Center Family.

Paola
Yoga Teacher
Paola started practicing Hatha Yoga in 2010 and from the beginning she was moved by the spiritual depth of this ancient science. She lived in Asia for a couple of years deepening her practice while living in monasteries, ashrams and communities.
She’s committed to live a life in harmony with nature, in benefit of sentient beings, and conducive to spiritual growth.
Her mission is to encourage her students to develop their awareness on and off the mat to be able to experience life more fully. 900 horas of Yoga certifications.
She’s committed to live a life in harmony with nature, in benefit of sentient beings, and conducive to spiritual growth.
Her mission is to encourage her students to develop their awareness on and off the mat to be able to experience life more fully. 900 horas of Yoga certifications.

Chris
Lead Asana
Christopher Alvarez is a 500 hour certified Yoga Teacher in Hatha, Ashtanga Vinyasa and Ashtanga Mysore style. He is trained as a Thai Massage Therapist. Sports have always been a fundamental part of his life. Christopher started Taekwondo training at age five and completed his black belt by age 13. Thereafter, he focused on sparring – trained with Master Lin, Olympic training and had the opportunity to train in South Korea. A chronic knee injury brought him to yoga. He took his teacher’s training in India – during his training, his knee was healed. He has been back to India many times to continue his training in Ashtanga Yoga. “Yoga has helped me find myself, find my purpose in life. I always knew that my purpose in life was to help people”.

Nicole
Massage therapist & sound healer
Nicole is a native from Cuenca, Ecuador.
She teaches daily yoga classes and holds weekend retreats at OM Ashram retreat center. She studied Yoga and Ayurvedic Massage techniques in Rishikesh, India. Her passion for sound has taken her to host various sound healing retreats as well as feature in local musical artist's works.
She will be our onsite massage therapist and sound healer.
She teaches daily yoga classes and holds weekend retreats at OM Ashram retreat center. She studied Yoga and Ayurvedic Massage techniques in Rishikesh, India. Her passion for sound has taken her to host various sound healing retreats as well as feature in local musical artist's works.
She will be our onsite massage therapist and sound healer.

Manantial
Kids Yoga
Manantial is a psychologist, yoga instructor and reiki practitioner who seeks for a free and fair education, from trust and respect towards children and their wisdom. She has experience connecting with children in different levels, ages and diversities.
She lads a Yoga KEYS for KIDS program, which introduce the yoga practice from a playful,respectful and inclusive perspective, containing motion, senses, games, songs, art, artistic crafts, Mindfulness and AcroYoga.
She was born in Chile and currently lives in Cuenca, Ecuador, developing cultural artistic projects for childhood and inclusion.
She lads a Yoga KEYS for KIDS program, which introduce the yoga practice from a playful,respectful and inclusive perspective, containing motion, senses, games, songs, art, artistic crafts, Mindfulness and AcroYoga.
She was born in Chile and currently lives in Cuenca, Ecuador, developing cultural artistic projects for childhood and inclusion.
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USD$2300
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Double Room
USD$2500
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Single Room
USD$2700
Payment in full upon registration.
Does not include:
Transportation from Main airports
Suggestion: Arrive at least one day earlier and leave a day later...... Closest airport: Guayaquil
Suggestion: Arrive at least one day earlier and leave a day later...... Closest airport: Guayaquil