YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
200 hours of Yoga Teacher Training / ancestral medicine in Vilcabamba, Ecuador.January 10 – February 6th , 2022
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Join OM Healing Center on January 10, 2022 for a transformational 200-hour Teacher Training in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. A truly magical place known as the valley of longevity. .
Vilcabamba, Ecuador
This training takes place in the unique and award winning eco-lodge of Izhcayluma. Just a Walking distance or a quick taxi ride to the dreamy and well-maintained town of Vilcabamba, known as “the valley of longevity”.
Their jagged peaks rising on all sides, the surrounding mountains are breathtaking. Crystal-clear streams splash down from the nearby cloud forest, providing the area with clean water. Its climate is one of the best in Ecuador. At a perfect altitude of about 5,000 feet, Vilcabamba enjoys glorious weather all year with temperatures in the 70s and 80s and moderate rainfall.
Natives to the valley have been known to live into their 100s. Those that have studied the region agree that the combination of incredible weather, clean water, healthy diets, exercise, clean environment and negative charged ions have promoted towards a complete sense of well-being for its residents.
This training is based on the traditional style of Hatha Yoga designed for beginners and intermediate levels with a basic knowledge of yoga. The qualified teacher trainers offer a consistent approach that is conducive to the depth of the art and science of teaching yoga.
Their jagged peaks rising on all sides, the surrounding mountains are breathtaking. Crystal-clear streams splash down from the nearby cloud forest, providing the area with clean water. Its climate is one of the best in Ecuador. At a perfect altitude of about 5,000 feet, Vilcabamba enjoys glorious weather all year with temperatures in the 70s and 80s and moderate rainfall.
Natives to the valley have been known to live into their 100s. Those that have studied the region agree that the combination of incredible weather, clean water, healthy diets, exercise, clean environment and negative charged ions have promoted towards a complete sense of well-being for its residents.
This training is based on the traditional style of Hatha Yoga designed for beginners and intermediate levels with a basic knowledge of yoga. The qualified teacher trainers offer a consistent approach that is conducive to the depth of the art and science of teaching yoga.
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 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 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.)
2:00 – 4:00PM Recreational time +/or self study
4:00 – 6:00PM Evening asana workshop class
6:00 – 6:45PM Evening Meditation
7:00 PM Dinner
4:00 – 6:00PM Evening asana workshop class
6:00 – 6:45PM Evening Meditation
7:00 PM Dinner
General Info
1What's included?
• 27 nights accommodation
• Unlimited filtered water
• Unlimited herbal tea
• Relaxation Massage
• Body works adjustment
• Certificate of completion
• Ancestral medicine ceremony
• Temazcal (sweat lodge) ceremony
• Kirtan session
• Gift bag
• Internet in all areas of lodge
• Unlimited filtered water
• Unlimited herbal tea
• Relaxation Massage
• Body works adjustment
• Certificate of completion
• Ancestral medicine ceremony
• Temazcal (sweat lodge) ceremony
• Kirtan session
• Gift bag
• Internet in all areas of lodge
2What's not included?
• Meals
At OM Healing Center, they think globally and act locally by supporting local farmers and artisans. Vegetarian / Vegan breakfasts and dinners are available at a small cost (breakfast and dinner $10 per day package when you book for the 28 days). Students can either purchase lunch at the lodge or walk to town to the many healthy restaurants. Unlimited filtered water and tea is available 24 hours at no cost.
• Additional activities
• Additional massages
• Personal expenses
• Transportation to and from Vilcabamba (we can help you set up transport)
At OM Healing Center, they think globally and act locally by supporting local farmers and artisans. Vegetarian / Vegan breakfasts and dinners are available at a small cost (breakfast and dinner $10 per day package when you book for the 28 days). Students can either purchase lunch at the lodge or walk to town to the many healthy restaurants. Unlimited filtered water and tea is available 24 hours at no cost.
• Additional activities
• Additional massages
• Personal expenses
• Transportation to and from Vilcabamba (we can help you set up transport)
3Do 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.
4How is the weather?
The weather in Vilcabamba is spring-like all year around, expect temperatures from mid 18 to high 20s.
5What 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!
6COVID-19 Safety Mesures
Restrictions are low, however to enter the country, travelers must present a negative PCR test taken 72 hours before travelling. Masks must be worn in shops and public areas. No quarantine is necessary for students.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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Join our family
Triple Room
USD$2399
.Payment in full upon registration.
$500 non refundable deposit
Double Room
USD$2550
.Payment in full upon registration.
$500 non refundable deposit
Single room
USD$2799
Payment in full upon registration.
$500 non refundable deposit
Please book your flight to arrive at Quito Airport.
Take a domestic flight to city of Loja (please check this flight before booking other flights – as these are not frequent or everyday) You can also fly from Quito to Cuenca – regular daily flights.
Four-hour bus rides from Cuenca to Vilcabamba (shuttles are also available)
The organizer may pick you up from the airport, at your expense. The pick-up is available but it is not included in the price. If your flight arrives at an earlier day, please let OM Healing Center know of your schedule so they can arrange an earlier pickup.
Keep OM Healing Center notified of your travel itinerary – support is available
Take a domestic flight to city of Loja (please check this flight before booking other flights – as these are not frequent or everyday) You can also fly from Quito to Cuenca – regular daily flights.
Four-hour bus rides from Cuenca to Vilcabamba (shuttles are also available)
The organizer may pick you up from the airport, at your expense. The pick-up is available but it is not included in the price. If your flight arrives at an earlier day, please let OM Healing Center know of your schedule so they can arrange an earlier pickup.
Keep OM Healing Center notified of your travel itinerary – support is available
Cancellation Policy
• A reservation requires a deposit of $500 USD of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival; cash is preferable to avoid transfer charges.
• No credit cards are acceptable.
• Ecuador is open to travelers. Restrictions are low, however to enter the country, travelers must present a negative PCR test taken 72 hours before travelling. Masks must be worn in shops and public areas. No quarantine is necessary for students.
• Program & Itinerary: We work with a maximum of 12 students and a minimum of 6 students.
• Arrival information: Please provide the check-in and check-out times and Please select the languages you can converse in with the customer.
• Check in Sunday January 10th – check in at noon and check out 10a.m. February 6th
• Booking Conditions: We put 20 % deposit which is approximately 500 USD. Please double-check. Non-refundable $500 deposit.
• Location & Accommodations: Location in the valley of Vilcabamba also known as the sacred valley of longevity. Training and accommodation in the award winning eco-lodge of Izhcayluma.
• The training takes places in the sacred valley of Vilcabamba, Ecuador. Attaching photos of lodging and grounds.
• Hiking trails, Incredible indigenous markets. Organic food markets
• On arrival, you get a 3 month visa, please check your country for visa regulations.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival; cash is preferable to avoid transfer charges.
• No credit cards are acceptable.
• Ecuador is open to travelers. Restrictions are low, however to enter the country, travelers must present a negative PCR test taken 72 hours before travelling. Masks must be worn in shops and public areas. No quarantine is necessary for students.
• Program & Itinerary: We work with a maximum of 12 students and a minimum of 6 students.
• Arrival information: Please provide the check-in and check-out times and Please select the languages you can converse in with the customer.
• Check in Sunday January 10th – check in at noon and check out 10a.m. February 6th
• Booking Conditions: We put 20 % deposit which is approximately 500 USD. Please double-check. Non-refundable $500 deposit.
• Location & Accommodations: Location in the valley of Vilcabamba also known as the sacred valley of longevity. Training and accommodation in the award winning eco-lodge of Izhcayluma.
• The training takes places in the sacred valley of Vilcabamba, Ecuador. Attaching photos of lodging and grounds.
• Hiking trails, Incredible indigenous markets. Organic food markets
• On arrival, you get a 3 month visa, please check your country for visa regulations.