

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
September 1st - 29th, 2019
Daily Schedule
Morning (a.m.)
6:30 – 7:00AM Meet in the yard for Shatkarma cleansing practice: Neti
7:00 – 9:00AM Morning Asana Class Flow
9:00 – 10:00AM Healthy vegetarian +/or vegan breakfast
10:00 – 11:30AM Lecture 1 (Philosophy/Anatomy/Pranayam & more)
11:30 – 1:00PM Lecture 2 (Self Inquiry, Movement medicine, Kirtan & more)
7:00 – 9:00AM Morning Asana Class Flow
9:00 – 10:00AM Healthy vegetarian +/or vegan breakfast
10:00 – 11:30AM Lecture 1 (Philosophy/Anatomy/Pranayam & more)
11:30 – 1:00PM Lecture 2 (Self Inquiry, Movement medicine, Kirtan & 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 Asana + Posture Analysis with props & adjustments
5:30 – 6:30PM Evening Meditation & Yoga Nidra +/or lecture
2:00 – 3:30PM Recreational time +/or self study
3:30 – 5:30PM Asana + Posture Analysis with props & adjustments
5:30 – 6:30PM Evening Meditation & Yoga Nidra +/or lecture
Evening
7:00 – 8:00PM Healthy vegetarian +/or vegan dinner
9:45PM Lights out!
9:45PM Lights out!
Yunguilla, Ecuador


The venue for this training will take place at our retreat center: OM Ashram
Just 1.5 hours away from one of Ecuador’s main cities Cuenca
OM Ashram is a peaceful retreat center in the heart of the valley of Yunguilla. It is surrounded by a breathtaking view of the Andes.
See you in January!
OM Ashram is a peaceful retreat center in the heart of the valley of Yunguilla. It is surrounded by a breathtaking view of the Andes.
See you in January!
Cuenca, Ecuador


Cuenca is without fear of contradiction one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Its historic center was declared a cultural heritage site by UNESCO in 1999. Cuenca is also called the Athens of Ecuador for its architecture, its cultural diversity, its contribution to the arts, sciences and letters.
The energy that is perceived in Cuenca is ideal for Yoga and meditation. Its vast natural and mountains spaces are conducive to your health through the air we breathe. In recent years, the holistic community in the city has grown by leaps, and the groups with interest in yoga get larger and larger.
Visit our yoga studio in Cuenca Om Healing Center a few days before or after your teacher training, make new friends, and set out to explore the historical center and all of it’s offerings
The energy that is perceived in Cuenca is ideal for Yoga and meditation. Its vast natural and mountains spaces are conducive to your health through the air we breathe. In recent years, the holistic community in the city has grown by leaps, and the groups with interest in yoga get larger and larger.
Visit our yoga studio in Cuenca Om Healing Center a few days before or after your teacher training, make new friends, and set out to explore the historical center and all of it’s offerings
General Info
1What's included?
1 massage or energy healing included
1 postural assesment
1 Temazcal ceremony
1 ancestral medicine plant ceremony
3 vegan meals (honoring students that are raw and those that have food sensitivities)
Fresh seasonal fruit daily
Filtered water
Nutrition evaluation
1 spa day, Scandinavian style
Return airport transfers to Guayaquil only
28 nights’ accommodation
Opening and closing sound therapy ceremony
Surprise gift bag
Yoga Alliance Certificate upon completion
Workshops on Ancestral medicine, Living foods, Kirtan bhajan, & more
1 postural assesment
1 Temazcal ceremony
1 ancestral medicine plant ceremony
3 vegan meals (honoring students that are raw and those that have food sensitivities)
Fresh seasonal fruit daily
Filtered water
Nutrition evaluation
1 spa day, Scandinavian style
Return airport transfers to Guayaquil only
28 nights’ accommodation
Opening and closing sound therapy ceremony
Surprise gift bag
Yoga Alliance Certificate upon completion
Workshops on Ancestral medicine, Living foods, Kirtan bhajan, & more
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 (to relax by our outdoor pool surrounded by peaceful mountains)
- 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 (to relax by our outdoor pool surrounded by peaceful mountains)
- We will also have a shop on-site with general toiletries, herbal supplements/tinctures, & local creations to bring back to your loved ones!
The Team

Leelah Sól
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.

Izidor Cech, "Izzy"
Izidor studied yoga in Indonesia & received his 200 hour Hatha & Yoga therapy YTT certification. He received his 300 hour Ashtanga YTT in Mysore, India. He holds certifications in teaching Pre/Post Natal, and Children's/Teen yoga. He is also a Fitness Instructor & PT (personal trainer) and a Raw Food enthusiast. Izidor is now studying remedial massage therapy in Brisbane, Australia.
He enjoys sharing his love for anatomy in a simple to understand, fun, & practical manner. Currently, he is working towards combining all healing modalities with correcting postural imbalances as to free the body of energetic blockages, which prevent the flow of prana (life-force energy) for his students and clients.

Gina Rodondi
In 2010 Gina completed her 200 hour teacher training with Jean Mazzei and Brenna Geehan, which was steeped in the philosophies and practices of yoga, tantra and ayurveda; and in 2012 she received a 500-hour certification.
She has led quarterly workshops on the potent practice of Yoga Nidra in Portland, co-taught women’s retreats on Oahu, Hawaii alongside colleague and healer Jodie Snyder and has also spent 2016 and 2017 co-creating and co-directing six 200-hour yoga teacher training programs in Bali, Indonesia.

Paola Vega
Paola started practicing Hatha Yoga in 2010. She was moved by the depth of the practice from the spiritual aspect grounded in its philosophy from the very beginning. Having spirituality as a priority in her life, she traveled to the east to deepen her practice of both, meditation and yoga, while experiencing life from different cultural perspectives.
She completed her first TTC in Bali, followed by a dedicated self-practice period before completing her following training with Sri. Vijay Gopala in India.

Ambra Galleotti
Ambra Galleotti, Italian by birth and resident in Ecuador for seven years, is a Doctor in Anthropology and Intercultural Communication with years of studies in Italy and Madrid on American ancestral cultures.
Currently Ambra performs monthly rituals and attends in the center of Cuenca in her office "Anuar", of the Bajada del Padrón. Ancestral and intercultural medicine, integral harmonization therapies and massages, Ayahuasca rituals, oracle reading, ancestral arts workshops, handicrafts and the products proposed with the name Anuar, which means "to illuminate".

Samantha Villota
Samantha Villota is a native currently living in Cuenca, Ecuador
She is a dance teacher and Pranic healer.
Samantha will be our on-site energy practitioner available to any student or staff member that needs a gentle cleansing and harmonisation to bring back that sense of oneness and peace in our everyday lives
She is a dance teacher and Pranic healer.
Samantha will be our on-site energy practitioner available to any student or staff member that needs a gentle cleansing and harmonisation to bring back that sense of oneness and peace in our everyday lives

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.

Alejandro
Ceremonials
Alejandro is a chilean born medicine man.
He now lives in Ecuador with his wife and medicine partner, Monica and their two lovely and enlightened children whom also take active part in sacred ceremonies.
Alejandro comes from a line of medicine men and follows in his ancestors footsteps by facilitating heart warming and unforgettable swetlodge ceremonies and Wachuma (also known as San Pedro) plant medicine rituals all around Ecuador and as well as inclusively at our teacher trainings.
His beautiful Icaros (chants) & mantras will have you transforming and feeling a shift from deep inside your soul.
He now lives in Ecuador with his wife and medicine partner, Monica and their two lovely and enlightened children whom also take active part in sacred ceremonies.
Alejandro comes from a line of medicine men and follows in his ancestors footsteps by facilitating heart warming and unforgettable swetlodge ceremonies and Wachuma (also known as San Pedro) plant medicine rituals all around Ecuador and as well as inclusively at our teacher trainings.
His beautiful Icaros (chants) & mantras will have you transforming and feeling a shift from deep inside your soul.
Testimonials
Previous Training - Yoga Teacher Training- April 2018
Choice of 2 beautiful venues depends on number of students per program