Yoga Teacher Trainings
at The Sanctuary Thailand
The Yoga Teacher Training Experience of a Lifetime!
Nestled in the beautiful tropical paradise of Koh Phangan, Thailand, our course offers the perfect setting for you to deepen your yoga practice and gain the skills and knowledge needed to become a certified yoga teacher. Our experienced and dedicated instructors will guide you through an immersive and transformative journey, where you will learn the art and science of yoga in a supportive and nurturing environment.
With over 2300 graduates, we have been offering this course since 2009. Each training is limited to only 20 students, which allows for personalized instruction and a more intimate learning experience. Our instructors are highly qualified and experienced, and our curriculum is comprehensive and in-depth. This balance of expert instruction, personalized attention, and a beautiful tropical setting makes our course truly one-of-a-kind. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced yogi, our course will help you to deepen your practice and become a confident and skilled yoga teacher.
Throughout the course, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of yoga, including asanas, pranayama, meditation, and philosophy. You will also learn how to safely and effectively teach yoga to students of all levels, as well as how to create and sequence classes. Additionally, our course includes daily yoga practice, workshops, and lectures, as well as time for self-study and reflection. With our expert guidance, you will leave the course feeling confident, inspired, and ready to share the gift of yoga with others. Join us in this adventure to discover the inner peace and tranquility of yoga in the heart of Thailand.
The sancturary is devine!!! The place, the staff, the food. I ran a yoga retreat here and I'll definitely be back. Love you guys 🔥🧡
This resort is a great place, it offers yoga classes from great teachers, detox’s, different courses, etc. The Restaurant is very confortable and is well known for its delicious vegetarian meals, smoothies, cocktails, …The bungalows and houses are very nice too. A very nice environment with a friendly staff.The beach is quiet, not close to parties and you don’t see any sight of cars or motorcycles whatsoever. Every Thursday there is a Open Mic ! A very chilling place.
Great vibes healthy environment for people who are into yoga and healing.
@thesanctuarythailand is an Incredible place. A tiny piece of heaven on earth with a private beachWe have all been there. We feel tired and we feel we can just not stop thinking. When your head spins around the same thoughts causing anxiety- you just need a break and re center your focus. Sometimes we need to get away from all of it and the sanctuary is just this place. Far away from everything and only accessible by boat it’s the perfect secluded piece of heaven.If you are looking for a place with a slow pace to recollect yourself, to detox and to be stronger than you have ever been - this is your place. The surrounding just immerses within you and makes you to want to get up early to do yoga and to fuel your body with healthy ingredients.I was also very impressed how they never run out of delicious cold fresh coconut considering that they can only bring groceries by boat.They really do their best to still provide you luxury 5 start treatment while being in the middle of nowhere. Can’t wait to be back 🐒🐒❤️❤️
Heaven on earth. Great detox program. Amazing vegan and vegetarian food. Happy vibe. Excellent yoga teachers. Located in an exotic jungle setting.
Have had 2 holidays at the Sanctuary and both have been outstanding.
Staff are super helpful and friendly and facilities are great to chill out or get a full cleanse and yoga going.
Staff are super helpful and friendly and facilities are great to chill out or get a full cleanse and yoga going.
Simply the Best place to be in koh phangan!!!
Amazing food, professional yoga and meditation clases
Can't wait to be back ♡♡♡♡♡♡
Amazing food, professional yoga and meditation clases
Can't wait to be back ♡♡♡♡♡♡
Loved the food, yoga classes, the service in the restaurant, very attentive and professional! Didnt stay here but regularly came for yoga and dinner. Also on a beautiful beach.
I'll never forget how kind and caring the staff is at The Sanctuary. I still remember Sam & Chard! Hoping to make it back there sooner than later. Great options for vegans & vegetarians. Not to mention the most fabulous healing one can get such as meditation, yoga, water healing & cleansing. Keep up the good work folks!!
An amazing place. Really peaceful and unique atmosphere. The place is located on a beautiful beach and wild jungle. All are the stuff are so nice and professional, always smiling and makes you feel at home. The restaurant is very good, delicious and healthy food. Also, they are offering variety of great yoga classes, amazing spa, and all kinds of healing session.The best place in Koh Phangan.
Cosy restaurant tucked under the rocks on the beach. Catering to the yoga crowd. Fresh and healthy dishes in a relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff also with our kid. They also offer several bungalows. The beach itself is scenic but the sand pretty coarse and there are rocks in the water for most of the beach which make it a bit hard to enter and swim
During covid and lockdown I often thought about this place, knowing it was closed, and fear that it could close forever or going bankrupt.I’m very happy to see The Sanctuary now open, renew, reborn, even better than it was before. All the staff, the restaurant, bungalows, great food, great vibe, yoga and all that made this place a unique location in the last 30 years or so.Great news: Guy’s bar is now closed, no more party on Friday night/Saturday morning.
We stayed at the sanctuary and we spent an incredible time there. The staff is the most welcoming and attentive we have ever met. Also a big thank you to Randall for an amazing yoga experience. We’re definitely coming back!!
So much fun even in the rain,,with many things to do,,, I'm doing a cleanse at the excellent wellness centre (lost 8kg already this is the only place to go). Peter Clifford ,,, the best & most fun yoga teacher I know,, with Ben & Johnny also great fun,,, open Mic's on Thursday,,, film nights,,, Healing centre-tea temple ,,, with great healers to help the cleanse. & the best Steam room I've ever been in,,, And of course the best restrante & most friendly staff on the island,,, ( maybe I don't think of food ). First class 5 stars +++
Cosy restaurant tucked under the rocks on the beach. Catering to the yoga crowd. Fresh and healthy dishes in a relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff also with our kid. They also offer several bungalows. The beach itself is scenic but the sand pretty coarse and there are rocks in the water for most of the beach which make it a bit hard to enter and swim
This resort is a great place, it offers yoga classes from great teachers, detox’s, different courses, etc. The Restaurant is very confortable and is well known for its delicious vegetarian meals, smoothies, cocktails, …The bungalows and houses are very nice too. A very nice environment with a friendly staff.The beach is quiet, not close to parties and you don’t see any sight of cars or motorcycles whatsoever. Every Thursday there is a Open Mic ! A very chilling place.
Beautiful and breathtaking yoga retreat nuzzled on a remote beach on the island of Koh Phangan. It’s the perfect place to get away and really be in a remote part of nature in the jungle for whatever reason you may need on your journey of personal growth. The accommodation was clean and private, although be prepared to surrender some comforts of a modern hotel. The hike to your room might be a little bit long.Although the hotel is centered around its yoga offerings, it also boasts a restaurant, spa, shop, and coarse coral sand beach. The staff is ready to help for whatever assistance you may need. Just down to the next beach is another cliff top restaurant with a fantastic view of the ocean.Be aware that this is a difficult location to reach. The boat drivers that leave from Haad Rin will wait for a full boat. This is not your typical Uber ride, and you may have to wait or pay more in order to reach the sanctuary. The back road in is incredibly bumpy. Do not book this hotel if you are not prepared to make that journey.The prices felt high, although we did visit around the time of the full moon party, which the whole island revolves around. Keep that in mind when planning your travels.
Good yoga, good massage, super vegan food, great energy, beautiful beach, nice people!
Great vibes healthy environment for people who are into yoga and healing.
I was reccomended to visit the Sanctuary. Staff are so genuinely friendly and helpful. My room, food and service is Taylor made to suit the guests whether you are there for a Detox, yoga or just a relax like myself. Have to travel by boat takes 15 min and makes it all the more special. Also 15 min walk takes you over the headland to a smaller beautiful beach with drinks and foods for sale . No main shop which is actually a lovelly experience all round . Thankyou
This place really is a sanctuary. I felt instantly at home, the staff are So lovely, the setting is beautiful, the yoga classes are top notch, the food is delicious, the detox program comprehensive and I felt very taken care of, and the bungalows are great... this was my first, but definitely not my last time at this little slice of heaven.
@thesanctuarythailand is an Incredible place. A tiny piece of heaven on earth with a private beachWe have all been there. We feel tired and we feel we can just not stop thinking. When your head spins around the same thoughts causing anxiety- you just need a break and re center your focus. Sometimes we need to get away from all of it and the sanctuary is just this place. Far away from everything and only accessible by boat it’s the perfect secluded piece of heaven.If you are looking for a place with a slow pace to recollect yourself, to detox and to be stronger than you have ever been - this is your place. The surrounding just immerses within you and makes you to want to get up early to do yoga and to fuel your body with healthy ingredients.I was also very impressed how they never run out of delicious cold fresh coconut considering that they can only bring groceries by boat.They really do their best to still provide you luxury 5 start treatment while being in the middle of nowhere. Can’t wait to be back 🐒🐒❤️❤️
We stayed at the sanctuary and we spent an incredible time there. The staff is the most welcoming and attentive we have ever met. Also a big thank you to Randall for an amazing yoga experience. We’re definitely coming back!!
If you’re seeking the perfect place to either enjoy silence, yoga, detox or also this beautiful nature, I’d recommend coming to The Sanctuary. The bay where it’s settled is magical, no words can describe it. But be aware that it’s a remote place just to be reached by taxi boat or jungle taxi. Greeting to Nolan and all he Sanctuary staff
This place really is a sanctuary. I felt instantly at home, the staff are So lovely, the setting is beautiful, the yoga classes are top notch, the food is delicious, the detox program comprehensive and I felt very taken care of, and the bungalows are great... this was my first, but definitely not my last time at this little slice of heaven.
During covid and lockdown I often thought about this place, knowing it was closed, and fear that it could close forever or going bankrupt.I’m very happy to see The Sanctuary now open, renew, reborn, even better than it was before. All the staff, the restaurant, bungalows, great food, great vibe, yoga and all that made this place a unique location in the last 30 years or so.Great news: Guy’s bar is now closed, no more party on Friday night/Saturday morning.
An amazing place. Really peaceful and unique atmosphere. The place is located on a beautiful beach and wild jungle. All are the stuff are so nice and professional, always smiling and makes you feel at home. The restaurant is very good, delicious and healthy food. Also, they are offering variety of great yoga classes, amazing spa, and all kinds of healing session.The best place in Koh Phangan.
I was reccomended to visit the Sanctuary. Staff are so genuinely friendly and helpful. My room, food and service is Taylor made to suit the guests whether you are there for a Detox, yoga or just a relax like myself. Have to travel by boat takes 15 min and makes it all the more special. Also 15 min walk takes you over the headland to a smaller beautiful beach with drinks and foods for sale . No main shop which is actually a lovelly experience all round . Thankyou
One of the best places on the planet to rest, rejuvenate and recharge. Every time I leave I am so filled with gratitude that this magical place exists. The food, vibe, beautiful jungle, treatments, yoga and incredible people make it, quite simply, heaven on earth <3
Beautiful and breathtaking yoga retreat nuzzled on a remote beach on the island of Koh Phangan. It’s the perfect place to get away and really be in a remote part of nature in the jungle for whatever reason you may need on your journey of personal growth. The accommodation was clean and private, although be prepared to surrender some comforts of a modern hotel. The hike to your room might be a little bit long.Although the hotel is centered around its yoga offerings, it also boasts a restaurant, spa, shop, and coarse coral sand beach. The staff is ready to help for whatever assistance you may need. Just down to the next beach is another cliff top restaurant with a fantastic view of the ocean.Be aware that this is a difficult location to reach. The boat drivers that leave from Haad Rin will wait for a full boat. This is not your typical Uber ride, and you may have to wait or pay more in order to reach the sanctuary. The back road in is incredibly bumpy. Do not book this hotel if you are not prepared to make that journey.The prices felt high, although we did visit around the time of the full moon party, which the whole island revolves around. Keep that in mind when planning your travels.
Loved the food, yoga classes, the service in the restaurant, very attentive and professional! Didnt stay here but regularly came for yoga and dinner. Also on a beautiful beach.
If you’re seeking the perfect place to either enjoy silence, yoga, detox or also this beautiful nature, I’d recommend coming to The Sanctuary. The bay where it’s settled is magical, no words can describe it. But be aware that it’s a remote place just to be reached by taxi boat or jungle taxi. Greeting to Nolan and all he Sanctuary staff
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It is our aim at Swara Yoga Academy that all students of the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training gain an intuitive knowledge of yoga methods and practices. We have a special method of teaching, which students gain knowledge through direct experience.
Our approach to teaching is more intuitive than informational, more feeling than thinking. Knowledge and experience lead to wisdom; students not only learn about the practices of yoga, but more importantly students learn about themselves and the yoga through direct experience.
From this foundation, yoga teaches us about the flow and grace of life. Yoga means ‘connection’ and the most important thing you can learn is how to connect what happens on the mat with what happens off the mat. It’s “The Yoga of Everyday Living”. This kind of yoga can then open the way for intelligent and intuitive teaching.
Our 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course Features:
- Asana and Postures in Slow Flow VInyasa Style
- Pranayama, Breathwork and Our Signature Swara Yoga Breath System
- Meditation Including Yoga Nidra
- Nurturing Yin Yoga Practice
- Careful and Detailed Alignment Lessons
- Using Props and Modifications to Help Each and Every Student
- Teaching Practice Daily
- Anatomy and Yogic ‘Subtle Anatomy’
- Our Easily Digestible ‘Practical Philosophy‘
- Mantra and Fire Rituals
- Reggae Yoga for Fun and Good Vibes
- Traditional Lessons from the Heart of Indian Spiritual Practice
Our 200 Hour Course can be done all in one go, taking 4 weeks to complete. If you cannot make it for a month, you can break it up into 2 sections of 2 weeks each, which you can complete at any time. Part 1 deals with the Foundations of Yoga practice, Essentials of Philosophy, Foundations of Asana and Posture, as well as Breath and Pranayama, Teaching Practice, Anatomy and much more.
Part 2 continues with the practice and exploration of the postures as well as Sequencing, Adjustments, the Art of Teaching, more Advanced Postures and Breath Practices, Ayurveda, Chakras, Yoga Nidra and much more.
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The Swara Yoga Academy offers comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training Programs, Online Study Modules & Yoga Workshops and Retreats in Thailand, Bali, Europe and South America. We offer a detailed, holistic curriculum, long term study options and ongoing mentorship to our worldwide community of Swara Yoga Teachers.
We share practices which are deeply rooted in traditional Hatha Yoga, and also embrace Tantra, Taoism, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, modern science and nature-based shamanic lineages. We specialise in Pranayama and subtle energetic practices.
The Swara Yoga Academy Teachers are a soul family who have dedicated their lives to the ongoing practice, study, and transmission of these life-changing teachings.
Our teachers are of the highest calibre, each holding a very unique set of skills and passions which have their roots in different lineages. As a collective, we embrace our diverse approaches and viewpoints, which give our trainings colour and depth. We cover a broad spectrum of subjects which are allocated to each teacher according to their expertise and passion. As leaders on the courses, we are here for you, to help you learn and grow into your most radiant self!
ThaiVedic Holistic Yoga Therapy Teacher Training
200 hr
June 29th – July 27th , 2023