Level 2: Skillfull Teaching

November 1 - 12, 2026

📍Playa Negra, Guanacasate, Costa Rica

All programs are registered with the International Yoga Alliance.

"“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.”
— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 20

Level 2: Skillful Teaching
A 100 Hour In Costa Rica Immersion
November 1 - 12, 2026

Skillful Teaching is where your practice learns to speak. This Level 2 experience invites you to step into guiding with clarity and care, integrating embodied knowledge, nervous system awareness, and practical teaching skills. Here, confidence grows through experience, feedback, and supported exploration - not performance or pressure. After completing Level 1, students step into Level 2, where learning begins to integrate into teaching - with choice, flexibility, and support.

All-Inclusive Immersion Experience Includes

Accommodation and all meals at Café Playa Negra
- Beginning with welcome dinner on night one
- Concluding with breakfast on your final day
Daily yoga practices
Teaching labs and sequencing workshops
Integration and reflection sessions
Practice teaching in a real-time, supportive environment
Community connection, mentorship, and shared experience

Teaching Focus Includes

Clear and compassionate cueing
Observation & intelligent class adjustments
Sequencing for Vinyasa, Hatha & Gentle Yoga
Nervous system awareness in teaching
Holding space with presence, clarity, and confidence
Refining voice, pacing, structure, and timing

This immersion offers the depth, feedback, and embodied experience many teachers find transformative.

Certification Outcomes

Upon successful completion of both 100-Hour modules, students receive:

✅ 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification
✅ Eligibility to register with the International Yoga Alliance
✅ Continued access to mentorship, retreats, and advanced training pathways

Modules may be completed back-to-back or spaced over time — honoring personal integration, real-life commitments, and nervous system regulation.

What You’ll Explore in Level 2

In Level 2: Skillful Teaching, you’ll explore the art and craft of guiding others with clarity, confidence, and integrity. This module focuses on intelligent sequencing for Vinyasa, Hatha, and Gentle Yoga; clear and inclusive cueing; observation and intelligent adjustments; nervous-system-aware facilitation; and holding space with presence and professionalism. Through practice teaching, feedback, and mentorship, you’ll refine your voice, class structure, pacing, and leadership skills, learning how to translate embodied understanding into skillful, sustainable teaching.

Program Features

Program features include immersive coastal learning, daily yoga and meditation, advanced sequencing labs, and a structured practice-teaching environment. Students benefit from small-group mentorship, personalized feedback, nervous-system-aware teaching practices, and integration support. Learning is further supported through our global virtual community with lifetime access, allowing you to continue refining your skills, confidence, and professional readiness well beyond the training itself.

Daily Structure

Each day in Level 2: Skillful Teaching begins with intentional movement and meditation to ground the body and focus the mind, setting the tone for clear, present teaching. From there, the day unfolds through guided practice, sequencing labs, teaching methodology, and supported practice teaching. Time is intentionally woven in for observation, feedback, discussion, and integration, allowing skills to develop through experience rather than pressure. The pace is designed to support nervous system regulation, confidence, and the embodied transition from practice into skillful guidance.

Core Modules

1. Teaching Methodology & Class Leadership

Foundations of skillful teaching, including presence, pacing, timing, and holding the room with clarity, confidence, and care.

2. Intelligent Sequencing & Class Design

Advanced sequencing principles for Vinyasa, Hatha, and Gentle Yoga, including thematic arc, energy management, transitions, and peak pose intelligence.

3. Cueing, Language & Communication

Development of clear, concise, and inclusive verbal cueing. Emphasis on language choices, tone, rhythm, and accessibility for diverse students.

4. Observation & Intelligent Adjustments

Learning how to observe bodies skillfully and offer safe, appropriate verbal and hands-on adjustments with consent, confidence, and respect.

5. Nervous-System-Aware Teaching & Regulation

Understanding how teaching style, pacing, and language affect student regulation. Applying trauma-aware and choice-based principles in class settings.

6. Practice Teaching & Feedback Labs

Regular opportunities to practice teaching in a supportive environment, with structured feedback from mentors and peers to build confidence and skill.

7. Sequencing for Diverse Populations

Adapting classes for mixed-level groups, private clients, older adults, beginners, and students seeking gentle or supportive practices.

8. Voice, Presence & Authentic Teaching Style

Refining teaching voice, embodiment, and leadership presence. Supporting the development of a genuine, sustainable teaching style.

9. Applied Yoga Philosophy in Teaching

Translating yogic philosophy into practical, modern themes that support meaningful, inclusive, and relevant class experiences.

10. Ethics, Boundaries & Scope of Practice

Professional responsibility, consent, boundaries, and ethical considerations in teaching yoga in studios, retreats, and online spaces.

11. Business Foundations & Career Pathways (Light Touch)

Introduction to professional pathways in yoga, including studio teaching, private sessions, retreats, and sustainable growth — without hustle culture.

12. Integration, Mentorship & Community

Continued reflection, mentorship, and integration to support confidence, clarity, and readiness as you step into teaching.

Where you'll practice

We will be enjoying practices at our 3 favorite places in Playa Negra: ON the beach, beachfront & at our cozy town studio with AC!

Where you'll stay

Newly renovated Cafe Playa Negra & Hotel

WHAT'S INCLUDED

100 hours of internationally accredited yoga training
Your printed manual
Guidance from world-class yoga teachers with over 30 years of experience
Mentors who have owned and operated successful yoga studios
Faculty with experience teaching at international festivals, including the Om Yoga Show (UK) and Wanderlust Festival
11 nights of accommodation at the beautifully renovated Cafe Playa Negra, Costa Rica
Welcome dinner on arrival
Departure breakfast on your final day
Three nourishing meals daily throughout the program
Morning meditative walks and practices on the beach
Small-group, supportive learning environment
Lifetime access to our mentorship community for continued support and integration