YOUR TEACHER'S CERTIFICATIONS
ABOUT OUR YTT
UPLEVEL YOUR TEACHING. CONNECT TO COMMUNITY. BE PART OF A LIFE CHANGING WEEK IN Baja, Mexico
During my 200 Hour YTT I learned a lot about asanas. But, I didn't feel confident offering hands on adjustments and assists for my students for many years. This interaction between teacher and student can help a student feel seen, supported, and set apart a beginner teacher from an advanced teacher. In this 50 Hour Module of the Advanced Teacher Training, we will spend detailed time learning and practicing hands on assists on each other. We will focus on all pose categories including: standing open hip, closed hip, and neutral poses, forward folds, backbends, twists, inversions.
But that's not all - this YTT falls right over New Years Eve! Which is SO exciting! So it will not only be a yoga teacher training, it will also be a life changing week together. Expect space to be held for transformation during this time.
WHO IS THIS YTT / RETREAT FOR?
This yoga teacher training & retreat is for you if you are...
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Someone who completed a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Online - and wants some support and guidance in how to offer hands on assists and adjustments for students.
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Someone who graduated from a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training In Person - but still doesn't feel well versed & knowledgable in this area
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Someone who is considering doing a full 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training - but not ready for the whole month - and wants a bite sized experience of what it could be like
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Someone who doesn't drink - but doesn't want to spend New Years Eve alone - and wants to connect to our community, and make mindful memories together in Mexico.
Note: if you complete this 50 Hour YACEP course, it can eventually go towards completing the full, 300 Hour Advanced YTT, with Alex at The Mindful Life Practice.
ABOUT OUR RETREATS
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR
Mexico Retreat & YTT
BEAUTIFUL ACCOMODATION
50 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATION
TODOS SANTOS DAY TRIP
Accommodation in a gorgeous private retreat center on the ocean in Baja California, Mexico. Get five nights accommodation, plus all meals taken care of. Rest, relax and recharge - and leave the rest up to us!
This is a New Years Eve Retreat, but it's also a 50 Hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Certification. Before the retreat, classes will be available to do live or on demand, reviewing the pose categories learned in the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, to reduce the time spent in class in Mexico (and give us more down time!) Once we arrive in Mexico, each day we will practice giving hands on adjustments in a variety of shapes, and also practice teach in person in a group. You'll leave here confident in hands on assists and adjustments to support your students in real life.
Because we will be busy in classes, we will have only one day trip on this retreat - we will head into Todos Santos for an afternoon out. Go shopping, and perhaps dine at a restaurant in town!
THE LOCATION
WHY Todos Santos?
Todos Santos is a magical artisan town, and I have a special connection to it. It's where I completed my 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2014. Every year since 2022, I have brought groups back to Todos Santos for a Yoga Retreat. This year, we're changing the time of year (we're heading back in December) and also changing the venue (opting for more luxury accommodations) but expect the same close knit community feel and connection. Todos Santos is a magical spot where the desert meets the sea. We will be right on the ocean at our retreat centre but will be a short drive away from the town.
THE RETREAT CENTRE
WHERE WILL YOU BE Staying?
We will be staying at Topia Retreat Centre, a beautiful boutique retreat centre beside Cerritos beach. The suites are large and spacious. There are some single rooms, and then a number of dorm style rooms - making it more accessible for your budget. Dorm style retreats are also fun - make a bunch of new besties with your roomies!
THE DAILY ITINERARY
OUR DAILY SCHEDULE In Mexico
The schedule is subject to change, however, here is an outline of what to expect!
We will check in on the 28th, and get together for a yoga practice, sharing circle, and then dinner.
Starting on the 29th, each day will begin with a morning meditation at 6:30am and asana practice from 7:00-8:30am.
Breakfast will be from 8:30-9:30am.
After breakfast, we will have our asana workshop from 9:30am - 12:30pm on hands on adjustments and assists.
There will be an opportunity to break in the middle for a coffee and a snack!
Lunch is at 12:30pm-1:30pm.
The afternoon from 1:30 - 4:00pm is free time: to enjoy the pool, rest, and restore! On one day, we will have an afternoon trip in Todos Santos. You also might use your free time to be planning your practice yoga classes, which will be...
From 4:00pm-5:30pm, each day, there will be a group of students practice teaching leading a class. They will take turns leading the practice and offering hands on assists. They will then receive feedback from Alex!
Dinner is from 5:30 - 6:30pm.
From 6:30-7:30pm, we will participate in an evening circle, led by either Alex, or one of the retreat guests who is a certified circle leader (having done the Sober Curious 30 Hour YTT or the 200 Hour Training that included this module!)
Note: prior to the Mexico YTT, there will be some online Zoom calls which will be arranged (based on everyones schedules.) We will get together to review all the pose categories learned in the 200 Hour YTT, as well as practice together. This will reduce the amount of class time in Mexico so we can have more free time, and also, allow us to connect before the retreat. After the retreat, there will also be a Zoom Call to catch up and reconnect.
YOUR TEACHER
MEET YOUR GUIDE, Alex
Alex is a 500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, Certified Life Coach, entrepreneur, podcaster, and Ontario Certified Teacher. Since a very young age, she was drawn to yoga as a way to calm her mind and manage an undiagnosed mood disorder. She began practicing yoga daily at the age of eighteen and completed her first 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2014 at Yandara Yoga Institute in Mexico. In 2017, she completed her 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Zuna Yoga in Bali.
TESTIMONIALS
SOME KIND WORDS FROM OUR
Retreat Guests
'A retreat with Alex is life-changing'
Your heart will be opened, new friendships will be forged, I can't recommend it enough
Jen
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'Unparalled, unexpected and unforgettable'
I will forever remember Alex and this retreat, and my Eat, Pray, Love experience.
Jami
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Early bird: $3700 If Paid in Full by September 1, 2024
The Piscina - Private Room
Price: USD$3900
Get a room with a private bathroom all to yourself for the Retreat. There is only one Piscina Room Available - so if you want a private suite, make sure you act quickly! The Piscina Rooms are on the pool level and have ocean view.
Early bird: $2700 If Paid in Full by September 1, 2024
The Sunset/ The Pacific - Double Room
Price: USD$2900 Per Person
Share a room with one roomate. The suites have a private bathroom, a kitchen, and indoor and outdoor seating space - leaving ample room to spread out and have your space. The sunset room has ocean views.
Early bird: $2200 if paid in Full by September 1, 2024
The Surf - Dorm Style Accommodation
Price: USD$1900
Stay in a dorm style accommodation - like summer camp! You'll make besties with your suitemates - and the price will be more affordable. Expect to walk away with a new group of incredible friends for life after staying in the surf!
