August 4 - August 24, 2024
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Open-enrollment for Nexus Institute 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga graduates.
If you graduated from another 200-hour Yoga Alliance School please contact us for an interview.
Advance your teaching and deepen your personal yoga practice. Our Yoga Alliance 300-hour yoga teacher training (commonly referred to as 500-hour training) is designed to strengthen your current yoga teaching and launch you into the next chapter of your yoga inquiry and career.
The 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training builds upon the 200-hour certification from Nexus Institute, enabling you to lead more advanced principles and techniques of yoga at the 500-hour level. You will graduate fully prepared and authorized to lead workshops, yoga teacher trainings, and continuing education programs in conjunction with the Yoga Alliance.
The curriculum that we follow will enhance and broaden your understanding of the fundamental concepts that you learned at the 200-hour level. We draw inspiration from modern yoga scholarship and from the lived experience of our training participants. We believe that each group comes together to learn from one another and to take our place in evolving yoga for our time and circumstances. As such, our 300-hour training places more emphasis on individual expression and creativity. Nexus graduates are uniquely qualified to facilitate robust learning experiences through advanced teaching practices, workshops, retreats, and trainings.
Because of the unique perspective of each participant, our curriculum continues to evolve in service to our current global community. Our school, and the world, is enriched by the dedicated yoga explorers who we have the honor of welcoming back to Nexus Institute.
Nexus Institute is a Registered Yoga School with the U.S. Yoga Alliance.
Nexus Institute's 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training results in an advanced 500-hour yoga teacher certification in North America and around the world.
Curriculum
Our 300-hour curriculum uses a scaffolding approach to assist yoga teachers in advancing in the role of professional yoga educator.
Pre-Arrival access to a dedicated learning portal with with video lessons, journaling inquiries, and additional material focused on 300-hour fundamentals of yoga theory, culture, and practice.
Week One we focus on advanced asana and sequencing; assisting and working with private clients; personal self-inquiry; and integrating subtle body techniques into asana practice including bandhas, mudras, and breath.
Week Two special emphasis is placed on working with energy through mindful somatic yoga sequencing, breathwork, and meditation. We give you a behind the scenes look at Nexus program creation and help you turn your talents and interests into a workshop or retreat of your own.
Week Three we work with you as you define and hone your next steps as a yoga educator including tools for branding, running retreats, workshops, and trainings. The training culminates in a three days of participant workshops that express each persons unique area of interest.
Upon graduation, you are fully authorized to teach yoga at the advanced level and to offer yoga workshops, retreats, and training programs in the U.S., and in the rest of the world. We are a U.S. Yoga Alliance School. The U.S. Yoga Alliance is recognized internationally.
Training Schedule
The 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training is an intensive immersion program consisting of 80 non-contact hours and 220 contact hours in a family-style dedicated training environment.
7:30–9:00 • Morning Yoga Practice
10:00–12:30 • Morning Session
12:30–2:00 • Lunch
2:00–4:00 • Afternoon Session
6:30–8:00 • Some evening sessions
What's Included
• Choice of on-site accommodations or commuter option
• Optional Costa Rican lunch plan
• Option for one-day early check-in
• Comprehensive Training Manual
• Daily yoga classes
• Advanced asana training
• Skill-building for private clients
• Breathwork, Meditation, and Mindfulness
• Yogic Philosophy and Practice
• Professional Development and Branding
• Yoga Lifestyle Immersion
• 500-hour Yoga Alliance Advanced Yoga Teacher Accreditation
• 400 steps to miles of sandy beaches, tide pools, and surf breaks
• 300 steps to restaurants, organic markets, juice bars, and shops
• Friendships that will last a lifetime
Accommodations
Nexus Institute's private residence is located a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in beautiful Nosara, Costa Rica. Casa Nexus features an expansive canopy-level vaulted ceiling yoga studio, two kitchens, yoga library, and salt-water pool. You will be within easy walking distance to beaches, tidal pools, shops, markets, and restaurants. Orientation will include a full tour of local dining and organic grocery options. Take part in our catered Costa Rican with gluten free options; explore local restaurants; or build your own tropical meals in three well-equipped kitchens. Horace and Janel are present on site throughout the training.
Accommodations Options
Tuition-only Commuter: $3,350
Tuition + Bunk Room: $4,650
Tuition + Double Room: $4,950
Tuition + Private Room: $5,450
Tuition + Private Room with Bath: $5,950
Optional Costa Rican Lunch Plan: $480
This training is limited to 20 participants with a maximum of 24. It generally fills two months prior to the start date.