YOGA
TEACHER
TRAINING
22 Day RYS200 Hour | Traditional Hatha Yoga with a Therapeutic Approach
August 10 - August 31, 2026
August 10 - August 31st 2026
Portugal
Investment €3960
WELCOME TO
To be a Yoga teacher, your own practice must take priority. Here, we begin each day with Meditation, Asana and Pranayama; all of which strengthen your foundation as a yoga practitioner and support the development into being a Yoga Teacher.
We teach Traditional Hatha Yoga, drawing inspiration from our teachers at the Atmavikasa Center of Yogic Sciences, who teach “with strict adherence to the tradition of Hatha Yoga, with the intelligence of Iyengar, the passion of Ashtanga, and the mindfulness of Vipassana.” We weave this lineage with additional trainings we’ve done as well as our own lived experience both on and off the mat.
Our approach is unique for its focus on strengthening the nervous system, making it deeply therapeutic. Postures are held for an extended period, inviting observation and steady awareness of the body and mind. Through this consistency we gently enhance the nervous system's health and resilience, and therefore its capacity to meet life’s stresses with grace and stability.
There is no better place to integrate the teachings of Yoga than being completely off grid in nature. The land and river are our greatest supports on this life-changing journey. We rest to the sounds of flowing water and wake to the song of the birds.
Our therapeutic approach to teaching and learning is experiential and embodied. Daily reflections after morning practice are a cornerstone of the training. Using Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry approach, we weave self-awareness and emotional understanding into each day.
Students begin practice teaching early in the training, building confidence step by step. By week three, you’ll be prepared and confident to teach a full 60 minute class - authentically curated by you.
Sharing 22 days of this way of life and practice with a small group of peers creates deep and lasting connections. Our Off Grid Yoga School community is a network of like-minded alumni from around the world who support one another in their practice and teaching journeys.
Continued education opportunities include our book club and online circles that ensure the circle of friendship, growth, and learning extends well beyond the training itself.
E-RYT 500 | Yoga Therapist
Compassionate Inquiry trained (Gabor Maté)
Welcome, and thank you for exploring if this Yoga Teacher Training might support a deepening in life, and a gateway to your sharing of Yoga.
I’m Ashley, and for over 20 years yoga has been my path of healing and connection to my authentic Self. It continues to strengthen and soften me from the inside out, reminding me to live with awareness and compassion. I feel deeply grateful to live, practice, and teach at Cara Creek Eco Lodge, where yoga and nature are seamlessly woven together.
My approach honors the ancient philosophy of yoga while integrating it into how we relate to life with sensitivity and presence. Through therapeutic, trauma-informed teaching, I aim to help others cultivate compassionate awareness, balance, and inner resilience both on and off the mat.
Ashley O'Connor
Investment: €3960
Including 3 week course, Mentorship, Accommodation,
All Meals, and 1 Holistic Treatment.
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Please do not let cost get in the way of your Yoga Journey.
Ashley is always willing to discuss payment plans to suit your needs.
Price includes: transfer from and return to Coimbra B train station, the 22 day course and manuals, pre course mentoring, post course admission into an online community for continued support and education, private accommodation and all meals at Cara Creek, 1 holistic treatment
Does not include: flight and travel to Coimbra B and the pre-reading books required to purchase to complete the pre-work received upon registering.
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Ashley O'Connor
Lead Trainer | E-RYT 500 | Yoga Therapist
Compassionate Inquiry trained (Gabor Maté)
For more than 20 years I have found healing through the practice of Yoga. It is a path that continues to connect me to my authentic Self. It simultaneously strengthens me and softens me from the inside out each day. Yoga is an ancient and rich philosophy that I am humbled to live by and to share.
I feel grateful to live, practice and teach here at Cara Creek Eco Lodge where yoga and nature are seamlessly woven together. Over time, I’ve come to realize that living yogically and living sustainably are essentially the same thing. They are both rooted in presence, discipline, balance and respect for life.
My intention in facilitating 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training is to honor the traditions and philosophy of yoga with the highest respect, to apply the ancient teachings to the realities of our current day lives, and to hold space for the authentic unfolding of each trainee’s journey.
Ultimately, my hope is that every student leaves with a committed self-practice and a unique, embodied way of sharing yoga through teaching and through the way they live.
To me, yoga is a path of knowing yourself more deeply and compassionately. It is a process of deconditioning and shedding layers of fear and judgement to invite in love and unwavering presence. The way we live naturally ripples outward, shaping how we relate to ourselves, to others and to the world.
Yoga has made me a student for life, and I feel immense gratitude for all those who have touched my path. I give thanks to my family and friends, my students, and all of the teachers who have influenced my practice.
And most of all I give thanks to this life itself. It has been in the most challenging times that my Yoga practice has held me and quietly whispered, “Open to it all, and feel.” And for me that is precisely why we are here, having this experience.
E-RYT 500
Isaac Mullins
Yoga is and remains the path I have taken toward healing. For over 20 years I’ve tried and tested many techniques from ashtanga yoga to transcendental meditation, and the teachings of various gurus and various plant medicines.
Like so many, my life has been about deconditioning from the traumatic influences of an unwell society. I’ve met so many inspiring and compassionate people along the way and discovered many gifts on the other side of healing. I can only feel gratitude for the fierce grace that has blessed his path.
The practices I share have helped me so much and I have complete faith in the methods that I practice and teach. I never teach anything I have not experienced for myself. I teach in the hope that what I share will in some small way contribute to helping the student find more peace within themselves, and thus contribute to making the world a better place.
RYT 200 & Kirtan Leader
Sandra de Munk
Sandra is an experienced yoga student and certified yoga teacher since 2018.
She loves emphasizing on the internal perception and experience by combining different types of bodywork such as Critical Alignment yoga and
Somatics.
Music is an important part of her life. Ever since her childhood, she loves to sing and play various instruments.
For her, yoga and singing mantras is a way to dive deeper into the Self. It is her way of slowing down, heal, letting go and trust. Taking the time, listening to her inner wisdom, surprise herself, be touched and connect to all there is.
E-RYT 200
Franzi Mullins
Franzi began her journey to healing with her study of psychology and ultimately graduating as a counsellor in Vienna. Dismayed by the narrow parameters that defined psychological health in the Western system she travelled to India where she worked with orphaned children. There she met her teachers - yoga therapists Acharya Venkatesh and Acharya Hema, with whom she studied for three years.
Franzi has experienced a profound return to health through the kriyas and practices learned under their guidance. Vipassana has also been a great part of her practice.
Her teaching is based on the therapeutic approach of traditional hatha yoga.
Healing through the observation and assimilation of sensation in order to release the blocks causative of injury and degeneration.
RYT 200, Art Life Coach, Reiki Practitioner
Violet Oosterwijk
Violet is a dedicated yoga practitioner and certified Hatha Yoga teacher, who began her journey in 2022 while traveling through Cambodia.
She is drawn to a gentle, heart-centered approach, weaving together yoga, creativity, and energy work to support a deeper connection to the body and inner experience.
Creativity has always been an important part of her life, expressed through art, movement, and her work as an Art Life Coach and Reiki practitioner.
For Violet, yoga is a way to come back to herself. It is her way of slowing down, reconnecting, and listening inwardly. Through her practice, she creates space to feel, to explore, and to connect more deeply with what is present.
Curriculum & Course Details
Like all Registered Yoga Schools, our 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training program is required to offer a curriculum based on the guidelines issued by Yoga Alliance. Within these guidelines is where prospective students will find differences in how the curriculum is delivered.
Our curriculum has an immersive focus in technique training, which is beneficial for new teachers. In addition, it offers a variety of teacher trainers which provides authentic Yoga programming.
Yoga Alliance Accreditation is not only important to us as a school, but to the graduates of our programs. Yoga Alliance registry marks are globally recognized symbols of standards-based knowledge in the field of teaching Yoga.
Material Covered:
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Styles covered in depth: Traditional Hatha Yoga with a Therapeutic focus
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Introductory Workshops in: Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin. Yoga Therapy, Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga
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40+ Asana (Postures)
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Anatomy & Physiology (in relation to Yoga Asana)
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Teaching Methodology, Sequencing
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Assisting and Adjusting
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Yoga Philosophy
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Styles of Yoga
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History of Yoga
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Bhagavad Gita ~ Chapters 1 and 2
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Lifestyle and Ethics of Yoga Teachers
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Meditation
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Pranayama
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Ayurveda
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Kirtan
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Chakras
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Kriyas
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Bandhas
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Drishti
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Mudras
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Practicum Teaching
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Business of Yoga
After the Training
Students enjoy being added to a family-like community of Off Grid Yoga School's alumni.
They have support and mentorship from Ashley, the other teachers and their peers in the alumni group as they continue their yoga journey after the training.
Off Grid Yoga School's online community includes a monthly book club (focused on yogic related texts), a practice teaching platform, and much more.