The Universal Yoga Method integrates yogic philosophy and physical asana with monastic techniques. The lineage of teachings comes through Hatha and Vinyasa roots.

While the Universal Yoga curriculum shows extreme depth of a seasoned master, it is delivered in a tangible and logical system that can be used by anyone who is dedicated to exploring their full yoga potential.

The Universal Yoga Method integrates all systems of yoga, empowering you with the confidence and skills necessary to inspire your students. This style unites several existing methods as well as teachings from real life experience, which is essential to understanding the purpose of yoga - the unification of ourselves as a whole.

The core process of this teaching method lies in continuous change. Your practice becomes incredibly powerful based on your current motivations, goals, and your perspective of understanding.

Learning the Universal Yoga system and implementing it into your own personal practice and teachings, will enable you to develop a well rounded practice that provides logical sequencing knowledge. It also provides a deeper understanding of how each kosha or ‘shell’ interconnects with the others presenting total balance and unification of self.

This is the purpose of yoga - to provide a life-long journey of growth and understanding of our human nature along with the health benefits of energetic balance and full body control.

The Universal Yoga 300 hour training takes place at VIKASA Yoga Retreat on the tropical island of Koh Samui.

This provides a perfect balance of intense training with the relaxation that only paradise can bring. This inspiring learning environment is combined with exotic surroundings such as white sand beaches, energetic rock formations, thick jungles and natural waterfalls.

Your day-off can be spent exploring nature with your new friends or you can ‘namaste’ in bed all day. Students of the Universal Yoga training will enjoy all the facilities of VIKASA during their stay.

This yogic paradise offers an inspiring learning environment, including the only yoga sala to be constructed over an ocean cliff-side, where you can deepen your meditation with the sound of the waves crashing on the rocks. Students also have access to all resort facilities such as wifi, infinity pools, spa, cafe and sky gym.

During the Universal Yoga training, your meals will be included at VIKASA's healthy restaurant, VIKASA Life Cafe. Meals are served in a community setting where students can socialize and enjoy the self-service healthy buffets.

The food is fresh, local or organic whenever possible, as well as being balanced, creative and delicious. Light snacks are serve as a pick-me-up after an intense training.

Our juices are pressed from fresh vegetables and tropical fruits on-site and the coconut water is cold and sweet - and the super-food smoothies are ‘out of this world’.

So you can be assured that you'll be well nourished for optimal performance during your Universal Yoga training.

The Life Cafe is also a favorite hangout in the evenings as students enjoy occasional events such as performances or a complimentary Oolong tea ceremony.

Universal Yoga is a life-transforming learning system that when properly understood, creates physical health, emotional stability and mental clarity.

Students will be confident in their self practice as well as prepared to share this ancient practice with others.

This program compresses a vast array of yoga subjects and styles into a highly intensive course, offering the most diverse training possible. This intensive study includes physical practice, lectures, theory, posture clinics and teaching methodology.

For those with a standard 200-hour foundation background, this training can potentially provide a 500-hour certification recognized by the Yoga Alliance and reaching international standards.

This 300-hour course is taught in 3 parts of 100 hours each. There will be an exam at the end of each segment. Students may choose to be certified for parts 1&2 or all three parts - students who have completed parts 1&2 previously may register for part 3 only.

This intensive 300 hour journey is designed for all yoga practitioners who seek a deeper understanding of their current learning path. All students of yoga are welcome to join, regardless of their background or practice style.

Please be advised this is considered an advanced level training and it is recommended to have plenty of experience in personal practice as well as a foundation training as prerequisite.

Participants will come away with a profound understanding of their personal practice, as well as the skills required to effectively teach their students their new found knowledge.

NO OTHER TEACHER TRAINING HAS HAD A BIGGER IMPACT ON MY PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THAN UNIVERSAL YOGA HAS."

KOSTA MIACHIN
FOUNDER, VIKASA YOGA