Advance your practice.
Awaken your truth
200 Hour YTT
Advance your practice.
Awaken your truth
200 Hour YTT
About the YTT Experience
Yoga teacher training
A Life-Changing Experience
This is a soul-rocking, life changing opportunity to dig deep, connect, paint, play, laugh, cry and love. Understand samadhi (universal oneness) and the integration of nature and divinity by learning about medicinal plants, local ecology, permaculture, and conservation. Frolic in the waves, hike a magical rainforest, paddle majestic mangrove tunnels, unleash your inner child! Go zip-lining, surfing, whale watching and explore magnificent waterfalls on your days off!
Our training is designed to help you connect with and nurture your inner child through play, art, movement and nature. We will explore ancient teachings with dance, painting, journaling, and acro yoga. Understand how food is grown on a permaculture farm, connect barefoot to the Earth and move with intention.
Uvita, Costa Rica
A yoga paradise
Uvita is a small village on the southwest coast of Costa Rica. It is notable for being located where the mountains most closely reach the Pacific Ocean and is the closest village to Marino Ballena National Park (roughly a 40 minute walk, or 5 minute taxi ride). This tropical hamlet possesses great charm in an unspoiled and serene atmosphere. With palm trees swaying in the wind, providing shady relief from the intense Pacific sun, there is plenty of outdoor options in this tropical paradise.
Uvita is the major stomping ground of Costa Rica’s whale and dolphin species. The nation’s most iconic and oft-spotted whale, the humpback, spends more than eight months a year in these waters – the longest humpback whale season in the world!
Why Choose GypSea Yoga School
Heart.
Compassion
Unparalleled staff support
Whale Tail.
Uvita
Unique location
Light.
Your path
Self actualization
Water drop.
Unity
Universal consciousness
Early bird prices start at $2,999 USD
Apply today for upcoming trainings
200 Hour YTT Yoga Alliance Coursework
Our study focus is centered around the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar. We will discuss each sutra thoroughly, breakdown common hatha and vinyasa asanas and work through sequencing and language for teaching classes. You will learn and practice many traditional pranayama and meditation techniques daily, immersed in the serenity of natural forests.
The textbooks and coursework fulfill the Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training requirements.
Required textbooks
The following three textbooks are required texts for the 200 YTT course.
200 Hour YTT course includes
Investment
| Room Type | Occupancy | Early Bird Rate | Regular Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Shared Room | 3-4 people | $2,999 USD | $3,199 USD |
| Double Shared Room | 2 people | $3199 USD | $3,399 USD |
| Private Room | 1 person | $3,399 USD | $3,599 USD |
| Private Room w/ balcony | 1 person | $3,499 USD | $3,699 USD |
200 Hour YTT Dates
| Dates |
|---|
| October 3-20, 2021 |
| October 31-November 17, 2021 |
| November 28-December 15, 2021 |
| 2022: January 9-26, February6-23, March 6-23, April 3-20, May 1-18, June 5-22, July 10-27, October 2-19 |
Email us to ask about completing the course in modules. Come for 1 week to Costa Rica and finish online, or complete module 2 at a later date!
Frequently Asked Questions
Hospedaje el Bosquecito
600 metros este del Banco de Costa Rica
Uvita de Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 60504
For an additional cost (usually ~$30-$50), GypSea Yoga School organizes a shuttle to leave from SJO airport at 1:00pm, and it is about a 3.5 hour ride. The driver will meet you outside of Malinche restaurant with a GypSea Yoga School sign. The restaurant is located outside and to the right after baggage claim. You are welcome to come the night before, and find a hotel near SJO, then come back to SJO for the 1:00pm shuttle the next day.
If you want to spend extra time in Costa Rica, you can contact the Uvita Information Center. Website: uvita.info, Phone: +50627438072, E-Mail: uvitainfocenter@gmail.com
Please bring with you (hard copy or digital copy is fine): Yoga Sutras of Patanjali translation & commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda, Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar, The Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray Long.
Training runs from 6am-5:30pm Monday-Friday, and evenings are for study, practice, and homework. Saturdays and Sundays are off days, but there will be assigned homework, study, reflection and practice time. This is a 15 day intensive course and we must meet the required 200 hours for the Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher designation.
$500 deposit is required to hold your spot. The remaining balance must be paid 30 days prior to arrival:
1. Bank Transfer, Zelle (gypseayogaschool@gmail.com), or TransferWise:
“GYPSEA YOGA SCHOOL LLC” at Bank of America 3200 Flagler Ave. Key West FL 33040, account number 898096669230, ACH (electronic) routing number: 063100277, routing number for wires: 026009593. SWIFT code: BOFAUS3N
2. Paypal “send to friends & family” to fletcher.courtney@gmail.com
There are many restaurants, grocery stores, and laundry service all within walking distance, check out Trip Advisor for all the local spots. The beach is about a 40 minute walk from the hotel, and there are rivers and waterfalls about a 5 minutes walk. There is a local farmer’s market on Saturdays from 8am-12pm.
The prerequisite for this course is at least 1 year of consistent, steady yoga practice.
Meet your instructors
Vanessa Voto
Lead Facilitator
E-RYT200, YACEP
After obtaining her certification through Gypsea Yoga School Vanessa moved on to teach yoga classes, run workshops & now facilitates through the same yoga school she learned through! Yoga couldn't have come at a better point. She chose this path because noticed she was feeling drained, tired and mentally and emotionally blocked at the young age of 15. Her background was heavily dance & weight-lifting at the time & yoga was the perfect mediator of those two extreme practices.
From postures to internal focus, she found herself little by little. Being so young, this was a terrifying yet amazing experience. After finding herself drawn back to the practice of yoga & meditation, she soon realized that she needed to share the way this practice made her feel with others. Teaching yoga was it. Vanessa primarily teaches Vinyasa, Hatha & Buti yoga but is always learning & evolving. Setting the vibe, inclusivity & fluid movement is her jam. Her primary goal is to aid in moving the outsides to move the insides. To face the things that are no longer serving & replacing those with what does. To go deep, to reflect hard. To find truth. To find SOMETHING within that is just waiting to be unleashed. Something that makes each person true to who they are & brings them to their own internal power & liberation.
Courtney Fletcher
Founder, Lead Facilitator
E-RYT 500, YACEP, REIKI MASTER
Hi, I’m Courtney, an ex-gymnast, spinally fused, 18-year yogi, Ashtangi, trained in India, with a gypSEA soul whose practice draws from hatha, kundalini and vinyasa. My heart-centered approach evokes an understanding of interconnectedness through a focus on self-love, nature and seva (service). The intention being for my students to discover the light within that ignites their path to inner peace, the connection which opens the heart to universal love.
After 10 years as a competitive gymnast, lower back surgery brought my athletic ability to a halt. Looking for a way to ease the pain and regain strength and flexibility, I discovered yoga and immediately fell in love with the practice, quickly learning its transformational power over the mind and path to freedom. Embarking on this journey meant a lifelong quest for self-knowledge, love, and humility. In 2010 I volunteered in India and earned my yoga teaching certification. My time in India inspired me to establish my own NGO, Kids’ Foundation for Uniting Nations which connects and inspires kids around the world to initiate positive change through service.
200 YTT Sample Itinerary
| Time of Day | Activity |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | Asana & Pranayama Class |
| 7:30 AM | Meditation |
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Yoga Sutras & Bhagavad Gita |
| 10:00 AM | Asana Workshop |
| 12:00 PM (NOON) | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Lecture & Small Group Activities (Teaching methodology, Anatomy, Physiology) |
| 3:00 PM | Practice Teaching |
| 4:30 PM | Evening Satsang |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner |