22-Day 300-HR Advanced Holistic Yoga Teacher Training
November 15th - December 6th, 2025 at Casa Kula, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Guatemala ytt details
Dates: November 15-Dec 6, 2025
Yoga Style: Holistic & therapeutic Hatha/Vinyasa Flow
Average Number of Students: 8-10
Length of Training: 22 days
Meals: 3 vegetarian meals/day
Experience Required: Prerequisite of having already taken a 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training
Certification: 300-hour Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher
Deepen Your Practice: 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training in Guatemala
Welcome to the breathtaking highlands of Guatemala, where sacred wisdom and natural beauty converge to support your next step on the yogic path. Overlooking the crystalline waters of Lake Atitlán and embraced by volcanic peaks, this immersive 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training invites you to refine your teaching, expand your knowledge, and deepen your personal practice in a serene, transformative setting.
Begin each day in an open-air yoga shala, surrounded by the vibrant energy of lush forests and the calming embrace of nature. Designed with sustainability and reverence for local traditions, the retreat center offers an eco-conscious sanctuary where you can fully immerse yourself in advanced studies, self-inquiry, and profound growth.
This training builds upon foundational teachings, diving deeper into the intricacies of Hatha, Vinyasa, and the wisdom traditions that shape the yoga journey. The curriculum explores advanced asana practice, subtle body energetics, pranayama, meditation, philosophy, sequencing, Ayurveda, and the art of intelligent, intuitive teaching. Unique to the Kula Collective, sacred Mayan ceremonies and shamanic practices are woven into the experience, offering a truly integrative and spiritually enriching approach.
Designed for certified yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners seeking mastery, this Yoga Alliance-accredited program empowers you to refine your voice, expand your impact, and evolve as a teacher and leader. Whether your goal is to teach with more depth and confidence or to embark on a profound personal journey, this advanced training is a gateway to transformation.
Join a community of like-minded souls in one of the world’s most enchanting landscapes, and step into the next chapter of your yogic evolution.
Meet Your Kula Founder Facilitators…
RANDI SCHIFFMAN
Randi’s open heart, affectionate manner and infectious laugh create an instant environment of friendship and authenticity. A true pollinator of people, her direct communication, sense of humor and energizing, activating manner allow for deep work to be done with a sense of playful acceptance for what is.
Randi ERYT 500 has taught over 50 yoga teacher trainings since 2010. Her expertise is in sharing Holistic Yoga, a well rounded practice including meditation, pranayama, mudra, bandha, mantra, theme weaving and intelligent sequencing. A certified Thai Massage Therapist, she is especially known for her firm and intuitive based hands on assists. She facilitates with a strong energy and passion for the practice which supports her compassionate, graceful and empathic nature. She has an innate ability to take in knowledge, experience it, and share wisdom in an authentic way.
ZACHARY TOWNESMITH
Zachary inspires participation and thoughtful consensus in a wide array of groups. He is dedicated to developing intercultural relations and facilitating innovative solutions for regenerative well-being.
His Cum Laude B.A. from Harvard College led him to explore issues of privilege and work for justice from his hometown of Philadelphia to the Guatemala City garbage dump. This work has taken him throughout the Americas engaging diverse stakeholders in strategic planning through the development of creative and critical thinking in fields such as education, public health, business, creative industries, and entrepreneurship.
His 500hr Yoga Teacher training instills a diversity and depth to his facilitation. He embodies these ancient practices in ways that are socially relevant and culturally appropriate
He believes that interpersonal relationships and creativity are the keys to regenerative enterprise, and works in settings ranging from corporate board rooms to dirt-floored rural schools. His multi-cultural and multi-lingual fluency are valuable assets as groups develop and maintain creative environments of respect and trust. Watch his TedX talks here (Spanish) and here (English).
Zach brings a deep love of learning and leads the evaluation process of the Kula Collective YTT curricula. In order to evaluate students’ learning and to support their integration he adapted the Flow Design process to fit in to all Kula teacher training certifications. This ensures that all graduates have honed their personal Vision and designed a 90-day plan to begin to integrate their experiences into the rest of their lives.
He hopes to design something with you soon. Co-creation will save the world!
JESSI LUNA
Since a young age, Jessi has studied dance and creative movement. Since her first RYT200 in 2008, Jessi has led retreats and workshops throughout the US, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Bali, and Costa Rica. She completed her RYT500 Certification in 2012 and now leads teacher trainings in places she most enjoys to share.
Jessi teaches a Vinyasa based practice to combine elements of dance and natural movement with traditional yogic sequencing. She incorporates attention to rhythm of the breath and allows for organic movement to flow in each pose. She is grateful for the journey of yogic creativity and loves to share this movement of bliss with others along the way.
Jessi, along with her husband Zach and her parents, created Seven Springs Retreat Center in her mountain home of East Tennessee. Inspired by retreat centers from around the world, Seven Springs provides a natural and holistic space for local and global communities to experience high quality holistic education in the United States. Retreats offered vary from yoga, massage, natural medicines and foods, creativity, social innovation, team-building, eco-building and permaculture.
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PAY your tuition IN FULL OR CHOOSE A MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN.
Pay in Full Tuition: $3400
Payment Plan Tuition: $3600
Room & Board
$1995 Shared
$2195 Basic Private
$2495 Deluxe Private
This includes 21 nights of lodging and 3 delicious vegetarian meals per day. Your welcome email will include a link to pay your room & board. All prices are in USD.
Added bonuses:
Lifetime access to Kula Collective Online 300 hour Library
Flow Design Intentional Life Plan
Cacao Ceremony
1 Mid-Training Coaching Session
Ceremonial Sweat & Plant Bath
Kirtan and Sound Ceremony
Pre-Immersion Preparation Call
Post-Immersion Integration Call
Kula Collective YTT Manual and Asana Analysis
Register Now and Say YES to YOU!
This 300 hr Yoga Teacher Training requires the prerequisite of having already taken a 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training, having teaching experience and a strong asana practice.
If you don’t meet these requirements, but still feel like this training is a good fit for you, please schedule a call with our team to ask!
Pricing includes tuition, 21 nights accommodation, three daily vegetarian meals and hearty snack, two digital manuals and Yoga Alliance approved certificate.
Pricing does not include additional wellness services, airfare and airport transfer.
See our payments and cancellation policy here. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Example of Daily Schedule
6:30-8:30 AM: Art of Practice (Asana, Pranayama, Meditation)
8:30-10:00 AM: Silent Breakfast
10:00-1:00 PM: Art of Living & Healing (Philosophy, Anatomy, Emotional Wellbeing, Ayurveda, Chakras)
1:00-3:00 PM: Lunch and Personal Time
3:00-6:00 PM: Art of Teaching (Asana Analysis, Hands-On Assists, Holistic Sequencing)
6:00-7:00 PM: Dinner
7:00-8:00 PM: Art of Healing (Medicine Songs, Ceremony, Kirtan, Sharing & Connecting)
8:00-9:30 PM: Studying or journaling in Silence
What You’ll Leave The Training With
Understanding of anatomy of the human body so cueing becomes effortless
Confidence in creating creative and holistic sequences for your students
Experience practicing teaching and getting feedback from your student and your experienced facilitators
Exploration of your own way of teaching and using empowered words in your classes
Certification to register as a RYT-500 Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance
Community and support of other holistic yoga teachers
Song and ceremony experiences that you can share and incorporate into your teaching
Solid foundational daily practices to incorporate into your life, including meditation, asana and pranayama
Clarity and focus with a 90 Day plan to this your training into actionable next steps to becoming a teacher
Transformative inner healing as you uncover new layers of your self, your yoga practice and your role as a teacher
Hear From Our Students
Accommodations
Hobbit House (Deluxe Private)
Cabañas (Deluxe private)
tambo (basic private)
Casa Inti (shared)
Casa Kiya (shared)
About Casa Kula in Tzununa, Guatemala
Casa Kula is the Guatemalan home of our Kula Collective co-founders. It is an eco-friendly and nourishing space, filled with all the comforts of home, including healing herbs, tropical fruits, loving animals and warm smiles.
Casa Kula is located in Tzununa, in the western highlands of Guatemala, with stunning views of the serene Lake Atitlan and her volcanoes seen through banana palms, avocado trees and lush green coffee forests.
This retreat space offers delicious vegetarian meals, daily yoga and meditation, a large temazcal sauna, beautiful lake-view teakwood yoga platform as well as both shared accommodation and glamping options.
Enjoy the stillness and beauty of the mountains supporting you in your process as you relax into the embrace of heart-centered community.
