Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training 300 hrs

Accelerate your skills with 5 weeks of full immersion training

2020 Dates TBD

Deepen your understanding, broaden your experience and power-charge your teaching

Evolve your technique from mastery to artistry

Your power as an authentic teacher of yoga comes from a broad and consistently applied personal experience of yoga-sadhana under expert guidance. Welcome to the next level of Krishna Village yoga teacher training!

This course is Yoga Alliance accredited!

• Experience 5 weeks of deep immersion on an eco-farm between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast

• Find your yogi tribe and nourish your soul, living in a fascinating, vibrant community of about 75 yogis, travellers and spiritual seekers.

• Live and breathe the spirit of Bhakti Culture – the yoga of love

• Experience the essence of yoga with a traditionally integrated approach to postures, pranayama, meditation, ayurveda, philosophy, cleansing kriyas, kirtan, anatomy, physiology, nutrition and mindfulness – the whole is the goal!

• Practice and hone your craft: teach ongoing classes and receive quintessential guidance and in depth feedback from our team of internationally experienced senior yoga teacher trainers. 

• Upgrade your Yoga Alliance international certification to 500hr yoga teacher – Vinyasa Flow style

To see if this experience is for you, read our FAQ for YTT Level 2 and have a look at our Code of Conduct. If you are dealing with any physical or mental health issues, please also check our ‘Are you ready’ page to make sure this is a suitable course for you.

Course admission

This course is for experienced yogis who have completed their 200hr yoga teacher training at least a few months prior. Admission will be on a case-by-case basis. To gain access, you need some basic teaching experience. Trainees will…

… teach classes and receive valuable feedback from senior teachers and mentors.

… need some experience of a dedicated meditation practice [in any style] and have the discipline and desire to meditate for longer periods on the course

… need to have a basic understanding of the practice of kirtan (such as is achieved in our Level 1 course).

Insight, Impact and Inspiration

This training varies greatly from our Level 1 course. The main focus is deepening your experience of yogic living in all of its aspects – a natural evolution of experiential practice: 

• New postures and variations to greatly enhance repertoire

• A morning ritual of Ayurvedic and Yogic Kriyas (cleansing practices) along with Pranayama and Meditation, which will progressively increase in depth throughout the course.

• 2 hour Yoga Workshops with senior teachers each week, followed by a 3 hour unpack of the workshop so that you will understand and be able to replicate similar workshops.

• Topics will include: Advanced Sequencing, Yin Yoga, Therapy Yoga, How to weave Philosophy into your class, Partner Yoga and Massage, the relationship between Chakras and Gunas, and Advanced Posture workshops such as teaching Forearm Balances.

• ‘Art of Presentation’ workshops, to teach you how to deliver a 1 hour presentation of your choice.

• A deeper immersion into the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras, as well as other yogic texts (will require reading prior to the course).

• More Anatomy and Physiology with a focus on breath and the Parasympathetic Nervous System.

• Classes on Ayurvedic lifestyle, incorporating diet, fasting and detoxification.

Sample Schedule

5:00am – Kriyas, Pranayama and Meditation

6:15am – Yoga Workshop

8:15am – Breakfast break

9:15am – Deconstructing of Yoga Workshop or Presentation training

11:30am – 30 mins break

12:30pm – Lunch

1:30 pm – Kirtan

2:00pm – Yogic living talk (delivered by trainees)

4:15pm – Afternoon Vinyasa Yoga

6:00pm – Dinner

9:00pm – Quiet time

Accommodation

The Krishna Village can host up to 85 people in a combination of rooms, dorms and camping spots. There are usually around 30 full time volunteers who work in our organic gardens and maintain the grounds, 15-25 retreat guests or Karma Yogis and up to 20 yoga teacher trainees.

All rooms have shared amenities. The amenities block includes showers, toilets and a coin operated laundry (byo laundry powder).

Common areas include the kitchen & campfire area (the heart of the Krishna Village), the reading room (with Internet hotspot) and the yoga hall where we gather for classes. 

Single, twin share & double rooms

The Krishna Village has 9 double rooms (1 big bed), 5 twin share rooms bunk bed) and 12 single rooms. They are all set in former shipping containers that have been renovated and turned into simple but comfortable accommodation. All Twin rooms are equipped with bunk beds, bedding is being provided. 

4-share dorms

We offer a female and a male dorm – each for up to 4 people – and one 3-share dorm. The dorms have bunk beds and wardrobe space for your belongings, and bedding is provided. They are simple, older rooms and about 100m from the amenities block.

Camp ground

Set among beautiful mango and lychee trees in our Eastern garden, our camp ground can host up to 20 tents and 5 camper vans. The van area is equipped with electricity. The amenities block is only 50m away.

Please note: If you are interested in staying at Krishna Village as a volunteer after your Yoga Teacher Training, we require 2 weeks notice before the end of the course. You can learn more about our volunteer stay here.

Delicious Vegetarian Food

The Krishna Farm has been producing organic veggies since the 1980s and has therefore fantastic conditions to grow excellent produce. We grow as much of our own food as we can, and otherwise buy locally wherever possible. 

We provide 3 delicious vegetarian meals every day, with lunches taking place at the Krishna Village community kitchen, and breakfast and dinners – mostly Indian style – served at the prasadam hall, next to the temple. 

All our food is prasadam – sacred food prepared in a consciousness of loving service. Like in other cultures, we offer our food before we eat to say Grace and thank the Divine for the sun, the rain, and all the visible and invisible blessings necessary to co-create a delicious meal. Feel free to sing along with us, or just listen and enjoy…

The Krishna Farm

Nestled in the foothills of Mount Warning, in the heart of the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, the Krishna Farm “New Govardhana” is a 1000 acre property with orchards, certified organic veggie gardens, cows, horses, streams and swimming holes in abundance. 

New Govardhana serves as an ashram to a community of yogis who aspire to live according to their deepest vows and commitments on their path of service, spiritual contentment and happiness, Bhakti Yoga. Their service and dedication make this location a beautiful place of growth, healing and spiritual awakening. If you are interested, please come along and visit our beautiful Radha Govardhandhari temple. 

Cost & payment

The rates for the course incl. 3 meals/day and accommodation for 5 weeks are:

Camping: AU$ 4595 – early bird rate: AU$ 4295

Dorm (4-share): AU$4895 – early bird rate: AU$ 4595

In twin share accommodation: AU$ 5250 – early bird rate: AU$ 4950

In a single room: AU$ 6095 – early bird rate: AU$ 5795

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The early bird rate ends on 28 January 2019.

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Bonus discount for Krishna Village YTT Level 1 students: Book your Level 2 training before the end of your Level 1 course and get an extra 10% discount!

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Required course materials: Check our shopping list for a list of the items you need.

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Booking steps

If you haven’t attended Krishna Village’s Level 1 teacher training, please contact us to apply. We will then get in touch asap to confirm your attendance.

Payment plans are available – for details, please have a look at our current price list. To book a payment plan, just select the according option in the booking process.

Before you book, please read our terms and conditions including our refund policy. 

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