Yoga Teacher Training

Do you love yoga and would like to make a living by following your passion? Would you like to deepen your practice and learn to live a wholesome yogic lifestyle? Are you keen to immerse yourself in an inspiring spiritual environment that is applying yogic wisdom in all areas of life, from nutrition to meditation, from physical movement to spiritual practice? Then join us at the Krishna Village for our 6 week full immersion Yoga Teacher Training.

International Student Information

Krishna Village is an eco-yoga community located at the foothills of beautiful Mt Warning in Northern NSW, Australia. We welcome all students Australia wide as well as international students from overseas. All international students will receive the following as part of their YTT 200 course tuition:

- Airport pick up from Gold Coast Airport

- Shuttle to Krishna Village

- 3x  Vegetarian/Vegan meals each day

- Accommodation for the duration of the course

- Return Shuttle to Gold Coast Airport

Please advise us upon booking if you are an international student so that we can organise these services for you.

Meet Yoga Teacher and Film Maker Giulia Lops from Brasil and find out what she loved about her time at the Krishna Village, what she learned about her Dharma and where her yoga journey has led her since completing her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training at Krishna Village in 2017.

In our modern society, yoga has been deconstructed to be only a shadow of its complete whole. It is far from the complexity and power of the original yogic wisdom, which spans all areas of life and provides a holistic system of health, wellbeing and spiritual connection.

At the Krishna Village, we are aiming to revive and teach yoga in its wholeness, so you can BE a yogi, rather than just DO some yoga. Our Yoga Teacher Training is therefore a full immersion program that spans 6 weeks and will allow you to experience yogic living in its entirety. From daily morning yoga to seva in our organic gardens, from philosophy classes to healthy food preparation, from Kirtan singing to mantra meditation you will live and breathe yoga, while being immersed in a kind, loving and supportive community. You will not only learn all required practices to become a fully accredited yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, but will also gain teaching practice with real students through our retreat centre - first co-teaching with fellow trainees and then bit by bit growing into teaching your own classes.

Keen to come along but you don't want to become a yoga teacher?

Then have a look at our YTT Immersion Retreat option.

Yoga teacher training is one of the best choices you can possibly make for our health and vitality, whether you choose to train to pursue a career path on a full-time basis or as a part-time job, or you come along to take your personal development to a deeper level. Yoga teacher training at Krishna Village – conveniently located half way between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast - is one of the best and most reasonably priced courses you will find in Australia. Our training program includes everything you need to become a certified yoga teacher and make sustainable lifestyle changes that will allow you to truly walk your talk.
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The Krishna Village can host up to 75 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 and up to 20 yoga teacher trainees.

All rooms have shared amenities. The amenities block includes showers and toilets.

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

Camping (tent or van)
Set among beautiful mango and lychee trees near our eastern garden, our camping area can host tents and camper vans. The tent sites are unpowered and allow for one tent per site. The amenities block is only 50m away, and you have free access to our community kitchen area and study room.

Shared Rooms
Most of our dormitories are all set in former shipping containers that have been renovated and turned into simple but comfortable accommodation. In our 2 share dorm's there is 1 bunk bed. You will either be sharing with another YTT or retreat guest of the same gender. They share a big verandah looking into the lush green of the rainforest, with multiple chairs and tables to sit, relax, chat and read. Bedding and towels are provided, but you need to bring your own toiletries.

Budget Room
The Krishna Village has  rooms set in converted shipping containers that have been renovated and turned into simple, cozy accommodation. They share a big verandah looking into the lush green of the rainforest, with multiple chairs and tables to sit, relax, chat and read. Bedding and towels are provided, but you need to bring your own toiletries.

Lotus Pod Room
Located in the newly renovated Lotus Pod in the heart of Krishna Village, these rooms are ideal if you’re looking for a bit more privacy. Our cozy double rooms have one double bed and a lovely private patio for you to read, relax or enjoy the sounds of nature. Your room also includes a wardrobe and a fan for summer or heater for winter. Bedding and a towel are provided, but you need to bring your own toiletries. You have access to shared amenities with bathrooms and showers, available to Lotus Pod guests only.

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.

If you have a disability or additional needs which requires extra support please contact Lila to discuss prior to enrolment by emailing  lilakirtana@gmail.com

The Krishna Farm has been producing organic veggies since the 1980s and is well established to grow a variety of high-quality produce, free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We grow as much of our own food as we can, and otherwise buy locally wherever possible.

We produce three delicious vegetarian meals every day at the temple kitchen, with food served at the prasadam hall at the top of the hill. Additionally, the village kitchen prepares a bountiful vegan lunch on all days except Saturday, when the volunteers take their day of rest, focusing on produce from the organic gardens and catering to gluten free diets. This lunch is served in the village dining area.

All our food, whether served at the village or the temple, 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…

Nestled in the foothills of the Wollumbin National Park in the heart of the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, the Hare Krishna Farm “New Govardhana” is a 1000 acre certified organic property with orchards, syntropic vegetable 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. The temple is the beating heart of the community at New Govardhana and we encourage all who visit the property to come along and experience the lifestyle and philosophy reflected by the practice of Krishna consciousness.