Yoga Retreat & Teacher Training – FAQ
Question: I truly
love the idea of practicing yoga twice per day, Will
I be able to practice that much?
Answer: I have found through myself, and many students,
once we get away from our normal day to day activities
and devote time to our practice of yoga. Our energy
is so focused and alive, we end up looking for more!
Question: What aiport do I fly into and at what time?
Answer: You will want to fly into Cancun International Airport (CUN) with an arrival time between the hours of 10am and 4pm. Our driver will locate you and bring you to Amansala. Departures prior to 3pm.
Question: Do I have
a roomate?
Answer: Roomates are assigned unless you have a specific
request. Rates are based on double or triple occupancy.
Private rooms are available for an additional price.
Question: Do only
teachers attend the teacher training?
Answer: No. If you are already a teacher or dedicated
student, this will open your understanding to yoga and
deepen your practice of teaching. If you are seeking
to become a teacher this will give you the tools and
the confidence to become a yoga teacher.
Question: Will this
training make me a yoga teacher?
Answer: There is no training program or curriculum which
makes a yoga teacher. You need an innate passion to
teach and one of your passions being yoga. You may find
that through this training that your yoga will be refined
and strengthened. You will be taught the tools for teaching
yoga. By sharing this experience with others, formally
or informally, you will become a teacher of yoga.
Question: Will this
training give me credit toward Yoga Alliance’s
program or other certification programs?
Answer: You will need to follow up with your specific
certification group or organization if training from
this program gives you credit towards their specific
organization.
Question: Is the yoga
retreat the same as teacher training?
Answer: Our twice-daily yoga classes will be together
as a group. Those registered for teacher training will
have additional programs in the late mornings, afternoons
and evenings that are not part of the yoga retreat.
The registered for the yoga retreat will have much more
leisure time.
Question: Do I need
a passport to enter Mexico or just a Driver’s
License?
Answer: We strongly advise when leaving the country
to have a valid passport with the expiration date not
be on or near your date of departure or arrival.
Question: I have heard
there are bugs in Mexico?
Answer: Our retreat facility is in a natural unspoiled
setting. Elements of nature will be around us unaffected
from human intervention.
Question: Is Mexico
safe to travel to?
Answer: I myself, and countless others, travel to, live
and commute to Mexico annually without any safety concerns.
Question: Do I need
to speak Spanish to travel to Mexico?
Answer: Members of our staff are Bi-Lingual as are most
of the people in Tulum.
If this retreat or training is out
of the question for you, due to financial or time constraints
please let us know. YogaAbove does offer full and partial scholarships for our programs. Also, if there are questions not
answered here use our contact page. to get in touch with us.
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