Vidya Jacqueline Heisel began teaching yoga at the age of 20 at the Shree Rajneesh Ashram in Poona, India where she had been living and studying Iyengar yoga. Since then she has studied, practiced and taught many different styles of yoga, including Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Kundalini, Sivananda, Hatha and Forrest Yoga, as well as maintaining her profound love of Iyengar Yoga. In March 2002, she opened Frog Lotus Yoga studio in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. A short time later, she began to offer teacher trainings at the request of her students, which grew into a flourishing business of.... More...

7 - 7:30 Meditation
7:30 - 9:30 Yoga Practice
9:30 - 10:30 Breakfast
10:30 - 1:30 Classroom
1:30 - 3:30 Lunch
3:30 - 6:30 Classroom
7:00 - 8:00 Dinner

All meals, accommodations, and tuition.

Travel expenses, books (modestly priced) and excursions.

Goddess Garden is a lovely retreat center nestled in the lush jungle of Costa Rica, just a few steps away from the beach. Stay in a comfortable, modern bungalow surrounded by palm trees, tropical flowers, and howler monkeys!

All I can say a month post-course is: I wish I could be back there studying, bending and bonding! Monte Mariposa is a completely enchanting location, the accommodation rustically chic, the staff charmingly friendly and the food to die for. The course material is well-balanced, very well organized and exceedingly knowledgeably delivered. There is a very workable balance between discussion based learning, didactic teaching and self study. I left feeling equipped, confident and brimming with enthusiasm to embark on a new course in life as a yoga teacher. Vidya has a lovely warm personality and a .... More...