vinyasa yoga teacher training

vinyasa yoga teacher training

Do you feel the calling
to humbly share the teachings of yoga with others?

This comprehensive mindful, Vinyasa flow 200 hour teacher training co-taught by Eliza Coolsma and Lucy McCarthy who between them have 30 years of teaching experience will give you a solid grounding in how to offer mindful, intelligent and transformative yoga classes. This is the 6th and probably last time this training is offered.

April - December 2025, Madrid or live streamed

4 In Person or Live Streamed Modules with Eliza Coolsma & Lucy McCarthy

April 17-21 2025, Madrid / online, 9-19h with lunch break

June 5-10 2025, Madrid / online, 9-19h with lunch break

October 9-14 2025, Madrid/ online, 9-19h with lunch break

December 5-9 2025, Madrid / online, 9-19h with lunch break

1 extra Q&A call in August 2025

What you’ll learn

History of Yoga
Asana, Meditation & Pranayama
Yoga Philosophy
Anatomy & Biomechanics
Esoteric Anatomy
Teaching Methodology
Voice
Sequencing
Ayurveda
Pre- & Postnatal Yoga
Art of Adjusting
Mantra
Injury Prevention
The Art of Adaptation & Teaching Multi-Levels
Business of Yoga

  • ‘Lucy and Eliza is the dream team that share their knowledge in their own personal way while complementing each other in an amazing way. You feel welcomed, seen and also challenged to improve on your own personal level. I can’t recommend this training enough.’

    Agnes Sellgren, 2021 Graduate

  • ‘The training takes you on a journey back home, like the name: Homecoming. You might not excactly know what that is in the beginning but at the end you have arrived. It is a place where the heart is filled with love for the pratice of yoga and the joy of sharing this amazing gift. It's been the greatest thing you can give yourself!’

    Cathrin Queins, 2023 Graduate

  • ‘You don’t know this yet , but this course will change you in ways you never imagined possible. You’ll be stronger, more compassionate and transformed by it.’

    Andrea Walter, 2021 Graduate

  • ‘Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This has been more of a journey than I ever imagined. I feel truly grateful to have been part of it and to have been a student of you both. For all your support, feedback, care and devotion, thank you.’

    Susann Pietschmann, 2022 Graduate

  • ‘The Homecoming training has been a gift to me. When I’m older, I’m sure that I will look back on it as a formative experience of my young adulthood. I have grown profoundly from this container, not in a cliché ‘love and light’ way, but deeply, I have grown as a person. Through studying this course, yoga has come to mean so much to me, keeping me tethered to stability through the pains and uncertainties of life. Eliza and Lucy pass the torch of their wisdom with so much intelligence and grace. I would recommend this training to anybody looking to grow, to make friends, and to form a deeper and more gentle relationship with themselves.’

    Ria Lilley, 2023 graduate

  • Lucy McCarthy

    Lucy has been teaching Vinyasa Yoga since 2009 in some of London’s most famous studio’s. Her breath-led Vinyasa Yoga classes take you on a transformative journey through your mind, body, emotions and heart. Lucy has over a 1000 hours of training in Vinyasa Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Yoga Nidra and more. Together with Eliza, she started the 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Madrid in 2019.

  • Eliza Coolsma

    Eliza is a Vinyasa Yoga teacher & Ayurvedic Health Counselor. She has been teaching yoga classes since 2009 when she was living in her home country The Netherlands. When she moved to Madrid 12 years ago, she founded The Natural Yogi, Madrid’s English spoken yoga studio. Her Vinyasa Yoga and Restorative Yoga classes are based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and create deep inner balance. She now lives in Genova, Italy.

This training is for you if you have fallen in love with yoga and feel a sincere calling to humbly share the teachings of yoga with others.

What to expect

This training is grounded in the fluid, graceful tradition of Vinyasa Flow with an emphasis on linking the breath with movement to embody the ‘union’ at the heart of yoga. This training invites you to transform and embody yoga on and off the mat.

We share Vinyasa Flow Yoga that is breath-led, conscious and inclusive. And allows you to experience the full spectrum of the practice: asana, pranayama & meditation as well as yoga philosophy and Ayurveda.

Any of these traits make you a good fit for our training:

  • You don’t consider yoga a ‘workout’ and are interested in the asana as well as all the other layers of the practice

  • Open to yoga’s spiritual heritage & would love to learn about its philosophy & history

  • Eager to know yourself more completely & look at the places in your life where there is no yoga / union yet

  • Desire to share yoga with others (in some capacity)

  • Yoga might have helped you gain peace in challenging times and you’d like to share this peace with others

What does a typical day on our training look like?

Here's an example of a day on our training

9:00-11:00 Practice

11:00-11:15 Tea break

11:15-14:00 Lecture, practicum or asana lab

14:00-15:00 Lunch break

15:00-17:00 Lecture, practicum or asana lab

17:00-17:15 Tea break

17:15-19:00 Practice

Investment

Includes:

  • all 4 in person or online training modules

  • 2 manuals

  • extra online Q&A call during summer

  • personal support & feedback from lead teachers Eliza Coolsma & Lucy McCarthy throughout the duration of the training

  • practical & written exam

  • certificate of completion

Not included:

  • travel costs or lodging in Madrid

  • Madrid option €3599,- (includes a €750 non-refundable deposit to book your spot)

    Hybrid option €2999,- (includes a €750 non-refundable deposit to book your spot)

    Online option €2500,- (includes a €750 non-refundable deposit to book your spot)

  • Valid until March 30 (€750 counts as the non-refundable deposit)

  • We offer a limited amount of scholarships. Please fill out the application form here.

Lindsay Bonn, 2020 Graduate & teacher at The Natural Yogi

‘This 200-hour yoga teacher training has been one of the most profound personal experiences of my life. Lucy and Eliza supported us and mentored us throughout the entire journey. I feel like my personal practice has evolved so much and they both gave me the confidence and inspired me to want to share the practice of yoga with others.’