Awakenings at Vida Asana 200 Hour Yoga Alliance YTT
Alejandra Torres, Adriana Leiva, Marco Amador, Rosemarie Gonzalez Gainza, Cecile Populaire and Catalina Badilla
November 29 - December 20, 2021



200 hour Yoga Alliance Certified Three Week Residential Yoga Teacher Training Program
We are beyond words exited to have Alejandra and Adriana hosting this YTT, along with anatomy taught be the incomparable Marco Amador. This is more than just a teacher training, this is an opportunity to dive deep into your practice. We are going to provide a space for personal growth and awakening to your true potential.
Any age, gender, and experience level in yoga is welcome in our training. This all-inclusive training includes your stay in Vida Asana, a lovely school of yoga and eco-retreat center. We offer delicious and healthful food supporting your transformation, as well as a comfy room, and a wonderful staff.
Your day will include two yoga practices, one challenging class and a restorative class along with Pranayama and meditation to soften the body-mind. Deepening in yoga philosophy, anatomy, methodology, and alignment.
We are teachers who are eager to share the transformation and wonders yoga has brought to our lives. Come and experience the shift of living from fear to pure LOVE. This will be a beautiful journey and we are super exited to meet you!
Over 3 weeks we will practice in the following areas;
- Techniques Training/Practice (100 hours)
- Teaching Methodology (25 hours)
- Anatomy and Physiology (20 hours)
- Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers (30 hours)
- Practicum (10 hours)
- Electives (15 hours)
Learn to feel safe in your body, by aligning the mind and souls’ body. We will study the Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, we will explore moving from the dark to the light. You will learn how to teach a 90-minute Vinyasa Yoga Class, with good alignment, and connection.
What Your Tuition Includes
- An incredible three weeks of yoga teacher training, fully certified by Yoga Alliance, with free time to explore the gorgeous rainforest and local beaches.
- Lodging and all meals daily at Vida Asana in Costa Rica, with lodging package
About the Leaders

Alejandra Torres
Ale, a native of Costa Rica, resides in the picturesque region of Playa Hermosa in the Central Pacific. In 2006, Ale's transformative journey with yoga began, providing her with the guidance she sought during a period of darkness and self-discovery. Through yoga, she found solace, overcoming anxiety, sexual abuse, and trauma, and rediscovering her true […]
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Adriana Leiva
Adriana started to practice and teach yoga 19 + years ago, back in 2002 while studying in Centro de Balance Integral Gaia where as well she studied Holistic massage, Reiki and others. She studies two years of Anthropology before she finally got her litentiate degree in Physiotherapy. This background made her teaching approach deeply focused […]
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Marco Amador
Marco Amador has been involved into movement and meditation since very young. Raced in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, running, cycling and surfing came natural for him. And at the same time he felt inclination for meditation since he was young. At the age of 18 years old he discovered yoga, but it was […]
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Rosemarie Gonzalez Gainza
Rosemarie Gonzales Gainza, RYT-500, is a Holistic Health practitioner, Certified Yoga teacher, and the founder and owner of the Vida Asana Retreat Center in Costa Rica. Her style of Yoga combines principles of Ashtanga, Bikram, and Anusara, creating a strong, healthy, and happy flow. Her classes relieve stress and anxiety, improve balance and flexibility, and increase […]
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Cecile Populaire
Cecile Populaire comes from Reunion Island, a tiny tropical rock that belongs to France, but located between South Africa and India. Raised by the ocean and the jungle, she has always been strongly connected with nature. After few years spent in France studying languages and working in Paris, (as many) she decided to leave her […]
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Catalina Badilla
My name is Catalina, everyone calls me Cata, Costa Rican by birth and 18 years of living in Jaco. It was here that my path in Yoga began. After having my first child, my body was just out of alignment and everything hurt. One day at the beach I met someone who became my first […]
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