200-Hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training in Guatemala 2027
With Carrie Hoffman and Sydney Jansma Kleis
March 1 - 22, 2027
This 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher training is for practitioners who want to teach in a way that is rigorous, embodied, and trauma-informed from the ground up. Over 21 days at Mystical Yoga Farm on the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, you’ll be guided through a curriculum that integrates classical asana, pranayama, meditation, anatomy, philosophy, and the principles of trauma-informed teaching.
What makes this training different is the framework. Trauma-informed yoga isn’t an add-on module — it shapes how the entire program is taught. You’ll learn to offer choice, language invitation, hold the room with steadiness, recognize signs of activation, and create classes that meet students where they are. You’ll leave able to teach a public class with confidence, and to step into one-on-one and specialized settings with the discernment that comes from real training, not weekend certificates.
The container matters as much as the content. Mystical Yoga Farm is a working sustainable retreat center on the lake — gardens, lake swims, a silent coffee break each morning, and the kind of quiet that lets nervous systems settle. Meals are plant-based, organic where possible, and prepared by the on-site kitchen. One full rest day each week is built into the schedule because integration is part of the training, not separate from it.
Cohort size is intentionally kept small. Applicants are reviewed individually, which is why this program is “available on request” rather than instantly bookable — the right fit benefits everyone. If this calls to you, send an inquiry and we’ll set up a conversation.
Dates: March 1–22, 2027. Investment: $3,400 (shared dorm bed) to $4,000 (private single room). Includes accommodation, all meals, full curriculum, training manual, and Yoga Alliance certification upon completion.
About the Leaders
Carrie Hoffman
Carrie has been practicing yoga for 14 years and teaching for 8. Her path to the mat is inseparable from her teaching philosophy. Yoga helped her get in touch with her intuition and finally quit drinking alcohol after a decade of addiction, work through her trauma, and reconnect with her higher self. Now she brings […]
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Sydney is a trauma-informed yoga teacher and was Bigger Life Adventures’ very first intern back in 2022. She has been practicing yoga for over 10 years and teaching for half a decade. Sydney’s love for dance and movement naturally flowed over to her love for yoga asana, but slowly learning breathwork, meditation, and practicing yoga’s […]
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