200-hr Vinyasa Teacher Training in Madrid & Live Streamed

STARTS APRIL 2025

STARTS APRIL 2025

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 final time this training is offered in this format in Madrid & live streamed!

April - December 2025, Madrid OR live streamed

4 In Person or Online Modules taking place in the centre of Madrid, Spain OR you can join from anywhere in the world online!
with Eliza Coolsma & Lucy McCarthy

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

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

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

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

1 extra Q&A online call in August 2025

Madrid option details:

  • You’ll join in person 4 time in our studio in the center of Madrid

  • The last module includes an in person exam where you’ll teach a 45 minute class to your

  • After the training you’ll have 1 month to complete a written open book exam

Online option details:

  • You’ll join all modules from home online through zoom and receive the same support and guidance from lead teachers Lucy & Eliza and their assistants

  • We live stream all practices, lectures, practicums, asana labs and discussions from our studio in Madrid

  • Requirements are a laptop or computer with access to zoom and with good camera setup so we can see your whole body when you practice & a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed

  • You’ll take your in person exam with 2-3 students (can be friends orr family) from home or in any other space you have access to and live stream it to the lead teachers Lucy & Eliza

  • After the training you’ll have 1 month to complete a written open book exam

Hybrid option details:

  • If you’d like to join part of this training online, part in person, you can choose the hybrid option

  • You’ll choose which modules you take in person and which you’ll take online

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

Agnes Sellgren, 2021 online Graduate

‘Lucy and Eliza are 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 this enough.’

Andrea Walter, 2021 in person 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.’

Susann Pietschmann, 2022 online 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.’

Cathrin Queins, 2023 in person 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!’

Ria Lilley, 2023 in person 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.’

Meet Your Teachers

 

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 Vinyasa 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 only 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.

This training is for anyone who recognises themselves in any or all of these:

  • Students of yoga who would like to go deeper into their practice, beyond a 1 hour class

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

  • 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

  • Yoga teachers from other lineages (Ashtanga, Hatha, Yin, etc.) who would love to be able to share Vinyasa Yoga classes as well

  • Vinyasa Yoga teachers who missed something in their training (for example sequencing, Ayurveda, esoteric anatomy) and would like to dive deeper & improve their teaching skills

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What does a typical day on our training look like?

Investment

Includes:

  • 4 in person / live streamed training modules

  • 2 manuals

  • 1 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 recognised by Yoga Alliance

Not included:

  • travel costs or lodging in Madrid

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

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

    Live streamed (all online) optopn €2500,- (includes a €750 non-refundable deposit to book your spot)

  • Available until February 28 2025 (€750 counts as the non-refundable deposit)

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

‘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.’

Lindsay Bonn, 2020 Graduate & teacher at The Natural Yogi

 

Take the next step on your yoga path with our teacher training.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Ideally you have had committed, consistent practice for at least 1 year. How physically advanced you are is not important. But a foundation in the practice is important, as is an open mind and heart and a willingness to learn and explore.

  • Full attendance to all sessions is a requirement in order to attend and pass the course. In order to fulfil and receive the Yoga Alliance accreditation you must attend all in-person / online hours as well as doing all the homework within the timeframe set. In exceptional unforeseen circumstances it will be at the discretion of the course leaders of how to proceed.

  • Classes

    To attend and document a minimum of 20 Classes outside of the course in at least 5 different styles of yoga with a minimum of 6 different teachers. E.G. Vinyasa, hatha, ashtanga, restorative, Iyengar etc.

    Observation

    To observe and document at least 2 yoga classes.

    Assist

    To assist at least 1 class.

    Homework

    To complete and hand in on time all the homework set throughout the training.

    Written Exam

    At the end of the training there will be a written exam that you need to pass with at least 70% in order to pass the course.

  • Yes. There are a lot of different trainings out there and it is vital that you resonate with Lucy and Eliza and the style of this training in order to get the most out of it.

  • Yes! If you have already completed a different training (Ashtanga, Yin, Hatha, etc) you will be able to add Vinyasa Yoga as a style to your reportoire.

    If you’ve already completed a Vinyasa Yoga training, but misssed something (like in depth sequencing, teaching the breath, Ayurveda) you will be able to deepen & refine your teaching skills.

    Teaching yoga means a commitment to continue to learn and evolve, which this training will certainly help you with.

  • All trainees will be able to attend all classes at a special TT reduced rate.

  • Yes! Please do start to read these straight away and ideally before the course

    begins.

    Essentials:

    The Heart of Yoga - Desikachar

    Bringing Yoga to Life - Donna Farhi

    Light on Yoga - Iyengar

    Key Muscles for Yoga - Ray Long

    Meditation for Yoga Lovers - Lorin Roche

    Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras - Swami Satchidananda

    Raja Yoga - Swami Vivekananda

    The World’s Religions - Huston Smith just the chapter on Hinduism

    Additional suggested reading:

    Shambhala Guide to Yoga - Georg Feuerstein

    Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl

    The Complete Book of Chakras - Cyndi Dale

    The Subtle Body - Cyndi Dale

  • Maximum of 20. Minimum of 8.