300-Hour YTT : Tantra Yoga – A Journey to Grace

Established 2026

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School Yoga Institute

Pioneer Rd, Oregon, USA

Marion County, OR

Program Instances

Hybrid

Dates: TBD

300 hours • TBD

Marion County, OR, US

Led by

Keri Nelson Pennell

CYT-L3

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Purpose

Embarking on this 300-hour yoga teacher training in Koh Phangan, Thailand marks the beginning of a profound journey that blends the refinement of personal yoga practices, such as asana, meditation, and pranayama. With a deep dive into the ancient wisdom of tantric knowledge rooted in classical Hatha Yoga, Tantra, and Buddhism.

This course is meticulously crafted as a harmonious weaving of time-honored traditions, culminating in a magnificent mandala of living profound compassion and inner wisdom. It offers a unique opportunity for participants to absorb these rich teachings and fully integrate and embody them, leading to a transformation that permeates every aspect of their lives. This training is a gateway to the true essence of yoga, inviting a journey of personal and spiritual enlightenment!

The Tantrik tradition offers us an option that makes the whole spiritual path gel into coherence: the gentle effort of leaning into a loving awareness of what is. This means using the power of the

What to expect

EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION

This 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Thailand is a transformative 21-day journey, weaving together classical Hatha Yoga and the rich traditions of Tantra, Goddess worship, and non-dual Vajrayana Buddhism. Throughout this immersive experience, you’ll elevate your teaching abilities and personal life. You’ll dive deeply into experiential asana practice, meditation, and pranayama, experiencing them as integrated, holistic, and somatic disciplines.

This training is more than skill enhancement; it’s an invitation to forge a deeper, more profound connection with the sacred journey of yoga, nurturing your body and spirit and embracing the transformative power of this ancient discipline held within the living spiritual landscape of Koh Phangan.

Style/Lineage

This Classical Tantric Training initiates a deeper somatic awareness, manifesting as a choice for empowerment, responsibility, and a step towards alleviating suffering. The course structure underscores experiential and embodied learning, self-reflection, transformative practices, facilitating personal empowerment and a deepened understanding of Alignment through practice, motivation, and philosophy.

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What makes our Thailand YTT unique?

Cycle 1: Apana – Embodied Grounding

Grounding and Centering with the Earth element
Apana Vayu in Asana, Pranayama and Meditation
Yoga Nidra for the Physical and Emotional Body
Introduction to the Tantric Subtle Body System
Embodied Anatomy
Cueing and Teaching Skills
Philosophy: Introduction to Non-Dualism in Tantra, Hatha and Vajrayana
Applied trauma-informed Yoga
Unveiling Tantra and Stepping into a Choice

Cycle 2: Prana – Empowered Expansion

Opening the Heart through the Air Element
Prana Vayu in Asana, Pranayama and Meditation
Understanding of Kundalini and Pranic Expansion
Yoga Nidra for the Heart and Mind
Empowering Sattvic Space
Tantric Rituals
Bhakti Yoga and Devotional Chanting
Tantra Illuminated

Cycle 3: Samana – Divine Union

Inviting Sushumna Nadi with Samana Vayu
Samana Vayu in Asana, Pranayama and Meditation
Fire Ceremony
Goddess Worship in the Tantric Concept
Yoga Nidra for the Wisdom Body
Buddhist Meditation (Metta, Tonglen, and other)
Bandhas in Stillness and Action
Advanced Chakra Theory

Cycle 4: Vyana – Radiant Blossoming

Integrating the Mind with Udana Vayu
Udana Vayu in Asana, Pranayama and Meditation
Didactics: Safe Cueing and Transitions
Informed Sequencing
Mandukya Upanishad
Blossoming into Radiance with Vyana Vayu
Vyana Vayu in Asana, Pranayama and Meditation
The Holistic Business of Yoga
Uncovering the Inner Teacher
Mantra and Nada Yoga

Led by Krystalyn and Chris Norton, this 300-hour yoga teacher training will guide each individual through a process of self-transformation, healing, deep embodiment, and personal growth, working with the framework of classical Hatha Yoga, Buddhism, and Tantra philosophies.

To support the philosophical approach in this training, you will expand your understanding of safe and effective teaching by learning more about the energetics in asana and assisting and how prana and bandhas work to fortify one’s practice.

In addition, this training offers an introduction yoga nidra, the sacred “yogic sleep”. Furthermore, the yogic context will be expanded, incorporating the wisdom teachings from (neo-)shamanism, bringing in the sacred wisdom of the elements, the sacred art of ceremony and chanting.

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

Teaching Skills	Construct a short cueing script for a chosen pose, formulating language that applies at least four of the empowered cueing principles. Develop a personal protocol for offering hands-on assists, formulating steps that address permission, foundation, and type of touch. Design a complete practice structure around one pose category, formulating a peak pose, preparation poses, counter poses, and a closing theme. Construct a complete dharma talk on a chosen theme, formulating an orientation, teaching, and closing that connect to students' lived experience.
Lifestyle & Ethics	Evaluate a personal habit against a chosen ethical framework, assessing where the habit falls short and where it aligns. Develop a personal code of professional conduct, formulating specific commitments across honesty, boundaries, and safe space creation. Evaluate a personal history of practice motivation, assessing which ineffective motive has been most present and why.
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Evaluate a described practice for which layer of the pancamaya model it most directly addresses, justifying the choice with specific reasoning. Develop a themed practice built around a chakra and its associated prana vayu, formulating breath and movement choices that reflect both. Evaluate a proposed pose modification for its effect on a specific joint, justifying whether it respects that joint's natural range of motion. Design a short sequence that trains a specific muscle action pattern, formulating pose choices that build strength or awareness in that pattern. Develop a sequence aimed at supporting spinal health for a student with a described postural pattern, formulating pose choices that address the specific imbalance. Assess a facilitated stretching technique for proper sequencing, evaluating whether the contract-relax steps are being applied correctly.
Practice Skills	Develop a short restorative sequence for releasing a specific area of the body, formulating pose choices and prop setups suited to that intention. Develop a personal pranayama and bandha sequence, formulating an order that moves safely from gentler to more advanced techniques. Develop a personal tantric meditation practice, formulating a structure that welcomes the whole of present experience without judgment. Develop a personal mantra and medicine song routine, formulating a structure suited to a stated spiritual intention.
Yoga History & Theory	Evaluate a described practice for whether it risks cultural appropriation, assessing the reasoning behind that concern. Evaluate a personal practice for how closely it reflects a nondual, integrative view, assessing whether it tends toward acceptance or toward avoidance. Evaluate a described teaching for which of the three vehicles it most closely reflects, justifying the choice with specific reasoning. Evaluate a personal practice for how it reflects Vajrayana principles, assessing whether it engages transformation directly rather than gradually. Evaluate a personal practice against a chosen verse, assessing how closely it reflects that teaching.