YOGA TEACHER TRAINING: CALIFORNIA REDWOODS RETREAT!

200-HR Yoga TEACHER TRAINING in California Redwoods

SHIVAKALI YOGA

November 10-23, 2025

AT RATNA LING, IN THE SACRED REDWOOD FOREST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Shivakali Yoga offers a 200-hr teacher training immersed in the ancient spiritual, philosophical and meditative traditions of Yoga & tantra, while maintaining a firm ground in modern anatomical training, sequencing, and approaches to practice.

This 14-day retreat offers students the lived experience of the teachings. In addition to practice and study, we will participate in meditation, ceremony, council, and explore what these practices & teachings mean for ourselves as individuals, and for our community as a whole.

Whether you are interested in teaching your loved ones, earning an income as a Yoga instructor, or solely being called to deepen your practice, we welcome you to join us on this journey.

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ORGANIC FARM-TO-TABLE CUISINE

MAJESTIC REDWOODS OF SONOMA COUNTY

LUXURIOUS PRIVATE CABINS WITH JACUZZI TUBS & VIEWS

WELLNESS CENTER, MEDITATION STUPA, BREATH AND MOVEMENT.

COURSE OF TRAINING

Our training progresses through a map of the chakras, starting at the root and ending with the crown. During the root segment, students will ground their intentions for teaching/practice, and learn the vast history of Yoga from the Vedas through the Upanishads, Buddhism, Yoga Sutras, Bhakti traditions, Tantric Lineages and contemporary Yoga Schools. In the sacral chakra we will uncover the countless layers of the subtle body, learn the principles of Ayurveda, and gain an overview of classical Tantra. As we progress through the navel chakra we will explore Yoga's connection with power, fire, and introduce Lakshmi practice & the business of Yoga.

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In the heart we encounter the devotional path of Bhakti Yoga, as well as ceremony, prayer and healing. We will connect in nature, and receiving teachings on the heart of our practice. We share in men's and women's circles as a step in our process of uniting energies, where we honor identifying with a group other than your assigned-at-birth gender and exploring the group you feel called to.

Moving upwards into the throat chakra students will learn about Kashmir Shaivism and the Sanskrit language, pronunciation, principles of chanting, and a wealth of mantra & deity practices. Progressing to the third eye the training becomes increasingly more subtle, as we encounter an array of Yogic meditations, explore Yogic Buddhism, and turn inward in silence. Culminating in the crown, trainees will receive kundalini awakening practices, learn Shakti mantra, Yogic ritual, and receive an initiation into the practice.

Each of our days will include a thorough overview in the alignment of Yoga-Asana (postures), a comprehensive outlook on teaching methodology, an intensive dissection of major and minor poses, workshops on adjustments, and plenty of time for practice teaching. Expect special guest programs, daily practice with incredible teachers, and time to be alone in nature, reflect, hike, receive a massage, relax in your jacuzzi tub, stargaze, and dwell in quietude.

*THIS 200-HR PROGRAM IS FULLY-ACCREDITED BY THE YOGA ALLIANCE.

RETREAT CENTER

Ratna Ling Retreat Center is located in the towering redwoods of the Sonoma Coast. It’s a spectacular 90 mile drive north of San Francisco. This 120-acre property offers you the opportunity to escape into a quiet, sacred space. Each lodging space has an expansive view of the surrounding countryside, decorated with deer, turkeys, rabbits and quail.

The accommodations at Ratna Ling provide a relaxed ease and privacy. For this training, you can choose between:

Private Queen Room in a Deluxe Cottage
Shared Cabin with twin beds
Shared Dorm with twin beds

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For those looking to teach, this training will provide a vast, comprehensive tool-kit for teaching physical postures, breathing techniques, alignment, adjustments, as well as pranayama, mantra, meditation, and more. The principles we instruct can be applied to any style of yoga you feel compelled to offer. For students looking to deepen their understanding, this will be a dynamic expansion of both knowledge and practice. A sincere exploration of what it means to truly practice YOGA.

LEAD TRAINER: GLORIA BARAQUIO

AND OTHER SPECIAL GUEST TEACHERS

**What style is Shivakali Yoga?**

We teach an alignment-based 'Vinyasa Flow' practice, culminating in restorative postures, meditation and pranayama. Our practice serves to awaken the body and break-up stuck energy through a more challenging flow sequence, and then to soften the mind and nurture our inner being with calming poses, deep breathing, and silent meditation or chanting. Uniting the masculine + feminine aspects of practice we find freedom in movement, draw awareness from the mind to the heart, and allow insight to arise naturally.