A Year-long Yantra Yoga program with instructors from around the world.

Come learn the detailed knowledge and practice of Yantra Yoga with an international team of authorized professionals who together make this a rich and unique opportunity. Each instructor and a Tibetan medicine practitioner will teach one of the 14 special workshops; additionally, a guide instructor will accompany practitioners, facilitating weekly practices and addressing doubts or questions arising from the practice.

If you are new to Yantra Yoga practice you can join until January 2025!

People new to the practice of Yantra Yoga have time to join until January 2025. Those who are experienced and have trained in Yantra Yoga can participate at any time during the program.

Experience an authentic system of relaxation of body, energy and mind through this ancient Tibetan Yoga method

  • 14 monthly workshops (2 the first month) + weekly classes. You a free to follow only a part of the program. Check below the precise time and dates.

  • We start on October 6th 2024 and the program ends on October 26th of 2025.

  • People new to the practice of Yantra Yoga have time to join until January 2025. Those who are experienced and have trained in Yantra Yoga can join at any time during the program.

  • The Program is online and we encourage you to attend live as much as you can; however the sessions will be recorded for replay as well.

  • Accompaniment and continuous communication with the guide teacher will be available through a chat group. Be part of a Yantra Yoga community learning together!

About Yantra Yoga:

Yantra yoga was originally brought to Tibet by Padmasambhava in the 8th century and entrusted to the scholar, master, and translator Vairochana who recorded the practice in a text known as the “Trulkor Nyida Khajor”, or the Union of Sun and Moon. It was first introduced to the West in the 1970s by one of the foremost Dzogchen masters of our time, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and later made openly available, understanding the immense benefit it holds for everyone.

What are the benefits of the Yantra Yoga practice?

  • At the level of your body

    Yantra Yoga practice can help you deeply relax your body, ease pain and discomfort caused by stiffness and tension and improve sleep quality. Your body becomes lighter and flexible and therefore circulation, articular health and general mobility is improved.

  • At the level of your breathing

    You will become more aware of the way you breathe, your breathing will be deeper, calmer, and your lung capacity will increase. You will also access breathing techniques whenever you need to induce relaxation.

  • At the level of your mind

    You will find a deep sense of relaxation, reduce anxiety, elevate your emotional state, increase calmness, and a sense of peace and tranquillity. The practice can also reduce mental burnout, and fogginess, and have a recharging and energizing effect, making your mind sharper and more focused with more presence and awareness.

The objective of the program is to delve into the practice of Yantra Yoga, and obtain a certain degree of autonomy in the method. "Yantra Yoga from A to Z" is not a teacher training program, but a continuous learning program.

About Tibetan Medicine

Traditional Tibetan Medicine is an ancient healing system deeply related to the practice of Yantra Yoga. This is why an overview of the principles of Tibetan medicine will make it easier not only to understand the method but also to understand why this ancient system of yoga is more than just a temporary healing practice- it can also be empowering for long-term health. Learn the principles of the Tibetan Medicine and its connection to Yantra Yoga in our workshop on November 3rd!

Weekly Classes Online and One Special Workshop per Month

From October 6th we will meet each Wednesdays at 6pm CEST/CET (From 75 to 90 minutes). The monthly workshops will be Sundays at 5pm CEST/CET, (From 2.5 to 3 hours).

Requirements

It is not necessary for students to have prior knowledge in Yantra Yoga or any other Yoga method.

The idea of the program is to offer opportunities to connect with the community of teachers and practitioners from around the world and to make the most of our collective experience. Thats why we encourage students to attend at least 50% of the workshops live, the rest of the workshops and all the weekly classes can be done live or deferred as best suits them. 

People with prior knowledge of Yantra Yoga who wish to do a particular workshop/s and not the entire program, can do so as long as they know the previous content.

People new to Yantra Yoga who wish to do the program once it has started can do so, as long as they commit to watch the previous workshops and taking into account that this option will only be available until November 2024.


Program

Special workshops are offered once a month, with the exception of the month of October where we will have two workshops. The monthly workshops will be Sundays at 5pm CEST/CET, (From 2.5 to 3 hours).

  • October 6th, 2024: Introduction to Yantra Yoga. Benefits and principles of the method. History. Structure of the practice. Exhaling the stale air, 9 purification breathing. By Honza Dolensky

  • October 20th, 2024: First preliminary series: Tsigjon, loosening the joints. By Oana Marcu

  • November 3rd, 2024: Introduction to Tibetan medicine and its relation with the Yantra Yoga practice. By Ilaria Faccioli

  • December 1st, 2024: Second preliminary series: Lungsang, the 8 movements to purify the prana. (PART I) By Vicki Sidley

  • January 12th, 2025: Second preliminary series: Lungsang, the 8 movements to purify the prana. (PART II) By Angelica Siedlecki & Logan Mikyö Clark

  • February 2nd, 2025: Third preliminary series: Tsadul, balancing the energy channels. (Pranayama) (PART I). By Alessandra Policreti

  • March 2nd 2025: Third preliminary series: Tsadul, balancing the energy chanels. (Yantras) (PART II). By Honza Dolensky

  • April 6th, 2025: Rhythmic breathing. By Fijalka Turzikova

  • May 4th, 2025: Vajra wave: serie to conclude a Yantra Yoga session. By Marija Bajic-Jovanovic

  • June 1st, 2025: The first series of Yantras. By Luke Karamol

  • July 6th, 2025: Second series of Yantras. By Elerin Uibu

  • August 3rd, 2025: Third series of Yantras. By Nataly Nitsche

  • September 7th, 2025: Fourth series of Yantras. By Dina Priymak

  • October 5th, 2025: Fifth series of Yantras. By Maxim Leshchenko

Free Preview Available!

We start on Sunday, October 6th at 5:00 PM (CEST) with an introductory workshop to Yantra Yoga, where you’ll learn the foundations of the practice, it's history and the first exercise, a pranayama called 'The 9 Purification Breathings.'

You will receive FREE access to the recording of this workshop, available from Monday, October 7th.

Reserve your place! Sign up now and enjoy the first month free.

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Testimonials

What our students say about the Yantra Yoga from A to Z program:

Laura Aristizabal Vega

(Trainer teacher of Vinyasa Yoga. Practitioner of yoga, meditation and Tibetan Buddhism. Illustrator)

“I really liked the yantra course from A to Z. It was a very nice experience to LEARN this traditional practice in a accompanied and unhurried process. I was able to incorporate the preliminary series into my personal practice as well as venture into the main series, savoring the kind effect of Yantra Yoga on my body, mind and energy. The process was enriched by the large staff of teachers who came to share their experience, which made each module a new universe opening up. Leticia has a very warm and clear way of teaching and the ability to accompany the process. I also really appreciated the weekly practice space, a familiar, daily and tender place where we open up to movement, breathing and presence.”

Juan Pablo Restrepo

(Experienced yoga and acroyoga teacher. Philosopher. Student of Buddhism and deep ecology)

“Yantra Yoga has opened up a more subtle dimension of physical practice for me. It has taught me to breathe deeply, to bring joy to smooth movement and to recognize the sensitivity of this body beyond (or closer to) the mechanical dimension that we usually inhabit. As a system I find that it reflects the precision and search of the ancestors of the tantric Buddhist tradition. But, at the same time, I find his proposal as an approach that contributes to our contemporary crisis where the disconnection of our sensibility and the discursiveness of the mind seem to monopolize our entire lives."

Honza Dolensky - guide instructor

(Austria)

Jan (Honza) Dolensky will be the lead instructor for the program. He was born in the former Czechoslovakia in 1977. He met the master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 2000 and started practicing Yantra Yoga soon after. He was authorized to teach the first level of Yantra Yoga in 2010, the second level in 2012 and the third level in 2016. He is also a teacher of the Respira method and Karuna trainer for compassion, mindfulness and mindfulness-based communication methods. As a Tibetologist, he works as a lecturer at the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. He is currently pursuing a PhD and is training to become a psychotherapist. He lives in Vienna with his wife Elisha.

Oana Marcu

(Romania)

Oana Marcu Oana Marcu is Yantra Yoga and Respira teacher since 2016. She has been a student of Namkhai Norbu since 2011 and has been active in volunteering and working for the Dzogchen Sangha. She is a Psychologist, with a Phd in Sociology and over 10 years of teaching and research experience. She has extensive experience in working with people with all capacities and backgrounds. She gives individualized guidance to students, making the learning process smooth, relaxed and precise. Apart from teaching Yantra Yoga and Respira, she is practicing aerial arts and is an RYT 250 aerial yoga teacher, certified by World Yoga Alliance. While currently based in Romania, over the years she also taught in Spain, UK and Italy and she can fluently teach in Italian, English and Romanian.

Ilaria Faccioli

(Italy)

Ilaria Faccioli is a Professional Counselor with training in Gestalt Psychotherapy, the Enneagram, and Systemic-Family Therapy. She has been a student of Professor Namkhai Norbu since 2008. She is an instructor of Tibetan Yoga (Yantra Yoga) and also an instructor of Kumar Kumari (Tibetan Yoga for children). Since 2015, she has been working at the Shang Shung Institute, organizing events related to Tibetan Medicine and others. Since 2018, she has held the position of Executive Manager of the Shang Shung School of Tibetan Medicine in Europe.

Vicki Sidley

(USA)

Vicki Sidley was born and raised in South Africa. She has resided in California since 1977. She began practicing Yoga in the early 70’s, and has been a Yoga teacher since 2001, drawing from various yoga traditions including classical Hatha Yoga. In early 2014 she discovered the Yantra Yoga of Dzogchen master Namkhai Norbu, and has been practicing this art regularly ever since. She is a RESPIRA method teacher and in 2020 she was authorized by Fabio Andrico to teach the Eight Movements of Yantra Yoga, the Nine Purification Breathings, and the Rhythmic Breathing pranayama of Yantra Yoga.

Angelica Siedlecki

(Italy)

Angelica Siedlecki is a committed first-level Yantra Yoga instructor with a lifelong connection to the practice. Growing up near Merigar West in Italy, she began practicing Kumar Kumari as a child, which nurtured her early interest in Yantra Yoga. Over the past 15 years, she has deepened her practice, focusing on personal growth and understanding. Angelica later moved to New York, where she led and taught Yantra Yoga. She also had the opportunity to teach in Arequipa, Peru and in Montreal, Canada. In 2017, she was authorized to teach the Eight Movements and in July 2024 she earned her first-level Yantra Yoga teacher diploma. Now, Angelica resides in Rome with her husband and son, continuing to guide others in their Yantra Yoga practice.

Logan Mikyö Clark

USA

was born in 1988 to two Tibetan Buddhist practitioners in California. He became interested in yoga in his late teens and early twenties. Since that time he has studied many forms of medicine, movement, and meditation. Today he is training in applied neurology, making herbal tinctures and teaching Yantra Yoga.

Alessandra Policreti

(Italy)

Alessandra Policreti began practicing Yantra Yoga over 20 years ago. She is a first-level instructor and also an instructor of Kumar Kumari, Yantra Yoga for Children. Alessandra has also studied Iyengar Yoga, contemporary dance, modern dance, and Pilates, among other disciplines, and has extensive experience in the field of breathing, being one of the first trainer instructors of the Respira Method. Her confidence, calmness, and experience provide her students with valuable tools for their practice.

Fijalka Turzikova

(Czech Republic)

Fijalka Sable Turzíková was born in May 1978 in Prague. In 2000 she met in Italy her Master and wonderful teacher Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. In that year she started practicing Yantra Yoga. In winter 2006 she successfully finished her studies of Psychology on Charles University in Prague, and moved to Italy, living close to Merigar, working in the gardens. In 2008 she got diploma from Shiatsu program and started practicing shiatsu. In 2010 she become instructor of the 1st level and in 2016 instructor of 2nd level of Yantra as well as Kumar Kumari. In 2014 she became part of program nowadays called Respira. Her base is now in small Czech village Karlik not far from Prague.

Marija Bajic-Jovanovic

(France)

Marija was introduced to the practice of Yantra Yoga at an early age, as her mother was also astudent of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and began practicing at the age of 18. Marija passed the instructor’s exam for the 8 movements in summer 2020, received the Respira certificate in August 2022, and became a First Level Yantra Yoga instructor in April 2024. Marija studied mathematics at a French university in Toulouse and Nantes, and after obtaining her Master’s degree she taught high school level math, both at public schools and as private tutor for 5 years. Since 2020 she has focused more on the activities of the Dzogchen Community.

Luke Karamol

(USA)

Luke has been studying and practicing yoga for over 25 years and teaches Tibetan yantra yoga and Hatha yoga. He was authorized to teach Yantra yoga through the Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 2013 and completed Level 2 yantra yoga supervision with Laura Evangelisti in 2017. Luke is a Registered Yoga Alliance hatha yoga instructor, a California licensed massage therapist and NAMA Ayurveda practitioner having trained at Mount Madonna Institute and Shubham Ayurveda in California and Pune, India. Luke lives in Oakland, California.

Elerin Uibu

(France)

Elerin has been involved in yoga, meditation, and Dharma teachings since 2000, supporting them through translation and organization. She joined the Dzogchen Community after receiving teachings from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 2009 and Yeshi Silvano Namkhai in 2010. In 2016, she became a first-level Yantra Yoga teacher, followed by Respira Method in 2019 and Kumar Kumari in 2023. Elerin holds a MA degree in speech therapy and special education, has over 15 years of teaching experience. She began teaching Yantra Yoga in South France in 2017. Now she offers courses online and onsite in Tenerife. Students value her gentle and dedicated approach.

Nataly Nitsche

(Venezuela)

Nataly has a strong vocation and background as an educator in various fields, including dance, yoga, and breathing. Additionally, she is a therapist specializing in Osteothai massage and infant massage. In the realm of Yantra Yoga, Nataly is a certified instructor at both the first and second levels, as well as in Kumar Kumari—Yantra Yoga for children—and prenatal Yantra Yoga. She is also one of the first trainer instructors of the Respira Method. Nataly is known for her simple and precise style, which allows for a harmonious flow in her classes and facilitates deep experiences in practice.

Dina Priymak

(Italy)

Dina Priymak, born in Tajikistan in 1981, has practiced gymnastics and yoga since childhood. She met her Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, in 2002 and began practicing Yantra Yoga. In 2010, she became a Level I Yantra Yoga instructor, later qualifying to teach Kumar Kumari Yoga for children and Respira/Breathe method in 2017. Since 2019, Dina has taught Kumar Kumari Yoga in Italian schools through ASIA Onlus and Merigar projects. She graduated in "Educational Yoga at Schools" in 2020 and is also a certified Hatha Yoga and Yoga Therapy instructor. In 2022, she qualified to teach Yantra Yoga in a chair. Dina contributed to various video projects and apps related to Tibetan Yoga and holds a degree in Linguistics Pedagogy. She is currently completing her studies of Osteopathy in Milan and Tibetan Medicine in Tenerife.

Maxim Leshchenko

(Ukraine)

Maxim is a distinguished instructor and practitioner of Yantra Yoga, recognized for his skill and dedication to the discipline. He is one of the few who have been authorized to teach the third level of the method. The insight and depth he achieves in his personal practice are reflected in his classes, where he offers highly useful guidance and feedback that inspire his students. Maxim is valued for his ability to convey not only the technique of Yantra Yoga but also its deeper essence and meaning, creating meaningful and transformative learning experiences for those who follow him.

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Cancellation And Refund Policy

If you cancel the course booking within 14 calendar days of receiving your confirmation and before the start of the course without giving any reason, you are entitled to a full refund of the price paid minus bank fees (from 5% to 10%, depending on your country).

The cancellation period will expire 14 days after the date of the payment transaction. In that case, you will be entitled to a refund of the price minus 20%.

We will make the reimbursement within 5-10 working days depending on your financial institution


Important notification

This course is not a Yantra Yoga Teaching Training. All the content that you will learn in this course is for your own benefit and practice. It is not enough to fulfill this program to teach Yantra Yoga to other people. 

If the circumstances are favorable, in order for you to teach Yantra Yoga, you’ll need to pass a teaching training, a supervision, and an authorization process.