Upgrade course for yoga
teachers
(expanding and
refining your teaching techniques)
october 14 to 20 or to 25, 2025
“ El
Silencio”
Sadhana Kutir, San Carlos-Uruguay
• October 14 to 20:
Upgrade knowledge and teaching techniques for
Yoga Teachers.
• October 21 to 25:
Deepening in your personal practice
(optionsl extension)
Upgrade
for Yoga Teachers
If you are a Yoga
teacher, no matter which school or tradition you
were trained in, you can participate in this
course to expand and complement your training.
Our teaching is
based on classical and traditional yoga, the
root all different types of modern Yoga.
It comes from an
unbroken master-disciple lineage such as that of
Swami Sivananda, and grounded in the original
and traditional scriptures of Yoga.
The course will be led
by Krishna Darshan, a teacher
with 40 years of experience in teaching yoga,
meditation, and Vedānta philosophy, and in
training thousands of yoga teachers at the
Sivananda ashrams internationally
(read more), and by Maha Shakti,
a teacher with over 27 years of experience in
training yoga teachers in various countries (read
more).
This course is
in-person, in the old-fashioned way, in the
silence of the countryside and nature, allowing
your mind to rest from the constant stimulus of
the city and to focus on the practice and study
of Yoga and its philosophy.
Topics of study:
- Review of teaching
techniques for the most important yoga
Asanas
- Quotes anc
commentaries of some classical yoga
scriptures.
- How to teach students
to progress step by step in the asanas.
- How to avoid injuries
during the practice due to incorrect
teaching or incorrect effort by the student
- Techniques to help and
adjust students without creating discomfort
or possible injuries
- How to identify each
student’s ability level and suggest
variations and adaptations according to
their personal condition
- Pranayama: Various
levels of teaching. Identifying what types
of pranayamas are suitable and beneficial
according to the student’s condition
- Common mistakes in the
teaching and practice of pranayama
- How to teach
meditation and Yoga philosophy
- Analysis of the
different types and paths within Yoga
- Yoga and the 3 gunas
- Mental effects of yoga
practice
- Ethics of the yoga
teacher and their relationship with
students: precautions and attitudes to avoid
The course has a second, optional part
of 5 extra days of intensive practice, where you will get
personal guidance to deepen and progress in your practice.
It will
combine group classes with time for individual practice to
explore youown possibilities.
You will do:
Costs:
$750 dollars. Includes
all teaching, accommodation, and meals.
Optional second part of 5
extra days $420 dollars
Early bird!!
if you pay the registration deposit before the
end of May, you get a 10% discount on the
course fee!!!!
It is recommended to
arrive a few days earlier for rest and adaptation, especially if
you are coming from another country. Extra days cost $70 per
day-night.
You must notify in
advance. You cannot come to the ashram without prior notice and
coordination.
Accommodation:
Accommodation is in shared rooms for two people.
If you prefer a single room, there is an additional 60% cost,
subject to availability.
You can stay in a tent if you bring your own.
The bathrooms and showers are individual but shared by all.
Dates:
Start:
october 14th at 2 pm. Participants coming from abroad may arrive on
March 13th at no extra cost.
End:
March 20th at 6 PM. Foreign participants with early flight times
may stay the night of october 20th and depart on March 15th at no
extra cost.
Those who stay for the secont part can leave the ashram on
october 25th in the late afternoon or on the 26th in the morning
(no extra cos for that night)
For extra nights: $80 USD per day-night, including meals.
Registration and payments:
By paying a deposit of $300 USD (non-refundable), you secure
your place. if you pay id before june 1st you will get a 10%
discount in the course fee.
The remaining balance is due in cash upon arrival at
the Ashram or you can pay by credit or debit card online via
PayPal or Prex card. Payments via PayPal incur a 10% extra
charge.
To register:
Please contact us at info@yoga-elsilencio.com, and we will send
you the details for the non-refundable deposit of $300 USD to
reserve your spot.
We provide sheets, blankets, and two towels per person.
 Accommodation
There are 16 beds available total within the main house and
cabins, those are in shared double rooms.
If you want to keep your privacy, you can get an individual
rool for an extra 60% of the cost. Depending in availability.
Or you could also stay on a tent, but you have tobring your own tent.
There is plenty of tenting space available in beautiful natural
surroundings.
Beds in dormitory’s or cabins are only available to
the first people who request them. After that there will be
only tent space.
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Rules
and regulations
El Silencio is not a
hotel or hostel . It is a family house where we follow the
ancient and traditional "Gurukula" system, where
the students live for a while with the teacher, like a family.
That´s why we don´t have a housekeeping service.
Each person should take care of cleanning his/her own space
and we will share the cleaning of common areas like toilettes,
kitchen, class room , etc. During the course and stay at "El
Silencio" , we ask you to observe the following
rules, to help maintaining a Sattvic atmosphere in the place
and mind:
*
Do not smoke, drink alcohol, or take any drugs, meat or fish
* Very important:
It is mandatory (unless is an emergency) to keep complete
silence between 22:00hr and 05:00hr. No talking, chatting
or listening to music during this time, to respect all the
people that is already in bed
* Observe ahimsa
or non-violence towards anybody in body, action, speech and
thought
* Do not hunt,
kill or harm any animal
* Do not pollute
the place by leaving garbage of any sort
* Respect and
keep silence as much as possible, avoid shouting, screaming
or loud music
* Please participate
in the practices as much according to your physical capacity
and follow the instructions of the teachers explicitly only
* Do
not light any fire, incense nor candles in the whole property
including tents or bedrooms
Only authorized staff will be in charge of incense and
other fire related items.
What
to bring
• Yoga mat (if you are flying here, we can give you
one)
• Notebook for taking notes
• If you are going to stay in a tent, please bring your
own sleeping bag or blankets
• Boots. If you like to walk in the wild nature it is
useful to wear boots to prevent thorns and mud especially
if it rains
• Toiletries items
• Flashlight
• Bathing suit (there is a river in the property)
•Proper clothing: During this time the weather is usually
warm and pleasant, but nevertheless it can be cool sometimes
in the early mornings or evenings, so make sure you have some
warm cloths for those times.
 
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How
to reach the place
We are 21km away from San Carlos city, Maldonado state, 40km
from Punta del Este city and around 160km from Montevideo,
capital of Uruguay.
If
you are flying to Uruguay:
Arrive at Montevideo city's Carrasco
international airport (MVD) and from there take a bus
to San Carlos (2 hours long). From San Carlos there are buses
that will leave you 1km away from "El Silencio",
we will be there waiting to pick you up if you let us know
in advance. . You can also come from San Carlos by taxi. After
you register for the course we will send you more detailed
information about the transportation and a map and bus schedule
to see which one fits your connections best.
If
you are coming from Montevideo
By car: We will send you
a map with detailed instructions on how to reach us. It's
quite simple.
From "Tres Cruces" bus
station: There are many daily buses from Montevideo to
San Carlos. From San Carlos there are buses that will leave
you 1km away from "El Silencio", we will be there
waiting to pick you up, if you let us know in advance. . You
can also come from San Carlos by taxi. After you register
for the course we will send you a map and bus schedule to
see which one fits your connections.
Register
in advance!! Limited capacity
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