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Updated: 18 January, 2025
Thailand is one of the best destinations to get your yoga teacher certification while enjoying your vacation.
Thailand stands out for its beautiful landscapes, both mountains in the north and beaches on its islands in the south, an interesting culture and a varied and delicious gastronomy.
If you are thinking of traveling to Thailand and taking the opportunity to take a yoga teacher or specialization course, it is an ideal country and is completely compatible with the trip to discover because you will have an unforgettable experience.
In the land of smiles you will find yoga teacher courses in many areas.
However, these are the favorite yoga destinations and centers of the yogi community and the best if you want a official certification that allows you to work internationally.
In case you don't have time to read the entire article, this yoga teacher course on Koh Phangan it is the most popular and complete.
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai has a unique energy and is, from my point of view, the best place in all of Thailand to take a yoga teacher course.
Although I am not such a zen person, I can assure you that since you arrive That positive energy is felt to the point that you won't want to leave.
This beautiful city is the main one in northern Thailand, it has mountains nearby with impressive vegetation.
But it also does not lack the nightlife of bars with live music and street markets with their varied cuisine.
Another advantage of Chiang Mai is that it has an airport with international flight arrivals, depending on where you come from you won't even need to go through Bangkok.
1. Yoga teacher course in Chiang Mai
In Chiang Mai, without a doubt this is the best place to take yoga teacher classes, because They have excellent teachers.
Additionally, in these courses you can register to obtain the Yoga Alliance certification that is internationally valid.
Although you may not be interested in teaching yoga classes in the short term, if you take a course without international certification it will be difficult for you to teach classes in the future, or continue advancing in your learning.
That is why I recommend that wherever you take the course, you make sure that they give you a certificate valid internationally, the best known is the Yoga Alliance of the United States.
In this yoga center they have several options for yoga teacher courses.
The most popular is this one 28 days, 300 hours and it is a multi-style course, the classes are Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Nidra.
This course is for people with an intermediate or advanced level to get the most out of it.
- Important data:
- Total days: 28 days
- Total hours: 300 hours
- price from: 2,511 euros / 2,610 USD (updated 09/10/2023)
- Level: Intermediate and Advanced
- Yoga Style: Hatha, Vinyasa, Nidra and Ashtanga
- See them dates, availability and making the reservation.
👉 They also have this other one link course which is 51 days and 500 hours for you to emerge as an expert yogi.
This course to be a yoga teacher is very complete, they teach you 7 different styles of yoga: Hatha, Vinyasa, Kriya, Restorative, Nidra, Ashtanga, transformational and Japa.
Another advantage is that it accepts all levels and is suitable for beginners.
Koh Phangan
If you want to do yoga somewhere paradise island with beautiful beaches for kayaking, snorkeling or just relaxing under an umbrella, Koh Phangan is your place.
This island is in the Gulf of Thailand, between Koh Samui and Koh Tao.
Although there is no airport on the island itself, there are 3 airports nearby in Koh Samui, Chumphon and Surat Thani, well connected by ferry or speedboat.
In Koh Phanghan there is a very wide option in terms of yoga teacher courses, although I will recommend three centers that are certified by Yoga Alliance:
2. Professional yoga instructor course
This is the most popular yoga teacher course from all over Thailand.
The course is 200 hours and lasts 28 days, is specialized in kriya yoga and is suitable for beginners.
The yoga teacher course is very professional, but at the same time it has a good balance with fun activities to make it more enjoyable.
Meals and accommodation are included in the price in a beautiful setting with a beautiful pool.
- Important data:
- Total days: 28 days
- Total hours: 200 hours
- price from: 2,000 euros / 2,205 USD (updated 09/10/2023)
- Level: Beginners and Intermediate
- Yoga Style:Kriya
- See them dates, availability and reserve.
3. Yoga Teacher at Haad Yao
This other one yoga teacher training is multi style, where they teach Vinyasa, Yin, Hatha and aerial, is 300 hours and lasts 21 days.
If you've never tried aerial yogaAlthough it is not for everyone, it is an experience that is worth at least trying.
Additionally, they have SUP (paddle surf) boards available and have included fun SUP yoga classes which is now so fashionable in beach destinations.
Another advantage is that Their groups are quite small. and is suitable for intermediate and advanced levels.
- Important data:
- Total days: 21 days
- Total hours: 300 hours
- price from: 2,405 euros / 2,499 USD (updated 09/10/2023)
- Level: Advanced
- Yoga Style: Hatha, Vinyasa, Aerial and Acrobatic
- See them upcoming dates, availability and book
4. Multi-style Yoga Teacher
This is another of the most popular yoga centers on the island, due to its such a complete teaching course.
The yoga course lasts 28 days and 200 hours of the following styles: Hatha, Vinyasa, Jin and restorative.
The accommodation is next to the sea to make it more relaxing if possible.
- Important data:
- Total days: 28 days
- Total hours: 200 hours
- price from: 2,116 euros / 2,199 USD (updated 09/10/2023)
- Level: Intermediate and Advanced
- Yoga Style: Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin and Restorative
- See them dates, availability and make the reservation.
Online yoga course
You can also take a yoga teacher course online, although it is not the same as doing it in person, but it is a good alternative if you cannot travel for now.
In addition, online yoga teacher courses have several advantages:
- It is cheaper than doing it in person.
- The pace is much slower to improve your level little by little.
- You can also get certified.
I recommend this one from the link that is very popular, it is a 200 hour course, In general it is at your own pace, but it also has live classes with teachers.
Final Thoughts
If you are thinking about get your yoga teacher qualification in Thailand while enjoying a vacation In this wonderful country, you have a lot of options.
You just have to decide the landscape of Thailand that you prefer, whatever it is you will enjoy it a lot because it is an experience that will be remembered for a lifetime.
If you have any questions, leave me a comment below, and if you found the article useful, share it with fellow yogis. Namaste! 🙏
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Hello, I’m Andrea, the creator and writer of Viajeros Activos (Active Travelers). I’m a nomad, so I consider myself a full-time traveler. I’m passionate about good food and always looking for new adventures.
Hello Andrea ! I am looking for a yoga training that is in Spanish, in Thailand and with training validity
Thank you
Hello Jacqueline
I'm sorry, but I don't know of any yoga teacher course that is in Spanish in Thailand.
It is even difficult to get yoga retreats in Spanish, because there are not enough people and the centers cannot afford it.
hello !! Thanks for your answer. Could you share the link to the training in Nepal? Thank you very much 🙏🏾 or the name of the site.
Hello Jacqueline
Yes, here you have the yoga teacher training in Spanish in Nepal.
Just in case, confirm with them that they are organizing it in Spanish.
Enjoy it!
I am very interested in retiring in Castelhano as well.
Thank you
Hello Camila
I'm sorry, I don't know of any in Spanish, all the withdrawals I have in the article Retreats in Thailand They are in English.
There was a retreat in Spanish in Koh Phangan and they stopped doing it, because it was not affordable for the center, there were not many people interested.
Right now in Asia there are a couple of retreats in Spanish, one in south india and other in bali, I leave you the links in case you want to take a look.
After yoga teacher training in Spanish, there is a very popular one in Nepal that is at a very good price, I also leave you the link.
Luck!