200-Hour Embodied Yoga Method

The 200-Hour Embodied Yoga Method is a hybrid yoga teacher training rooted in conscious movement, breath and somatic awareness. It begins online and culminates in a thirteen-day immersion at Aegalis Spa and Resort on the island of Amorgos, in Greece's South Aegean. Graduates receive Yoga Alliance RYT-200 certification. It suits people who want to become yoga teachers, and equally those who simply want to deepen their personal practice and understand yoga from the inside out. It is led by Dana Damara, founder of the Embodied Practice Academy, with Gillian Confair and guest teachers.

What to Expect

The training unfolds in four phases. About two months before the immersion, students receive a 400-page training manual, five foundational videos (embodiment, nervous system basics, philosophy, asana and breathwork), an audio pranayama library, a philosophy reading list with reflection prompts, and an asana library of more than one hundred poses with photos, alignment cues, modifications and teaching notes. A private learning portal connects the cohort for study groups and prep assignments.

Live online sessions then run every other Thursday, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Pacific. Each includes movement practice and content discussion, with homework in between. Sessions are recorded for anyone who cannot attend live.

The Amorgos immersion is where asana, pranayama, anatomy, philosophy and teaching methodology come together, including teaching labs and attention to safe modifications. A typical day begins with early morning meditation and yoga, followed by breakfast and training modules. Lunch and midday connection lead into more movement, integration and module work, then time to swim, rest and absorb. After dinner comes an evening practicum, breathwork or sound healing. Afterward, students keep access to recorded content for one year, with optional integration calls and an ongoing alumni community.

The cohort is capped at thirteen students, and admission is by application.

About Dana Damara

Dana Damara calls herself "The Practical Mystic." For more than 25 years she has explored embodied living, combining ancient wisdom with practical tools for the body, breath and nervous system. She is an ERYT-500 and RYS 500, a certified leadership coach and breathwork facilitator, and a retreat leader, keynote speaker, author and mentor. She founded the Embodied Practice Academy, has certified thousands of teachers, and has led retreats in places including Costa Rica, Bali, Tulum, Hawaii, Peru, Greece, Italy and Morocco. Her teaching centers on empowering each student to own their gifts and carry the practice into daily life.

About Gillian Confair

Gillian Confair is an ERYT 500 who blends yoga with anatomy to help students move with intention, confidence and ease. She teaches both 200- and 300-hour trainings and is known for making anatomy accessible and engaging, with creative, challenging flows that bring students out of their heads and into their bodies.

The Setting

The immersion takes place at Aegalis Spa and Resort on Amorgos, where salt air and sunrise practice shape the days. The stay covers thirteen days and twelve nights of accommodation, with room choice affecting the cost. Spa facilities include a sauna, hammam, jacuzzi, indoor seawater pool and fitness center. Round-trip transfers between the island ferry port and the resort are included.

Before You Go

No prior teaching experience is required. Those who already hold a 200-hour certificate are welcome, and can continue into the 300-hour, mentorship or apprenticeship programs; credit toward those requires a conversation with Dana. Attendance in Greece is mandatory, while the online sessions can be watched in recordings.

Included are all curriculum modules and teaching labs, daily yoga, meditation, breathwork and sound healing, breakfast and dinner or lunch daily during the immersion, one 30-minute massage, and a 10 percent discount on spa facilities. Flights and travel insurance are arranged independently.