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Lucía Marín
director · vinyasa & philosophyE-RYT 500. Trained in Mysore and Rishikesh. She has been teaching for 14 years and has led we are yoga since 2018.
A Yoga Alliance certified training, designed for those who want to teach — and also for those who simply want to understand the practice from the inside.
10 months, intensive weekends at the Mérida studio, continuous individual mentoring and real teaching practice with studio students. Maximum group of 14 people.
Most 200h trainings cram the syllabus into 4 weeks and send you home with a diploma. We prefer the opposite: 10 months, small groups, continuous assessment, individual mentoring and real practice.
We don't want teachers who repeat borrowed sequences. We want teachers with their own voice, anatomical judgment and the ability to adapt the class to whoever is in front of them. That's the difference.
One module a month, two intensive weekends (Sat 9–18h, Sun 9–14h) + an online follow-up session. Total: 200 certifiable in-person hours.
Musculoskeletal system, fascia, biomechanics of the fundamental asanas. How to read a body before intervening in it.
22h · sepPatañjali's Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Guided, non-dogmatic reading. How to apply them to teaching today.
20h · octThe tadasana family, warriors, triangles, ardha chandrasana. Alignment, contraindications, modifications.
20h · novHips, quadriceps, hamstrings. Shoulder and chest openings. Restorative postures and prop technique.
20h · decSirsasana, sarvangasana, pincha mayurasana. When to teach them, when not to. How to assist without intruding.
20h · janBreathing techniques (nadi shodhana, kapalabhati, bhastrika, ujjayi). Guided and silent meditations.
18h · febHow to build a class with a narrative arc: warm-up, ascent, peak asana, descent, savasana. Practical cases.
20h · marClear language, precise cues. Consent, ethical manual adjustments, assisting with props.
20h · aprYou teach supervised classes to studio students. You get feedback from mentors and from the students themselves.
22h · mayA full class in front of the panel of mentors. Written work (10 pages) on a topic of your choice. Ceremony.
18h · junThree of the studio's lead teachers + two external guests per module (clinical anatomy, Sanskrit). All with 1000+ hours of training.
E-RYT 500. Trained in Mysore and Rishikesh. She has been teaching for 14 years and has led we are yoga since 2018.
Licensed physiotherapist + yin teacher since 2015. Her voice is the guarantee that no one gets hurt.
Studied for 6 years with K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore. Ashtanga tradition without dogma.
Saturday 9–18h · Sunday 9–14h. One weekend a month.
Single payment with 10% discount ($52.000), or 12 installments of $4.820 interest-free.
A prior personal interview. No previous yoga training is required.
A 240-page manual, 4 books, a 3-day retreat in Holbox, unlimited studio access throughout the training.
No endless forms. Four steps, two weeks at most.
Write to us at teacher@weareyoga.es telling us briefly who you are and why you want to train. No CV or marketing motivations.
A 30-page PDF with the detailed syllabus, the books we'll read, the exact calendar and testimonials from previous cohorts.
In person at the studio or by video call. It's not an exam — we talk about your practice, your expectations and answer your questions.
If you're a fit (and we're a fit for you), you reserve your spot with $5.000 MXN. The rest, according to the payment plan you choose.
No. Many people do it to deepen their personal practice, not to teach. The diploma is optional — if you request it, we certify it with Yoga Alliance.
Yes. We are yoga is a RYS 200 school accredited by Yoga Alliance. Your certificate qualifies you to teach in any studio in the world.
Yes. That's why we spread it across 10 months with a single weekend a month. It's demanding but compatible with a full-time job.
You can make it up in the next cohort (the following year) at no extra cost. A maximum of 2 modules can be made up, to keep the group's cohesion.
Yes. We reserve 2 spots with a 40% discount for cases of documented financial hardship. And we accept 12-month interest-free payments.
At the we are yoga studio, Plaza Kura, C. 10 #22, Montebello, Mérida. Main 90m² room, natural light, wooden floor.