Immersive Yoga Teacher Trainings & Retreats in Europe
Join our in-person 200-hour and 300-hour yoga teacher trainings in Portugal and Italy—designed for those seeking depth, transformation, and a more meaningful connection to their practice. Let's Connect! Schedule a ConversationLIVE THE PRACTICE. BECOME THE TEACHER.
A Different Kind of Yoga Teacher Training
Yoga as a practice of awareness—lived through movement, nourishment, and the rhythm of daily life, both on and off the mat.
All-inclusive, in-person trainings that weave the living wisdom of yoga with modern science, plant-based cuisine, and immersive community learning.
Our holistic trainings go far beyond asana.
Through experiential, supportive education, we guide you to develop a deeper connection to your body, mind, and spirit, and to integrate yoga into the way you live, not just the way you practice.
Experiential Curriculum – Immersive, in-person yoga teaacher training integrating movement, lecture, discussion, and hands-on practice. We emphasize learning by doing.
- Mentorship & Support – One-on-one guidance, meaningful peer connection, and ongoing alumni support throughout and beyond your training.
- Inclusive & Accessible – Designed to welcome students of all backgrounds, bodies, and life experiences, with support to meet you where you are.
- Accredited & Respected – Yoga Alliance–registered 200- and 300-hour trainings with graduates who teach around the world.
- Plant-Based Integration – Gaia Gourmet cuisine to support your transformation with nourishing meals rooted in yogic and Ayurvedic principles.
- Conscious & Multicultural – A global community with diverse perspectives and a shared commitment to conscious living.
This is not just a training you attend.
It’s an experience you live, one that continues to shape your practice, your teaching, and your life long after it ends.
Liz and Naga are a wonderful team! If you are looking for a phenomenal yoga teacher training or retreat, BOOK IT! You will not regret your decision.
HOW THIS PROCESS UNFOLDS
An Immersive Yoga Teacher Training Experience
Many people arrive here at different points in their path—some unsure if they want to become a yoga teacher, others already teaching, and some simply seeking to deepen their understanding of the practice.
They come for different reasons.
A desire to deepen their practice.
To reconnect with themselves.
To refine their teaching or expand their knowledge.
To find clarity, healing, or direction.
And what often happens is something unexpected.
Through consistent practice, self-inquiry, and community, something begins to shift.
Awareness deepens.
Understanding becomes more embodied.
And for some, a natural desire to share the practice begins to emerge, while for others, the transformation remains deeply personal.
At Lakshmi Rising, teaching is not something you are pushed into.
It is something that may arise organically—or not at all.
This is not just a certification.
It is a lived process of transformation, one that continues to unfold long after the training ends.
I attended the 200h yoga teacher training in Italy. The program is very well designed, I feel I have a solid foundation and understanding of Yoga. The experience was profound, intensive and transformative. Thank you Liz for transmitting all those knowledges and values with authenticity and compassion. Thank you Naga for the delicious food you cooked everyday for us. I feel nourished physically and spiritually 🙏
OUR FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Lakshmi Rising’s 200-hour yoga teacher training (RYT 200) is an engaging foundational program designed to deepen your personal practice while introducing the essential skills of teaching.
This 200-hour YTT offers a comprehensive exploration of yogic philosophy, functional anatomy, and asana, providing tools that support both personal growth and professional development, on and off the mat.
Whether you feel called to teach or simply want to deepen your practice, this yoga certification program invites you into a thoughtful, experiential learning process.
Through guided practice, self-inquiry, and community, you will cultivate greater self-awareness, clarify your unique voice, and build a strong, well-rounded foundation in the practice of yoga.
The growth that happens in this immersive yoga training extends far beyond the mat—into your relationships, your work, and the way you move through daily life.
OUR ADVANCED PROGRAM
300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Lakshmi Rising’s 300-hour yoga teacher training (RYT 500) is an intensive training designed to refine your practice, expand your teaching capacity, and support your continued evolution as both a practitioner and a teacher.
This immersion offers advanced tools and applied wisdom that deepen self-inquiry while strengthening your ability to skillfully hold space for others.
A unique aspect of this program is that 300-hour students learn alongside our 200-hour teacher training cohort for much of the training. This mixed-cohort model reflects a core belief of the yogic path: that depth is not found by moving beyond the fundamentals, but by returning to them with greater awareness, humility, and insight.
Through this shared learning environment, advanced students have the opportunity to revisit essential teachings through a more mature lens while engaging in dedicated 300-hour coursework, mentorship, projects, and applied teaching practice.
Through deeper study of both classical and contemporary yogic teachings, this immersion supports you in fully stepping into the role of a teacher with greater confidence, clarity, and responsibility.
The curriculum builds upon foundational concepts to develop nuanced understanding, embodied leadership, and the ability to apply yoga skillfully beyond the mat.
Completion of a 200-hour yoga teacher training, through Lakshmi Rising or another recognized school, or equivalent experience, is required for participation.
This program is designed for those ready to step into the next phase of their teaching and personal practice. This is where your teaching becomes more precise, more intentional, and more fully your own.
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“I highly recommend Lakshmi Rising and Liz Lindh if you are interested in taking an authentic, insightful, and thorough yoga teacher training. Just this February (2024) I took my 300YTT, and Liz designed and delivered an outstanding program. Her kindness, compassion, generosity, and deeply ingrained knowledge was evident in everything about this training. Liz created an experience of a lifetime, and I am forever grateful. I teach from my heart now–Liz helped me find my voice! Thank you, Liz and Lakshmi Rising team.”
PLAN YOUR TRAINING JOURNEY
Upcoming Yoga Teacher Training Dates
All-Inclusive 200-Hour & 300-Hour Trainings from €2699
(Training, accommodations, and meals included)
Save €300 with code EARLYBIRD (90+ days in advance)
€500 deposit secures your spot
Each training date includes multiple program options:
21-Day 200-Hour · 21-Day 300-Hour · 14-Day Hybrid 200-Hour
2026
September 13 – October 3 · Portugal
Early-bird ended
October 11 – 31 · Portugal
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November 8 – 28 · Portugal
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2027
February 7 – 27 · Portugal
Early-bird ends November 9, 2026
March 7 – 27 · Portugal
Early-bird ends December 7, 2026
March 28 – April 17 · Portugal
Early-bird ends December 28, 2026
July 9 – 29 · Italy
Early-bird ends April 10, 2027
August 2 – 22 · Italy
Early-bird ends May 4, 2027
September 19 – October 9 · Portugal
Early-bird ends June 21, 2027
November 14 – December 4 · Portugal
Early-bird ends August 16, 2027
2028
February 6 – 26 · Portugal
Early-bird ends November 8, 2027
March 5 – 25 · Portugal
Early-bird ends December 6, 2027
April 2 – 22 · Portugal
Early-bird ends January 3, 2028
October 1 – 21 · Portugal
Early-bird ends July 3, 2028
October 29 – November 18 · Portugal
Early-bird ends July 31, 2028
November 26 – December 16 · Portugal
Early-bird ends August 28, 2028
READY TO LEARN MORE?
Book a Discovery Call
Connect with our program director, Dr. Liz Lindh, to have your questions answered, explore your goals and intentions, and gain clarity on whether Lakshmi Rising is the right fit for you.
There’s no pressure—just a chance to connect, ask questions, and see if this path feels aligned.
I can highly recommend Yoga teacher training by Lakshmi Rising School for Yoga and Wellness. It is a very professional and profound teaching school. Liz Lindh and teachers embody what they are teaching and the programme is carefully organised and designed. It builds you up for success. Best decision I have made to take part in the training!
THE INTENTION BEHIND OUR YOGA SCHOOL
The Purpose of Yoga Teacher Training
We offer multiple 200-hour and 300-hour yoga teacher training immersions each year because this work is deeply purposeful to us.
Teaching yoga is not simply our profession—it is our dharma.
We are committed to sharing practices that cultivate awareness, responsibility, and connection, in service of both individual transformation and collective well-being.
Yoga is living wisdom. It teaches us to observe ourselves more clearly, inhabit the present moment more fully, and move forward with greater discernment and possibility.
Our intention is not only to educate skilled yoga teachers, but to support individuals in living more consciously so they can navigate change with resilience, make aligned choices, and live with greater clarity and intention.
I did my 200 hours YTT with Lakshmi Rising last month, and it was a journey that helped me a lot gaining new perspectives in a difficult time in my life. It opened new doors for me, letting me know my body better, and teaching me to trust it, but also to find the courage to feel discomfort instead of running away from it. I learned a lot about vinyasa yoga, how to sequence a class, and I meditated for the first time. At the start I was dubious, but there were many experience that touched me and helped me to open my heart, such as the conscious dancing meditations and the cacao ceremony. I feel deeply grateful to Liz for allowing this to happen, and I’ll never forget those moments.
HATHA VINYASA YOGA FOR HEALTH, HEALING & LONGEVITY
A Somatic and Therapeutic Yoga Practice
Lakshmi Rising’s vinyasa yoga trainings offer an awareness-based, somatic approach that supports long-term health, resilience, and a sustainable relationship to practice.
Blending dynamic and restorative methods, classes are intentionally sequenced to promote accessibility, creativity, and injury prevention while honoring the unique structure and lived experience of each body. Our approach emphasizes intelligent, mindful movement that supports fascial health, nervous system regulation, and functional strength.
We share yoga as a personalized, internal practice of healing, not as performance or competition. Through somatic inquiry and progressive sequencing, students develop greater interoception—the capacity to sense and respond to the body’s internal signals—along with adaptability and resilience.
This process supports neuroplasticity and the body’s natural capacity for learning, healing, and change, while inviting integration across the physical, mental, emotional, intuitive, energetic, and spiritual dimensions of self.
Each class incorporates pranayama, mantra, meditation, and vinyasa—the intentional union of breath and movement—to cultivate balance, vitality, and clarity.
Within this therapeutic framework, students learn to recognize habitual patterns and conditioning, and gain practical tools to restore equilibrium and deepen self-understanding. Through consistent, embodied practice, practitioners expand perspective and move toward greater ease, stability, and inner coherence.
Still soaking in the magic of my time at @LakshmiRising! ✨ What I experienced during this YTT went far beyond anything I could have imagined. It wasn’t just about learning asanas, it was a magical journey for both body and soul. From the grounding morning meditations to the powerful masterclasses and the beautiful people I had the honor to share this space with. Every moment was unforgettable.
ANCIENT WISDOM MEETS MODERN SCIENCE
Our Approach to Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training
At Lakshmi Rising, we honor yoga as a universal gift to humanity, holding deep respect for its roots, lineage, and living tradition.
Our teachings integrate current research in exercise science, physical therapy, neuroscience, mind-body psychology, and epigenetics with the time-tested wisdom of classical yoga, creating an approach that fosters meaningful understanding and lasting integration.
We also recognize that each student learns differently, and we actively support individual learning styles throughout the training process.
Our immersive yoga teacher trainings:
- Encourage critical thinking, curiosity, and collaboration
- Emphasize learning through direct experience, rather than memorization
- Offer a full-spectrum, integrated approach that includes movement, practice teaching, discussion, and project-based learning
Through this approach, we share deep knowledge, embodied experience, and practical tools that support personal development, spiritual growth, and meaningful transformation, offered with care, integrity, and from the heart.
Amazing experience of YTT 200 with Liz in the Algarve. The program was intense but it was truly professionally done and well organised with lots of contents. It’s an immersive experience that not only just about yoga but so many other things. The food was fantastic and our group was so kind and supportive. Unforgettable experience!
NOURISHMENT AS PRACTICE
A Plant-Based Culinary Experience
Not only are we yogis, we are stewards of the natural world, honoring the interconnectedness of all beings.
This awareness informs our commitment to a plant-based diet rooted in ahimsa, the yogic principle of non-harming—toward ourselves, other humans, animals, and the Earth.
Our plant-based cuisine is an integral part of the yoga teacher training experience at Lakshmi Rising, designed to support your practice, energy, and overall wellbeing throughout the immersion.
We are also food artists, using the plate as a canvas to create beauty while nourishing the body on a cellular level through all of the senses. This philosophy informs every aspect of the meals we serve during our trainings.
We provide three nutritious, thoughtfully prepared vegan and vegetarian meals each day, designed to support digestion, sustain energy, and leave you feeling both nourished and light.
Your training becomes not only a yoga immersion, but a deeply nourishing culinary experience.
The cuisine we offer is so inspiring that many students feel called to learn how to create it themselves. This led to the development of our 21-Day Plant-Based Culinary Training Program, which runs alongside all yoga teacher trainings.
Gaia Gourmet is vibrant, abundant, and deeply nourishing cuisine, reflecting the power of food as medicine, culture, and community.
LOCATIONS
Your YTT Retreat in Europe Awaits
Embark on your 21-day yoga teacher training immersion in Loulé, Portugal, where sun-drenched skies, ocean air, and a relaxed coastal rhythm create the perfect backdrop for transformation.
Or choose Sona, Italy, where rolling vineyards, historic charm, and the quiet beauty of the countryside set the stage for deep, personal growth.
Both locations are intentionally chosen to support focus, connection, and full immersion in your practice.
ROOTED IN TRADITION AND EXPERIENCE
A Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School
Founded by Dr. Liz Lindh, who trained with TKV Desikachar and continues the vinyasa lineage of Sri Krishnamacharya, Lakshmi Rising is a Yoga Alliance–registered school and a leading destination for immersive yoga teacher trainings in Europe.
We offer 200-hour and 300-hour in-person trainings and retreats designed to support both personal transformation and professional development.
A global community built on experience and trust:
- 1,525+ graduates from 53+ countries
- 27+ years of teaching experience
- 13+ years leading international trainings
- 500+ page illustrated training manual
- Small-group, immersive learning environments
- Yoga Alliance Registered School since 2014
We believe this work is deeply personal—and it should be taught that way.
If you’re reading this review, consider this a sign to take the leap of faith! Pursuing my 300 hr yoga teacher training with Lakshmi Rising was one of the richest experiences of my life.
Liz is a very rare, very special teacher who brings equal parts passion, rigor, and play to the classroom. In addition to giving you the fundamental building blocks, she alchemizes simple moments into sacred ceremonies that invite you to open your heart and truly connect.
Part of the magic is that the program attracts a beautiful community. I was blessed to meet and befriend so many incredible people who lovingly supported me throughout the journey. Also!! The food is out-of-this-world delicious, and the menu is deeply intentional and well-balanced thanks to the mastermind chef.
Whether you want to become a teacher or dive deeper into your practice (or both!), this program will meet you where you’re at and gives you what you need to grow as a yogi and human. I came away feeling nourished, awakened, and inspired — it was all such a gift!
EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING WORLDWIDE
Yoga Teacher Training & Retreat Programs in Portugal & Italy
At Lakshmi Rising, we educate and empower our students through the timeless system of yoga while cultivating an inclusive, global community of practitioners committed to meaningful growth and positive change.
Founded in 2014 to honor classical yoga wisdom while speaking clearly to modern practitioners, Lakshmi Rising spent over a decade cultivating immersive yoga teacher trainings in Costa Rica and is now based in Europe, offering programs in Portugal and Italy.
Today, we offer 21-day, in-person 200-hour foundational yoga teacher training, 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training immersions, as well as 14-day hybrid 200hr yoga teacher training programs and yoga retreats held throughout the year in inspiring, culturally rich locations in Portugal and Italy.
Whether you feel called to teach as an RYT200, continue your development toward an RYT500 certification, or deepen your personal, spiritual, and yogic practice, our trainings provide the space, structure, and support to help you grow.
Led by experienced, dedicated teachers and mentors and supported by a 500+ page illustrated training manual—designed as a lifelong resource for study—our programs integrate high-quality professional development with deep personal transformation.
Our accredited yoga teacher trainings prepare you to teach with skill, authenticity, and confidence, while cultivating a lived, embodied relationship with yoga—on and off the mat.
We invite you to join us and experience firsthand what makes Lakshmi Rising a trusted and respected leader in yoga teacher training.
Such a beautiful, enriching and powerful experience with Lakshmi Rising in Portugal! From the location, to the food, to the heartfelt foundational knowledge shared, absolutely loved my time training with Liz and her exceptional team. Words can’t fully express the love and gratitude I feel. If you’re thinking about it, don’t hesitate…it will change your life!
READY TO LEARN MORE?
Book a Discovery Call
Connect with our program director, Dr. Liz Lindh, to have your questions answered, explore your goals and intentions, and gain clarity on whether Lakshmi Rising is the right fit for you.
There’s no pressure—just a chance to connect, ask questions, and see if this path feels aligned.