Private beachfront location · 50H / 70H YTT

The Expansion The bridge for teachers and practitioners ready to rise beyond their foundations.

25–30 May 2027 Ferma, Crete · Greece Yoga Alliance YACEP
01   Welcome

Welcome to The Expansion

A modular advanced training created for practitioners and teachers who want to develop deeper skills, stronger technique, and more confidence, without committing to a full 300-hour training.

This immersion blends modern movement, advanced asana techniques, and embodied personal growth. It is designed to transform the way you move, teach, breathe, and relate to yourself. You choose your level of expansion: 50h or 70h.

Caterina assisting a student
02   Why this training

Transformation unfolds in layers

True transformation doesn't happen in one leap, it unfolds in layers. This training is designed to deepen not only how you move, but how you understand, embody, and teach yoga. You grow at your own pace while receiving high-level guidance, refined technique, and personalized feedback, with both teachers beside you throughout the whole week.

Expect stronger, more conscious movement. Sharper cueing, clearer sequencing, and a more confident presence as a teacher. This is expansion on every level, of skill, awareness, expression, and leadership, so you leave not just inspired, but elevated in your practice and your teaching.

03   The location

Your own stretch of Ferma Bay

Crete is where crystal-clear water, authentic Greek charm, and deep quiet come together. You'll be based in the tranquil village of Ferma, at a private beachfront retreat designed for both serious practice and complete rest.

The heart of it is a beautiful 90 sqm wooden shala, full of natural light, made for yoga, meditation and mindful movement. Between sessions you have exclusive access to a private beach deck, reached by its own jetty over the turquoise water, where you can swim, sink into the sun, or simply slow down.

And for one more layer of restoration, a traditional round Greek sauna waits at the end of each day.

Private beach deck and jetty over Ferma Bay
What's included
  • 50h / 70h certification eligible for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education (YACEP)
  • 5 nights accommodation, shared or private room
  • All meals included: breakfast, lunch & dinner
  • Traditional round Greek sauna access
  • Private beach deck access
Local Cretan breakfast by the sea
Stay & nourish

Local food, slow days

You'll sleep steps from the sea, in a shared or private room, surrounded by the natural beauty of Crete and panoramic views over the bay.

Food is at the centre of the experience: fresh, local Cretan cooking, breakfast, lunch and dinner included every day, so you can focus entirely on your practice and your wellbeing. This is a place to disconnect from everyday life, reconnect with yourself, and fully arrive.

04   Choose your level

Two paths, one expansion

Module

50H Deep Expansion

In-person immersion

A powerful taste of advanced study, ideal for teachers wanting inspiration and practitioners wanting to elevate their practice.

What's inside
  • Advanced Vinyasa and Rocket Yoga practices
  • Alignment and technique labs
  • Backbend & hip mobility progressions
  • Advanced inversion progressions (press, wall drills, floating)
  • Advanced handstand workshop
  • Teaching advanced asana safely
  • Sequencing for skills-based flows
  • Voice, cueing & presence refinement
  • Advanced hands-on assists
  • Personal branding & marketing for yoga teachers

You'll leave with greater confidence, a stronger practice, refined technique, and a broader toolkit for guiding advanced classes.

Most complete

70H Full Expansion

In-person + 20h online training

The most complete version of The Expansion. Everything in the 50H module, plus the 20h online training.

The 20h online training includes
  • Advanced anatomy (shoulders, spine, core, hips)
  • Creative sequencing
  • Full Rocket sequence (1 and 2)
  • How to teach online
  • E-book

You'll leave with a full expansion of your teaching skills, embodiment, and understanding of advanced yoga.

A week in the life

Practice, sea, community

The experience

What you'll gain, who it's for

What you will gain
  • Stronger, safer, and more refined advanced asana practice
  • Intelligent sequencing that supports peak poses and long-term progression
  • Clear, confident cueing rooted in embodied experience
  • Functional alignment for advanced bodies and complex shapes
  • A deeper sense of embodiment, control, and presence on the mat
  • A supportive community of advanced practitioners and teachers rising together
Who this training is for
  • 200h-certified and 300h-certified teachers
  • Practitioners craving deeper practice
  • Students preparing for a 300h
  • Teachers wanting fresh inspiration
  • Anyone wanting to expand mentally and physically
05   About your teachers

Guided by two mentors

Caterina
Lead Teacher

Caterina

I am a 750+ hour RYT Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga teacher and a Rocket® Yoga mentor, with a degree in Exercise Science and the founder of a yoga studio in Italy. After several years as an artistic gymnast, I transitioned into yoga, integrating strength, control, and movement awareness into my teaching. My approach is dynamic, structured, and practice-oriented, focused on developing strength, mobility, and intelligent movement through progressive sequencing.

Michelle
Lead Teacher

Michelle

I am a 650h+ RYT Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga teacher and the founder of Mejomi Yoga. I've guided students through numerous Yoga Teacher Trainings, with a strong focus on advanced asana, intelligent sequencing, hands-on assists, mobility, and embodied movement. Through precise alignment and skill-based progressions, I help students refine their practice, expand their teaching tools, and embody a stronger, more empowered way of moving and guiding others.

06   Your investment

Choose your room

50H Certification

50H

Eligible for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education (YACEP)

Shared room€1.850
Single room€2.150
70H Certification

70H

Eligible for YACEP — includes the 20h online training

Shared room€2.150
Single room€2.450

All prices include the certification, 5 nights accommodation, all meals, the round Greek sauna and private beach deck access. Not included: flights, transfers, travel insurance and personal expenses. A non-refundable deposit of €400 secures your spot; the balance is due 60 days before the start date.

The Expansion · Crete 2027

Grow beyond your limits

Refine. Rise. Expand.

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