Teacher Trainings & Retreats
Advanced Asana Teacher Training · 50h / 70h · YACEP

THE Expansion

Ferma, Crete · Greece · 25–30 May 2027

The bridge for teachers and dedicated practitioners ready to rise beyond their foundations. No certification required, just a strong practice. Six days above a private bay in Crete, led together by Michelle and Caterina.

A 90 sqm wooden shala, a traditional Greek sauna, and a private deck that walks you straight into turquoise water. Accommodation and all meals included.

Fuerteventura, November 2026 is sold out.Sold out

Michelle in a strong side plank variation, top leg extended toward the sky
2 teachers
Michelle & Caterina, together all week
YACEP
Yoga Alliance continuing education
6 days
5 nights, all meals included
Limited spots
One intake, applications close when full
Welcome to THE Expansion

The part of the practice nobody teaches you.

Most trainings stop where the interesting part begins. Whether you came through a 200h or simply built a strong practice over years on your own mat, the advanced work — the deep backbends, the arm balances, the inversions, the flexibility — tends to stay a mystery you're left to figure out alone.

THE Expansion picks up exactly there: a modular advanced training for practitioners and teachers who want deeper skills, stronger technique and more confidence, without committing to a full 300 hour training. We blend modern movement, advanced asana technique, and embodied personal growth into six days that change how you move, teach, breathe and relate to yourself.

You don't need a teaching certificate to join. A strong, regular practice and the willingness to work are what matter. Teachers leave with a method they can teach from; dedicated practitioners leave with a practice they finally understand from the inside.

Because real transformation doesn't happen in one leap. It unfolds in layers. You choose your level of expansion: 50h or 70h. And you're never alone in the room, both of us are there for you the whole way through.

Not sure yet? Start with a free onboarding call. Ask your questions, explore your intentions, and find out if we're the right fit. Apply here and we'll be in touch.

Your teachers

Michelle & Caterina.

THE Expansion is ours, built and led completely together. Two teachers, two sets of eyes, one method. While one of us teaches, the other moves through the room: spotting, adjusting, answering. Most trainings this size run on one teacher. You get both of us, in every session.

Michelle smiling, sitting relaxed on her yoga mat

Michelle

Michelle is an E-RYT 500 Vinyasa and Ashtanga teacher and the founder of Mejomi Yoga. She has guided students through numerous teacher trainings, with a strong focus on advanced asana, intelligent sequencing, hands-on assists, mobility, and embodied movement. Her teaching blends a modern understanding of the body with the depth of yoga, using precise alignment and skill-based progressions so students move with clarity, confidence and purpose.

Caterina smiling, sitting on her yoga mat

Caterina

Caterina is a 750h+ RYT Vinyasa and Ashtanga teacher, Rocket® Yoga mentor, Exercise Science graduate and the founder of a yoga studio in Italy. After years as an artistic gymnast she moved into yoga, bringing strength, control and movement awareness with her. Her teaching is dynamic, structured and practice-oriented, built on progressive sequencing.

Michelle and a student sharing a laugh during a deep compression assist
Inside the training

This is what training with us feels like.

Full days, honest effort, and more breakthroughs than you thought a week could hold. We work with precision and we laugh a lot, because both belong in an advanced practice.

You'll drill, you'll teach, you'll receive and give hands-on assists. With two of us in the room, someone is always watching your practice: adjusting, spotting, telling you the truth about what you're doing. Nobody trains unseen here.

Choose your depth

Two modules, one method.

50h

Deep Expansion

The in-person immersion in Crete: a powerful taste of advanced study, equally at home for teachers wanting inspiration and practitioners wanting to elevate their own 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 as a teacher, a stronger practice, refined technique, and a broader toolkit for guiding advanced classes.

Shared room 1.850€
Single room 2.150€
70h

Full Expansion

The most complete version: everything in the 50h immersion, plus 20 hours of online training around Crete, for teachers and practitioners wanting a more comprehensive advanced certification.

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, your personal embodiment, and your understanding of advanced yoga.

Shared room 2.150€
Single room 2.450€
Your investment covers

What's included.

Everything except your flights. You arrive, you practice, you eat well, you swim, you sleep.

Certification

50h or 70h, eligible for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education (YACEP).

5 nights accommodation

Shared or private room at the beachfront retreat in Ferma.

All meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner, every day of the training.

Greek sauna access

The traditional round stone sauna, whenever your shoulders need it.

Private beach deck

Exclusive access to the deck on the rocks and the water below it.

The location

Ferma, Crete. A private bay to ourselves.

Crystal-clear water, authentic Greek charm, and the kind of quiet that makes deep work possible. You'll be based in the tranquil village of Ferma, at a private beachfront retreat built for both hard practice and complete rest.

View out to the sea through the shaded pergola of the retreat house in Ferma, Crete
Sun loungers on the private wooden deck above the rocks and sea
Shaded outdoor dining terrace with sea view
The 90 sqm wooden yoga shala with sea view
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A 90 sqm wooden shala

Warm wooden floors, high ceilings, doors that open onto the sea. Filled with natural light and built for exactly this: six days of drills, inversions and hands-on assists, with room to actually move.

Interior of the traditional round Greek stone sauna
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Traditional round Greek sauna

A round stone sauna in the garden, built for exactly what an advanced training asks of a body. Heat, then the sea. Your shoulders will thank you after handstand day.

Aerial view of the private wooden deck on the rocks above turquoise water
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Private beach deck

Our own wooden deck on the rocks, leading straight into the turquoise water of Ferma Bay. Morning swims before practice, tea at sunset, and no one on it but us.

Panoramic view over Ferma Bay from a room with floor-to-ceiling windows
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Panoramic Ferma Bay views

The bay is in every room, from the shala to your balcony to the breakfast table. Coffee at sunrise over the water is not a bonus here, it's just how the day starts.

Bedroom with sea view balcony at the retreat in Ferma
Living space opening onto the terrace and the sea
Light curtains framing the view over the bay
Group sitting together on the private beach deck at sunset
A shared table of Greek dishes, fruit, cheese and fresh bread
Inside the round stone sauna, curved wooden benches around the stove

Curious about every corner? See the full venue. A 400€ deposit reserves your place (non-refundable), with the balance due 60 days before the training starts. Cancel more than 60 days out and everything beyond the deposit is refunded; if we ever have to cancel, you receive a full refund including the deposit. Flights, transport and travel insurance are not included, and we warmly recommend travel insurance.

A day in Crete

How the six days run.

Practice in the cool of the morning, labs and workshops through the day, sea and sauna in between.

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6
7:30–9:30RocketVinyasaRocketVinyasaTeaching exams praxis
9:30–11:00BreakfastBreakfastBreakfastBreakfastBreakfast
11:00–13:30Asana labAsana labAsana labAsana labClosing
13:30–16:00Opening + vinyasa practiceLunchLunchLunchLunch
16:00–18:00Asana labInversion workshopFloating workshop + flexibilityHandstand workshopBusiness workshop

Example schedule. The rhythm stays, the details flex with the group.

Is this your training?

THE Expansion is for you if...

  • You have a strong, regular practice and want to go deeper — no teaching certificate required
  • You're a 200h or 300h certified teacher who wants to confidently teach advanced asana, not just practice it
  • You're preparing for a 300h, or simply craving fresh inspiration and a deeper practice
  • You've hit a plateau and want real technique and progressions instead of more repetition
  • You love understanding the why behind every drill, whether that's for your students or for your own body
  • You want to expand mentally as much as physically, in a group of people rising together

What we look for is your practice, not your paperwork. If you're comfortable in a strong vinyasa class and curious about what comes next, you belong in the room. Unsure where you stand? Email us and ask anything, or book a free onboarding call through the application form.

From Round 1

Our graduates, in their own words.

Dates

Where THE Expansion goes next.

Applications open

Ferma, Crete · Greece

25–30 May 2027

Six days in a private beachfront retreat above Ferma Bay: 90 sqm wooden shala, Greek sauna, private deck on the sea. 50h or 70h certification, accommodation and all meals included.

Apply now
Sold out

Fuerteventura, Spain

November 14–19, 2026

Every spot in Lajares is taken. Thank you for the trust. If you missed this one, Crete is where we go next.

Apply for Crete
The next chapter

200h Yoga Teacher Training. Greece, May 2027.

For everyone ready to start at the beginning: a full 200 hour Yoga Alliance training, led together with my co-teacher Theresa, held in German. Foundations, anatomy, teaching methodology, and the confidence to guide your first classes.

Details are taking shape now. The waitlist hears everything first, including early bird pricing.

Michelle balancing in standing bird of paradise overlooking rice fields
Retreats

Retreats are coming in 2027.

Less certification, more restoration: practice, good food, ocean, and time to breathe. Locations are being confirmed now. If a week away with your practice sounds like exactly what you need, put your name down and I'll tell you first.

Crete · 25–30 May 2027

Grow beyond your limits.

Fuerteventura sold out. The next THE Expansion happens on a private bay in Ferma, Crete, with two teachers beside you the whole way. 24 spots, one intake, applications open now.

Refine. Rise. Expand.

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