18 Day 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Koh Phangan, Thailand

Training days at La Casa Shambala on Koh Phangan start at 7am with kriya, chanting, meditation, or pranayama, move into 90 minutes of Hatha and Vinyasa asana practice, then break for breakfast at 9:30. Late morning covers three hours of philosophy, anatomy, and teaching methodology before lunch and rest, followed by an afternoon asana clinic and a Yin or Restorative session before dinner. Evenings are set aside for self-study. Across 18 days, the curriculum rotates through six styles — Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin, Restorative, and Kundalini — rather than specialising in one, which suits trainees who haven’t settled on a teaching style yet.

Watch out: Meals are included on class days but not on rest days built into the 18-day schedule — budget for outside food on those days rather than assuming full board runs the entire training. The exclusions list confirms this explicitly, so it isn’t an oversight on the listing.

No prior yoga experience is required, and a 30-hour online prep course is included to cover fundamentals before arrival — useful preparation given the pace once the in-person schedule starts. Both private and shared accommodation options are available across the 17 nights, and free transport from Thong Sala Pier is included on arrival, covering the last leg after the ferry crossing from Koh Samui that most routes into Koh Phangan require.

This suits beginners committing to a structured, early-starting schedule over 18 consecutive days rather than a looser, self-paced training. Anyone who prefers a single yoga style over a six-style survey, or who wants a shorter certification track, should look at other 200-hour programmes in the collection instead. The 4.81 rating across 252 reviews is one of the larger review bases among Koh Phangan retreats, giving it more weight than smaller-sample listings nearby.

Insider Tip: The included 30-hour online prep course is worth finishing before arrival rather than during the training — the in-person schedule runs from 7am to roughly 8:30pm most days, leaving little spare time to catch up once it starts.

A photography session, full yoga props (mats, blocks, straps, bolsters), and access to an online alumni community are included alongside the certification itself, along with a 50% discount toward a separate Yin Yoga Teacher Training run online. Flights, airport transfers, visa fees, travel insurance, and meals on rest days sit outside the $1,796 price. Successful completion carries 200-hour Yoga Alliance certification, recognised for teaching internationally.