Samastha Yoga Shala

The Collective Yoga School

A transformational journey into yoga, teaching, and self-discovery in paradise.

Upcoming 200hr Yoga Teacher Trainings

February 1-28, 2026

Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia

March 29-April 25, 2026

Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia

About the Training

A Journey Beyond the Mat

This isn’t just about learning postures. Our 200-Hour Hatha-Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training is a transformational month-long immersion into yoga as a way of life. You’ll deepen your personal practice, learn to hold space for others, and discover your authentic voice as a teacher.

This training will meet you in your strength and in your softness, in your certainty and in your doubt. Through it all, you’ll be guided back again and again to presence, to breath, to truth.

What Makes This Training Unique

  • Small group container (8–12 students): Unlike large trainings with 20–30 people, you’ll receive personalized mentorship and direct feedback. You’ll also form genuine connections with your international cohort.

  • Four-week immersion: Many trainings are squeezed into 3 weeks or spread over months at home, making it harder to truly integrate. Our 4-week format gives space to learn, rest, and embody the teachings without the stress of daily life pulling you away.

  • Full immersion in paradise: Nestled in sacred, natural beauty, you’ll live and breathe yoga daily, surrounded by spiritual energy that supports deep transformation.

  • Teaching from day one: Unlike many trainings that wait until the very end, we integrate practice teaching throughout. You’ll be guiding peers, receiving feedback, and building confidence every week so that by graduation, you’re not just certified, you’re truly ready to teach.

What You’ll Study

Our curriculum blends tradition with modern embodiment, rooted in a multi-dimensional lineage and guided by both science and spirit. You’ll explore:

  • Asana practice & labs (alignment, functional movement, intelligent sequencing)

  • Pranayama, meditation & mantra (breathwork, subtle body practices, stillness)

  • Philosophy & lineage (Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, non-dual Tantra, history & ethics)

  • Applied anatomy & biomechanics (safe, functional, embodied movement)

  • Teaching skills (cueing, sequencing, adjustments, class theming, space holding)

  • Self-inquiry & community (study groups, reflection, integration, mentorship)

How You’ll Learn

Our methodology is experiential and empowering. Each day includes:

  • Morning asana, breathwork, & meditation practice

  • Philosophy discussion & self-inquiry

  • Anatomy and alignment workshops

  • Peer practice teaching & feedback

  • Rest, reflection, and integration

Certification is earned, not given. Graduates must demonstrate competence, safety, and presence in teaching. This ensures you leave confident, capable, and ready to share yoga with integrity.

The Graduate Vision

At Samastha Yoga Shala, we believe a yoga teacher is more than someone who guides postures. Our graduates leave with:

  • The ability to lead safe, skillful, and accessible classes

  • A deeper relationship with themselves and the yogic path

  • Tools to integrate yoga into everyday life, on and off the mat

  • A global community of fellow teachers and friends

You’ll emerge not just with a certification, but as an embodied teacher, someone who teaches from lived experience, grounded in compassion, steadiness, and authenticity.

Are you ready to step into your practice, your teaching, and your truth?


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What to Expect: The Student Journey

From your first sunrise practice to your final teaching practicum, this month-long immersion is designed to guide you deeper each day.

  • Daily immersion in yoga: Begin each morning with a 90-minute Hatha Vinyasa practice, followed by a nourishing meal to ground and restore. Afternoons blend study, reflection, and practice teaching in supportive learning blocks. Evenings close with meditation & integration practices to settle your body and mind.

  • Study & self-discovery: Each day you’ll dive into yoga philosophy, mantra, and meditation, as well as anatomy and alignment workshops. Long meal breaks give you space to rest, reflect, and integrate what you’re learning.

  • Practice teaching from day one: Unlike many trainings where teaching is saved for the end, you’ll start practicing right away. Weekly teaching circles and feedback sessions ensure that by the end of the month, you’ll feel confident, capable, and ready to lead classes with integrity.

  • Community & connection: You’ll be part of a small group of just 8–12 students, forming close bonds in your study groups and daily circles. This container allows for deeper support, accountability, and genuine international friendships.

  • The final step: The month concludes with your teaching practicum, where you’ll demonstrate your ability to guide a class with clarity, presence, and safety. Certification is earned, not given, so you leave truly prepared to share yoga.

This isn’t just a training, it’s a full immersion into the yogic path. You’ll walk away not only with a teaching certificate, but with the confidence, self-awareness, and embodied wisdom to carry yoga into every part of your life.

Why Choose Samastha Yoga Shala

Led by Maddy Jones, an E-RYT 500 teacher with over a decade of teaching experience worldwide.

  • 11+ years teaching experience in yoga and movement

  • Over 4,000 teaching hours with students from all over the world

  • B.S. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Strength & Conditioning, plus advanced training in biomechanics (300hr YTT)

  • Certified in hatha, vinyasa, pranayama, meditation, trauma-sensitive yoga, sound healing, and more

  • Lead trainer for multiple teacher trainings, known for weaving alignment, philosophy, and presence into an accessible, experiential style

  • Heart-centered teaching: I give my students 110% of my energy, heart, and wisdom. I blend caring for the collective with individualized support. Yoga transformed my life, and it’s my mission to share these teachings openly, without gatekeeping! My goal is to empower others to walk this path, whether as teachers or simply as embodied yogis & yoginis.

“I created this training to merge the wisdom of tradition with the science of modern movement, so that every student leaves with tools that are both timeless and practical.”

Read more about Maddy’s expertise →

This training is more than just a certification. It’s an initiation into the yogic path that will meet you in both your strength and your softness. My deepest intention is to hold space for your transformation: to help you find your voice, your power and your practice.

xoxo,
Maddy

Testimonials

  • I had the privilege of completing my yoga teacher training with Maddy, and she was such an incredible facilitator throughout the journey. Her depth of knowledge and genuine curiosity for all aspects of yoga,from philosophy to physical practice, created a truly well-rounded and inspiring learning environment. One of the things that stood out most was her ability to offer clear, thoughtful cues that completely transformed my alignment. I still find myself missing her classes because of how impactful her guidance was on my practice. She has a gift for blending the physical with the philosophical in a way that makes yoga feel both accessible and deeply meaningful. Above all, she was supportive, dedicated, and invested not only in teaching but also in continuing to grow as a student herself. That authenticity made her such a relatable and inspiring teacher. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone considering teacher training. She is not only a wonderful instructor but also an incredible person, and I’m grateful for the influence she’s had on my path as a yogini.

    Laurie Rock

  • I had the pleasure of having Maddy lead my 200hr YTT training. What started out as a general exploration of what yoga is, and how to better appreciate the practice turned into a life changing journey. Maddy always showed up prepared and created space for me to learn in my own unique way. She instilled in me the philosophies of yoga that go far beyond the poses and physical practice, but to a way of living in this world that positively impacts myself and those around me. Maddy's way of providing feedback enhanced my growth and depth of understanding...it also helped me to build confidence in myself and my ability to interact with those around me. My personal practice of yoga has only deepened since receiving my YTT certification, and I have become incredibly grateful for the way that my body is able to move and am able to hold space for those who practice yoga around me....that was a direct result of the way that Maddy showed up everyday during YTT and when she was teaching classes. If you are interested in becoming a yoga teacher, Maddy will ensure that you have all the tools that you need AND, if you are just looking to deepen your own understanding of all that yoga entails and build a deeper spiritual connection with the world, Maddy is the person to learn from!

    Julie Weber

  • Being led by Maddy in my 200 hour training was such a gift. She has a special way of holding space that made our group feel safe, supported, and connected. The environment she created allowed each of us to open up, grow, and really step into ourselves as teachers. Her depth of knowledge in anatomy and yoga philosophy is endless, but what makes her such a powerful facilitator is how she shares it. She has a way of making complex teachings feel fun and approachable. I left training not only with the tools to teach yoga, but with a much deeper understanding of myself as a yogini! Because of the way she showed up for us, with wisdom, compassion, and so much genuine care, I feel more confident stepping into my own path as a yoga teacher. She doesn’t just pass on information, she truly shapes her students, and I am so grateful to have learned from her!

    Allegra Piscopo

  • Maddy was a pivotal part of my yoga journey as I joined as a student in the studio she operated as a Lead Teacher at, and was my guide through my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2023. Her expressive personality and deeply knowledgable nature made it easy to absorb everything in the little time we had, and through many weekends was able to not only expand our horizons in yoga, but understand each of us personally and provide us with the resources we needed to grow as individuals. Maddy has a gift with people, allowing her to be a crucial part of the environment needed to learn and develop and her dedication shows in everything she does, and her passion is displayed in all that she says and lives by. Maddy is a good friend and an even better teacher, and motivates me to live yoga every day!

    Varsha Penumatsa

  • I had the honor to be one of Maddy’s students for not only my YTT but my first experience in yoga in general. I started yoga about two years ago, walking into her class with low back pain. I have never done yoga in my life and as an instructor Maddy was clear, gave guidance, and I felt her support immediately despite not knowing her before. A few months later, I became curious about YTT and Maddy gave me her full support in joining YTT. Little did I know that this would be the start of my journey of eventually being an instructor myself and teaching 30+ people at a local gym. Maddy is a gem, a person who is truly unique and has genuine passion for not just yoga but her students. She teaches in such a way that even the least experienced person will come out of YTT an instructor with knowledge and mindfulness. She teaches you how to be a yogini on and off the mat, from technical skills such as body anatomy, breath work, and what movements target which body part, to the internal, mindfulness of yoga, she captures it all. She is patient, extremely organized, and more importantly she is someone to connect with. You will never feel like a stranger with her, you can openly learn with no limits, which makes YTT so meaningful that even if you choose not to be an instructor (I didn’t think I would be one), it will be an experience that you will never forget and take with you in your daily life.

    Asbah

  • Maddy was my 200 hr Teacher Trainer in 2024. It was an exceptional experience and she poured so much into it, far past what I have heard other yoga teacher graduates speak about in their 200 hours training programs. As a 56 year old deciding to take this step, Maddy made me feel completely comfortable through out the entire process. This training is not just for the younger generation. She treats everyone the same and with love & grace. If it’s something you have been thinking about doing, I highly encourage you to take that next step, even for personal growth reasons, and to deepen your yoga practice. You will get so much out of it, as I did. I can guarantee that you will get everything you signed up for and more!

    Lindsay Stafford

Are you ready to step into your practice, your teaching, and your truth?

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Have Questions?

Not sure if this training is the right fit? I’d love to connect with you personally. Use the form below to reach out! Whether you’d like a quick email response or prefer to hop on a call, I’m happy to answer your questions and help you feel confident in your decision.