
200-hour intensive training · June 14 – July 9, 2027 · taught in English
One Month Full Immersion
One month of mountain immersion to transform your practice and learn to teach.
4 weeks · Monday to Friday, 7am – 6pm · 20 days · Santa Elena, 1 hour from Medellín, Colombia

The experience
A month to truly live yoga
Four weeks, Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, on a permaculture farm among pine trees and mountains. It is the same holistic 200-hour training as our 10-month course, condensed into one month of full immersion.
Ideal if you are travelling from abroad or simply want to give yourself a whole month: practise at sunrise, study the texts that gave birth to yoga, meditate among the gardens, and leave with the tools to guide others.
Yoga is life, community and transformation.
Why this training
A living training on a living farm
❦ International track record
A programme created and tested in Australia since 2016, with over 5,000 teaching hours behind it.
❦ Integrated Vedic sciences
Yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra and shatkarmas taught holistically, creating health and wellbeing on every level.
❦ Permaculture & conscious growing
Hands-on practice on a living farm. Grow yourself by connecting body, mind and heart with the spirit of Pachamama.
❦ Guest teachers
Specialists who broaden the view in some key modules.
❦ Vedic astrology
Planetary yoga and Jyotish to understand your cycles and adapt the practice to each student.
❦ Personal guidance
Close support throughout the month to answer questions and meet individual needs.

Graduates around the world
Born on the beaches of Australia
This teacher training began in Australia in 2016, where group after group graduated with ceremonies by the ocean. Today the same programme, refined over the years, lives on in the mountains of Colombia.
Our graduates celebrating on the beach in Australia.
Your teacher
Dini Martinez
Dini has been living the Vedic sciences for more than 20 years: yoga, Tantra, Ayurveda and astrology. She created this teacher training in Australia in 2016 and has guided students around the world for over 5,000 hours.
After raising her three children on a sailboat for ten years, she now teaches from her home: El Refugio Zen, a permaculture farm and retreat centre in the enchanted forests of Santa Elena.

The programme
What you will learn
1
The practice
Hatha, vinyasa flow, yin, and pre- and postnatal yoga. Workshops in asana, pranayama, meditation and yoga nidra.
2
The wisdom
History of yoga, Patanjali’s eight limbs, basic Sanskrit, chakras, koshas and sacred texts applied to modern life.
3
Vedic sciences
Foundations of Ayurveda, Tantra, planetary yoga and Vedic astrology, plus shatkarmas for inner cleansing.
4
The art of teaching
Teaching methodology and applied anatomy, to guide classes that are safe, creative and full of purpose.
2027 calendar
4 weeks, Monday to Friday
Monday June 14 to Friday July 9, 2027 · Monday to Friday, 7am – 6pm · weekends free
Week 1
Jun 14–18
Week 2
Jun 21–25
Week 3
Jun 28 – Jul 2
Week 4
Jul 5–9
Investment
Choose how to begin your journey
Early-bird price until December 31, 2026. Prices in Colombian pesos (COP); US dollar amounts are approximate and change with the exchange rate.
Save COP 400,000
Early bird 2026
COP 3,600,000
≈ USD 1,120
until December 31, 2026
For those who want to secure their spot at the best price.
Regular price
COP 4,000,000
≈ USD 1,245
from January 1, 2027
Paid in full before the training begins.
Pay in 3 instalments
3 × ⅓
of the early-bird or regular price
⅓ deposit to book your spot
⅓ by the end of February 2027
⅓ by the end of May 2027
Your investment includes
- 20 in-person days at El Refugio Zen
- Teaching practice with the group
- Training manual
- Personal guidance
- Sessions with guest teachers
- 200-hour certificate
- Graduation ceremony
Accommodation
Your cabin at El Refugio Zen
Spend the whole month on the farm, just steps from the yoga shala. Our private cabin has its own bathroom, its own little garden and mountain views from the door, plus its own outdoor kitchen, so you can cook your own meals. Outside you will also find a deck with a hammock and fresh pine-scented air from Arví Park.






Private cabin
COP 1,490,000
Sunday June 13 to Saturday July 10, 2027 · 27 nights · approx. USD 460
Meals are not included. The cabin has its own fully usable outdoor kitchen.
More accommodation options
More accommodation is available in cabins around El Refugio Zen. Choose your own, or contact us for more information.
Good to know
Practical information
Daily schedule
Training runs Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, with breaks during the day. Weekends are free to rest, study or explore Arví Park, the flower farms of Santa Elena, Guatapé or Medellín.
Language
The whole training is taught in English. Spanish speakers are also welcome, and Dini is happy to help in Spanish when needed.
Getting here
Fly into José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) in Rionegro, Medellín’s international airport. Santa Elena lies in the green hills between the airport and Medellín. We can arrange an airport pickup with our trusted local drivers. Just message us with your flight details, or ask us for directions if you prefer to make your own way.
Climate
Santa Elena sits at around 2,500 metres above sea level. Days are mild and nights are cool, often around 10 °C, and showers are common. Bring warm layers and a rain jacket.
Food
Meals are not included. The cabin has its own outdoor kitchen, and there are local shops, farms and cafés nearby. Bring some cash: small shops and farm stalls in the area often don’t take cards.
What to bring
Comfortable practice clothes, warm layers for mornings and evenings, a rain jacket, sturdy shoes for forest walks, a water bottle and a notebook. Travellers: check Colombia’s entry requirements for your passport, and bring travel and health insurance.
Who is it for?
This training is for students with a basic, regular and established yoga practice. It is not designed for absolute beginners. If you are new to yoga, start with general classes, or with our 100-hour Sabiduría del Yoga course (taught in Spanish) or our weekly yoga classes.
Certificate & Yoga Alliance
You graduate with a 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate. The curriculum follows the structure recommended by Yoga Alliance for 200-hour trainings, but our school is not registered with Yoga Alliance.
Booking & cancellation
Book with a deposit of one third of the course price. Your deposit is fully refundable until April 1, 2027. After that date, the full course fee is due and is no longer refundable.
Yoga is life, community and transformation.
Places are limited
Message me on WhatsApp with any questions you might have, and to reserve your spot.
WhatsApp +57 313 245 0865 · Instagram @El_RefugioZen · Dini@DiniMartinez.com