Name: 300hr Teacher Training 2025
Start: 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Koh Samui, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani, Thailand

KESTYOGA

30 reviews

Jun 4 - 20, 2025

Group size: 1 - 51

300hr Teacher Training 2025

Koh Samui, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani, Thailand

$5,500

Deposit: $650

Jun 4 - 20, 2025

Group size: 1 - 51

Welcome to Become a Yogi's 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Jonah Kest.

200 IN PERSON HOURS // 100 HOURS ONLINE AT YOUR OWN PACE

IN COLLABORATION WITH VIKASA YOGA

Koh Samui, Thailand

JUNE 4-20 2025

CODE "EARLY" FOR $300 OFF!

Vikasa is the ideal healthy lifestyle venue for your 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, due to its balance of secluded island paradise, freshly-prepared food and a yoga sala constructed in a beautiful setting and designed to get the best out of students – making it the perfect environment for study. Each week, you’ll also be able to fully explore the stunning natural surroundings of Koh Samui and its abundance of activities including ancient temples, picturesque fishing villages, street markets and fire shows on the beach on your day off. Plus, you’ll have full access to all resort facilities including Wi-Fi, infinity pool, spa and café. Vikasa is an environment curated for transformation. The natural elements of the ocean and jungle create an inspiring and enlightening space purposely built for your evolution & to enhance your holistic wellbeing. Speaking of evolution ~ let’s explore the ways you’ll be feeding your yoga teacher mind with our rich and unparalleled curriculum!

CURRICULUM >>

Your days we be packed and exhausting in the most enriching way! You’ll be on your mat, off your mat and sharing feedback inside a new generation of connection and within a container of sacred space. Whew! Here is the scaffolding…

SEVEN DOORWAYS: THE KEST METHOD >>

Designed by Jonny Kest, this is the only training outside of his own where you will experience the complete toolset to unlocking the popular and soul-reaching Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga flow that we know as modern yogis. The best kept secret ( not to give too much away just yet.. ) is the simplicity, the union with meditation and the understanding that nothing stays the same.

ARCHITECTURE OF FLOW >>

Vinyasa Sequencing is everything. Learn the courage of catching the current! Create free-flowing Sun Salutations that have proven to be the recipe for inner silence. Embody the union of postures. Discover which poses support each other and propel your students into their own state of bliss! Learn the WHY and HOW.

TEACHING MASTERY >>

Beyond the technicality of a pristine yoga class, there is a way to return the student back to themselves. We will show you how to do this while maintaining personal equanimity and growth as a professional yoga teacher.

SELF-INQUIRY >>

Equanimity through Meditation and experiencing our own blind spots are just a couple of ways we will help you truly see reality as it is. A generous piece of this training leans on how you learn to free yourself from your old patterns and aversions. When you give yourself permission to evolve, it is impossible to keep to yourself!

Journaling + Group Discussion.

YIN YOGA >>

30 Hours of functional yin yoga. A comprehensive and integrative approach to yoga that blends ancient wisdom with modern science to support your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

ANATOMY >>

60 Hours of Functional Anatomy: The Physical Body

Including studies on ~

Hands-on Learning
Energetic Optimal Alignment
Effective Practice
Tissue & Joints
Directions of Mobility

PHILOSOPHY >>

60 Hours of Wisdom in Context.

Including studies on ~

Patanjali Sutras
Hatha Pradipika
Bhagavad Gita
Tantra
Samkhya

MOBILITY + ANIMAL FLOW >>

Fresh, unedited flows that will help take your class sequencing to a new level.

Increase your movement capacity through either stationary patterns or in-motion drills like primitive movements and locomotion. Strengthen the range of motion of each joint which will give a balanced and total body elasticity and flexibility to prevent movement/athletic related injuries. Increase strength and stamina as well as your overall movement execution and performance.

MEDITATION >>

The original. Without this, nothing else follows.

You’ll leave with a personal Anapana meditation practice that will transform all of your relationships. Learn the technique and the roots.

BUSINESS OF YOGA >>

Jonah Kest will share his trade secrets on how to develop right livelihood and share yoga with the masses.

Additionally you will…

✔️Refine your knowledge of the Ashtanga yoga primary series & learn Ashtanga remix!

✔️Learn a multitude of different Pranayama Techniques: Breath is Life!

✔️Deep dive into Fascia & Structural Integration

✔️Discover the Healing Power of Touch: Hands on Adjustments

✔️Learn the Art of Giving & Receiving Useful Feedback

✔️Understand Rhythm & Voice Control

✔️Work in small teaching breakout groups for individualized mentoring

✔️And so much more!

YOUR TEACHER >>

Jonah Kest is the lead teacher of the course. You will spend most of your time with Jonah directly. He has hand picked guest teachers to join him for the 300 Hour Teacher Training Experience.

During the 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, your brunch and dinner ( all you can eat buffets ) will be included at Vikasa’s healthy restaurant, Vikasa Life Café. Your training includes a variety-packed, abundant healthy breakfast, dinner and snacks. You’ll eat in a beautiful, community setting where you can choose to socialize or find a quiet corner with a majestic view across the Gulf of Thailand. Vikasa Life Café serves wholesome, health-conscious buffet meals in self-service style, together with a full a-la-carte menu.

Receive a globally recognized *RYT300 certificate from Yoga Alliance.* A 200 Hour Certificate is required as a pre-requisite for ALL students. If you plan to formally register as an RYT with Yoga Alliance, your 200 certificate must be YA certified ~ to equal 500 hours. YA does not accept 300 Hour certificates alone.

All students must stay on site at Vikasa in order to be accepted into the program.

Your course tuition includes meals and accommodations.

PACKAGE A >>

SHARED ACCOMMODATIONS + BRUNCH & DINNER DAILY

$5400 Total

PACKAGE B >>

SINGLE ACCOMMODATIONS + BRUNCH & DINNER DAILY

$7200 Total

Payment plans ( 5 payments ) are available to anyone registering before May or until spaces are filled! A $650 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration.

We believe the way we eat and how we make food matters. An integral part of the Life Café philosophy is awareness of what we put in our bodies and the impact it has on ourselves, each other and the earth.

During your stay at Vikasa your meals will be enjoyed at Vikasa’s healthy restaurant, the Life Café. You’ll eat in a beautiful, community setting where you can choose to socialize with other guests or find a quiet corner with a majestic view across the Gulf of Thailand. Vikasa Life Café serves wholesome, health-conscious buffet meals in self-service style, together with a full a-la-carte menu.

Every buffet meal also includes a main course option. On the buffet there is a variety of salads, breads, soups and home-pressed fruit juices. For dessert we serve fruits or the occasional, ever-popular mango sticky rice, or healthy chocolate mousse. Meals are based upon fresh, local, whole food and are primarily vegan and vegetarian, with some seafood options to choose from. Meals are nutritionally abundant and are balanced, creative and mouth watering- food is always a highlight for our guests.

Aside from the included buffet meals, a full menu is available at the cafe from 9am-9pm seven days a week. Choose from our own signature blend of coffee, delicious vibrant smoothies, healthy snacks, vegan burgers and burritos, abundant salads and tasty mains. Don’t miss the dessert fridge with an always-rotating selection of raw vegan cakes, bliss balls and treats to help fuel you between classes!

SHARED ACCOMMODATIONS + BRUNCH & DINNER

Deposit: $650

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The retreat space has been curated for evolution and transformation. Tucked away from the main road and with panoramic views of the ocean, infinity pool and tropical gardens, you’ll feel a world away whilst on your yoga retreat journey.

Rooms are cleaned daily by our professional housekeeping team, topping you up with fresh drinking water and a mini bar that includes healthy snacks, kombucha and organic local chocolate- all the essentials for a good yoga practice! Inside each room you’ll find a compendium with all the information you need for during your stay including wifi password (wifi is easily accessible and available in all rooms and all common areas), laundry details, transportation advice, maps of the surrounding areas and some inspiring information about Vikasa the Vikasa lifestyle and philosophy.

All rooms are located within an easy walking distance to the yoga salas, Life Cafe, infinity pool, spa pagodas and the secret beach.

All rooms have effective air conditioning, hairdryers, a safe for your valuables, and natural Vikasa toiletries including shampoo, conditioner, body and hand soap. There is also a bar fridge and kettle with organic tea. You will feel right at home during your stay and completely safe in our community retreat space. Wake to the sound of morning birds and the sun rising over the horizon. Fall asleep under a blanket of stars ready to greet another new and exciting day.

$5,500

Deposit: $650

PRIVATE ACCOMMODATIONS + BRUNCH & DINNER

Deposit: $1,000

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All rooms are located within an easy walking distance to the yoga salas, Life Cafe, infinity pool, spa pagodas and the secret beach.

$7,200

Deposit: $1,000

My favorite yoga training i’ve ever done. The teaching crew created such a safe space to try new things and expand as a teacher and human on this journey. Everything was intentionally curated down to the food we were fed, the places we stayed, and all the workshops and classes that we attended. I would 10/10 recommend this training to anyone interested.

By Brandon B for 300hr Teacher Training (16 days) Hybrid on Mar 26, 2025

This was a life changing event for me. It was fantastic. Jonah and Rene are an absolute power couple and really delivered a world class yoga teacher training experience. From the coursework, to the knowledge and skills that the team they assembled brought to us , and even down to the thoughtful planning that went into it, I can’t offer that there was any room for improvement. The location, the people, the whole thing. Top notch. My daughter is even heading to Vikasa soon just to get a little bit of what I have raved about.

By Celeste S for 300hr Teacher Training (16 days) Hybrid on Mar 24, 2025

Jonah was a mindful and compassionate instructor during this intensive program. I am 62 and although i was mostly with much younger people I felt empowered, seen and respected by Jonah. The is the way he ran the program, with mindful and authentic love for uplifting and teaching what he loves about yoga. It was an honor to participate and receive his wisdom. I returned home feeling excited and energized.

By Cynthia D for ART OF VINYASA 20hr on Mar 21, 2025

This was an absolute life changing experience. I only knew of Jonah from social media and was looking to level up my teaching and practice and this was nothing like I could’ve imagined and EVERYTHING I needed. I took Jonah and become a yogi’s 300 YTT in Koh Samuin Thailand and it changed my life. We started the day in meditation followed by a 7 doorways flow, each day was something completely different which fed my soul. The nourishment included throughout the entire stay was fresh and super healthy, even with snacks like fresh coconuts. We had the opportunity to learn anatomy and philosophy from only the best instructors who were generous in sharing their knowledge and answering all curiosities. The property is filled with hidden gems including about 4 yoga shalas in which we each had the chance to teach our very own flow. The entire experience was very well thought out and executed. Giving time and attention to the asana practice and weaving in gems along the way. The daily meditation practiced helped me drop all hesitation behind the practice of noticing and I can now meditate more easily. We had the pleasure of learning from several other amazing teachers, the program was co led by Kierstie Payge whose fiery energy added the best element. Renae Malone also played a vital part of this training with softness and grounding energy. The forever community that was created between our entire group is a bond that is indescribable. This experience is forever engrained in my heart. Jonah Kest is one of the most humble and magical humans I’ve ever met. Forever grateful for this experience and to call him my teacher.

By Apryl L for 300hr Teacher Training (16 days) Hybrid on Mar 14, 2025

I had the best time on Jonah Kest's *Art of Vinyasa 20 Hour Training* February 2025 in beautiful Miami. I am grateful to have had the honor to participate in such a joyous yoga experience. I appreciated the variety of events Jonah offered such as: lots of time to flow together as one community and learn from each other. We also got to take a cold plunge and as a community, we meditated and practiced diaphragmatic breath work at the top of a cool hotel in perfect weather. We got to move beyond fears and share collectively this vibrational energy we all generated together. May the light in all of us keep shining.

By Rebecca H for ART OF VINYASA 20hr on Mar 13, 2025

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I attended a 20 hour Art of Vinyasa training in Miami this past February. I went in open and left completely transformed. I loved the way Jonah pushes you to really discover your edge; I have a tendency to sometimes pull back when I am tired or not sure I can keep flowing/hold posture, and what I discovered in this training was that my capacity to stay and breathe even 5 more breaths is SO much more than I had been giving myself credit for. If you are looking for a community of yogis who will INSPIRE, motivate and elevate you, you will find it with Jonah and Kestyoga. I cannot wait to attend a future training.

By Mikala O on 18 Mar, 2025

Jonah Kest’s 20-hour Become a Yogi Retreat was nothing short of extraordinary. His teaching style blends wisdom, authenticity, and humor, creating an experience that feels both challenging and accessible. Jonah’s incredible creativity in guiding posture transitions kept each practice fresh and inspiring, while his attention to creating a sacred space added a powerful layer of intention to the retreat. Every detail felt purposeful, leaving me deeply connected to my practice and grateful for the experience. If you’re looking to elevate your yoga journey, I highly recommend this retreat — it’s an unforgettable experience with a truly gifted teacher. Thank you, Jonah, for an inspiring and transformative weekend!

By Spencer B on 16 Mar, 2025

I had the pleasure of taking Jonah’s 20-Hour Art of Vinyasa Training in Miami. I didn’t realize how much I needed this training. I was feeling a bit stagnate in my teaching and in my practice and it felt like a creative reset-like someone lit a spark that had been dimmed by staying in my comfort zone. I came back to my own practice and teaching with a renewed sense of purpose, fresh inspiration, and a deeper love for yoga. Jonah’s approach is unique and powerful. He has a way of breaking things down that makes you see Vinyasa in a whole new light—blending strong, intentional sequencing with a freedom that encourages creativity. His style is refreshing, informative, and pushes you to think outside the box while still honoring the roots of the practice. The only thing I would have loved more of is the spiritual side or more integration of yoga philosophy. But overall this training was exactly what I needed. If you ever get the chance to learn from Jonah, do it. You’ll leave feeling re-energized, inspired, and more connected to your practice than ever.🧘‍♀️

By Emma H on 11 Mar, 2025

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