Join Nico & Sofia for a 200h yoga teacher training, a journey into movement, awareness, and the Art of teaching yoga, set in the wild beauty of the South Portuguese coastline
This 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified (RYS 200) teacher training, co-led by Nico and Sofia, is a complete and 3 weeks immersive experience designed to deepen your practice and prepare you to teach with clarity, confidence, and authenticity.
Set in the unspoiled southwest Algarve, this training unfolds in a landscape where nature remains raw and expansive — vast ocean views, golden cliffs, and quiet beaches. Surrounded by 12 hectares of wild land, just minutes from the sea, the space invites a return to simplicity, presence, and connection.
This is more than a training.
It is an experience of embodiment, intuition, and transformation.
From 17th April to 8th May 2027
A Living Practice
At the heart of this training is a simple yet profound invitation: To move, to listen, to trust.
Drawing from both structured methodology and intuitive exploration, the training integrates Nico’s precise, anatomy-based approach to teaching with Sofia’s emphasis on flow, creativity, and embodied intelligence.
You will learn not only how to teach yoga, but how to inhabit the practice fully, allowing your teaching to emerge from direct experience.
What You Will Learn
This training offers a comprehensive and progressive curriculum across all core areas of yoga education:
- Anatomy & Physiology — functional understanding of the body in movement
- Asana & Sequencing — intelligent, creative, and safe class design
- Teaching Methodology — clear communication, cueing, and presence
- Pranayama & Meditation — breath, awareness, and nervous system regulation
- History & Philosophy — foundations of yoga and its evolution
- Sanskrit, Mantra & Subtle Body — language, vibration, and energetics
- Energetics & Intuition — bridging structure with felt experience
- Ethics & The Business of Yoga — stepping into teaching with integrity
Through daily Asana Labs and Practice Teaching, you will develop the skills to:
- observe bodies with accuracy
- guide students safely and effectively
- adapt to different levels and needs
- communicate with clarity and confidence
- create meaningful, well-structured classes
Certification & Practicum
The three-week immersion in Portugal provides the immersive foundation of the training, giving participants the knowledge, experience, and practical tools needed to begin teaching with confidence.
To complete the remaining 40 hours required for Yoga Alliance RYS 200 certification, participants will undertake a final practicum designed to bridge study and real-world teaching experience.
The practicum consists of creating and teaching a complete one-hour yoga class from scratch. Participants will develop their own sequence, choose a theme, structure the class intelligently, and integrate the teaching principles learned throughout the training.
Throughout the immersion, you will receive extensive guidance through Asana Labs, teaching methodology sessions, and practice teaching exercises, ensuring that you leave Portugal with the skills and confidence needed to prepare for your final assessment. Participants are encouraged to practice teaching their class to friends, family, or fellow practitioners, refining their delivery and receiving valuable feedback before completing the practicum.
For participants based in Switzerland, the practicum can be completed in person at Nueva Luna Yoga Studio in Lausanne. For those joining from abroad, the assessment can be completed online via Zoom, making the certification process accessible regardless of location.
This final step allows each participant to integrate the knowledge, experience, and confidence developed throughout the training and demonstrate their readiness to teach.
The Teaching Approach
This training balances discipline and flow.
Mornings are rooted in dynamic Vinyasa practice, awakening energy and building strength.
Afternoons and evenings explore anatomy, philosophy, and teaching skills, grounding your understanding and allowing integration.
Inspired by the philosophy of Go With The Flow, you will explore:
- moving beyond performance into presence
- allowing the body to guide the practice
- building confidence through experience, not force
- discovering your authentic voice as a teacher
Here, we don’t chase perfection.
We cultivate awareness, curiosity, and trust.
Daily Schedule (Indicative)
08:00 – 09:00 Meditation & Pranayama Practice
09:00 – 10:30 Dynamic Asana Practice
10:30 – 11:30 Brunch
11:30 – 13:00 Anatomy & Physiology Lectures
13:00 – 16:30 Free Time (rest, beach, nature, integration)
16:30 – 17:30 Philosophy & Energetics
17:30 – 19:30 Teaching Methodology & Asana Lab
19:30 – 20:30 Dinner
20:30 – 21:30 Yin / Restorative Practice
The schedule may be adapted to best support the group’s rhythm and learning process.
The location : Algarve, Portugal
The training takes place in a spacious villa nestled within 12 hectares of protected nature, just a short walk from the ocean.
This region of the Algarve is one of the last truly preserved coastal areas in Europe — a place where nature still feels raw, powerful, and expansive:
- wild cliffs and endless beaches
- turquoise waters and golden rock formations
- quiet fishing villages nearby
- a natural rhythm that invites slowing down
The property features:
- multiple terraces and open spaces
- a swimming pool
- direct access to nature and walking paths
This environment becomes an essential part of the training — supporting clarity, grounding, and inspiration.
Nourishment
Food is an essential part of the experience.
You will enjoy a gourmet Mediterranean cuisine, prepared daily with fresh, local ingredients:
* nourishing, seasonal meals
* a balance of flavor and lightness
* vegetarian options available
Meals are thoughtfully prepared to support your energy, yoga practice, and overall well-being throughout the training. Fresh, nourishing meals will be served from Sunday through Friday each week. Saturdays are reserved as a day off for both the kitchen team and participants, offering an opportunity to explore the local area and enjoy the many restaurants and cafés nearby.
Language & Accessibility
This training is designed to be accessible to an international community.
- The training will be taught in English and French
- Sofia’s native language is French
- Nico and Sofia are both fluent in Spanish
This allows us to support students across multiple languages and ensure that language is not a barrier to learning.
The training manual will be provided in English, and can also be made available in French upon request.
The Experience
Beyond the curriculum, this training is an invitation to:
• reconnect with your body and intuition
• build confidence through embodied practice
• explore creativity in movement and teaching
• develop meaningful connections within a group
• step into your role as a teacher with authenticity
Group size is intentionally limited to 14 students, allowing for personal attention, depth of learning, and a strong sense of community.
It is a space to learn, unlearn, and evolve.
Certification
Upon successful completion, you will receive a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification, allowing you to register as an RYT-200 with Yoga Alliance.
Investment
- Early Bird:
€5,000 Quadruple room
€5,500 Double room
€6,000 Single room (only one available)
(valid until December 31, 2026)
- Regular Price:
€5,500 Quadruple room
€6,000 Double room
€6,500 Single room (only one available)(from January 1st, 2027)
*prices in EUR
The tuition includes:
- all training sessions
- a complete training manual
- Yoga Alliance certification
- accommodation in shared double or quadruple rooms
- daily meals: brunch, snack, and dinner
(Flights and transportation are not included)
Reservation
To secure your place:
- Deposit: €500 (non-refundable)
- Remaining balance due prior to the training
This training is for those who feel called to go deeper —
not only into the practice of yoga, but into the art of living and teaching it.
If you are ready to move, explore, and step into your path as a teacher,
we would be honored to guide you.
Cancelation Policy: refer to Nico Luce website when booking the training
Why choosing this 200h yoga teacher training ?
This training is guided by Nico Luce, who has been teaching yoga since 2003 and leading teacher trainings since 2015, with over 300 teachers trained through his 200h programs.
Nico is known for his unique ability to bring yoga philosophy and history to life. A natural storyteller, he makes the depth and complexity of yoga accessible, relevant, and embodied.
Co-led with Sofia, co-founder of Nueva Luna Yoga, this training blends Nico’s precise, anatomy-based approach with Sofia’s creative, fluid, and experiential way of teaching. Together, they offer a complementary and dynamic learning environment rooted in both structure and intuition.
This is more than a training — it’s a 3-week immersive experience in the Algarve, surrounded by raw nature, ocean energy, and space to fully disconnect from daily life and reconnect to what truly matters. The immersive format allows you to dive deeply into the practice, integrate the teachings, and embody the transformation.
The program is comprehensive and practical, giving you the tools, confidence, and clarity to start teaching as soon as you complete the training.
With a small group of maximum 14 participants, the training ensures a close and supportive environment, allowing for individual guidance, meaningful exchanges, and real connection.
- The training is held in English, with the possibility to communicate in French and Spanish, which is a real advantage (for private clients, corporate settings, and studios) and internationally.
Nico is a 500 hour certified yogi and international trainer who has been teaching yoga since 2003, and is himself committed to never ending the journey of learning
His love for Eastern philosophy, spirituality and anatomy are all weaved skilfully into his teaching; his style is eclectic, drawing on his study with some of the top teachers in Hatha, Anusara, Vinyasa, Yin and Power Yoga and Pilates. Yet grounded in reality, yoga, in his view is not separate from life but rather constitutive of it, and draws from everyday experiences to realize the practice’s potential.
An avid story teller, philosopher, traveller and mover, Nico has spent much of his life in pursuit of the extra ordinary; from intrepid travels through India, acting stints and a successful yoga studio ownership, he has spent much of his life seeking a way to embrace this life with each breath, one breath at a time. Living life to its fullest potential is to live with vibrancy, adventure and zest.
By bringing to life the ancient teachings of yoga, Nico’s goal is to take you on a powerful transformational journey which will have you seeking the answers to your questions and challenging the way you view your life, inviting you to look inside, to never stop asking the questions and to be brave, to remain open, and to take a chance on yourself.
You can find Nico studying at his home in Switzerland, teaching & gardening at Occitania Retreats in the South of France, or travelling to the corners of the globe sharing his teachings in a humble and honest way.
You can practice with him on Gaïa
About Sofia
After an active and sporty childhood, Sofia stepped away from movement for several years, embracing a more epicurean lifestyle before building a twelve-year career in finance. The birth of her son and a separation became a turning point, leading her back to her body and to herself. Yoga entered her life nine years ago, and she quickly understood that this practice went far beyond the physical.
After completing her 200-hour teacher training in 2020, she began teaching and has since continued to deepen her path, accumulating over 600 hours of training and more than 2500 hours of teaching experience.
Shortly after her initial certification, Sofia started her 300-hour training with Nico Luce, marking not only a new phase in her education but also the beginning of a meaningful friendship. Sharing Argentine roots, they connected through a common culture, language, and vision of yoga. This bond naturally expanded beyond training into collaborative projects, retreats, and teachings, driven by a shared desire to create, explore, and transmit together.
Co-founder of Nueva Luna Yoga in Lausanne, Sofia mainly teaches Vinyasa Flow, Power Yoga, and Yin Yang, and regularly leads inversion workshops and retreats.
Her approach to both practice and teaching is playful, creative, and exploratory. She enjoys navigating between strength and softness, encouraging students to experiment, fall, try again, and discover new possibilities.
At the heart of her philosophy lies a simple yet powerful intention: go with the flow. For Sofia, yoga is not about control or perfection, but about learning to move with life as it is — embracing change, trusting the process, and finding freedom within the experience. She invites her students to step on the mat as a space of exploration, where growth happens not by forcing, but by allowing.
Her classes are an invitation to reconnect, to feel, and to leave with a sense of lightness, joy, and renewed energy.
Testimonies of students who completed their YTT with Nico in 2024 and 2025
You Learn, They Learn 🤍
When you sign up to this program, we will donate 50 CHF to cover one year’s worth of elementary school education for one child living on the Siargao island in the Philippines. Once the program begins, the grass root Swiss NGO Siargao Masaya will send you by email the name and picture of the kid you are sponsoring. After the first year, you will decide if you want to continue sponsoring their education. When you learn, they learn too! 🤍
