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Mocean yoga

200hr
Weekender YTT

Comox Valley, BC

Consider this your education vacation ~ immerse yourself in a riverside oasis and experience the alchemy of Mocean Yoga!

Mocean Yoga ~

200hr
weekender
ytt

Mocean Yoga Teacher Training is an immersion in human enrichment and embodied living, offering real-life tools rooted in the wisdom and timeless teachings of yoga.

Together, we cultivate a dedicated practice of reverence and personal growth — where movement becomes meditation, intention becomes expression and breath reconnects us to our innate wisdom, presence and purpose.

This journey invites you not only to deepen your practice, but to awaken and embody a way of being that flows into every part of life.

Our YTT is a immersive invitation to return to your wholeness and attune to the Great Remembering of why you are Here ~

Yes, I’m in!

2026

Dates

May 15-18

June 12-15

July 10-13

Aug 7-10

Teacher Training

About Your Certification

Mocean Yoga is a Yoga Alliance recognized school. Our goal is to give you the education and certification you need to feel confident in your ability to practice and teach yoga safely! After completion of our course, you are eligible to register as a Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher.

Mocean Yoga is a Vinyasa based practice. We will focus on developing a strong understanding of Vinyasa Yoga, alignment and intelligent sequencing. We will also cover Yin and Restorative Yoga so you have a broad understanding and full spectrum experience. Our intimate intensive course will provide you with the support you need to progressively learn and feel confident with your relationship with yoga.

We believe that a 200hr yoga teacher training is the beginning of the journey to unveiling your pure potential and blazing the path for others to do the same. This is your opportunity to develop a more intimate relationship with yourself through the eight limbed path of yoga. Our intention is to give you the tools you need to feel confident in your ability to understand and share the practice of yoga. Our hope is that with this new found gift you will move forth as a warrior of love, illuminating the path to peace for yourself and others with integrity!

location

Riverhouse ~
Courtenay, BC

Nestled on the river’s edge, the RiverHouse is a refined sanctuary for renewal. A private six-acre haven where nature leads the way. It invites you to breathe, balance and reconnect in simplicity, self-love and joyful presence.

Created for healing and deep inner work, this riverside retreat offers private river access, forest paths, a luminous yoga barn and quiet nooks designed for reflection.

A modern home surrounded by water, trees and sky, it brings the outside in with clean, rustic refinement. Here, you can listen to your true self and step into a landscape that nourishes transformation.

This Canadian tropics oasis provides all the luxuries you need to slow down, step away from the distractions of your everyday life, unwind and integrate with the support of nature all around you.

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Course Details

Course details

Mocean Yoga Weekender 200hr YTT

Four months

Four weekends

Four days each

*All weekends must be completed to receive your 200hr certification. 

2026 Dates:

May 15-18

June 12-15

July 10-13

Aug 7-10

Daily Schedule

Daily Hours: 7:30am – 6:30pm

7:30 – 9:30am: Asana Practice
9:30 – 10:00am: Pranayama and Meditation
10:00 – 11:00am: Breakfast (provided)
11:00am – 1:30pm: Lecture
1:30 – 2:00pm: Practice Teaching
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Lunch (provided)
3:00pm: Dance Party
3:15 – 4:45pm: Lecture
5:00 – 6:30pm: Evening Asana

*This schedule is subject to change

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Who Should Take
This Training?

This course is for those interested in deepening their understanding of the practice of yoga. A consistent yoga practice of at least six months is recommended.

What To Expect

The intention behind our weekender ytt is to create an accessible format for you to fully receive, integrate and embody our offering. This training includes 20hrs of self-study and 180 contact hours with our lead teachers. The 20hrs of self-study will be accomplished through completion of the assigned readings from our recommended reading list. The reading list will be sent out upon receiving your deposit for the training so that you have plenty of time to prepare and set yourself up to soar!!

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our team

meet your guides

Susie Newson

Lead Facilitator, Founder Of Mocean Yoga, 500hr E-RYT

 

Susie is a mama to twins and a giant Bernedoodle; a wife, home-studio homesteader, eldest of four, orphan, daughter of the Divine, seeker and a forever student of life.

Susie’s path has not been straight forward ~ A fellow human who has been humbled by loss, heartache and the work of overcoming.  She’s earned the grit to get real and the discernment to align with what truly matters. Her hardwired fire guides her to keep tending to her passionate heart and embody the practices to rise above her own self-limiting stories. This is a large part of why she has stuck with yoga– because the philosophy made sense to her and gave her the tools to help soften her confusion surrounding the human experience and support this unpredictable ride we call life.

Her journey with yoga began in 2002 after a professional ballet career left her body in need of healing and her spirit still longing for expression through movement. Yoga became her refuge — a path that offered both repair, reverence and deep remembrance.

 

In 2008, Susie began her formal studies with Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini of Maya Yoga, completing four teacher trainings under their guidance. In 2013, she earned her 500hr Moksha Yoga (now Modo Yoga) certification and in 2018, she deepened her practice furthermore under Srivatsa Ramaswami — a direct student of the legendary Sri Krishnamacharya — completing 100hrs in Advanced Vinyasa Krama, alongside ongoing online study. Altogether, Susie has accumulated over 2000 hours of formal yoga training, each experience shaping her devotion to living and teaching the practice of yoga.

Susie has been teaching and sharing yoga as a way of life — founding Mocean Yoga in 2011 and establishing it as a Registered Yoga School in 2016. Through local classes, ceremonies, retreats and trainings across Canada, the U.S., Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, she continues to inspire others to move with intention, breathe with reverence and live in alignment with the rhythm of their own hearts.

Mocean Yoga is Susie’s way of offering the tools and teachings that have shaped her path — to help others put their Manifestations in Mocean, stand in their light and embody the fullest expression of themselves.

Natalie Bishop

500hr E-RYT, Occupational Therapist, Medical Yoga Therapist, Mocean YTT Lead Facilitator

As an occupational therapist Natalie believes that quality of life is created through meaningful engagement in the activities that make up our days. She feels that the current health care system has some amazing strengths and that it can only be strengthened by the use of complementary practices – such as yoga – that have existed for thousands of years.

 

Natalie was first introduced to yoga during her training as a dancer. Several years later in 2004, after being diagnosed with a genetic heart condition she fell in love with it. She trusts in the healing potential of this practice as it has been vital in both re-creating her own health and her work as an occupational therapist.

 

Natalie feels passionately that we are here for each other and her reverence for human biology (and its magic!) guides her to work and practice with kindness in order to restore strength and integrity to the body, mind and spirit. She believes there are therapeutic secrets hidden in all aspects Yoga.

Alli mary epp

500hr E-RYT, Ceremonialist, Kundalini Goddess, Hypnotherapist, Ritualist

Alli is a ceremonialist, breathwork teacher, sacred story teller and hypnotherapist. She believes deeply in connecting with the wisdom and medicine of the seasons and the power of our own creative force. Through her unique weaving of ritual, breath and trance, she creates safe spaces for journeying within and remembering our own magic. She believes in honouring our ancestors, cultural lineages and the roots of the land where we practice as well as always inviting our individual essence to shine through.

Her yoga journey began 15 years ago, in the sweaty jungles of Thailand where she immersed in her first classical Hatha teacher training. She was immediately captivated by the magic of this ancient practice and has been teaching numerous styles and offerings ever since.

In addition to her Hatha training, she has also trained in Vinyasa, Yin and Prenatal Yoga. Perhaps closest to her heart is the path of Kundalini yoga. Alli completed her kundalini 200-hour teacher training through Yoga West and is constantly inspired by the breath, movement and chanting of this practice, and also brings her own essence and style to these ancient teachings.

Alli is excited to be part of the sparkling crew at Mocean Yoga. She is over the moon to get to move, breathe and craft ritual with all of you!

DIANA NEWSON

Moceans Red Seal Culinary Creative, 500hr RYT

Diana is a dreamer, creator, lover, adventurer and most commonly known as the Culinary Goddess on the Mocean Yoga team. Her yogic journey began deep in the jungle of Maui with Nicki Doane And Eddie Modestini at Maya Yoga. Shortly after this time on Maui, she headed south to Nicaragua where she dropped deep into a 200 hour intensive teacher training with Julia Mccabe. Diana has been blessed to teach yoga to many over the years and feels deeply grateful for the tools and skills she’s learned through the practice.

Growing up a fisherman’s daughter, Diana has always had a great respect for local sustainable ingredients and where they come from. She actively continues to participates in commercial fishing. She loves to forage her own food and is passionate about supporting local farms and artisans.

Her culinary career began with Mocean Yoga, catering the first retreats her and Susie ever created. To compliment her offerings, she took up studies with Meghan Telpner at the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. This course opened her eyes to the value of the work she was doing, nourishing and educating others about nutrition and the importance of good healthy vibrant foods. It became clear to Diana that she should follow the whispers of her heart in the Culinary Creative field. She went on to study at the Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver and acquired her her Red Seal & Diploma in both Culinary Arts and the Art of bread and pastries with NWCAV.

Diana believes that yoga and nutrition are a masterful dance that allow you to create a stronger connection to mind, body and breath. Moving through the ebbs and flows towards a greater state of consciousness. She aspires to create a supportive warm and welcoming experience for anyone who cares to roll out their mat or pull up a seat and join her.

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Your Investment

Mocean Yoga 200hr Teacher Training

$4400

+gst

Early Bird ~

Ended March 15th

$4700

+gst

Apres Early Bird ~

After March 15th

Registration is confirmed with a $500 +gst deposit. All payments must be paid in full one month prior to training start date.

* All payments are non-refundable.
Payment plans are available upon request. Credit card required.

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your investment

what’s included

200hr Yoga Alliance Recognized Certification

200hr Mocean Yoga Teacher Training Manual

Yoga On The Dock Videos

High Prana Meals 

  • Breakfast and lunch are included throughout the training
  • Dinner is provided at our closing ceremony

Additional Costs Not Included

Travel/Transport

Required reading list books

Anatomy Workbook

Accommodation

Dinner

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