Teacher Training
The Hot Yoga Spot offers the very best in foundational and advanced yoga teacher training programs.
Styles Yoga 200 Hour
The Hot Yoga Spot in Albany. Next Program Begins January, 2025
Styles Yoga is a professional and effective 200 hour foundational teacher training program at The Hot Yoga Spot. Each training is intelligently organized and executed in a way that makes it a highly enjoyable life-changing experience.
moreMeditation Training Immersion
Join us for a meditation training immersion at The Hot Yoga Spot in Saratoga. Training Begins Oct. 2024.
moreHigh Peaks 200 Hour Teacher Training
The Hot Yoga Spot in Saratoga, NY. Begins January 2025.
If you are ready to make a powerful shift in your life, have thought of becoming a yoga teacher, want to advance your personal practice or join a community of students on a path of transformation, the High Peaks 200 hour Teacher Training is the first step on this journey.
This foundational training will take you beyond the studio class setting into the world of self-study and inquisition. It will provide the fundamental tools for teaching yoga, awaken your voice in all aspects of life and develop connections with mentors who will provide guidance on your journey.
moreHigh Peaks 300 Hour Training
The Hot Yoga Spot in Saratoga, NY. Begins September 2023.
This RYS 300-hour advanced yoga training is designed to expand upon and deepen one’s understanding of the fundamental concepts of the practice of yoga and teaching. This training will guide trainees to teach principles and techniques of yoga that are more advanced, more detailed, and/or subtler, and enables them to teach with greater skill and confidence.
This training will be offered in self-paced module format. Modules will be offered in both group and independent study formats to fit your schedule. Trainees go at your own pace, with required modules and elective modules offered as you go further into your yogic studies. Hours will be offered in person, remote as needed, and in retreat settings.
moreStyles Yoga 300 Hour
The Hot Yoga Spot in Albany. Next Module Begins April 2024
Styles Yoga offers a 300-hour supplementary instructor training program that will take your teachings and personal practice to the next level. There are eight six-day modules, each of which will bring you deeper into anatomy, physiology, meditation, asana practice, advanced sequencing, and yoga philosophy.
You only need to complete four of the eight modules for your certificate but extra modules can be taken for Yoga Alliance CE credits. Enhance your skills instructing private lessons, workshops, advanced asana, and more at our Albany yoga studio.
moreHOT 26 Bikram Teacher Training Immersion
The Hot Yoga Spot in Saratoga. Begins October 2023.
Rediscover the Hot 26 sequence with this study and practice of the postures and sequence with traditional and modern awareness. Areas of study will include posture clinics, including alignment, anatomy, safe modifications, sequencing, cues and instructing, as well as an overview of the history and philosophy of this lineage. This module is suitable for 200 hour certified yoga instructors who wish to instruct the Hot 26 sequence or advance their own practice and awareness. *Prerequisite 200 Hour Teacher Training Certificate and/or instructor approval.
At the completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate of completion and 30 hours of continuing education credits that can be applied to the 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with the Yoga Alliance High Peaks School of Yoga.
This immersion will help you to safely practice and teach this lineage of hot yoga with confidence. Find a deeper understanding of the Hot 26 Bikram sequence, gain understanding and...
moreAnatomy Course
The Hot Yoga Spot in Albany. Begins TBD.
This in-depth course at our Albany yoga studio is perfect for anyone interested in the anatomy of the human body. We will cover many topics with a strong focus on skeletal bones and muscles. We welcome all anatomy enthusiasts to join us. Perfect for yoga instructors/students, massage therapists, or fitness professionals.
moreNot Your Mama's Bikram Yoga Training Immersion
The Hot Yoga Spot in Albany. Next Training TBD.
Join our talented teacher Jennilee for a 60-hour online hot yoga teacher training in the Hot 26 series created by Bikram Choudhury. In this training, you will learn the original 90-minute Bikram Yoga Class as well as Jennilee's set sequence version of Bikram Beats (75 minutes with music) and the one hour Bikram Express. This training is for 200-hour certified yoga teachers as well as certified fitness instructors. This hot yoga training can also be taken as an immersion for lovers of the 26-posture series.
moreBIPOC Teacher Training Scholarship
We recognize that structural and institutional racism provides barriers that often make it difficult for Black, indigenous, and people of color to afford a yoga teacher training program. We are dedicated to removing those financial barriers by offering full and partial scholarship opportunities for our Styles Yoga 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program through The Hot Yoga Spot. To qualify, you must identify as one of the groups listed above and require financial assistance.