26&2 Bikram Teacher Training Immersion
The Hot Yoga Spot in Saratoga. Begins TBD.
The Hot Yoga Spot's 60 hour 26&2 Bikram Teacher Training Immersion is designed to hold space from a trauma-informed perspective to give students the tools to teach using the traditional Bikram Yoga Dialogue. Through Dialogue study, practice teaching and timing, posture clinics, philosophy, anatomy, and physiology lectures, and study of the 13 Key Concepts, demonstrations, corrections, understanding and using the energy in the room, the pregnancy series, and teaching to limited/injured bodies, students will learn how to both teach and practice in a compassionate and supportive way. This training aims to lead teachers and students to be able to guide students in a way that is accessible to people suffering from chronic illness, pain, limited mobility, obesity, trauma, and PTSD, but is also challenging enough for athletes and experienced yoga practitioners.
Schedule
Weekend 1: Sat. & Sun. Feb. 26th and 27th
Weekend 2: Sat. & Sun. March 19th and 20th
Weekend 3: Sat & Sun. April 30th and May 1st
Saturdays: 7:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Makeup projects are available for anyone who misses a portion of training.
Required Readings-
The Toolbox: Tools for Teaching for Teaching Bikram Yoga by Teri Almquist
Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class by Bonnie Jones Reynolds and Bikram Choudhury
Yoga Anatomy- 2nd Edition by Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews
Recommended Readings-
Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga Benjamin Lorr
Bikram Yoga: The Guru Behind Hot Yoga Shows the Way to Radiant Health and Personal Fulfillment
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Recommended Documentary-
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator
Recommended Podcast-
30 for 30, Bikram, parts 1-5
Price
$800 with a $300 deposit required to reserve your spot. BIPOC scholarship available for partial tuition, inquire within.
