Original hot yoga teacher training teaches you to lead one fixed class: 26 postures, 2 breathing exercises and a scripted dialogue, spoken in a room heated to about 40 degrees. At YogaFX in Bali you prepare online, then train for six days in Seminyak and graduate with two certificates.
This guide is for the career changer weighing a first training and for the serious practitioner who wants to learn the method properly. Our studios in Seminyak and Canggu run the same class you will learn to teach, so you can practise it before, during and after your training week.
What Original Hot Yoga Teacher Training Teaches
Every Original Hot 26&2 class follows the same script. You get 90 minutes, a room near 40 degrees Celsius and 40 percent humidity, 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises. The teacher’s spoken dialogue leads all of it. Nothing is demonstrated and no music plays, so a teacher’s voice, timing and eyes carry the class.
A course for this class looks different from a flow-based one. Nobody asks you to invent sequences. You learn to deliver one fixed sequence exactly, catch mistakes in a hot room and keep everyone safe for the full 90 minutes.
The five skills you leave with
- Postures and breathing. For each of the 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises you study alignment, purpose and typical errors, starting with Ardha Chandrasana and finishing in the floor series.
- The dialogue. First you memorise the words. Then you drill pace, volume and pauses until it sounds like conversation, not recital.
- Seeing and correcting. You practise spotting what’s wrong and offering one short cue a student can act on straight away.
- Anatomy and safety. Heat raises the stakes for the spine, knees and hydration, so you learn the reasons and the precautions.
- Teaching under supervision. You lead short segments, then a whole class, with Mr Ian’s feedback after each.
Mr Ian Terry, E-RYT 500, leads the programme. He has more than 12,000 teaching hours and trained for five years, from 2014 to 2019, with the founder of the method. He is also a Master Trainer of the Republic of Indonesia Yogasana Sports Federation. You can read more about how he teaches on his teacher profile.
Train Where You Practise: Why the Studio Matters
Most people picture original hot yoga teacher training as a classroom with a whiteboard. This method works differently, because the teaching skill lives in the room. You cannot learn to read a student in 40 degree heat from a video. You learn it by sitting through class after class and watching how a good teacher paces the room.
That is why we encourage trainees to take regular class before the training week. Both YogaFX studios, Seminyak and Canggu, open every day from 06:00 to 22:00, and both rely on Bali’s own tropical heat, not electric heaters. As a result, the heat you practise in is the heat you will teach in. If you want to understand how that feels, read our guide to Bali natural heat yoga.
What stays the same, and what changes
A student and a trainee stand in the same room, but they listen for different things. The table shows the shift.
| Element | As a student in class | As a trainee |
|---|---|---|
| The dialogue | You hear it and follow the cues | You study the words, then speak them with your own pace and pauses |
| The heat | You manage your breath, water and effort | You also watch the rest of the room manage theirs |
| A posture | You feel it in your body | You learn its purpose, its common errors and the one cue that fixes each |
| The teacher | You borrow their rhythm | You find your own voice inside the same script |
| Feedback | A correction now and then | Structured feedback on every segment you teach |
If you have never tried the class, start with a visit. We offer a free guest pass, and our page on drop-in hot yoga classes in Bali lists the schedule.
How the Six Days Work, From Home to Graduation
Our original hot yoga teacher training is hybrid. Study at home comes first, then an in-person intensive in Bali. Check-in falls on a Sunday and check-out on a Friday. Mr Ian designed it for working adults, so the theory is finished before you land.
The next batch checks in on Sunday 24 January 2027 and checks out on Friday 29 January 2027. The training week takes place at Soham Wellness Center in Seminyak.
Before you fly
Online preparation covers the standing series dialogue, lectures and workbooks. By the time you land, the script should already live in your head. That frees your Bali days for the parts that need a live trainer.
In Bali
- Early days. Practice in natural heat, posture clinics and drilling the standing series.
- Middle days. Floor series clinics, applied anatomy and the full dialogue from start to finish.
- Late days. Supervised practice teaching, direct feedback from Mr Ian and a final assessment.
After graduation
You keep lifetime access to the YogaFX Online Academy, so you can return to posture clinics and dialogue demonstrations whenever you plan a class. For the day-by-day schedule, our programme guide on the teacher training site goes deeper. It is the full programme walk-through for this training.
What the Research Says About Practising in Heat
Original hot yoga teacher training asks a lot of your body, so it helps to know what the evidence shows. We cite studies by name below. Several research sites blocked our automated link check on the day we wrote this. So we describe those sources instead of linking them. Search the authors and years to read the abstracts yourself.
Mood and well-being
A 2023 trial from Massachusetts General Hospital (Nyer and colleagues, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry) tested eight weeks of heated hatha yoga. About 59% of the yoga group had their depression symptoms drop by half or more, compared with 6.3% of the waitlist group. A 2025 systematic review by Willmott and colleagues pooled 43 studies and 942 participants and reported benefits for flexibility, bone density and well-being.
The US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health says research suggests yoga may help improve general wellness by relieving stress. Its overview of yoga effectiveness and safety also lists the risks, so read it before you start.
Effort and heart rate
A 2014 University of Wisconsin study (Porcari and colleagues) measured a 90-minute class. On average, women burned about 333 calories and men about 460, working at roughly 80% of maximum heart rate. That is real effort, which is why we teach trainees to watch hydration and pacing in every segment they lead.
These findings describe groups of people in research settings. They do not promise a result for you. Please talk with a healthcare professional before you start hot yoga, especially if you have a heart condition, are pregnant or take medication.
Who Should Take Original Hot Yoga Teacher Training
Original hot yoga teacher training suits a specific kind of person. It isn’t a general yoga course, so it helps to know whether you’re the right fit before you book.
The career changer
You may be an office worker, a physio or a gym coach who wants a path into teaching without quitting your job for two months. The hybrid format was built for you. Because the theory happens at home, you take five days off work, not eight weeks. You’ll still need to practise the dialogue regularly, so plan steady study time.
The serious practitioner
You may have practised this class for years and want to understand why it works. Original hot yoga teacher training turns you from a student who follows the cues into a teacher who gives them. Explaining each posture out loud forces you to understand it, not just do it.
The existing teacher
You may already hold a certificate and want to add this method. We offer a YACEP option for teachers who are already certified. Ask us when you enquire, and we will confirm what applies to your situation.
Who should wait
If you have never stepped into a heated room, don’t start with the training week. Take a handful of classes first. If you have a medical condition, speak with your doctor before you book, because heat changes how your body handles effort.
Certification: Questions to Ask Before You Choose
An original hot yoga teacher training is only worth the money if the certificate means something outside the room where you earned it. Studios that hire teachers usually check the Yoga Alliance registry. Yoga Alliance describes its school credentials, such as RYS 200, on its credential types page. YogaFX has been a registered school since February 2018.
What our research report found
Our own research report on the Original Hot Yoga name (YogaFX Research Report R1a, October 2026) compared 19 trainings that carry a label from a small US trade association. Only four of the 19 schools were registered with Yoga Alliance. The label itself asks graduates to complete an internship of six months to two years after the course. We state the findings, not an opinion about any studio.
| Question to ask | Why it matters | How YogaFX answers |
|---|---|---|
| Is the school registered with Yoga Alliance? | Many studios and employers look for the registry | RYS 200 school since February 2018; graduates qualify for RYT 200 |
| Is the dialogue taught word for word? | The method depends on the script | Original Hot 26&2 dialogue, studied online first and drilled in person |
| Who trains you, and what is his record? | Lineage and hours show in the room | Mr Ian Terry, E-RYT 500, 12,000+ teaching hours, five years with the method’s founder |
| When do you receive your certificate? | Some labels add months of internship before they apply | You receive both certificates at graduation, at the end of the training week |
| Can you see real reviews? | Reviews show how past trainees felt | 150 Google reviews, 50 on Yoga Alliance and 357 YouTube testimonials |
Be wary of any programme that cannot answer these plainly. A good school shows you its records, its teacher and its graduates.
What Graduates Say About the Training Week
We don’t edit reviews, so you can read what trainees actually wrote about our original hot yoga teacher training. Here are three from our Google page. For more, read these reviews from Bali teacher training graduates.
Eliroas trained with us and wrote that “this is not only Yoga Teacher Training, this is a life coaching.” (Eliroas, Google review, 2023)
Rani trained in January 2023. She thanked Mr Ian for giving 100% of his energy to the group and recalled the words he gave her on the party night: “Do Create Your own Luck.” (Rani, Google review, 2023)
Shelley described a course that goes beyond technique: “So much more than just a yoga course…the way the course is delivered will strip away layers of self imposed limitations to reveal your true authentic self & heart.” (Shelley, Google review, 2026)
The pattern is consistent. Trainees arrive for the script and the certificate, and they leave talking about confidence and support. That fits a training built around live feedback and small, steady steps.
Cost, Dates and Your Next Step
The Early Bird price for the original hot yoga teacher training is US$1,899, against a normal price of US$1,999. Instalments start at US$250 per month with no interest, which works out to roughly US$8 per day. Because your preparation is online, you also save the cost of weeks away from home.
The next batch runs from Sunday 24 January 2027 to Friday 29 January 2027. Message us early if the dates suit you, and we will tell you how many spots remain.
A simple path from here
- Take a class. Book your free guest pass at the Seminyak or Canggu studio and feel the heat first.
- Ask your questions. Message Mr Ian and the team and tell us what you teach or want to teach.
- Start the online preparation. Learn the standing series dialogue before you fly.
- Train in Seminyak. Six days with live feedback, then graduate with two certificates.
If you want the wider story behind the name, our article on what Original Hot Yoga means explains how the method got its names. For the complete certification path, see our page on Bikram yoga teacher training in Bali.
FAQ: Original Hot Yoga Teacher Training
How long does it take to become a certified yoga instructor?
It depends on the programme. Our original hot yoga teacher training takes six days in Bali after online preparation at home, and you graduate with Yoga Alliance RYT 200 and Bikram Hot 26&2 200-Hour certificates. Other trainings run for weeks or months, so compare the format as well as the hours.
Can you do yoga teacher training as a beginner?
Yes, but we recommend you practise the class first. Take a few classes at our Seminyak or Canggu studio, and use the free guest pass to feel the heat. Training works best when the postures and the dialogue already feel familiar, because the week is spent on teaching, not on learning to stay in the room.
Can you do yoga teacher training online?
Part of ours is online. You study the dialogue, lectures and workbooks at home first. The practical week, where you teach and get live feedback from Mr Ian, happens in person in Seminyak. We keep that part live because a hot room cannot be taught well on a screen.
How much is original hot yoga teacher training?
The Early Bird price at YogaFX is US$1,899, and the normal price is US$1,999. Instalments start at US$250 per month with no interest. The price covers the online preparation and the six-day practical training, and graduates keep lifetime access to the YogaFX Online Academy.
Is yoga teacher training worth it?
It is worth it if you finish with a credential employers recognise and the confidence to teach. Ask whether the school is registered with Yoga Alliance, who trains you and what graduates say. Ask to read recent reviews so you can judge for yourself.
Still have questions? Message Mr Ian and the YogaFX team on WhatsApp and we will answer them personally, or contact us here to book your free guest pass.
Mr. Ian Terry