Fall 2025 - Original Hot Yoga Teacher Training at Junction Hot Yoga
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What draws you to this training?
Become a well-trained Yoga Instructor, with the Original Hot Yoga Association’s (OHYA) credential, in 2025. Or, simply deepen your own personal practice exponentially. Junction hot yoga offers a comprehensive yoga teacher training program that equips graduates with all the knowledge, tools, and practice necessary to become a skilled, well-rounded, and employable OHYA Instructor. OHYA holds the standard for Hot Yoga in the lineage of Bishnu Charan Ghosh, who taught generations of Yogis, including Bikram Choudhury. Our OHYA/Hot 26 /Bikram teachers are accredited, our studio is accredited, and our Yoga Teacher Training is also accredited, being the only one in the PNW. Junction Hot Yoga teachers are well-trained and highly experienced. This 9-week training utilizes weekends and evenings with some flextime. It is intensive. However, it is designed to work with a 40-hour work week. See below for more details.
Training Details
1. WHO: Junction Hot Yoga is leading an Original Hot Yoga Association (OHYA) Yoga Teacher Training. See individual teacher bios on our team page.
Audrey Benton - Yoga Director, Training Program Manager, and Teacher Trainer (teaching since 2002)
Nicole Hamilton - Anatomy and Physiology Instructor (teaching since 2013)
Jordan Lydia Verla - Yoga Instructor (teaching since 2012)
Lorenzo Powell - Yoga Instructor (teaching since 2015)
Mike Hopkins - Yoga Instructor (teaching since 2018)
Additional OHYA accredited instructors (potentially)
2. WHAT: Topics/Details include the following:
Definitions and characteristics of the 26 components in the set series
Intensive study and practice of postures
Alignment and modification of postures
The why of the sequencing of the set series
The official standardized OHYA Dialog
Dialog practice and practice teaching
The breathing exercise, pranayama, and kriya
Anatomy and physiology
History, philosophy, lifestyle and ethics of Yoga
Sanskrit usage in Yoga
Working definitions applicable to the practice of teaching Yoga
Presentation your voice and authentic dialogue delivery
Professional Development, including how to find employment.
The total contact hours are 240. Expect to do homework and memorization. Your investment is $3800. Scheduled payment plans are available if necessary. Feel free to inquire.
Not included:
Application fee of $55
OHYA Internship cost of $99 expiring in three years (discounted from $149)
Books:
a) Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class Mass Market Paperback – November 1, 1978 by Bikram Choudhury (Author) (This is the out of print book with the orange-red cover, not the book with the blue cover. It’s easy to find, however it’s best to order it early.)
b) Yoga Anatomy Paperback – October 19, 2021 by Leslie Kaminoff (Author), Amy Matthews (Author) Third Edition. (JHY will work with you, if you already have the first or second edition, and don’t want to purchase the third one. However, some of the information that we cover will be lacking in these editions.)
c) The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice Paperback – September 1, 2009 by Deborah Adele (Author)
Membership at Junction Hot Yoga, which is required for the duration of the training
Rentals such as mat and towel
3. WHEN: Fall 2025, September14th to November 15th. Please note that JHY allows for a certain amount of flextime, which must be discussed at the point of application.
Sundays 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesdays 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM (possible flextime)
Wednesdays 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM except for 9/17 and 11/12 (possible flextime)
Thursdays 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM (possible flextime)
Fridays 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday's 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
4. WHERE: Primarily at Junction Hot Yoga in West Seattle, with the option to take classes with other OHYA Instructors at other studios or live online, to be discussed at the point of application. Wednesdays will be conducted online, likely via Zoom. While it’s preferable to be present, the sessions will be recorded, in part.
5. WHY:
Learning to teach yoga is a natural expansion of your existing practice.
It is a journey of discovery, self-improvement, and the ability to share yoga with others, contributing to their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Junction Hot Yoga staff is packed with world class teachers, who are invested in your success.
Training with Junction Hot Yoga means that you will have approval from the nonprofit association that now holds the standard, which is OHYA. To date, we are the only such yoga teacher training in the Pacific Northwest.
OHYA trained instructors are recognized by all OHYA studios, many Bikram studios worldwide, and other studios because OHYA has set the new standard (without the former abuses).
For example, our OHYA graduates and other OHYA graduates, who have moved to the area, are teaching in Seattle and surrounding area studios.
OHYA is a professional association that offers a huge advantage to its graduates. Among other things, this accreditation is easily recognizable within the hot yoga community and a graduate has access to an extensive network.
OHYA is internationally recognized. This is a great benefit to our graduates whether they would like to teach locally, out-of-state, or internationally.
Our graduates highly recommend us.
6. HOW:
Decide to take advantage of this transformative opportunity.
Initiate your application online for $55. The deadline for requesting an application is August 10th, 2025.
Within three business days of purchasing the application, we will send you an application form via email from junctionhotyoga@gmail.com. Expect to spend at least an hour filling it out. Be prepared to provide two references, one from a Yoga Instructor and one from another person in your life, whether they be a personal reference or a professional one. The Yoga Instructor can be a JHY Instructor or a Yoga Instructor from outside of JHY. Please pay for your deposit in the amount of $1200 via check to Junction Hot Yoga (if not the balance of the training, totalling $3800) within 7 days of acceptance. Checks may be presented at the front desk or mailed to Junction Hot Yoga at P.O. Box 16732, Seattle, WA, 98118, but please do not mail to our street address. Thank you.
Once you’re accepted, provide a headshot / portrait picture of yourself to junctionhotyoga@gmail.com. This is a requirement of OHYA. However, JHY will likely post it on our Website as well.
Payment for the remaining balance is due by August 18th, 2025. (Please note: Full payment is necessary before JHY can provide you with the OHYA Dialog. It is important to study the dialog before the training begins.)
All payments are not refundable and non transferable.
