Yoga Teaching

Yoga Teaching

If you’re looking for a new challenge in your Yoga practice then why not try “hot yoga”? Allie Hill, founder of Yogahaven trained under Bikram Choudhury and has developed her own style of hot yoga based loosely around Bikram yoga and she offers courses at her centres in Brighton and Birmingham.

Hot yoga is done in a room heated to 40.5°C with a humidity level of around 40%. The heat in the room helps flexibility of the muscles and joints. Sweating also helps the body to remove toxins, although it’s important to remain hydrated through the sessions which can last up to 90 minutes. During this 90 minutes practitioners work through 26 Hatha Yoga postures (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranayama) which help to develop mental capacity, brain activity, the circulation, heart and lungs.

Hot Yoga gives a fantastic workout as good as session in the gym. It’s hardly surprising that it’s now one of the fastest growing forms of Yoga. Hatha Yoga remains the most popular in the West as a way of mastering the physical body to open a gateway to gaining spiritual perfection. Hot Yoga can compliment your regular regime and provide some variety.

If you’re looking to learn and teach Hot Yoga a variety of courses exist with Yogahavens. As long as you’ve been practising for at least two years, they will have a course for you. Once you have completed a course with Yogahaven, a member of the Yoga Register (YRS) you can use the letters YRT (Yoga Register Teaching) showing your professional credentials.