Spend five weeks on Kata Beach, Phuket, learning to teach the Original 26+2 hot yoga series with Kata Hot Yoga. This 500-hour teacher training is accredited by the Original Hot Yoga Association (OHYA). It is led by studio owner and founder Govert van Lankeren Matthes, a certified Bikram Yoga teacher since 2007, with a team of specialist lecturers and guest teachers.

The training is immersive. You practise the 90-minute heated Hatha class (26 postures and 2 breathing exercises at around 40°C / 105°F) twice a day. Between classes you have lectures, posture clinics, workshops and group work. The curriculum covers the postures and the standard instruction script, the science of breathing, yoga history and philosophy, meditation, anatomy and physiology, and teaching technique. There are also sessions on the business of yoga and career development.

Accommodation is included in the tuition, and everything you need is within walking distance in Kata Beach. Days start with a beach walk and meditation by the Andaman Sea. When you have completed the required readings, tests and sessions, you graduate by teaching a class and receive the Original 26 & 2 Hot Yoga Teacher certification from Kata Hot Yoga.

What's included

Five weeks of 500-hour teacher training (11 July to 15 August 2027); Shared accommodation for the training (check-in 10 July, check-out 16 August 2027); Two 90-minute heated Hatha (26+2) classes daily; Posture clinics, lectures and group sessions, Monday to Saturday; Workshops and special guest teachers; Full curriculum: postures and the standard instruction script, breathing science, philosophy, meditation, anatomy and physiology, teaching technique; Daily beach walk and meditation; Original 26 & 2 Hot Yoga Teacher certification (OHYA accredited) on completion

What's not included

Flights and airport transfers; Private room upgrade (additional fee); Early arrival or late departure nights (additional cost); Visas or visa extensions; Travel insurance and personal expenses