With over 200,000 classes under our belt, a network of 250+ teachers and over 150,000 happy customers, we’re experts in what it takes to be a great yoga instructor. Our yoga teacher training program is the first step towards realising your dream of becoming a yoga teacher, and will equip you with the tools you need in order to thrive in an increasingly competitive industry.
Our approach to yoga teaching training is practical, modern and career-focused
We’re practical people – we ground everything we do in reality. Our teacher training courses focus on teaching in today’s modern world, and will equip you with all the tools you need to deliver a great class.
We respect the past while embracing the future – we’re humbled by the thousands of years of yoga tradition that’s come before us, but are focused on ensuring that it stays totally relevant today and in the future.
Our yoga teacher training
Our aim is to take people who are passionate about yoga and turn them into great yoga teachers with promising yoga careers ahead.
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All 2023 dates below!
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Pretoria based
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R20,000 full price, payment plans available
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Full 200hr Vinyasa Flow YTT (you will be a fully qualified yoga teacher at the end of the course)
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Led by Mischa Els of Hotpod Yoga Pretoria
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We offer -R1 500 off your tuition when making a deposit 2 months prior to the starting date. You will have unlimited classes at Hotpod Yoga Pretoria during your YTT.
2023 Training Dates
- 12 Weekends in person over 8 months
- 5 Zoom Sessions on Thursdays from 6-8pm
- Intake open for Weekender course starting January 2023
- Monday to Thursday over 6 weeks
- Monday 10am-4:30pm
- Tuesday 8am-4:30pm
- Wednesday 10am-4:30pm
- Thursday 8am-4:30pm
- Intake open for Intensive course starting February 2023
- Monday & Wednesday Evenings 6-8pm
- 9 Weekends, Saturday & Sunday 10am-2pm
- Intake open for online course starting March 2023
Meet our Lead Teachers
Johlene Gerber
Johlene fell in love with yoga while she lived abroad, and found the practice very grounding during her travels. She started practicing yoga as a way to improve her mental health and still finds a lot of healing and integration through her practice today. After a few years of practice she completed her Yoga Teacher Training in 2018 and has been working as a full time yoga teacher since then. She is a qualified death doula, and is currently also immersed in Yoga Therapy training. Johlene is passionate about creating and facilitating yoga spaces that are inclusive and supportive. She believes in the science of yoga and has found it to be an incredible tool for personal transformation. She is thrilled and humbled to have the opportunity to guide new teachers on their journey.
Abedah Musengi
My teaching style continues to evolve as I grow older and expand the modalities used to explore the potential of the human body. I have found roots in trail running, hiking, indoor rock climbing, weight training, slack-lining and AcroYoga. I constantly draw inspiration from my environment as well as other experienced, charismatic teachers who motivate me to continue serving the global community with the gift of yoga. Body Language is the most honest communication we share with one another. People have the tendency to say what they think you want to hear however, our bodies display the true essence of what is being shared. Watch closely how people look and move within your presence – you will come to know how they truly feel. The human experience is my meditation both on and off the mat. Yoga highlights the importance of regularly checking in with your mental, emotional and physical health. To be aware of your energetic frequency is to take responsibility for your mark on the World. It is easier to be aware of others if you see yourself honestly and treat yourself with compassion
Learnings and expertise from the real world
We use learnings and expertise from outside the world of yoga to enhance our teachers’ skills. These include the following areas:
Performance and public speaking – the world of business and theatre helps us learn about dealing with nerves and performing under pressure.
The human body – the world of sports and medicine helps us take a practical look at what we’re made up of.
Customer experience – retail expertise helps us understand how to build customer relationships, read body language and deal with difficult people!
Brand and marketing – communications experts help us teach you how to market yourself and build a brand to help you achieve what you want to achieve in your teaching career.
We embrace design & technology
We’re a visual brand that embraces technology and design to enhance learning – we won’t be loading you up with photocopies from ancient textbooks, we’ll provide you with beautiful, easy-to-digest materials for you to refer back to for life as well as immerse yourself in during the course.
We give practical experience
We give people teaching experience while they learn. Students will be teaching from the start of the course to the end – starting small and growing as we go on. Teaching is a fast learning curve if you’re thrust into the fore – so that’s just what we intend to do.
Actual teaching is our focus
We cover all bases, ensuring a strong foundation across all the key pillars of yoga tradition and history but we focus predominantly on what’s practically important to be a great teacher.
Free yoga!
You can come to classes on the house – as part of the course, you’ll be getting involved in a range of classes from across the yoga spectrum but as well as that you’ve got unlimited Hotpod classes during your studies.
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