Archive · 2015

Shorter Yoga Training Programs

This training is designed for those who currently teach yoga, or those who has completed an HYFL Foundations Vinyasa Training. In this program, you’ll develop your teaching skills with a greater

This training is designed for those who currently teach yoga, or those who has completed an HYFL Foundations Vinyasa Training. In this program, you’ll develop your teaching skills with a greater suite of postures, finesse alignment queues, further develop your own practice with advanced postures, and understand principles of Asana practice. You will walk away with a confident understanding of your strengths, skills, and ability to transform your students’ practice. You will learn how to teach 36 static stretching and strengthening Hatha postures and a series of Himalayan Pranayama techniques.

Vinyasa Extension Program is like adding jet-fuel to your yoga teaching skills – whether you are a new teacher or want to learn transformational sequencing techniques. You will get additional time to compose sequences based on Universal Yoga principles, review those with your teachers, and practice teaching them. You will walk away with an incredible suite of tools and principles to shape your creativity!

This page is preserved from the Hot Yoga For Life historical archive (2015). For current class schedules and offerings, see our homepage.

Curriculum Approach

The teaching faculty for the training programs included Hot Yoga For Life's senior instructors plus visiting specialists for specific modules. Anatomy modules were often led by movement-science specialists from outside the yoga world. Philosophy modules engaged scholars and lineage holders who could speak to traditional texts with depth. This composite faculty approach ensured students received specialized instruction across the program's broad curriculum rather than getting one teacher's perspective on every topic.

Hot Yoga For Life's teacher training programs reflected the studio's broader teaching philosophy — depth over speed, sustained practice over weekend certifications, and the integration of philosophical study with physical practice. The 500-hour program in particular drew students from across the Pacific Northwest who wanted certification depth that 200-hour weekend programs couldn't provide. Graduates went on to teach at studios across Portland, with several opening their own studios using the foundation developed during their training years here.