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Original 26&2 Hot Yoga 300 Hours Teacher Training

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LANO Chichester, UK 72 DAYS
SAT 12 SEP - SUN 22 NOV 2026
£3,995 per person
Register before 30 Jul 26 to hold your spot

Overview

Original 26+2 Hot Yoga 300 Hours Teacher Training

With Johnny and Kristin from Metta Yoga

Location: LANO Yoga, Chichester, UK

 

Train with two of Europe’s most experienced, knowledgeable and passionate Original 26+2 Hot Yoga teachers. This 300hr foundation teacher training will give you everything you need to confidently step into a hot yoga studio and start your teaching career. Beginning in July 2026 with preparatory online sessions, the central part of this programme is 18 days of in-person training held in two 9-day blocks in September and November, with exams and graduation at the end of November.

Timeline

  • July-Sept 2026 - Online preparatory sessions (mostly 26&2 dialogue-focused)

  • September 12th-20th 2026 - 9 day in-person training, 1

  • November 14th-22nd 2026 - 9 day in-person training, 2 

  • November 23rd-29th 2026 - Final evaluation/graduation (examination classes to take place across the course of this week)

 

Pricing

Full course price: £3995

Deposit to secure your place: £995

 

Registration

  • Register for the course.

  • 1:1 call with Johnny and Kristin from Metta Yoga - your chance to ask questions, meet the trainers, understand course content, decide if this is the right fit for you.

  • Deposit to secure your place.

  • Delivery of initial course content and learning materials.

 

Registration criteria

2 years minimum regular 26&2 practice.

Commitment to learning outcomes.

Availability for in-person course content dates.

 

About Metta

Johnny Ward trained with Bikram in 2002 and taught in San Francisco for his teacher, Mary Jarvis, before returning to the UK to teach in London, Manchester and Brighton. He opened and ran Richmond Yoga (née Bikram Yoga Richmond) for 10 years from 2007-2017. In 2012, Johnny sat his first meditation retreat and across the next few years regularly sat 3-week silent retreats before ordaining temporarily in 2017 as a forest monk into the Theravada Buddhist tradition and sat the 3-month Vassa retreat in isolation in Sri Lanka under the guidance of Bhante Samadhikusalo. Both these strands of experience form the foundation of Johnny’s approach to teaching 26+2.

Kristin Bergman-Ward took her first Bikram Yoga class with Johnny in 2003 and eventually went on to train with Bikram in 2007, followed by a decade of teaching alongside Johnny at Richmond Yoga. She was UK Yoga Asana Champion (2009-2011) and her practice and training during those years offered a deeper understanding of the series and progressive approaches to the practice, as well as what is possible with consistent practice. A forever student and teacher, Kristin has her PhD from Imperial College London in Psychological Medicine. Additional yoga studies beyond her foundation training include history, philosophy, anatomy, meditation, Yoga Nidra, kriya and pranayama. She has co-authored research publications and taught undergraduate-level courses in Psychology and Human Development. 

Since Richmond Yoga, Johnny and Kristin have taken their teaching across the UK and Europe. In 2020 Kristin launched her online yoga platform, kristin.yoga, teaching daily classes. In 2022 Johnny and Kristin launched Metta Yoga Training School where they now teach residential trainings, intensives and retreats from their home in France. They both work closely with qualified teachers seeking mentorship and support with their teaching and practice development.

For 2026 they are excited to be decamping from their French base and coming to Chichester to lead LANO’s very first teacher training!

 

Terms and Conditions

Booking deposit non-refundable.

(Fully refundable in case of cancellation)

Full payment due 30/06/26.

Registration Open!