Love the feeling? Teach the feeling.
Practical, modern and career-focused.
Over the past few years, we’ve built a training programme that creates best-in-class yoga teachers. We’ll give you all of the skills and understanding needed, covering the philosophy, history and science of yoga, as well as ways to structure your classes and deliver them beautifully. You’ll try out teaching methods from the very first session, so by the time you’ve completed the course, you’ll be a pro – literally.
200 hour yoga teacher training course.
Part Time
Jan – Sept 2025
Teacher: Mischa Els of Hotpod Yoga Pretoria.
Dates: 10 weekends in person over 8 months.
Payment plans available.
Cost: 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.
Part Time
May 25 – Dec 2025
Teacher: Mischa Els of Hotpod Yoga Pretoria.
Dates: 10 weekends in person over 8 months.
Payment plans available.
Cost: 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.
Part Time
Jan – Sept 2025
Teacher: Mischa Els of Hotpod Yoga Pretoria.
Dates: 10 weekends in person over 8 months.
Payment plans available.
Cost: 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.
Part Time
May 25 – Dec 2025
Teacher: Mischa Els of Hotpod Yoga Pretoria.
Dates: 10 weekends in person over 8 months.
Payment plans available.
Cost: 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.
Meet the teaching team.
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Mischa Els
Lead Teacher
Internationally qualified yoga instructor & owner of Hotpod Yoga Academy Franchise in Pretoria, offering high-quality Yoga Teacher Training in SA. Trained under Nick Higgins & Charlie Morgan, her dynamic classes focus on hands-on adjustments & clear instruction. With a diverse background in yoga, Thai bodywork, pilates, meditation, & gymnastics, Mischa fosters community & personal growth, also teaching the business of yoga.
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Lazane De Lange
Lead Teacher
Lazane initially went into yoga for the physical aspect but when she noticed the mental shift she knew she wanted to share it with others. Her love for people , connection & authenticity shines through her passion & drive. She strives to make people the best versions of themselves. Lazane did her 200 yoga teaching training in 2016 and completed her 300 hour diploma in Yoga Therapy in 2023.
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Mieke
Lead Teacher
Completed my YTT in 2023. I am incredibly grateful for the guidance and inspiration I received from my trainers. My goal is to grow with students and to add value wherever my teaching journey may lead. Qualified SABOD HipHop dance instructor. I have a passion for music and movement and I strongly believe that health is wealth.
Why Hotpod Yoga teacher training?
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.
‘YTT with Hotpod has been phenomenal. Teaching from Day 1, accelerating our confidence in leading a class, learning techniques through posture clinics and expanding our own practice, voice, mind, spirit has been a wonder. Even if you never plan to teach, consider YTT – you will discover so much about yourself along the journey.’
Sean, Oct 23
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 and giving 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.
‘Brilliant course that will really challenge you. For me, I was scared of speaking in front of people despite having done another YTT. The practical teaching skills and how it was broken down plus honouring the richness and diversity of yoga has been brilliant. Thank you so much team it means the world to feel like I could actually teach.’
Kiera, Feb 2023
We’re not big believers in ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’ when it comes to teaching. Part of being a great teacher is finding your own unique style, so we’ll help you let your own personality shine through, drawing insight and inspiration from many different areas and traditions of yoga.
‘The 5 weeks experience has been quite soul changing for me. A great journey of self focus and contemplation as well as a very good strong practical focus on the teaching. I loved how we got to teach from week 1 already! The content is well prepared and planned and in the end it does prepare you for the job of a teacher. I highly recommend it. I would kinda like to do it again!’
Anna, October 2023
Each of our 200hr courses has no more than 22 students, so you’ll get lots of individual attention and the chance to ask questions, plus you’ll get to know your fellow trainees on a personal level.
‘This course will challenge you, amaze you and grow you as a person and a yoga teacher. It has changed my life and the community and people I have met will be in my circle for life! Thanks Hotpod for living up to my expectations and help me on my way to becoming a yoga teacher.’
Claire, June 2023
You can keep your practice up at home for free – 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’ll have free access to Hotpod Home during your studies.
‘The loveliest 6 months of my life. I have met some of the best people and I am really happy I decided to do this course.’
Bhumi, Feb 2023
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