Yoga Alliance RYT 200 pathway · Self-paced · Lifetime access
Bikram Hot Yoga Teacher Training Online: Become a Certified 26&2 Teacher From Home
Learn the full Bikram Hot 26&2 dialogue, posture clinics and anatomy at your own pace, with Mr. Ian Terry, E-RYT 500. No flights, no time off work, no fixed timetable.
- Full Standing & Floor Series dialogue workbook + MP3 audio
- Full-series demonstrations by World Champion Miss Ivara
- 15 premium lectures with workbooks and short quizzes
- Your full USD 329 is credited toward Mr. Ian's in-person MasterClass
USD 399 USD 329 one-time, or 4 interest-free payments of USD 82
You Can Do the Sequence. Can You Teach It?
You know what the hot room feels like, and you know what consistency takes. Many 26&2 students reach a point where the postures stop improving, or a new question starts to grow: what would it feel like to stand at the front of the room?
Teaching is a different skill from practising. To lead a professional class you need to master five things:
01 Dialogue
What to say, and exactly when to say it.
02 Demonstration
How to show a posture clearly and safely.
03 Corrections
How to adjust students without breaking the room's focus.
04 Timing
How to pace 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises across 90 minutes.
05 Safety in heat
Anatomy and physiology for bodies working at 40°C.
Skip any of these and teaching becomes stressful and inconsistent. This course gives you each piece in a clear, step-by-step order.
This Course Is Built for You If You Are...
- Just beginning your Bikram Hot Yoga journey
- Six months in and ready to go deeper
- An experienced practitioner stuck on a plateau
- Daydreaming about teaching your own class one day
- Wondering how to improve alignment and learn modifications
- Wanting to go deeper into each posture
- Looking to stay centred and focused at one point in the mirror
- Living somewhere remote, where flying to a training isn't realistic
- Managing family commitments that make travel difficult
- Unable to step away from work for a full week
Studying online lets you work around your own schedule and saves the flights and accommodation an in-person training requires. For context, the traditional nine-week residential route to a Bikram credential has historically cost upwards of USD 10,000 before flights and accommodation are counted.
What's Inside Your Online Course
Part 1: Dialogue, Demonstration and Mastery
Complete Dialogue Workbook
The full Standing and Floor Series dialogue in an easy-to-follow workbook, built to take you to dialogue mastery.
Dialogue MP3 Audio Files
Practise on a plane, a train, in the car or on the way to class. One of the most effective tools for overcoming dialogue phobia.
World Champion Demonstrations
Watch Miss Ivara demonstrate the complete series. Stop, rewind, pause or mute, then teach her using your own developing script.
Part 2: 15 Premium Online Lectures
Short, professionally produced lectures, each with its own workbook and a multiple-choice quiz, together fulfilling the credentials required for your Yoga Alliance certification. They include:
Planes of Movement
Sagittal, frontal and transverse planes, and how they shape safe asana programming.
Muscular System
Muscle physiology for voluntary and involuntary movement, circulation and organ support.
Skeletal System
From roughly 300 bones at birth to 206 in adulthood, and what that means for cueing different bodies.
The 8 Limbs of Yoga
The philosophy behind the method, and how to teach it without preaching it.
Your Class, Your Pace, Your Progress
This isn't a university course. You follow the demonstrations and lectures, open your workbook, answer simple tick-box questions, and let the course unfold in your own time.
What you won't find
- No endless Zoom calls
- No live chat rooms
- No long essays
- No rigid deadlines
What you get instead
- Complete control over when and where you study
- Lifetime access to every module
- Interactive demonstrations you can teach over
- A proven, step-by-step method
How This Differs From Other Online Yoga Courses
Most online yoga training is either a short add-on that doesn't qualify you to teach, or a generic 200-hour course in a style you'll never lead in a hot room. This course is neither.
| Typical online yoga course | YogaFX Bikram Hot 26&2 Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential | Certificate of completion, or a 20 to 50 hour add-on | Fully certified RYT 200 pathway, Yoga Alliance registerable |
| Method taught | General hatha or vinyasa flow | The full Bikram Hot 26&2 sequence and original dialogue |
| Posture demonstrations | Generic stock footage | Full Standing and Floor Series by World Champion Miss Ivara |
| Dialogue training | Rarely included | Complete workbook plus downloadable MP3 audio |
| Format | Scheduled Zoom calls, essays, deadlines | Entirely self-paced |
| Access | Expires after 6 to 12 months | Lifetime access |
| Path to in-person practice | None, or sold separately at full price | Full fee credited toward the in-person MasterClass |
The last row is the one most people miss. Starting online isn't an either-or decision: if you later join Mr. Ian's MasterClass in Bali, every dollar you pay today comes off that price.
Where This Course Sits in the YogaFX Pathway
YogaFX is built as a one-stop pathway rather than a single purchase. You can stop at any step, and because your online course fee is credited forward in full, beginning here costs you nothing if you later choose to continue.
Step 1
Starter Kit
A low-cost first look at the Standing Series dialogue, demonstrations and anatomy lectures.
Step 2 · You are here
Online Course
The full self-paced RYT 200 pathway: dialogue, posture clinics, anatomy and philosophy, with lifetime access.
Step 3
MasterClass with Mr. Ian
Live, practical teacher training in Bali. Your USD 329 online fee comes off the price.
Step 4
Re-Set Retreat
A six-day YogaFX five-star Re-Set Retreat in Ubud, Bali.
Five Curriculum Pillars
- Yoga foundation & philosophy Teach with purpose, professionalism and strong teacher ethics.
- Anatomy & physiology Alignment fundamentals, injury prevention, breathing and safe progressions for different bodies in heat.
- Dialogue & demonstration Your teaching engine: structure, exact timing, cueing clarity and confident demonstration.
- Posture clinics Entry, exit and key actions, common mistakes, safe corrections and progressions.
- Assessment & final assignment You graduate by proving you can teach, not by finishing videos.
Your teacher
Meet Mr. Ian Terry, E-RYT 500, Founder of YogaFX
Mr. Ian curated every module of this course. He brings more than 12,000 hours of practical international teacher-training experience, working with top athletes, MMA fighters, professional footballers, gymnasts, championship boxers, celebrities and existing yoga teachers.
He trained alongside Bikram Choudhury and has since guided more than 1,500 students from over 80 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Spain, the Philippines, Thailand, India, Australia, Dubai, Moscow and Bali.
His background in applied neuroscience shapes how this course is built. It leans on two things that keep motivation steady across a long programme rather than spiking and fading: learning a concrete new skill, and performing an act of service by teaching it to others.
- Master Trainer of the Republic of Indonesia Yogasana Sports Federation
- Represented Indonesia at the 6th Asian Yogasana Championship 2025 in Fujairah, UAE
- Certified in Applied Neuroscience & Brain Health (ICF accredited; CE provider recognised by NBHWC and HCANZA)
Graduates Competing on the World Stage
YogaFX graduates have represented Indonesia at national, Asian and world championships, bringing home 12 medals in total: 5 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze.
Miss Ivara
- Gold & Bronze, World Yogasana Sport Championship, Ahmedabad (June 2026)
- Silver, Asian Yogasana Championship, UAE (2025)
- Gold, FORNAS VIII Indonesia (July 2025)
Mr. Arkan
- 2 Silver & Bronze, World Yogasana Sport Championship, Ahmedabad (June 2026)
- 3-time Gold, FORNAS Indonesia (2022, 2023, 2025)
Mr. Slamet
- Chairman, Yoga Practitioner Association of Indonesia (PPYNI)
- Indonesian Yogasana Team Manager
From a struggling Standing Bow to a world medal in three years: Miss Ivara now demonstrates every posture in your course.
What the Research Does (and Doesn't) Show
Research on heated yoga has grown considerably, and your lectures cover it so you can speak about it accurately rather than overstate it.
Mental health
A 2023 randomised trial from Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (Nyer et al.) found eight weeks of heated yoga produced clinically significant reductions in depression symptoms in many participants. Read more in our guide to Bikram yoga for depression.
Cardiovascular load
A 2014 study recorded heart rate sustained at around 80 percent of maximum for much of a class.
Knowing the limits
Heated yoga is often marketed beyond what the evidence supports. A teacher who can draw that line honestly is more credible in front of a class.
There can be no greater investment than the one that you make in your health, because without it, nothing else matters.
Mr. Ian Terry, founder of YogaFX
Choose Your Payment Option
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Included with your enrolment
- Every module, workbook, audio file and lecture
- An extra 10 premium online lectures (USD 490 value)
- A 250-page lifetime yoga manual
- Full USD 329 credit toward Mr. Ian's in-person MasterClass
- Yoga Alliance RYT 200 and / or YACEP designation upgrade available
- Lifetime access
A limited number of places are released at this price for each intake.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a fully certified RYT 200 course?
Yes. The course is built to fulfil the credential requirements for Yoga Alliance RYT 200, and a RYT 200 and / or YACEP designation upgrade is available on completion.
Do I need to be an advanced practitioner?
No. You need commitment and consistency, not perfection.
Can I do this while working full time?
Yes. The course is entirely self-paced. There are no scheduled Zoom calls, no live chat rooms, no essays and no deadlines.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime access. Your modules, workbooks and audio files do not expire.
What if I want to train in person later?
Your full USD 329 is credited toward Mr. Ian's in-person MasterClass. Nothing is lost by starting online.
How is the dialogue taught without live classes?
Through three layers: a complete dialogue workbook, downloadable MP3 audio files you can practise with anywhere, and full-series posture demonstrations you can pause, rewind and mute so you can practise teaching over the top.
What does the course cost?
USD 329 as a one-time payment, down from the USD 399 normal price, or four interest-free payments of USD 82.
Is this an official Bikram Choudhury teacher training?
No. This is an independent training, not official Bikram Choudhury Teacher Training. It teaches the Original Hot 26&2 sequence and dialogue under Mr. Ian Terry, E-RYT 500.
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