Hot Yoga Instructors

Our instructors have been certified by Bikram Choudury after graduating his intensive teacher training course. All are required to maintain the integrity of Bikram’s Yoga system, the teaching methods and his dialogue so that your experience in a Bikram Yoga class will be safe and consistent. We teach Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Sequence exclusively and authentically. We encourage our teachers to continue their journey of learning and development and to maintain their own yoga practice.

David Edwards 

I discovered Bikram Yoga while travelling and working as a builder in the United States. Several work related injuries left me with chronic back and neck pain. Although I followed a regular exercise routine prescribed by a physiotherapist with mild relief, I was still left searching for something more effective and long lasting. I was prepared to try anything to get relief. Relief came in the form of my first Bikram Yoga class in Oakland, California. The results were profound and immediate. I was also drawn to the physical and mental challenge of the series as well. After practicing in the SF Bay Area for two years I attended the teacher training with Bikram in Los Angeles. Having experienced first hand its tremendous healing benefits I wanted to come home and share this yoga with New Zealanders. 

Andy Edwards 

- Practicing bow pose 6 months pregnant

I happened upon Bikram Yoga entirely by chance when the gym I attended was sold. Memberships were re-routed to another gym two doors down from a Bikram Yoga Studio. I had previously taken yoga classes through the YMCA and enjoyed the peace of mind that followed the classes although I did not feel physically challenged. I was interested in resuming my yoga practice but didn’t know exactly where to begin. After passing the Bikram Studio on my way to the gym for several weeks I decided to give it a try. Not knowing what to expect I was totally unprepared for the impact that first class would have on me. I left the class feeling like I had just found something I had been looking for a long time. Never really being inspired to workout at a gym I felt completely empowered after my first Bikram Yoga class and confident that this was something I never wanted to be with out. I didn’t necessarily have any specific physical complaints that I was trying to fix but I was living a busy life with an enjoyable but stressful job as a Speech Language Therapist in the Public School System. It didn’t take long for me to notice my energy levels improving, my overall attitude towards the daily challenges of life in a big city becoming more positive and constructive and just generally feeling better than I had ever felt before. Several months later I realized I hadn’t used my asthma inhaler for months and I now no longer use the allergy medicine I had previously taken on a daily basis. It was the combination of all of these things and my teaching spirit that fuelled my desire to take my own yoga practice to a higher level and attend the teacher training in LA with Bikram. I have now been teaching for close to three years here in Auckland and I love teaching Bikram Yoga as much as I love to practice it. It is inspiring to watch the transformation that takes place when students are in the hot room.

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Currently hiring certified Bikram Yoga Instructors. Please contact Dave or Andy here

To learn more about becoming a Bikram Yoga Teacher visit www.bikramyoga.com