Hot Asana Yoga University

Rolf Gates at the Southern Pines Studio! This September! Over half full!

One month to go! Can’t. Wait.

September 4-6, 2026
Friday 4-9pm, Saturday 9am-2pm & Sunday 9am-2pm
at Hot Asana COS
With Sammy Conrad E-RYT 200 HR, Home Birth Doula, Homeopathic & Holistic Nutrition Consultant
Tuition: $300
Hours can be used towards a 300 hour certificate through Hot Asana Yoga University or towards continuing education requirements.

Pregnancy is a time of tremendous transition in a woman’s body and life. In this module, we’ll review guidelines for pregnancy related exercise, and not only pose modifications to make room for a growing belly, but functional movement patterns that are actually conducive to physiological positioning and birth. We will talk about sequencing principles for prenatal specific classes, as well as body temperature management, and supportive movement by trimester.

What’s left this year 300hr options! Or continuing Ed!

July 25 & 26, 2026
15 Hours: Hot Yoga Teacher Training
Sat 8am-5pm & Sun 10:45am-4:45pm
at Hot Asana Southern Pines
with Lisa Youngclaus
$400 per person

Become certified to teach Hot Yoga with experienced Hot Asana Hot Yoga Teacher Lisa Youngclaus ERYT 500. Hot Yoga is an important addition to other yoga class styles. This style focuses on multi-level, alignment based, longer holds, in powerful standing postures, eliminating stress on the shoulders, elbows and wrist joints while building full body strength and flexibility.

Learn dynamic and interesting, transitions to replace the “Flow” typically used in a vinyasa style class to link postures together, anatomy of key muscle groups used in a “standing” practice, and how to build a class that differs, yet compliments your Vinyasa Teacher Training.

This training will include the key differences between Hot Yoga & Hot Vinyasa teaching, appropriate postures for a Hot Yoga Class, two Hot Yoga practices, 3 sample scripts, the History of Hot Yoga from the Calcutta tradition, and Sanskrit terminology for traditional poses used in a Hot Yoga Class.

Take advantage of this opportunity to diversify your teaching styles as well as your knowledge base . Sign up to learn how to present classes that cater to students who, for many reasons, may desire to spend more time in each posture developing physical and mental stamina and avoid the upper body weight bearing required in “vinyasa flow.”

Hours can be used towards a 300 hour certificate through Hot Asana Yoga University or towards continuing education requirements.



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Join Brady Gallagher & Sami Rattz July 4-11, 2026 for an all inclusive yoga and meditation retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica. Blue Spirit is located in one of the world’s blue zones. Perched on a hilltop that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and a three mile long white sand beach that is protected as a turtle refuge. This week long reset will be filled with daily yoga and meditation, along with the option to add on spa services and excursions like surf lessons, horseback riding, stand up paddleboarding and more!

Meaning: Vinyasa Session - Friday Sept 25th 6:30-9pm - This vinyasa workshop invites practitioners to move as an act of devotion, allowing intention and awareness to infuse each posture with purpose. Through breath, inquiry, and conscious sequencing, practice becomes a living expression of what matters most.

Effort - Vinyasa Session - Saturday Sept 26th 10am-12:30pmThis workshop explores effort as sacred engagement, where steady discipline meets humility and trust. Participants learn to offer their energy wholeheartedly while remaining attuned to inner guidance, discovering strength that arises from alignment rather than force.

Sweetness: Vinyasa Session - Saturday Sept 26th 2:30-5pm - In this asana-based session we will explore and practice how we create the experience of ‘sanctuary’, the experience of the sacred in our every day lives. This vinyasa workshop reveals the sweetness that unfolds when effort softens into grace. As breath and movement merge, practitioners are guided toward a felt sense of joy, tenderness, and reverence that lingers beyond the mat.

Freedom: Mindfulness Workshop - Sunday Sept 27th 9:30am-12 noon - This mindfulness workshop explores freedom as an inner capacity cultivated through presence, compassion, and clear seeing. By gently releasing habitual patterns of grasping and resistance, participants experience a deeper sense of choice, ease, and spaciousness in daily life.

With Brittney Brady Santana
at Hot Asana Southern Pines
Tuition: $150
So you’ve completed your 200 hour (or more), you’re passionate, and you’ve started teaching—but feeling a bit lost or overwhelmed with the business side of studios and yoga? Whether teaching yoga is your primary income or simply a meaningful addition, get tips on how to market yourself through professional photos, website, and social media; learn how to avoid burnout and make healthy choices for both your well-being and your career; and delve into ways to build classes and become known in your community, all while being true to yourself and the 8 Limb Path. Explore best practices based on Brady’s experiences of teaching yoga sustainably as independent contractor.

Hours can be used towards a 300 hour certificate through Hot Asana Yoga University or towards Yoga Alliance continuing education requirements.

Join Hot Asana COS owner Sarah Spence & Yin trainer, Rachel Bowden for a 25 hour Advanced Lower Body Anatomy & Yin Yoga Certification Module:
Aug 28-30, 2026
Friday 5-9pm
Sat 8am-8pm
Sun 8am-5pm

Tuition $450

Anatomical knowledge and an understanding of skeletal variation are tools to elevate your skill and confidence as a yoga instructor. In addition to this valuable information that may radically transform your asana teaching, you will learn the art of Yin Yoga and become a certified Yin Yoga Instructor. Yin Yoga targets the connective tissue of the hips, pelvis and lower spine which beautifully complements the more yang style endeavors and practices we do and teach. All that AND the added benefits of a personal re-set for YOU. Whether you come for your credentials or you come for yourself, you will leave satisfied. Evolve and deepen your understanding of the teaching the science of yoga. This 25-hour yoga teacher training module has been carefully constructed to expand your knowledge, skill set and confidence as both a teacher and a student. The work that we do as yoga teachers is key in both the mental and physical wellness of our communities. Elevate your credentials to teach beyond the introductory information commonly delivered in a 200-hour teacher training. This is one of many modules set up by Hot Asana Yoga University to stand alone as continuing education or to allow you to build your 300-hour certification at your own pace. You have up to five years to complete all 270 contact hours for a 300-hour certification.

NOTE: Hot Asana staff discount applies. All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable.

It’s time. If you haven’t booked do it. Rooms are being assigned and the flights are getting full! A shuttle will pick you up at airport and take you to the resort! The itinerary is being written. This. Is. Your. Sign! •
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Join Brady Gallagher & Sami Rattz July 4-11, 2026 for an all inclusive yoga and meditation retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica. Blue Spirit is located in one of the world’s blue zones. Perched on a hilltop that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and a three mile long white sand beach that is protected as a turtle refuge. This week long reset will be filled with daily yoga and meditation, along with the option to add on spa services and excursions like surf lessons, horseback riding, stand up paddleboarding and more! $500 deposit is required to reserve your spot. Once your deposit is received, we will contact you for room preference. Remaining balances will be due 30 days before retreat start. This retreat is All-Inclusive once you arrive on site at Blue Spirit; including accommodations, all meals and daily yoga and meditation. Travel to and from Blue Spirit is not included but shuttles will be arranged for you from the airport to the resort.