With Johnny and Kristin from Metta Yoga

Join two of Europe’s most experienced, knowledgeable, and passionate Original 26+2 Hot Yoga teachers for this 300-hour foundation teacher training. Designed to prepare you with the skills and confidence to step into a hot yoga studio and begin your teaching journey, the programme starts in July 2026 with online preparatory sessions. Its core takes place over 18 days of in-person training, delivered in two 9-day blocks in September and November, followed by exams and graduation at the end of November.

Timeline

July–September 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)

About Metta

Johnny Ward trained with Bikram in 2002 and later taught in San Francisco for his teacher, Mary Jarvis, before returning to the UK to teach in London, Manchester, and Brighton. He went on to open and run Richmond Yoga (formerly Bikram Yoga Richmond) for 10 years. In 2012, Johnny attended his first meditation retreat, and over the following years he regularly completed 3-week silent retreats before temporarily ordaining in 2017 as a forest monk in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. He also completed the 3-month Vassa retreat in isolation in Sri Lanka under the guidance of Bhante Samadhikusalo. These two strands of experience shape Johnny’s approach to teaching 26+2.

Kristin Bergman-Ward first attended a Bikram Yoga class with Johnny in 2003 and later trained with Bikram in 2007, followed by a decade of teaching alongside Johnny at Richmond Yoga. She was UK Yoga Asana Champion (), and her years of practice and training deepened her understanding of the series, progressive approaches to the practice, and what becomes possible through consistent commitment. A lifelong student and teacher, Kristin holds a PhD from Imperial College London in Psychological Medicine. Beyond her foundation training, her additional yoga studies 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 their Richmond Yoga years, Johnny and Kristin have brought their teaching across the UK and Europe. In 2020, Kristin launched her online yoga platform, kristin.yoga, offering daily classes. In 2022, Johnny and Kristin founded Metta Yoga Training School, where they now lead residential trainings, intensives, and retreats from their home in France. They also work closely with qualified teachers who are seeking mentorship and support in developing their teaching and practice.

For 2026, they are delighted to leave their French base and come to Chichester to lead LANO’s very first teacher training.

INCLUDED:

300 hours teacher training
Course materials.
Dialogue and textbook/s.
Final assessment and qualification certificate.
Online resource and continued mentorship and support.

NOT INCLUDED:

Accommodation, should you be visiting from out of the area.

Bikram / Hot yoga class West Sussex