Enrollments for September 11, 2025 - January 10, 2026

YogaPalooza with Guest Instructor

Sat Date: Sep 13 2025 From: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Albany
The Hot Yoga Spot will lead a free, 60-minute, all levels, outdoor yoga class in downtown Albany prior to the start of this year’s PearlPalooza event. We invite you to join us for this powerful community yoga gathering.
 
Pre-registration for this event is required, and space is limited.

MVP Health Care presents YogaPalooza
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Check-in begins at 10:30 a.m. | Class begins at 11 a.m.
Location: North Pearl Street
Please Bring: Yoga Mat & Water 
Parking: Green Hudson Garage (Green Street & Hudson Avenue) | Riverfront Garage (2 Columbia Street)

MVP Health Care’s YogaPalooza is sponsored by The Hot Yoga Spot, The Hollow Bar + Kitchen, WEQX and the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District.

There is no rain location for this event; in the case of inclement weather, a cancellation notice will be emailed to you by 9:00 AM on the day of the event.

300-Hour Module: Advance with Aaron

Sat Date: Sep 13 2025 From: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Albany
This module is part of Styles Yoga 300-hour training. This module can be taken towards your certification or simply taken for continuing education. We welcome any 200-hour certified instructor to join.
  • Advance your asana practice consciously while building strength and flexibility. All levels welcome.
  • Learn how your unique anatomical design may affect your asana practice.
  • Enjoy advanced asana workshops.
  • Learn how to sequence asana classes intelligently for optimal results.

Dates:
September 13th & 14th
October 11th & 12th
October 25th & 26th

Times: 1:00pm - 8:00pm

Cost: $750

Bellydancing Series with Tammy

Wed Date: Sep 17 2025 From: 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM Location: Albany
6 Week Session on Wednesdays at 6:45pm 

Have a blast with your friends, or make new ones, in this fun and easy to follow bellydance series. You will learn exciting routines through the gradual breakdown of all the steps, until you are shimmying across the floor to the music. Classes are designed to warm you up, and tone your entire body in a great workout.

Health benefits include promoting good posture and balance, gently helps to strengthen bones, joints, and back muscles, exercises your arms, creates a positive body image and washes away stress.

Beginners through advanced welcome. No previous dance experience required. All ages encouraged to join. 12 to 80+ years young. Comfortable exercise attire is recommended. No special footwear needed. Hip coin scarves optional, but can be purchased through online retailers. Instructor will have extras for class use.

Chant & Be Happy: A Kirtan Workshop with Deb & John

Sat Date: Sep 20 2025 From: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Glenmont
Civilizations through history are deeply connected with music (chanting) and rhythm (drums). Traditionally, this served to create a space of community and culture by linking breath, heart and mind. Kirtan is a meditation through call and response (mantra chanting).

Join us for a night of community and chanting - no singing experience or prior knowledge is required!

Although mantras may include names of Hindu deities, the idea of this Kirtan is to speak to whatever higher power you believe in; the universe, God, Mother Earth, the Hindu gods and goddesses, etc. And ultimately, we will end with realizing the completeness in ourselves.

Sound Bath with Elise with Elise

Sun Date: Sep 21 2025 From: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Albany
Join us and raise your vibration and consciousness with the healing energies of  Tibetan Singing Bowls. 
 
Sound healing can open a new door into your life for consciousness/awareness and has immense healing potential. You'll feel this for days!!!! 

Please bring yoga mat, pillow and blanket for comfort.
 
Elise Manzo Bio: Elisa is a Certified Sound Therapist, gaining her knowledge and training from the International Academy of Sound Healing in 2013. The planetary energies of the Tibetan Singing Bowls then led her to study Astrology. She does sound baths, private sound therapy sessions, soul path astrology readings, and reiki at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and also her office in Albany NY.

She is also trained in Usui Reiki and became a Master/Teacher in 2014. While on Long Island, she taught classes every month. Elise was then led to learning Jikiden (traditional Japanese) Reiki and studied with Frank Arjava Petter, who had been trained in Japan.

Elise enjoys the experience of seeing her clients heal through all of these effective, holistic techniques. Clients are welcomed to request her Soul Path readings along with a sound therapy session in combination. She looks forward to meeting new clients and assisting them with their healing journeys.

Fall Reset Workshop with Katie M

Sun Date: Sep 21 2025 From: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Saratoga

As the seasons shift, autumn invites us to slow down, ground ourselves, and release what no longer serves us, just as the trees let go of their leaves. This workshop will help you align with the energy of fall through a nourishing blend of gentle yoga, an autumn inspired ritual, reflective journaling to support release and realignment, and a guided meditation.

All levels welcome. This is your invitation to pause, recenter, and replenish as you embrace the new season with clarity and ease.

Please Bring: Yoga mat, journal/paper, pen

Yoga Series - For Educators with Jannette

Wed Date: Sep 24 2025 From: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: East Greenbush
Join us for private yoga classes with The Hot Yoga Spot at our East Greenbush studio.
 
All sessions are designed to be perfect for any level participant and include meditation and breathing exercises for stress reduction.

These private sessions are for teachers, administrators and school support staff from EGCSD.

  • Every Wednesday from September 24- November 12 at 3:00pm at The Hot Yoga Spot in East Greenbush.

Parent & Toddler Kickoff to Fall Yoga Class with Mindful Miss K

Sat Date: Sep 27 2025 From: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Albany
Join us in welcoming the new season with a Fall-themed yoga class designed for you and your little
one! Enjoy quality bonding time as you move together through a playful yoga flow, engaging yoga
games, mindfulness activities, breathing exercises, music, guided meditation, and a fun seasonal
craft.
 
Ages: 2-4 + one adult
Date: Saturday 9/27/25
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
Cost: $40.00

Parent & Child Kickoff to Fall Yoga & Mindfulness Class with Mindful Miss K

Sat Date: Sep 27 2025 From: 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Location: Albany
Celebrate the arrival of fall with a special themed yoga class for you and your child! Enjoy meaningful
bonding time as you flow through playful yoga poses, participate in fun yoga games, explore
mindfulness activities and breathing exercises, listen to music, relax with guided meditation, and
create a festive seasonal craft together.
 
Ages: 5-10 + one adult
Date: Saturday 9/27/25
Time: 11:15-12:30 PM

Restorative Practice With Massage with Lynn

Sat Date: Sep 27 2025 From: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Location: Clifton Park
Join us for this deeply relaxing and restorative experience. Lynn will guide students through a restorative yoga class that is perfect for all students. During class, Mildred Elley massage therapy students will provide gentle massage while you are in restorative poses. Take a rest and feel your best after this amazing experience.

Mommy & Me - Postpartum Yoga with Sabrina

Sat Date: Sep 27 2025 From: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location: Albany

Join Sabrina for a gentle, supportive Postpartum Yoga Workshop designed to help new moms reconnect with their bodies and rebuild confidence after birth. This workshop is perfect for those who are 6 weeks or more postpartum (with medical clearance) and looking for a safe, welcoming space to move, breathe, and heal. Babies are welcome! In fact, Sabrina will be bringing her three month old baby too!

What to Expect:

  • Gentle yoga sequences focused on pelvic floor health, core stability, and overall strength
  • Breathwork and mindfulness practices to support emotional well-being
  • Connection with other new moms
  • Modifications and options for all levels of experience and recovery

Whether you're looking to regain strength, ease tension, or simply have a moment to yourself, this workshop is here to support you through your postpartum journey.

Where: The Hot Yoga Spot, Stuyvesant Plaza Location
What to Bring: Yoga mat, water bottle, and anything that helps you feel comfortable

Meditative Sound Healing Journey with Paul

Sat Date: Sep 27 2025 From: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Location: Albany
An immersive hour with the tones and vibrations of hand hammered Himalayan singing bowls, crystal singing bowls and a most special gong from Kathmandu. Wear cozy clothes and bring your mat, pillow, blanket(s) and anything else to comfort you as you bathe in sound.

Intro to Ayurveda Workshop with Sabrina

Sat Date: Oct 04 2025 From: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location: Albany
Join Sabrina, Yoga Teacher & Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, for an introduction to Ayurveda. Ayurveda (the sister science to yoga) is an ancient practice that supports individualized healing through dietary and lifestyle shifts and syncing with the rhythms of nature. In this workshop, you will learn the foundations of Ayurveda and discover simple, practical ways to incorporate it into your daily life. You’ll also enjoy a cup of Ayurvedic tea, take home helpful resources, and leave with tools you can begin using right away.
 
The word "ayurveda" is composed of āyus, "life", and veda, "knowledge." Auyrveda means knowledge of life and longevity.

Journey to Splits- Workshop Series with Kiera

Sun Date: Oct 05 2025 From: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Location: Albany
Journey to Splits Workshop Series 
  • 3 Week Series with 60 Minute Classes
  • Sundays at 1:00pm at Stuyvesant Plaza 

Have you ever dreamed of doing a full split (Hanumanasana)? Perhaps you already have a splits practice in place and  just want to increase your overall strength and flexibility. Join Kiera for a 4-week progressive series designed to safely get you closer to the coveted split! “Journey to Splits” is suitable for everybody, as you will strengthen your mind-body connection using a variety of props, yoga poses and flows, and low-impact strength training exercises. The series is designed to be both educational and functional as you develop a healthy flexibility and splits practice!

World Mental Health Day Goat Yoga with Karli

Sat Date: Oct 11 2025 From: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Albany
Did you know that mental illness impacts 1 in 5 Americans in some way? Join us on the last day of mental health awareness week for a free all levels goat yoga class at June Farms. This is an opportunity to move and breathe with no expectations or judgement in a beautiful place with the happiest of farm animals. Please bring your own mat or towel, but be aware that our four legged friends might snack on it.
 
What: All Levels Yoga Class
Where: June Farms
Bring: Yoga mat, towel and water
 

Bikram Yoga - Hot 26 Teacher Training with Julie B

Sat Date: Oct 18 2025 From: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Location: Albany
This immersion will help you to safely practice and teach this lineage of hot yoga with confidence. Find a deeper understanding of the Hot 26 sequence, gain understanding and confidence to safely practice and teach this sequence in your own voice while maintaining the integrity of the poses.
 
This module will include 4 full days of in person instruction as well as required readings and homework. 
 
$600 cost and you can save your spot with $200 deposit.
 
Head Instructors: Jennilee & Julie B
 
Schedule: 8:30am-5:30pm
October 18 & November 8 (Saturdays) at Stuyvesant Plaza 
October 19 & November 9 (Sundays) at Saratoga
 

Hot 26 - Posture Clinic with Jennilee

Sat Date: Oct 18 2025 From: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Albany
Join Jennilee for two sessions of Anatomy of the Hot 26 - Bikram posture practice. In session one, we will explore the standing series and session two will be all about the floor postures. Specific attention will be given to the 26 postures of the Bikram Yoga practice but this course translates well into a deep anatomical understanding of postures from other systems of yoga as well.

Bring a notebook, pen, water and a snack. This workshop is mostly lecture & discussion.

  • October 18th 9:00-1:00 Standing Poses
  • November 8th 9:00-1:00 Floor Poses
  • $75 per single session or $125 for both sessions

Meditative Sound Healing Journey with Paul

Sat Date: Oct 18 2025 From: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Location: Albany
An immersive hour with the tones and vibrations of hand hammered Himalayan singing bowls, crystal singing bowls and a most special gong from Kathmandu. Wear cozy clothes and bring your mat, pillow, blanket(s) and anything else to comfort you as you bathe in sound.

Restorative Yoga with Sound Bowls with Kara

Sat Date: Oct 25 2025 From: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location: East Greenbush
Join Kara for a 90 minute Candlelit Restorative Yoga class with a Sound Bath Savasana. Restorative yoga is a lovely way to relax with the comfort of props supporting your body in a quiet and peaceful setting.
 
This class will begin with a grounding meditation and light movement. Kara will then guide you in and out of several restorative poses designed to bring the body and mind into a parasympathetic (rest & digest) state. Wear your comfy clothes, bring an eye pillow, and blanket if you like, to help you be even more comfortable. Props for the specific restorative poses will be provided.

Reservations Required

Hot 26 - Posture Clinic with Jennilee

Sat Date: Nov 08 2025 From: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Albany
Join Jennilee for two sessions of Anatomy of the Hot 26 - Bikram posture practice. In session one, we will explore the standing series and session two will be all about the floor postures. Specific attention will be given to the 26 postures of the Bikram Yoga practice but this course translates well into a deep anatomical understanding of postures from other systems of yoga as well.

Bring a notebook, pen, water and a snack. This workshop is mostly lecture & discussion.

  • October 18th 9:00-1:00 Standing Poses
  • November 8th 9:00-1:00 Floor Poses
  • $75 per single session or $125 for both sessions

Chant & Be Happy: A Kirtan Workshop with Deb & John

Sat Date: Nov 08 2025 From: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Latham
Civilizations through history are deeply connected with music (chanting) and rhythm (drums). Traditionally, this served to create a space of community and culture by linking breath, heart and mind. Kirtan is a meditation through call and response (mantra chanting).

Join us for a night of community and chanting - no singing experience or prior knowledge is required!

Although mantras may include names of Hindu deities, the idea of this Kirtan is to speak to whatever higher power you believe in; the universe, God, Mother Earth, the Hindu gods and goddesses, etc. And ultimately, we will end with realizing the completeness in ourselves.

Fall Reset Workshop with Katie M

Sun Date: Nov 09 2025 From: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Saratoga

As the seasons shift, autumn invites us to slow down, ground ourselves, and release what no longer serves us, just as the trees let go of their leaves. This workshop will help you align with the energy of fall through a nourishing blend of gentle yoga, an autumn inspired ritual, reflective journaling to support release and realignment, and a guided meditation.

All levels welcome. This is your invitation to pause, recenter, and replenish as you embrace the new season with clarity and ease.

Please Bring: Yoga mat, journal/paper, pen

Chant & Be Happy: A Kirtan Workshop with Deb & John

Sat Date: Dec 13 2025 From: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Albany
Civilizations through history are deeply connected with music (chanting) and rhythm (drums). Traditionally, this served to create a space of community and culture by linking breath, heart and mind. Kirtan is a meditation through call and response (mantra chanting).

Join us for a night of community and chanting - no singing experience or prior knowledge is required!

Although mantras may include names of Hindu deities, the idea of this Kirtan is to speak to whatever higher power you believe in; the universe, God, Mother Earth, the Hindu gods and goddesses, etc. And ultimately, we will end with realizing the completeness in ourselves.

High Peaks Teacher Training in Saratoga with Amy & Julie

Sat Date: Jan 10 2026 From: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: Saratoga
2025 Training Dates
 
Saturday, January 10 & Sunday, January 11

Saturday, February 7 & Sunday, February 8

Saturday, March 7 & Sunday, March 8

Saturday, March 21 & Sunday, March 22

Saturday April 25th & Sunday, April 26

Saturday, May 16 & Sunday, May 17

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 
 *Includes in person and virtual options. Additional options offered midweek and online to meet your lifestyle and to complete 200 hours.
 
$2800: Includes all weekends of training and financing is available, inquire for details. Early bird $2500 payment applies for anyone who reserves before November 15.

The Hot Yoga Spot's 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Aaron

Sat Date: Jan 10 2026 From: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Location: Albany
The Hot Yoga Spot offers a professional and highly effective 200hr vinyasa yoga foundational teacher training program. Each training is intelligently organized and executed in a way that makes it a highly enjoyable life changing experience. Explore your highest potential while manifesting your dreams!

Held at The Hot Yoga Spot in Latham & Albany
Lead instructor: Aaron Styles
Secondary & Anatomy instructor: Sean Hodgkiss

9 Weekends Over 6 Months

January 10th / 11th
January 24th / 25th
February 14th / 15th
February 28th / March 1st
March 21st / 22nd
April 11th / 12th
May 16th /17th

 
Sign Up With A Friend - Paid In Full: $2,000 per person.

Tuition- Paid In Full (Early Bird): $2,500

*Pay in full 30 days prior to training start date.

Tuition- Paid In Full (Late Bird): $2,600

*Paid in full within 30 days of training start date.

Tuition- Payment Plan: $2,700

*Pay a $500 deposit. Make an additional payment of $245 at each training weekend.