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ThaVma Yoga Sarasota
5 ★★★★★ 39 Google reviews · Hot yoga studio in Sarasota, Florida
Hot yoga studio offering classes including Bikram, Phoenix, and Vinyasa.
Plan your first class
- Free first class or intro offer new students are welcomed with a free class or a discounted intro pass — check their schedule to book your first heat
- The heat classes run heated to ~104°F — arrive hydrated and give yourself a few classes to acclimate
- Teacher training offers teacher training — ask about upcoming YTT cohorts and prerequisites
- Phone (941) 914-4538
- Website & schedule thavmayoga.com — book classes and see the live schedule
The styles they teach
“The ThaVma Method is grounded in solid fundamentals of Bikram yoga, and the founders have layered on so many additional good things.”
What's on offer
“I just completed Marina's teacher training at Thavma Yoga, and it was a great experience!”
What students say again and again
“The environment is clean and spa like, and the instructors are awesome!”
“Marina is a master at her craft and ensures all her instructors are trained to the best standards.”
“Marina, the owner, and fellow teachers all make you feel like family and I have fallen in love with the practice, thanks to them!”
“Her clear and detailed instruction aligns me into proper postures, but don’t be fooled by her calming voice, because your body will cry the next day.”
“Traditional Bikram, the beats classes to music and more intense workouts on the weekends - they switch it up and I'm now obsessed.”
From the reviews
Fantastic Studios at Lakewood Ranch and Tamiami Trail. Marina is the Best Yogini you will ever encounter! She is a superb teacher, an expert, that is patient & kind. Plus she closely watches with added personal instruction as needed.
Marina's style of facilitating the postures gives greater access to the core value in each posture, and as someone who has been practicing Bikram postures for over 10 years, it was as if Bikram had just shifted to a whole new realm for me!
Exceptional Instruction ➡️ Proper Postures➡️ yields an awakened body…sore, yet energized. This studio is a cut above - sophisticated in style, clean and trendy. The vibe…positive and warm, welcoming and friendly. The Bikram classes drew me in but Thavma Red keeps me coming back, and more importantly, keeps me sore!
I just completed Marina's teacher training at Thavma Yoga, and it was a great experience! Highly recommended. My goal was/is not to become a teacher, but rather to improve my practice. The class met my expectations and took my yoga to a new level in just a few months.
Teacher training at ThaVma Yoga Sarasota
ThaVma Yoga Sarasota comes up for teacher training — confirmed on their own site. If you're thinking about becoming an instructor, a few things are worth asking up front. First, which certification the program leads to — most hot-yoga trainings are Yoga Alliance registered (RYT-200 or RYT-500), and the style matters: a Bikram or hot-power lineage trains differently than a hot-vinyasa or sculpt one. Second, the schedule and prerequisites — cohorts often run in intensive weekend blocks or over several months, and many studios want you practicing regularly there first. Third, cost and payment plans, and whether tuition includes an unlimited membership for the training period. Teacher training is a real commitment of time and money, so it's worth a call or an info session before you enroll.
Your first hot yoga class at ThaVma Yoga Sarasota
Nervous about your first hot class? Almost everyone is, and a good studio expects beginners to walk in the door. Here's what to know. What to expect: the room is heated to around ~104°F, so it feels intense for the first few minutes — rest in child's pose any time you need to, no one will bat an eye. Hydrate: drink water through the day before class, not just as you arrive, and bring a bottle. What to bring: a mat and towel, water, and a change of clothes; wear something light you don't mind sweating through, and skip a heavy meal in the couple of hours beforehand. Arrive 10–15 minutes early to sign in and set up. It gets easier fast — most people say their third class feels completely different from their first.
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