Good to know
Good to Know
- The Sangha Trinidad is generally cited as the only Yoga Alliance-registered 500-hour teacher training school in the Caribbean, which makes Port of Spain a genuine regional hub for advanced YTT rather than just beginner classes.
- In-studio spots at The Sangha Trinidad are limited and typically need to be reserved by WhatsApp rather than just walking in — book ahead if you want an in-person class.
- If you're drawn to Beyond Yoga's teacher training, note the actual training intensive takes place in Tobago (a short flight or ferry from Port of Spain), not in the city itself, even though the studio and admin base is on Wrightson Road in POS.
- Most Port of Spain studios run hybrid online/in-studio/Zoom formats, which is useful if your schedule is irregular as a visiting nomad.
- The country's most genuine, historically rooted yoga/meditation site — the Sri Dattatreya Yoga Centre at the Waterloo Temple in the Sea — is in Central Trinidad, about an hour's drive from Port of Spain, so it's a day trip rather than something in the capital itself.
- Port of Spain's own yoga scene is real but modest: a small number of boutique studios teaching contemporary Western-lineage styles (Vinyasa, Hatha, Ashtanga) rather than any indigenous or centuries-old practice.
- If you want the 'authentic Hindu heritage' yoga experience often implied by travel marketing, it's genuinely located outside the city — pair a studio class in Port of Spain with a day trip to the Waterloo/Carapichaima temple complex for the fuller picture.
Local Scene Character
- Size And Character
- Small and contemporary rather than large or traditional. Port of Spain's yoga offerings are a handful of boutique studios teaching imported Western-lineage styles (Vinyasa, Hatha, Ashtanga), not a historic ashram culture or a mass wellness-tourism scene.
Notable Venues
The Sangha Trinidad
- Area
- St. Clair, Port of Spain
- Detail
- A boutique yoga, movement and wellness studio established in 2005 that describes itself as the only Yoga Alliance-registered 500-hour teacher training school in this part of the Caribbean.
Beyond Yoga (Formerly One Yoga Trinidad)
- Area
- Maraval, Port of Spain area
- Detail
- A studio whose lineage traces to a school founded in Saskatoon, Canada; its founder was trained by a student of the Krishnamacharya yoga lineage, running near-daily Hatha, Vinyasa and Ashtanga classes plus meditation sessions.
Yoga Meditation Society of Trinidad and Tobago
- Area
- Trinidad-wide organization
- Detail
- A longer-standing local society/community group for yoga and meditation practitioners, though detailed public information on its current activities is limited.
Genuine Place Specific Traditions
- Summary
- No distinct, ancient, or place-specific yoga/meditation/breathwork lineage originates in Port of Spain itself. The one well-documented, genuinely rooted Hindu yoga tradition in Trinidad is located in Central Trinidad, not the capital.
- Honest Gap Note
- We specifically checked for an Afro-Trinidadian meditative/trance tradition (e.g. Orisha or Spiritual Baptist practice) that might connect to breathwork or meditation, but found no authoritative source tying such practices to a 'yoga/meditation/breathwork' framing for Port of Spain specifically, so we are not asserting that connection here.
Details
- Detail
- This is the country's genuinely documented yoga/meditation institution, connected to the Waterloo temple built in the sea by Siewdass Sadhu and the nearby 85-foot Hanuman murti.
- Tradition
- Sri Dattatreya Yoga Centre at the Temple in the Sea (Waterloo)
- Citation Basis
- Rough Guides Trinidad & Tobago travel guide describes it as an active, longstanding yoga and meditation centre attached to the temple complex.
- Location Note
- Carapichaima/Waterloo, Central Trinidad — roughly an hour's drive south of Port of Spain, well outside the ~10-minute city-center radius, so this is a day-trip, not a Port of Spain venue.
- Detail
- Hinduism arrived with 19th-century Indian indentured labourers and developed into a distinct, hybridized Trinidadian form, with a large concentration of temples in central Trinidad rather than the capital.
- Tradition
- Indo-Trinidadian Hindu religious/devotional practice (puja, temple worship)
- Citation Basis
- Rough Guides Trinidad & Tobago and Milwaukee Public Museum's ethnographic collection/research on Indo-Trinidadian communities.
- Location Note
- Concentrated in Central and South Trinidad (Chaguanas, Caroni, Penal, Waterloo area), not Port of Spain.
Studios And Centers
The Sangha Trinidad
- Type
- Boutique yoga, movement & wellness studio
- Address
- 6 Scott St., St. Clair (The Sanaa Building, near Ellerslie Plaza)
- Formats
- In-studio, online and hybrid (Zoom) classes; in-studio spots are limited and must be reserved via WhatsApp.
- Breathwork
- Pranayama is taught as part of the general asana curriculum and teacher training rather than as a standalone breathwork offering.
- Neighborhood
- St. Clair, Port of Spain
- Meditation Offerings
- The studio's community has historically hosted an annual Buddhist meditation training course called "Joy of Living," run through Bodhicharya Trinidad in connection with Sangha instructors.
- Description
- The Sangha Trinidad is a Boutique Yoga, Movement & Wellness Studio, committed to encouraging an ethical, compassionate and more environmentally-conscious lifestyle, operating since September 2005.
Class Pricing
- Intro Offer
- TTD 150
Introductory rate for first 30 days of classes
Styles And Practices
- Hatha
- Vinyasa-style flow
- Yin
- Aerial yoga
- Kemetic yoga (the studio has a certified Yoga Alliance RYT 500 Kemetic Yoga instructor)
- Thai Yoga Massage (Lotus Palm-certified instruction)
Beyond Yoga (Formerly One Yoga Trinidad)
- Type
- Yoga studio / community
- Address
- 35A-B Wrightson Road, Port of Spain
- Formats
- In-studio and online classes, running multiple times daily (roughly 6am, 12pm and 6pm slots).
- Breathwork
- General pranayama integrated into classes; the studio also runs dedicated meditation classes for deep relaxation.
- Neighborhood
- Port of Spain (Wrightson Road, central POS)
- Description
- Beyond Yoga is founded upon the community that was previously known as One Yoga Trinidad, a school originally begun in Saskatoon, Canada, brought to Trinidad by Troy Hadeed, who trained in the Krishnamacharya yoga lineage.
Styles And Practices
- Hatha
- Vinyasa flow
- Ashtanga
Yoga with Joanne
- Type
- Independent instructor / small studio practice
- Neighborhood
- Port of Spain
- Description
- A Port of Spain-based in-person yoga practice offering general and chair-yoga style classes; limited public detail on specific lineage or style beyond general hatha-style movement classes.
Styles And Practices
- General/chair yoga (style lineage not fully documented)
Teacher Training Programs
The Sangha Trinidad
- Cost
- TTD 40,000
Full 500-hour certification course fee; includes course supplies but NOT room, board, or meals
- Location
- St. Clair, Port of Spain
- Structure
- The 500-hour program is split into a 6-week in-person intensive (Part 1) plus a 10-month distance-learning component (Part 2), and the school states it covers over 750 hours of material within the 500hr Yoga Alliance framework.
- Next Cohort
- A 2026 cohort ("YTT2026") marking the program's 10th anniversary was listed as starting May 3, 2026, with a payment plan option.
- Program Name
- The Sangha Trinidad Yoga Teacher Training (YTT)
- Levels Offered
- 300-hour YTT with the option to work toward a full 500-hour certification; the studio states it is the only Yoga Alliance Registered 500-hour school in the Caribbean.
- Certifying Body
- Yoga Alliance
Beyond Yoga (Troy Hadeed, with Jolene Bayda and Troy Turi As Co-faculty)
- Location
- Held at Castara Retreats in Tobago, not in Port of Spain itself — booked/administered through the Beyond Yoga studio on Wrightson Road, Port of Spain
- Structure
- An 18-day intensive delivering 200+ contact hours plus a bonus 20-40 hours of distance learning; airport transfers from Tobago's airport are included.
- Program Name
- 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (Beyond Yoga / Troy Hadeed)
- Certifying Body
- Yoga Alliance (200-hour registered)
Cost
- Note
- Specific course fee was not confirmed in available sources; single-occupancy accommodation is available at an additional cost, and room/board arrangements are separate from tuition.
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