About Us

Ida & Aaron are a husband & wife yoga team that have been teaching yoga & training Original Hot Yoga teachers since 2003. They co-founded the Original Hot Yoga Academy, the premier 26&2 Teacher Training & the Ida Ripley Online Yoga Studio.  Their goal is to help their students get the most out of their yoga & handcraft the finest teachers in the industry. They serve a community of individual yogis everyday in their Online Studio to help them feel better in their body through a consistent yoga practice. They can help you too!

Ida is a 5X Western Canadian Hatha Yoga Champion and has practiced and taught 26×2 yoga for over 20 years. Ida is one of the pre-eminent 26×2 yoga instructors in the world.

Her goal is to provide a no nonsense yoga education and mold poised & podium ready teachers.

​She is the lead instructor, kinesiology instructor, co-anatomy instructor & posture coach for the Original Hot Yoga Academy.

Aaron has worked as a vocational trainer for over 20 years.

He has worked with all the top researchers working in the field today and has created a one-of-a-kind program that is unmatched in the industry.

​He is the school administrator, biochemistry & physiology instructor, co-anatomy instructor & memorization coach for the Original Hot Yoga Academy.