Events + Workshops
Crystal Bowl Experience
with Akasha Searcey
February 22, 2025 — $50
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Location: Lift Yoga Duluth
This process of deep external listening helps you start to hear your own internal sounds – the cyclical rhythm of your breath, the pulsing of your blood, and the energy of the nerves generating your own electric hum… all of these are instruments playing your body’s music.
As a sound therapist, Akasha finds the crystal bowls a lovely entry point to sound meditation experiences.
Ayurveda: Yoga’s Sister Science
with Akasha Searcey
February 28 – March 2, 2025 — $475
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Price includes two meals as part of the training.
The sister science of Yoga has so many amazing tools as well as gifts. Ayurveda is like the human handbook. When we take the time to understand the doshas and how energy moves in and within our energy bodies then we are able to begin to cultivate continual renewal in our body that allows us to reach our human potential in this lifetime. Take this workshop to do a deep dive into the practices and lifestyle that is Ayurveda. Learn how to offer Ayurvedic Marma Therapy in your classes as well as how to sequence for and celebrate the doshas. Yoga is for everyone and Ayurveda can be a lovely lighthouse to guide you home to your true nature.
Required book:Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing: A Practical Guide
Gong & Sound Bowl Experience
with Akasha Searcey
March 7, 2025 — $50
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Join Akasha for a soothing Gong and Sound Bowl Experience, where you’ll be immersed in healing vibrations designed to promote deep relaxation and inner peace. Allow the resonant sounds of gongs and crystal bowls to wash over you, facilitating emotional release and rejuvenation. This unique session is perfect for all levels—come with an open heart and mind, and leave feeling refreshed and grounded.
Mental Spring Cleaning
with Leah R
March 15, 2025 — $40
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Duluth
Yoga & Trauma: Healing with Tantra Hatha Yoga
with Holle Black
March 21-23 7-9, 2025 — $350
Friday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
- Effects of trauma on the mind, body and nervous system
- Uses of Tantra Hatha Yoga to help heal the mind/body disconnect following trauma
- Practices of Tantra Hatha Yoga to help students and clients better understand and heal from trauma
- How trauma informed yoga is different than a “regular” studio class (language/cueing, postures, pacing, philosophies)
- How to create and teach trauma-based yoga classes to various populations and in different settings
Friday Deep Dive: Handstands
with Kristin C
March 28 — $40 for non-members, $10 for members
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
*Focus on Handstands!*
By coordinating your form, mental readiness and timing you can unlock advanced poses. Learn how to increase stability and effectively distribute weight. You’ll be guided through the best preparations and transitions to make these poses part of your yoga practice, and have fun doing it!
Spring Forest Bathing
with Mary V
April 6, 2025 — $40
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Begin the season of awakening outdoors. Experience the newness, the hope and the energy. Take note of your own awakening. Be inspired to flourish. Be guided by nature’s example. Begin again with full consciousness.
We’ll walk a little, sit and ponder. Tap into the five senses, share if you wish and just for a while be present.
Trail to be determined by weather
Please wear comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, and a smile.
Meditation + Pranayama Teacher Training
with Akasha Searcey
April 11-13, 2025 — $350
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Prana is life force, life energy. It is everywhere; within us and all around us. “Breath is king of mind.” -BKS Iyengar
Join us for a deep dive into various practices. This workshop is for the teacher or the advanced student that wants to cultivate a depth of knowledge beyond asana. Learn all about the anatomy and physiology of breath as well as advanced breath technique practices to up level your health, awareness and consciousness. We will use breath, mantra and more to dive deep into the practice of meditation. Understanding the power of these practices and their effect on the entire physical body and its energy systems.
Required books: Light on Pranayama BKS Iyengar, Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Breathwork + Soundbath
with Scarlett C
April 19 — $40
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Dunwoody
Functional Movement + Anatomy
with Akasha Searcey
May 2-4, 2024 — $350
Friday: 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
You will also be introduced to the Endocrine system which parallels the Chakra system. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions as we will begin to discuss anatomy and how it relates to Yoga postures.
The body is a portal and when we understand how to link body, breath and mind in a way that is tangible for our students we offer them transformational practices that they can take with them off the mat and into the world.
Prana + Pendulum
with Kember
May 10 — $44
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
Do you ever notice that subtle shift in the room when a certain someone enters? Maybe the shift is heavy; sometimes it feels bright.
Or maybe you’ve noticed an inner shimmer following a yoga class that hit just right, or after seeing your favorite band.
What is that feeling? Energy. Prana. Your life force.
Kember, an energy work practitioner, has been teaching about and working with the chakras and subtle (energetic) body for over a decade.
Join Kember for an interactive playshop to learn about your own prana. Each student will be provided with a crystal pendulum (yours to keep!), and given time and instruction on how to utilize this tool to SEE the movement of energy.
You will also dive into the 7 main chakras, as well as play with seeing, feeling, and connecting with energy.
Understanding The Bhagavad Gita
with Sheila Ewers
July 26-27, 2025 — $325
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
The Bhagavad Gita appears in the 6th Book of the Hindu Epic, Mahabharata. Written somewhere between the 5th and 2nd centuries B.C., the Gita has long been considered one of the most influential texts in the World. In a conversation between Prince Arjuna and his charioteer Krishna, universal themes such as the purpose of life, humankind’s relationship to divinity, the value of action vs. renunciation, and the timeless journey of the soul are explored in depth along with the concepts of Karma, Dharma, Bhakti and Yoga.
The text has had international influence, informing the writing of American authors like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. Mahatma Ghandi turned to the Gita for consolation during his campaign for Indian Independence, and many other prominent politicians, philosophers, psychologists and leaders have lauded both its beauty and its message for centuries. For Yoga Practitioners world-wide, understanding the Gita has become an essential part of discovering the philosophical premise that underscores the practice.
- Session 1 – Saturday 9am-1pm: Introduction, Background and Context
- Session 2 – Saturday 2-6 pm: Understanding Dharma, Karma and How to realize the Nature of the True Self through Yoga
- Session 3 – Sunday 9am-1pm: Ishvara and Bhakti: What the Gita teaches about the Nature of God and the Worship of God
- Session 4 – Sunday 2-6pm Gunas and Atman: What the Bhagavad Gita teaches about the Nature of the Universe
Meditation and Pranayama Immersion
with Sheila Ewers
July 30 – August 3, 2025
$1,600-$1,950 depending on room choice
2:00 PM Wednesday to 11:00 AM Sunday
Location: Offsite, Elohee Retreat Center in North Georgia
This five day, four night immersion at Elohee in the North Georgia Mountains is required for those students enrolled in the Lift Yoga RYS300 training, but is open to all. Join us to dive deeply into consciousness as you explore your own meditation and pranayama practice and learn new techniques and skills to create a life-long relationship with Prana (the sacred life-force/energy that we often access and experience through the breath). Enrich your personal practice and develop skills to teach others. Our hope is that this experience will launch a lifetime commitment to the more subtle, and often more powerful practices of yoga.
Cost includes food, lodging, tuition and manual for 5 days/4 nights (space is limited to 10 Participants):
- Twin/ Shared Room: $1,600
- Queen/ Private Room/Shared Bath: $1,800
- Queen/Private Room/Private Bath: $1,950
Yin Yoga Teacher Training
with Kathy + Dennis Lang
August 15-17, 2025 — $385, $350 early bird rate if registered by June 1, 2025
Friday: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
- A historical perspective of Yin Yoga and its roots in Taoism
- Yoga anatomy for a yin perspective
- The Dualism of body and mind
- Meridian Theory and the use of yin yoga for targeted results
- Yin for athletes
- Teaching guidelines and how to design a practice
- Over a dozen Yin yoga sequences are provided as well as class theme suggestions
- Upon completion, each student has the tools, practices and resources to lead yin yoga classes
Recommended pre-reading: The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark OR Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers
Course will be 50% lecture and 50% practice
About the Instructors:
Kathy + Dennis bring a different perspective to yoga instruction by co-teaching… a blend of Yin and Yang energies. Their abundance of knowledge, practice, and experience draws from their studies and attendance of many national workshops across the country including training with Rodney Yee, David Life and Sharon Gannon, Shiva Rea, Sean Corn, Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, and others. Their style is influenced by the traditions of Kripalu, Kundalini, Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Yin and Vinyasa Flow Yoga. Having traveled overseas extensively to over 40 countries, they have a broad view with much cultural exposure.
One cannot simply read and theorize; one must practice and take that practice inward to experience the multiple layers and terrain of ourself. As musicians, they have added the modalities of sound and vibration as a key experience and ingredient with meditative instrumentals of guitar, Sitar, crystal bowls, Native American flute, drums, and gong. They are teachers, but consider themselves more as guides or facilitators of an experience. They believe that yoga is about relationships; first, you with yourself, then you with the world and the divine. So with us, the practice is not a “work out”, but very much a “work-in”.
Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
with Akasha S
September 12-14, 2025 — $350
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Yoga Nidra is a simple yet profound technique adapted from the traditional tantric practice of nyasa. This workshop will provide you with transformational experiences of Yoga Nidra, a practice known as yogic sleep. By entering a state between wakefulness and sleep, you release tension and promote stress relief, cultivating self-awareness and a deeper connection with your inner self.
Yoga Nidra also supports deep physical and energetic rejuvenation, balancing energy centers (chakras) and enhancing overall well-being. It provides a safe space to explore and release buried emotions, past traumas, and limiting beliefs, promoting a sense of wholeness and inner peace.
This workshop explains the theory of Yoga Nidra in both yogic and scientific terms. Discover the profound benefits of Yoga Nidra and embrace a journey of relaxation, self-discovery, and holistic well-being today.
This counts as an elective module in Lift Yoga’s 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training program.
Designing and Leading Transformative Workshops and Retreats
with Sheila Ewers
October 3-5, 2025 — $350
Friday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Join Sheila Ewers, E-RYT500, founder of Johns Creek Yoga, Yoga Teacher Trainer at both the 200 and 500 level, and leader of both local and international retreats for a weekend intensive exploring foundational principles of crafting transformative programming.
One of the most powerful ways to deepen a yoga practice is through more immersive experiences than one can gain from daily classes. Workshops and Retreats give you the ability to take your students into more subtle aspects of consciousness and self and are a fulfilling and powerful way for you to share what you love.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- Principles of effective multimodal teaching to appeal to kinesthetic, audio and visual learners
- Ways to connect students to a communal experience and build sangha
- Effective use of dyads and triads
- How to create and energetic “arc” for longer programming
- The business considerations for leading a retreat
This module is required for students participating in the RYS300 hour program, but is open to all. This module counts for 18 CEUs approved by Yoga Alliance. (16 contact, 2 non-contact)
An Exploration of the Subtle Body and Chakra System
with Sheila Ewers
October 24-26, 2025 — $350
Friday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Join Sheila Ewers for an in-depth exploration of the Subtle Body and Chakras – primordial centers of lifeforce (Prana) that exist within you.
Tantric Yogis believe that your body is pulsing with consciousness and energy that is particularly concentrated in 7 major centers called chakras. The word chakra translates literally to wheel or disc and indicates the swirling energy that aggregates around major nerve centers and organs in the body. These impact our physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing and become repositories for our accumulated life experience.
In this weekend intensive, we will examine the architecture of each chakra’s anatomical structure, investigate the history of the chakra system as described in ancient texts, learn to listen to our own ancient wisdom with deeper consciousness, and discover tools to steward our pranic field with greater sensitivity.
During our time, we will explore:
– Experiential exercises to energize awareness and sharpen sensitivity.
– Tools to enliven the energy body and connect to each center of psyche and soul.
– Anatomy instruction about physical systems associated with each Chakra.
– Collaborative creation implementing your new understanding.
Required Text: The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Body by Cyndi Dale
No Experience Required: This workshop is offered as part of the Lift Yoga and Body 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training but is open to all.
Total CEUs: Contact: 20 hours/ non-Contact: 2 hours (homework assignment to be submitted after completion)
Creative Theming and Sequencing
with Akasha S
November 7-9, 2025 — $350
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Artfully weaving a theme into asana classes can take them from ordinary to extraordinary, facilitating introspection, contemplation and transformation by encouraging “Svadhyaya.” Learn how to use language and sequencing skillfully to create full body, mind, and soul experiences in your classes.
Topics covered will include:
- Advanced Sequencing
- Sequencing for Peak Pose
- Elements of Theme Based Classes
- Theme Weaving and the Power of Language
Course will include practice, lecture, student teaching and collaboration. This training is part of our 300YTT, but is open to all. Eligible for 18 CEUs through Yoga Alliance
Required text: Nourishing the Teacher, 2nd Edition by Danny Arguetty
Vinyasa Intensive: History + Practice
with Akasha S
December 12-14, 2025 — $350
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
We dive into the history and practice of Vinyasa yoga. We revisit the roots of Ashtanga and dive into all the ways to teach this dynamic style. From funky flow to going slow you are sure to learn something new as well as get a great refresher on anatomy, the power of transformational sequencing, cueing and so much more!
Required book: Teaching Yoga: Foundations and Techniques by Mark Stephens
Free Community Classes
Did you know that Lift offers free classes for the community multiple times a week? Grab your mat and join our amazing instructors for a complimentary class! The scheduled instructors are subject to change without notice.
The following classes are taught by our newer yoga teacher training grads. Donations are welcome.
Community Vinyasa Flow at Lift Johns Creek
Fridays at 6:00 PM
Pre-registration required due to limited class size.
Click here to register.
Community Vinyasa Flow at Lift Alpharetta
Fridays at 6:00 PM
Pre-registration required due to limited class size.
Click here to register.
Yoga at Brooke Street Park, Alpharetta
On hold until Spring 2025.
2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA 30009
Yoga at Newtown Park Amphitheater
On hold until Spring 2025.
3150 Old Alabama Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30022
*For outdoor classes, we strongly recommend checking our Instagram page for updates regarding weather.
Holiday cancellations will be announced on Facebook and Instagram @LiftYoga.