200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

The 200-hour yoga teacher training program at Lift Yoga Studio was life changing. Kim Saunders and Sue Hopkins work together seamlessly to teach a well rounded program which more than prepared me to lead a meaningful class. I learned not only how to teach others, but more about who am I as a person. Kim's caring and loving dedication inspired me and I am forever grateful for her leadership and wisdom. I would recommend this program to anyone desiring to become a yoga instructor or wanting to deepen their practice in a significant way.

The 200-hour yoga teacher training program at Lift Yoga Studio was life changing. Kim Saunders and Sue Hopkins work together seamlessly to teach a well rounded program which more than prepared me to lead a meaningful class. I learned not only how to teach others, but more about who am I as a person. Kim's caring and loving dedication inspired me and I am forever grateful for her leadership and wisdom. I would recommend this program to anyone desiring to become a yoga instructor or wanting to deepen their practice in a significant way.
-Kate
I considered teacher training for 5 years and promised myself I would do it before I turned 40. If not for Lift, I am not sure I would have been able to keep my promise. I am proud that I was able to complete my training while doing a full-time job. I have gained in depth knowledge and have gained immense confidence. This has been a turning point in my life. I have learned the importance of the journey inward. Yoga for me transformed from mere asanas to a Lifestyle. I thank Kim for all her support and knowledge she gave me, as well as the community she has formed at Lift.
-Lakshmi
I had contemplated Yoga Teacher Training for quite some time, but it wasn't until I met Kim at Lift Yoga that I made the decision to go for it! I wanted a nurturing environment, a teacher who was truly authentic, compassionate, and a safe soul through which I could explore my thoughts, experiences, and emotions. Kim's gentle spirit, acceptance, and wisdom created the environment I had been seeking. I'd finish my training weekends feeling like I had received hours of therapy and it made my heart happy! I graduated feeling equipped to use all that I had learned to go out and teach, inspire, and make a difference. I am incredibly grateful for Kim and all that Lift Yoga provides for our community.

I recently graduated from the teacher training program and it was an experience I will never forget and always treasure. To gain a better understanding for yoga, is to essentially gain a better understanding of yourself, and we could all use this. Kim Saunders and Sue Hopkins were the absolute perfect compliment to each other and I learned so much from both of them. This 200 hour training is just the beginning for me. I plan to complete the 500 hour and prenatal training through Etowah Valley in the years to come. Yoga is perfectly threaded into the fabric of my life, and while we cannot control the things that happen to us externally, we can take control of ourselves internally. This is what yoga is, and the 200 hour training impeccably embodied this message. Thank you, from the absolute bottom of my heart.

I was told by a friend of that doing a 200hr training would change my life. And so, I expected the change, the excitement, ​the study, the growth... what I didn't expect was just how incredible the change would be, or that it would be at the exact moment in my life when it was needed. The program at Lift provided me with the tools to succeed and never-ending growth possibilities: on the mat, in life and in relationships. I couldn't have more gratitude for this program and the wonderful mentors leading it all.

The Lift Yoga Teacher Training program surpassed all of my expectations. I have been practicing yoga for 7 years, and yet was only scratching the surface of what yoga is truly all about. Kim and Sue are amazing instructors with incredible knowledge and passion for this ancient practice. This program has helped me deepen my practice in ways I never could have imagined, and the women I have met through this experience have become life-long friends. It has truly been a transformative, life changing program, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to take their yoga practice to the next level.

I taught my first full yoga class tonight. I didn't PLAN on teaching yoga. I didn't even plan on Doing yoga (the closest I had gotten was wearing yoga pants while watching Netflix). I walked into my first yoga class an anxiety ridden mess and met Kimberly Snow Saunders about a year ago. Ever since, she has welcomed me into this practice with no judgement and unconditional support. I gained enough confidence to walk into Teacher Training at Lift Yoga and met 12 more women who have changed my life for the better. I just hope I'm absorbing some of their grace and knowledge and humor just by being around them. I couldn't have asked for a more supportive environment for personal growth. Kim's mentor Sue Hopkins provided the back bone of pedigree with her acclaimed history of teacher training programs at Etowah Valley Yoga in Cartersville, Ga. I'm continuously in awe of her knowledge and am proud to have the foundation of this amazing Yoga Teacher Training family tree to stand on! I didn't PLAN on any of this at all. I'll keep planning on paying it forward, but I'll just have to be flexible and see what happens next. All I can do is continue to live with gratitude for this experience and keep saying thank you, thank you, thank you!