Events + Workshops
Creative Theming and Sequencing
with Akasha S
December 6-8, 2024 — $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
Durability for the Long Haul
with Holly B
Durability for the Long Haul: February 1, 2025
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
Yoga, Mobility, and Strength
Join us for a closer look at how yoga, mobility, and resistance training are the perfect complement for vibrant health. Learn more about the science behind how yoga reduces stress and improves mental clarity, along with how effective mobility exercises prevent injuries and improve joint health. Gain insights into specific resistance training techniques that boost muscle mass, metabolic rate, and overall physical health. This session empowers you to enhance your durability and stability by learning how to combine these amazing modalities we love for the long-haul!
Breathwork + Soundbath
with Scarlett C
December 7 — $40
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Dunwoody
How the Grinch Found Yoga
with Kember G
December 22 — $40
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
Come together on Sunday, 12/22 at Lift Yoga Alpharetta for a yoga practice to grow the heart♥️ (3 sizes!), your choice of crystal, a loving-kindness meditation, and ending with the TRUE story of how the Grinch found yoga.
We will, of course, have the ever anticipated best-you’ve-ever-had vegan hot chocolate, and this year there will be the option to bring in a favorite finger food dish to share as we mingle after class.*
* Please also have a card with ingredients listed to have next to your dish
Balance and Resilience
with Holly B
Balance and Resilience: January 18, 2025
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
Sleep, Rest, and Managing Stress
Explore the pillars of sleep, rest, and stress management in our final session. Learn strategies to improve sleep quality and support brain function, mood, and physical health. Discover the importance of regular rest in reducing burnout and enhancing productivity. Learn practical techniques for managing stress for mental wellbeing and overall quality of life. This session equips you with the knowledge to achieve balance and resilience for long-term health.
Teaching Restorative Yoga
with Akasha Searcey
January 9-12, 2025 — $475
Thursday: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
So many times people think they need a cleanse however the truth of the matter is this: Most people are TIRED not toxic. They actually need to cleanse their mind and body from habitual stress. This workshop about Restorative yoga will help you define and create restful practices that are all about slowing down and opening your body through passive presence.
Restorative yoga is a completely different experience than most other styles of yoga. Learn about what restorative yoga is and why it’s important to slow down and embrace the power of rest. Rest=Digest
Let’s dive into the anatomy of slowing down to understand how the mind can be grounded and the spirit lifted by taking a little time to go inward.
Required book:Yoga Journal Presents Restorative Yoga for Life: A Relaxing Way to De-stress, Re-energize, and Find Balance
Exploring Sacred Texts: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
with Sheila Ewers
January 25-26, 2025 — $325
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
One of the most significant expositions of early yoga teaching is Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, still
widely regarded as the foundational work on yoga philosophy and methodology. The set of 196
aphorisms elaborates the science, art, philosophy and psychology that is yoga. In this course,
we will examine each of the major sections of the text, discuss their theme and origin, and learn
how we can use them to live more meaningfully in our modern world.
Saturday:
- 9am- 1pm: Session 1, Sadhana Pada (Book 2) – Practices
- 2-6pm: Session 2, Samadhi Pada (Book 1) – Concentration
Sunday:
- 9am-1pm: Session 3, Vibhuti Pada (Book 3) – Marvelous Powers
- 2-6pm: Session 4, Kaivalya Pada (Book 4) – Liberation
Fuel Your Body
with Holly B
Fuel Your Body: December 21, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
Hydration, Nutrition, and Supplements
Discover the critical role of hydration, nutrition, and supplements in maintaining optimal health. Learn how proper hydration supports bodily functions and boosts energy. Understand the importance of balanced nutrition for overall well-being and disease prevention. Get informed about supplements and how they can be used to fill your nutritional gaps and support specific health needs, as identified from your health practitioner. This session provides actionable insights to fuel your body for peak performance and optimal health.
Self Myofascial Training
with Lauren Reese
February 7-9, 2025 — $590, $530 Early Bird pricing (register by Jan 5)
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Move + Breathe, Cumming, GA
Roll Model® Method Practitioner Training: A 16-hour Immersive Self Myofascial Massage Certification Training
This course teaches evidence-based self-myofascial release (self-massage) principles and practices to enhance mobility, reduce stress, transform pain, and build body awareness. It prepares you to program SMFR rollouts for individuals, groups, and special populations.
Training Overview:
Integrate the power of soft-tool science for yourself and your clients using the Roll Model® Method Therapy Balls. Explore pain-erasing, mobility-enhancing self-myofascial release techniques throughout the body. Systematically tour best practices for each part of the body and differentiate applications for a variety of clientele.
- Refine your anatomical fluency of bony landmarks, muscular attachments, and the fascial seam system
- Learn the art and science of crafting test/retest scenarios to provide instant feedback for improved function or reduced pain
- Improve classroom demonstration of Therapy Ball techniques with innovative sequences for all levels of student ability
- Hands-off massage: provide touch-averse clients with an empowered method using low-cost, accessible tools to approach self-care.
- Integrate science with best practices: translate new fascia evidence into an exploratory application for therapy and performance using the Roll Model Therapy Balls.
- Discover body blind spots: identify and relieve areas of neglect to resolve chronic pain or movement restrictions.
This module is open to all levels of student/educator/clinician. There is no prerequisite to attend. Tuition includes: A complete Roll Model Therapy Ball Kit and The Roll Model Exam
CEC credits are available from the following professional organizations: ACSM, AFAA, NASM, IAYT, NPCP, and Yoga Alliance.
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
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
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.