Events + Workshops
Stress Relief and Relaxation
with Urte P
August 9 — $40
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Duluth
An interactive blend of breathwork, gentle yoga, and reflective practices to support stress relief and relaxation. Plus easy to understand insight into the stress response, like fight-or-flight, with space for group sharing and connection.
Pilates Foundations + Anatomy
with Gitisha G
August 16-17 & September 6-7, 2025 — $1,299
Saturday & Sunday: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
This 30-hour, two-weekend course forms the core of your Pilates teaching journey. You’ll establish a strong understanding of the foundational principles behind both mat and Reformer Pilates, while exploring how anatomical structures influence movement and exercise design.
Led by PowerUp Pilates Master Trainer, Gitisha Goel, this module includes:
- 20 hours of in-person instruction
- An 8–10 hour self-paced online anatomy intensive
You’ll leave this training with a Mat Pilates Teaching Certification, and the confidence to lead safe, effective, and inspiring classes. Option to audition to teach mat Pilates classes at Lift Yoga.
About the Instructors:
Gitisha is a comprehensively certified Pilates Instructor through Physical Mind and Body Bar. She is trained in Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair and Barrel.
Gitisha discovered pilates in 2018 when she found out she had arthritis in her back. Through Pilates, she learned to build her core and strengthen her body. After falling in love with pilates, she became a comprehensively certified Physical Mind instructor in 2022 and got her Body Bar certification in 2023. Inspired by the results she saw in her clients and her love for teaching new instructors, she became a Pilates Master Trainer for PowerUp in 2024.
As a pilates instructor, Gitisha thrives on helping her clients achieve their personal and fitness goals. “Everyone who comes to the studio leaves slightly taller, a little more flexible, stronger and much more energized.”
Gitisha also works as a Senior Geographical Information Specialist for a cultural resource firm in Atlanta. She is bilingual, fluent in both English and Hindi. When she is not teaching, she enjoys reading all kinds of literature, binge-watching medical dramas, lifting weights, and spending time with her husband and two sons mostly at the ballpark.
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”.
Journey Through The Chakras
with Kember G
August 23 — $40
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
Join Kember for a special two-hour journey diving into the wisdom of the chakras. Together, you will explore each chakra’s properties, learn how to recognize signs of imbalance, and discover practices to activate and align these energy centers within your own body and life.
This workshop includes:
- Guided teachings on all seven chakras
- Discussion on physical, emotional, and energetic signs of imbalance
- Practical tools and practices for bringing balance and flow
- A grounding yoga practice to integrate the teachings
- Leave feeling more connected, clear, and empowered with a deeper understanding of your own energy system.
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.
Book Club
September 14 — FREE
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Our upcoming book club will discuss Alan Watts’ The Wisdom of Insecurity.
This philosophical gem explores how our chase for certainty creates suffering—and why embracing life’s “dizziness” leads to true peace.
Roll + Rest
with Holly B
September 21 — $40
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Are you ready to experience a profound reset and deep rest? Join Holly for a 90-minute journey that combines the therapeutic benefits of myofascial massage, restorative yoga, and yoga nidra. Whether you’re seeking relief from tension, stress, or simply craving time to pause, this event offers a sanctuary for your body, mind, and spirit.
Roll + Rest is a thoughtfully crafted time to promote healing, restore inner balance, and experience deep rest. Discover the transformative power of rest and embark on a journey to cultivate a sense of peace, vitality, and well-being from the inside out.
Friday Deep Dive: Handstands
with Kristin C
September 26 — $40 for non-members, $10 for members
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
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!
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)
Come As You Are: Yoga For Every BODY
with Georgia N
October 4 — $40
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Dunwoody
Crystal Playshop
with Kember G
October 11 — $44
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Alpharetta
Kember has been enchanted by crystals since childhood, weaving their energy into her life and teachings.
Join her for this Crystal Ritual Playshop, where you’ll explore the properties of six stunning crystals (all provided for you to keep!). Learn how to work with them in your daily rituals, connect with their energy through meditation, and close with a soothing crystal singing bowl sound bath
Space and supplies are limited—sign up soon to claim your spot!
Restorative Yoga + Soundbath
with Scarlett C
October 18 — $40
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Dunwoody
You’ll be guided through a series of gentle, fully supported postures, designed to release tension, calm the mind, and invite your body into a state of effortless rest. As you settle into stillness, the sounds of crystal singing bowls will surround you, helping to balance your energy, soothe your emotions, and support subtle healing from within.
This class is perfect for anyone feeling depleted, anxious, overwhelmed, or simply in need of quiet space to restore. Come as you are—no experience necessary. Leave feeling grounded, spacious, and reconnected to yourself.
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)
Roll + Rest
with Holly B
November 2 — $40
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek
Are you ready to experience a profound reset and deep rest? Join Holly for a 90-minute journey that combines the therapeutic benefits of myofascial massage, restorative yoga, and yoga nidra. Whether you’re seeking relief from tension, stress, or simply craving time to pause, this event offers a sanctuary for your body, mind, and spirit.
Roll + Rest is a thoughtfully crafted time to promote healing, restore inner balance, and experience deep rest. Discover the transformative power of rest and embark on a journey to cultivate a sense of peace, vitality, and well-being from the inside out.
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.