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

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

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

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.

Business of Yoga

with Akasha Searcey

June 27-29, 2025 — $350
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek

This workshop is for the person that wants to understand how to navigate the business end of the yoga industry while maintaining alignment with self and yogic practices. Understanding how to market your classes, liability insurance and waivers, create a client email list effortlessly, website creation and value, social media engagement, #hashtag usage, apply to studios, create and facilitate successful workshops and grow your yoga business to the next level.

Required book:The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga: The Yoga Professional’s Guide to a Fulfilling Career

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

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