Elevate Yoga Teacher Training
A 200-Hour Yoga Training Program
Applications Being Accepted
Early Bird till Sep 30th!
An eight-month deep-dive modular training with monthly weekends in Portland, culminating in a four-day graduation retreat in Vernonia in August.
The body benefits from movement.
The mind benefits from stillness.
Wisdom grows when we learn to trust what we feel — moment by moment.
Program Overview
Elevate is an 8-month immersive journey into practice, teaching, and the kind of self-inquiry that actually changes how we live.
It unfolds over six monthly training weekends in Portland, a month of collaborative integration in July, and a four-day closing retreat in Vernonia in late August where meals, lodging, ceremony, and graduation are all included.
This is the long game. And it works.
Many of us come to yoga for the physical practice…
and stay because something deeper begins to shift.
The way we listen. The way we respond. The way we relate to ourselves and the people around us.
That’s the layer this training is built for.
Our first cohort graduated in 2013. Each training since has refined and deepened what we offer here.
Jill has spent over two decades studying yoga around the world — including extensive time in India — and teaching in real studios, real retreats, and real-life settings. This training is shaped not just by what she’s learned, but by what she’s lived — through growth, challenge, community, and staying devoted to a practice over time.
What she and her team bring isn’t just curriculum. It’s perspective, honesty, and a deep respect for the people who choose to step into this work.
What you’ll leave with — not just on paper, but in your body and your life:
- The ability to teach with soul — not just execute a sequence, but to create an experience
- A fully developed personal teaching voice — authentic, embodied, and yours
- The skill to read a room, adapt in real time, and meet students where they are
- Intelligent sequencing rooted in functional anatomy and biomechanics
- A deep understanding of yoga philosophy, history, and lineage — lived, not memorized
- Hands-on assists, consent practices, and injury awareness
- Experience teaching real classes and receiving feedback over time
- The tools to design workshops, retreats, and extended learning experiences
- A roadmap for building a sustainable, meaningful teaching life
- A cohort of people who will know you — and who you will know — for a long time
This training is for the practitioner who is ready to go all the way in. Whether you plan to teach or simply want to understand yoga at a level most people never reach, Elevate will meet you there.
You don’t just learn how to teach a class.
You learn how to tell a story. Build community. Play the long game.
Program Structure
8-Month Deep-Dive Modular Training
January – August 2027 · Portland, OR
Monthly Training Weekends — The Pause Studio, Portland
January 29–31 · February 26–28 · March 26–28 April 30–May 2 · May 28–30 · June 25–27
July — Integration Month
July is yours. A dedicated month for practice teaching, independent study, cohort meet-ups, and reflection.
Graduation — August 26–29, 2027
Liminalia Retreat Center · Vernonia, Oregon
A four-day immersive closing retreat — all meals, lodging, teaching, and graduation ceremony included.
Students will teach full classes, refine their craft, celebrate the journey, and step across the threshold as teachers.
Elevate is not just a teacher training. It is one of the most complete investments you can make in your practice, your teaching, and yourself.
Your tuition includes:
- Six monthly training weekends of instruction, mentorship, guest teachers, and practice teaching — a $3,350 value
- A four-day all-inclusive graduation retreat at Liminalia Retreat Center — lodging, all meals, teaching, and graduation ceremony included — a $1,500 value
Total value: $4,850
Early bird tuition: $4,550 — through September 30
Regular tuition: $4,850 — after October 1
Payment plans available.
Deposit due after application approval.
India Pilgrimage
Optional Extension — January 2028
Elevate doesn’t have to end in August. India is a teacher like no other — and some things can only be learned by living them.
Join Jill on a yoga pilgrimage in January 2028. 13 nights across Goa, Hampi, Bangalore, Varanasi, and Rishikesh.
Graduates receive $500 off the India journey — a gift for going the distance.
More details coming soon — indicate your interest on the application.
Applications
Ready to begin?
We’d love to hear from you.
This cohort is kept intentionally intimate — a carefully gathered group of people who will learn from the content, and from each other, over eight meaningful months. Every application is read personally by Jill.
Once your application is received and approved, you’ll get a personal note from Jill and a deposit link to secure your spot.
Voices from Past Elevate Trainings
These reflections come from past Elevate cohorts and offer a glimpse into the experience and learning process.
Who This Training Is For
Elevate welcomes:
- Practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of yoga
- Aspiring teachers ready to step into their voice
- Experienced teachers who want to go further
- Thoughtful humans drawn to yoga as a lifelong practice
Many students arrive not because they have it all figured out — but because something in them is ready. Ready to go deeper, to ask better questions, to understand this practice from the inside out.
You don’t need to know exactly where this leads to begin. You just need to feel the pull.
What We’ll Explore Together
Elevate weaves together technical skill, embodied understanding, and lived experience — because great teaching requires all three.
Topics include:
- Intelligent sequencing and class design
- Functional anatomy and biomechanics
- Adaptable alignment and injury awareness
- Hands-on assists and consent
- Yoga philosophy and historical context
- Voice, presence, and embodied communication
- Designing workshops and retreat experiences
- Sustainable pathways for a teaching life
This is not a checklist curriculum. We emphasize discernment over dogma, adaptability over rigid rules, and presence over performance.
You’ll learn to listen carefully — to the room, to the body in front of you, and to yourself — and respond with skill, honesty, and care.
Investment
Elevate is one of the most complete investments you can make in your practice, your teaching, and yourself.
Early Bird: $4,550 — through September 30
Regular Tuition: $4,850 — after October 1
Payment plans available.
Deposit due after application approval.
Please Note: Payments are securely processed via WeTravel and subject to a 1% fee for bank transfers or 1.5%–2.9% for cards depending on your location.
