Holistic Joy Yoga School

Lee, MA 01238, United States

4.83209 student reviews
RYS® 200 English
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Holistic Joy Yoga School

About this retreat


  • Holistic Joy Yoga School is founded, directed, and led by Master Teacher Joy Ravelli.
  • Joy Ravelli has been teaching yoga for most of her life and has been teaching teachers for over 30 years.
  • Joy's founding mission is to gently guide individuals on a path toward cultivating a relationship with their true self and celebrating what they find within.
  • Every program Joy teaches is dedicated to being present with each student.
  • More than just physical yoga, Joy will guide you on a journey of exploring and learning to teach classic yoga, as well as modern approaches and science that utilize movement/ asana, somatic inquiry, natural movement, mindfulness, 5-element theory, energy awareness, meditation, and more.
  • Joy's programs are rooted in the knowledge that all shamans have known throughout time: We are part of a great tree of life, we are all part of the same story, the world is a magnificent and magical place, and each one of us has that same spark of universal wonder within us.
  • Joy's school offers you the opportunity to explore, discover, express, and share your authentic self through a unique system that helps you develop your own natural style.

Training includes:

  • Alignment-based Asana
  • Authentic and natural movement that is individualized to meet each person
  • Breathwork/ Pranayama
  • 5 Element Energy as expressed through the Chakras, Vayus, and Shamanic Ways
  • Tibetan Yantra Yoga and Mysticism
  • Vipassana Meditation and Mindfulness
  • Therapeutic Yoga for transforming trauma into wisdom
  • Yin & Restorative
  • Flow / Vinyasa that is creative, circular, and expansive
  • Hatha Yoga
  • Raja Yoga
  • Thai Yoga Bodywork
  • Core and Total Body Exercises from Pilates, Feldenkrais and Functional Fitness
  • Practice teaching from the first day of training and every day throughout.
  • 5-element touch, including Reiki, Thai Yoga Bodywork, and hands-on adjustments
  • Mentoring for personal and professional growth
  • Business Skills: Marketing, Business Set up, Branding, Accounting, and more.
  • Personalized attention throughout
  • Small groups and stunning locations throughout the world, as well as online.
  • Joy's graduates are successful yoga teachers, yoga therapists, coaches, counselors, nurses, doctors, scientists, movers, and individuals who live full and happy lives.
  • All are welcome
  • Email: [email protected]


What they offer

Full-time (usually intensive/immersion), Part-time (spread out over time), Weekends only, Modules (several, shorter immersions), Residential (trainees stay on-site), Non-residential (trainees commute to the program), Destination / retreat

GI Bill acceptedMyCAA approvedScholarships offeredWork exchange available

Yoga styles taught

Flow Yoga, Alignment-Oriented Yoga, Fitness Yoga, Spiritually-Oriented Yoga, Hot/Heated Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Specialty Yoga

Meet the team

What students say

★★★★★

— Annie Pearson, RYT® 200

★★★★★

— Nancy Gingras, E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP®

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