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
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