A Master Class containing all the elements of what a class is like on a Yoga For Bad People retreat - including advices on and led meditation from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, enough movement to make you sweat but woven in with foundational alignment to help protect the joints for longevity in practice, music to support the whole experience, spiritual philosophy, humor and enough yin to tie it all together.
Feeling like you could use some new nuggets to expand your daily practice? Want to discover you can do a headstand? Yes YOU can, let me show you. This class is for you! All levels welcome!
Heather Lilleston has been teaching yoga since 2003 and has a thorough background studying a variety of methods, meditation techniques and spiritual philosophy.
She began teaching yoga after completing the Jivamukti Teacher Training with Sharon Gannon and David Life while finishing her bachelors at Tisch School of the Arts, at New York University. In 2008, she completed the 800-hour Advanced Certification with Jivamukti.
In 2009, she has added a more Iyengar based approach to yoga based on her studies with Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee at the Yoga Shanti 300-hour teacher training in 2010, which she later assisted as a mentor, and taught as a lead teacher.
In 2012, she co-founded Yoga For Bad People with Katelin Sisson, a company focused on leading retreats worldwide.
She was recognized by Yoga Journal as one of the 50 innovators changing the game of the wellness industry, and held their cover for the January/February 2017 issue.
Heather has trained numerous teachers at Pure Yoga, The Shala, Yoga Vida, Love Yoga and Yoga Shanti as a mentor, and has been a contributing member of their respective teacher training programs. From 2012-2015, she revised the 200 hour Yoga Vida Teacher Training and Mentorship Curriculum, as well as developed the 300 hour Advanced Teacher Training Program for Yoga Vida while acting as Yoga Director. She continues to advise and contribute to curriculum in various studios.
She is registered with Yoga Alliance as a 500 hour E-RYT.