The Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summit (Free)

Lead from depth, Shift generations

Our Summit:
June 6 - 14 was a hug success

A big THANK YOU to all the presenters and teachers

A free Online Gathering of Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Trainers and Wisdom Carriers sharing with thousands of yoga teachers and students, guidance, knowledge and practices to shape the future of yoga for years to come.

➡️ Apply to speak or teach at the next Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summit here

➡️ Secure the All-Access Pass of 32 incredible teachers from our January, 2026 Summit

➡️ Secure the All-Access Pass of 28 incredible teachers from our June, 2026 Summit

SUMMER 2026 SUMMIT

Logistics & Structure

DATES Next Summit, TBA

Be part of the movement - share your message and reach yoga students and teachers

DELIVERY Join us Live, or, pre-record your message with us

The Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summit will offer live-online sessions, and you have the option to pre-record your talk with us

WHO Thousands of students, and 30 speakers gathered together

Will you be part of it?

The Invitation To Teacher Trainers

You have walked the path long enough to know what cannot be taught in a 200-hour training: the silent depth, the unshakable presence, the hard-won wisdom that only decades of practice can forge. 

The next generation is hungry for exactly what lives in You - and, they may never receive it unless you choose to transmit it now. 

By bringing your voice to the Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summit, you will directly shape and impact thousands of Yoga Teachers who will, in turn, touch millions of lives. 

This is how YOUR Legacy becomes boundless: not in titles or headcounts, but in the chain of Liberated Beings who will carry your Clarity forward.

Would you like to be part of the next Summit?

The Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summits are by invitation only, to request an invitation, please take a moment to complete our intake form.

PRESENTERS IN JUNE, 2026

The Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summit is an invitation-only cooperative event to raise awareness of the diverse approaches to teaching yoga, and each presenters individual offerings.

  1. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Harvard Medical School, Kundalini Research Institute

  2. Stephanie Lopez, iRest Institute

  3. Lizzie Lasater, Lizzie Yoga

  4. Eyal Shifroni, eyalshifroni.com

  5. Leslie Howard, Leslie Howard Yoga

  6. Kimberly Beekman, Inner Alignment

  7. Todd Norian, Ashaya Yoga

  8. Dianne Harris, Happyheart Yoga

  9. Jessica Jennings, MS, Ma Yoga

  10. Christopher Key Chapple, Doshi Professor and Yoga Studies Director, Loyola Marymount University

  11. Ambra Vallo, AMBRASANA LTD

  12. Keval Kaur Khalsa, Kundalini Yoga Durham

  13. Scott Blossom, Doctor Blossom

  14. Daniela Hess & Christopher Grant (hosts),Great Energy

  15. Lauren Walker, Energy Medicine Yoga

  16. Larry Payne, Samata International

  17. Amy Weintraub, Amy Weintraub, Founder LifeForce Yoga

  18. Edward Clark, Tripsichore Yogaa Theatre

  19. Swami Ramananda, Integral Yoga San Francisco

  20. Helen Lavretsky, DrHelenLavretsky.com

  21. Swami Asokananda, Integral Yoga Institute NY

  22. Jillian Pransky, Author of the Power of the Pause and Deep Listening

  23. Uma Dinsmore-Tuli,co-founder of Yoga Nidra Network

  24. Heather Mason, The Minded Institute

  25. Rebecca Mehnert,jayathetrustcoach.com

  26. Blaine Wilkes, Energy Medicine Yoga

  27. Jose Calarco, Forrest Yoga

➡️ Secure the All-Access Pass of 28 incredible teachers from our June, 2026 Summit

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Topics

These are possible topics based on the 7 Qualities of an Extraordinary Yoga Teacher. Perhaps one or several catch your attention for our interview. Or, you can bring your own topic that aligns with what you enjoy sharing now.
(click the quality title to see topics within each)

  • How teachers show up - calm, grounded, clear, and regulated - shapes the entire room. These topics help teachers strengthen their inner steadiness and learn to teach from embodied presence.

    Topics:

    • Grounded Teaching: Staying Centered Before, During & After Class

    • Creating Coherence: Breath, Awareness & the Energetic Field of the Room

    • The Teacher’s Nervous System: Regulation as Leadership

    • Radiant Presence: How Students Feel You Before You Speak

  • These sessions focus on the craft of teaching - confidence, clarity, sequencing. You could share about the leadership required to guide students safely and powerfully.

    Topics:

    • Confident Cueing: Saying Less, Communicating More

    • Leading With Authority (Without Being Overbearing)

    • Trauma-Aware Teaching Essentials

    • How to Pace, Sequence & Lead Transformational Classes

    • The Art of Ethical Authority in Modern Yoga

    • Classroom Decision-Making: Confidence in the Moment

  • For teachers who want to move beyond surface-level teaching and into the felt, energetic, and intuitive dimensions of yoga.

    Topics:

    • Feeling Energy: A Practical Approach for Yoga Teachers

    • Moving From Your Center (Not Strain)

    • Internal Alignment for Safer, Stronger Practice

    • Energetic Boundaries When Working With Students

    • Interoception: Teaching From Felt Sense

    • The Energetic Anatomy of Movement

    • Essential skills for creating safe, clear student–teacher relationships. Focused on presence, boundaries, and navigating challenging classroom moments.

      Topics:

      • Conscious Communication for Yoga Teachers

      • How to Speak With Clarity & Presence

      • Holding Space Without Absorbing Energy

      • Navigating Difficult Student Moments

      • Healthy Power Dynamics in the Classroom

  • Sessions that help teachers guide genuine meditative experience and breath-based transformation. Share your lived inner practice.

    Topics:

    • Teaching Meditation That Actually Lands

    • Integrating Breath, Focus & Awareness

    • Guiding Students Into Regulation & Inner Stillness

    • Breathwork as a Nervous-System Skill (Not a Performance)

    • The Architecture of a Transformational Meditation Practice

  • For teachers ready to grow their impact, attract aligned students, and thrive professionally.

    Topics:

    • How to Build a Loyal Student Community

    • Standing Out in a Crowded Yoga Market

    • Communicating Your Value With Confidence

    • Effective Marketing for Conscious Teachers

    • Pricing & Packaging Your Classes and Offerings

    • Visibility Without Burnout (or Selling Out)

  • The foundation of an extraordinary teacher. These sessions help teachers strengthen inner clarity, emotional steadiness, and the personal practices that make their teaching magnetic.

    Topics:

    • Cultivating Daily Practices

    • Emotional Regulation for Teachers

    • Building the Inner Qualities of a Magnetic Teacher

    • The Teacher’s Inner Path: Resilience, Reflection & Renewal

    • How Your Personal Practice Shapes Your Students

OUR MISSION

The Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summit exists to forge exceptional Yoga Teachers - beacons of Presence, Clarity, and unshakable Calm - so they can guide their students into genuine Freedom and, through that ripple, help Heal & Unite Humanity, one transformed life at a time.

Yoga Teachers are not just instructors; they are multipliers of human Awakening. 

When a Yoga Teacher deepens their own Clarity and Steadiness, every student they touch becomes Calmer, Kinder, and more Courageous - and that Great Energy spreads. 

The Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summit was born to elevate the Presence, Skill, and Consciousness of these crucial Leaders & Guides so they can even more effectively lead with Love, Wisdom, and Power and ignite a global ripple of an Awakened, Compassionate Humanity.

PRESENTERS FOR JANUARY, 2026

The Extraordinary Yoga Teacher Summit is an invitation-only cooperative event to raise awareness of the diverse approaches to teaching yoga, and each presenters individual offerings.

  1. Dr. Lorin Roche, Radiance Sutras School of Meditation

  2. Mark Whitwell, Heart of Yoga

  3. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Harvard Medical School, Kundalini Research Institute

  4. Richard Miller, iRest Institute

  5. Sri Dharma Mittra, Dharma Yoga Center

  6. Kimberly Beekman, Inner Alignment

  7. Mirka Scalco Kraftsow, Viniyoga and Yoga Therapy

  8. Stephanie Hartwell, Emotional Well Being through Neuroscience

  9. Heather Mason, The Minded Institute

  10. Todd Norian, Ashaya Yoga

  11. Traci Trimble, Self Awareness Academy

  12. Lauren Rudick, Yoga Academy International

  13. Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco, Forrest Yoga

  14. Daniela Hess & Christopher Grant (hosts),Great Energy

  15. James Fox, Prison Yoga

  16. Nischala Joy Devi,Abundant Well Being Temple

  17. Jacob Vermeulen, Songdance

  18. Christina Sell, Christina Sell Yoga

  19. Lizzie Lasater, Lizzie Yoga

  20. Chase Bossart, Yoga Well Institute

  21. Chaitanya, N-Lightenment

  22. Eyal Shifroni, eyalshifroni.com

  23. Leslie Howard, Leslie Howard Yoga

  24. Michael James Garber, Embodied Light Institute

  25. Lauren Walker, Energy Medicine Yoga

  26. Anneke Sips, Care Circle

  27. Peter Sterios, Inner Teacher Academy

  28. Avi Gordon, Integral Yoga Teachers Association

  29. Cynthia Hauk, Mindful Creative Muse

  30. Lauren Rudick, Yoga Academy International

  31. Larry Payne, Samata International

  32. Laura Joan Cornell, Divine Feminie Yoga

If you would like to be considered for our next Extraordinary Yoga Teacher summit, please contact us

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Great Energy ‘Why’

Great Energy was founded by Daniela Hess & Christopher Grant, two lifelong Teachers who have seen the proof again and again: when a Teacher truly embodies Clarity, Steadiness, and Wisdom, entire communities breathe easier, fear dissolves, and humanity edges closer to Peace.

Our Mission is razor-sharp: forge unstoppable, Luminous Yoga & Qigong Teachers - so the individual and the World heals through them.

Would you like to be part of it? Let’s connect - start here 🙏

Frequently Asked Questions

  • An online gathering designed to elevate the next generation of Yoga Teachers into conscious, grounded, skillful leaders.


    We feature 20+ respected teachers, lineage-holders, and thought leaders - each offering a 20 - 30 minute session.

  • The summit is hosted by Daniela Hess & Christopher Grant, life partners and co-founders of Great Energy.

    Together they bring over 40 years of teaching, lineage training, and leadership experience.

    Our mission is simple and powerful: “We strengthen the Teachers who strengthen the World.”

  • We expect 2,000+ yoga teachers, new graduates, progressing students and teacher-trainers worldwide, all actively seeking to deepen their presence, steadiness, skill, and impact.

    2,626 registered for January, 2026 Summit!

  • Speakers receive:

    • Significant visibility in a highly engaged teacher community

    • List growth from your free gift opt-ins

    • A copy of your professionally edited recording

    • Placement on our Partners Page

    • The opportunity to shape the teachers who are shaping the world

    This summit becomes a meaningful extension of your legacy.

  • We ask each speaker for:

    • A 20–30 minute teaching session
      (live on Zoom or pre-recorded with us)

    • A short bio and headshot

    • A free gift or resource participants can opt into

    • Agreement to share the summit with your community
      (2 emails + social posts)

  • Yes.
    You may choose:

    • Live, during the weekend of the summit

    • Pre-recorded, scheduled at your convenience

    • Conversation-style or teaching-style — your choice

    We are flexible and will support whichever option is easiest for you.

  • We welcome topics aligned with:

    • Conscious, wakeful teaching

    • Subtle-body wisdom

    • Nervous system regulation

    • Leadership & presence

    • Trauma-aware teaching

    • Sequencing, clarity, cueing

    • Meditation, breath, energetic practices

    • Business, ethics, or professional development for teachers

    If you have a topic on your heart, we’d love to hear it.

  • After you confirm your interest, we’ll send you a link to book:

    • A 15-minute connection call

    • A recording session time (if pre-recorded)

    • OR a live session slot for the summit weekend

    We keep it simple and fully supported.

  • We anticipate 10,000+ registrants for the January session alone, with global reach across North America, Europe, and Asia.

    Each speaker typically has hundreds to thousands of teachers watch their session.

  • We ask for:

    • 2 solo emails

    • 2 social posts, OR

    • Any comparable outreach you prefer

    We provide all copy, images, and links — everything is turnkey.

  • This is a collaborative event focused on impact, visibility, and legacy.
    Speakers are not paid a fee, but they keep all the leads they generate through their free gift and receive full rights to their edited session video.

  • Yes.
    You retain full rights to your own recording and may use it anywhere you wish.

    Great Energy receives a perpetual license to use your session in summit replays, educational bundles, and future summit promotions — but ownership remains with you.

  • We are hosting two seasonal events:

    • January 2026 (Winter Summit)

    • April 2026 (Spring Summit)

    You may participate once or both.

  • Your free gift can be:

    • A downloadable practice

    • A video mini-class

    • A PDF training

    • A meditation

    • A training sampler

    • A resource or guide

    We will collect opt-ins and send them directly to you for list growth.

  • We’ll send you:

    • A simple Speaker Guide

    • Tech instructions for high-quality recording

    • Topic confirmations

    • Promotional assets

    • Launch timeline

    You just show up and teach — we handle the rest.

  • You can reach our team anytime at:
    info@greatenergy.org

    or text:

    607-323-7272

    We respond quickly and personally.