January 24 - 31, 2026 - Free

The Extraordinary Yoga Teacher (virtual) Summit

Lead from depth, Shift generations.

Registration for Participants Opens January 1

The Invitation To YOU

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.

We promise this process will be efficient and streamlined for you. Let’s connect. ~ Daniela & Christopher

Book a 15 minute Zoom To Meet Us and join

THE SUMMIT

Logistics & Structure

DATES January 24-31, 2026

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-on-Zoom sessions, and you have the option to pre-record your talk with us

WHO 10,000 students, 20 speakers gathered together

Will you be part of it?

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

CONFIRMED PRESENTERS

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.

Confirmed speakers for Jan 24-31, 2026

  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. Kimberly Beekman, Inner Alignment

  5. Mirka Scalco Kraftsow, Viniyoga and Yoga Therapy

  6. Stephanie Hartwell, Emotional Well Being through Neuroscience

  7. Scott Schwenk, Somatic Healing and Meditation

  8. Jaya Lalita, The Trust Coach

  9. Heather Mason, The Minded Institute

  10. Todd Norian, Ashaya Yoga

  11. Tias Little, Prajna Yoga

  12. Traci Trimble, Self Awareness Academy

  13. Lauren Rudick, Yoga Academy International

If you have not received an invitation and would like to be considered for this summit or the next, please contact us

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.

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:

Book Your 15 minute Zoom with us

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 10,000+ yoga teachers, new graduates, progressing students and teacher-trainers worldwide, all actively seeking to deepen their presence, steadiness, skill, and impact.

  • 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.