About Us

We feel inspired to create space that allows for others to incorporate the practices of yoga meditation into their lives. Some of the more subtle and internal practices are difficult to develop without the support of a container and guidance from those with more experience. We value integration and seek to help others to embody an engaged life that nourishes the collective.

We are not a Yoga Teacher Training program but rather a place where people who are simply interested in a deep and wholistic practice can come for accessible support. Our interest is not in creating more yoga teachers but to nourish those whose only goal is to realize and embody the fruits of a life based on practice – such as presence, inner freedom, unconditional love, clarity of perception and selfless service. 

The Yoga Life Foundation began as an internship program created in 2012 by Jamie Van Ess, who went on to found the non-profit organization in 2016.