Sarah Arteaga
I've had the pleasure of having Lily as a teacher and a trainer, as well as working alongside her as a colleague. You will be hard pressed to find a teacher who is more passionate, creative, and engaging. From the moment you enter her class, she makes it a point to learn your name, welcome you, connect with you, and hold space for you. Her compassionate, inclusive approach to teaching has helped build a community of dedicated yogis and yoginis from all different backgrounds and levels of experience with yoga. Her diverse classes and workshop offerings give every yoga practitioner a place to begin right where they are, and then she provides the scaffolding to build the self-confidence and curiosity needed to take the next steps on their yoga journey. Whether it's soaking up time in Yoga Nidra during her "Blissful Body" Restorative workshops or trusting yourself as you spring up into your first handstand away from the wall, you know that you are held, you are safe, and you can do hard things when you are practicing with Lily. As a student of Lily's, I have greatly benefitted from her cleverly designed, dynamic, challenging, and playful practices that allow me to lean in to what feels right in my unique body and push myself beyond what I thought I was capable of doing and being. As a Prenatal Teacher trainee, her in-depth anatomical focus, her helpful alignment cues, and the community she fosters with her mamas gave me a blueprint for creating my classroom community and supporting my students on their journey to motherhood. As a colleague, she is extremely well organized, communicative, collaborative, and inclusive. She seeks to connect, to learn, and to grow as a teacher, student, and person with every interaction. She is truly an unparalleled teacher, and I highly recommend her classes and workshops to anyone and everyone, no matter where they are in their relationship with yoga.
-Sarah Arteaga
Jaclyn Melsopp
I've been teaching yoga for almost a decade. I've done trainings both domestically and internationally and have close to 700 hours in yoga study- I can honestly say that I learn something new every time I practice with Lily. I've been practicing with her for years. Her wisdom and presence are unparalleled. Lily's vinyasa classes are challenging and will push you to your limit all while encouraging you to honor your practice and your breath. Her restorative workshops and beautiful chanting will leave you feeling blissed out, grounded and more in connected to your body and to your Self. I was also privileged to partake in her Prenatal Yoga Teacher training this past year; her knowledge and scope left me in awe. Not only did she transition to a virtual platform with grace, she managed to hold space for all of us all while maintaining the training's integrity. Lily has an eye for her students that will help your practice get past any plateau. She sees the body with an expert eye. Due to her breadth of knowledge, Lily always has tools to help you where YOUR practice needs it. She's not one to parrot back cues for the sake of saying words and filling space. Instead she carefully chooses her wording to best serve the people she's teaching while leaving space for you to hear and process what she's said. Lily is a phenomenal teacher and you'd be lucky to train, study and learn from her.
-Jaclyn Melsopp
Johanna Richlin, professor and mother
As a yoga teacher and practitioner, Lily is simply unparalleled. I have practiced yoga for almost 20 years, and have rarely encountered a teacher who so gracefully embodies a multitude of gifts: authentic wisdom, intellectual integrity and curiosity, physical mastery and prowess, deep empathy for human beings and a profound love for the tradition of yoga. I have been her student in vinyasa yoga for many years, and drew on her prenatal program to support me through two pregnancies and two unmedicated births. I adore Lily and am so grateful for all she gives to this world! Anyone who finds her practice will be better for it.
-Johanna Richlin, professor and mother
Olga Mezhebovsky, Doctor of Physical Therapy, PT, DPT & E-RYT 200
Lily’s classes are unmatched in creativity and fun! Lily builds a fire from the deepest layers out. Each class is so well thought out, so well delivered, and an engaging experience from start to finish. Through the body, Lily guides me back me back to myself. I leave each class inspired both as a teacher and a student.