Liza Barill
My form and hang time has already dramatically improved with practicing with you online. I’ll be ripped when I finally go back to work. Thank you
-Liza Barill
Rebekka Reichold, University Student, Berlin, Germany
I love yoga with Lily! With great precision and her big heart she has taken my practice to a higher level. Her sequences are always challenging, playful and filled with the joy of movement. A lesson with Lily leaves your body energized from the crown of your head to your little toe. What I especially love about working with Lily is the fact that she made me discover abilities that lie within my body I never would have expected to be there. I was always a little insecure about inverting postures such as handstand, headstand, etc. Lily showed me that I have the strength to do it, which gave me a lot of confidence not only in my yoga practice but also in my life. I experience every lesson with Lily as a gift and I am very grateful for her being my teacher.
-Rebekka Reichold, University Student, Berlin, Germany
Liza Barill, Handstand Challenge and Virtual student
My form and hang time has already dramatically improved with practicing with you via zoom and YouTube three times a week. I’ll be ripped when I finally go back to work. Thank you.
-Liza Barill, Handstand Challenge and Virtual student
Shannan Carlino, Oregon
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! You have transformed my approach and understanding of handstands. I am still in the early stages of this posture but feel like I have a toolbox full of techniques to play with from here on out. Thank you for making the video available for the next month. I'm going repeat the conditioning and incorporate more daily handstand practices - especially since i can get up now haha. You are are so articulate, thoughtful and fun in your videos- thank you for continuing to teach me from a far.
-Shannan Carlino, Oregon
Eric Young, 200 RYT, Maryland
I have attended 7 inversion workshops with 6 different teachers and I found Lily's to be one of the most innovative and challenging one of any of them. She combines functional strength and core development work with a child like play that makes the workshop unique in it's approach. The activities are accessible to the beginner and advanced practitioner alike and you will leave with different ideas to advance your hand balancing practice. I would take this class again.
-Eric Young, 200 RYT, Maryland
Words don’t really do justice for the empowering and holistic learning experience that Lily provides as a Prenatal teacher trainer. She teaches from her curious, brilliant mind, her strong, graceful body, and her open, compassionate heart. As a mother, she draws from her personal experiences to broaden the scope of the training for teachers and to better relate to her diverse students and their pre and post natal needs. As a teacher trainer, she brings her dance, yoga, anatomy, nutrition, and philosophical knowledge to the table to encourage rich discussions around alignment, safety, holding space, and creating a warm, inviting community for all expecting mothers. Lily cultivates a safe, supportive learning environment for teachers to hone their style and voice to meet the unique needs of pregnant women and women who are post partum. This training has completely changed my personal practice and positively influenced the way I teach all of my yoga classes. I highly recommend Lily’s training for any yoga teacher looking to broaden their teaching knowledge and hoping to better meet the needs of their students.
I not only feel more confident in my prenatal knowledge, but also in my demeanor as a teacher.
Lily is great! : Very knowledgeable, compassionate, and thorough. I love that she reviewed provided feedback for each or our assignments.
The training exceeded my expectations. Lily is an instrument of her craft. I am thankful to have the opportunity to study under her guidance.
Lily created intelligent lesson plans and is a welcoming person and teacher. She is so inclusive and willing to listen. I will happily continue to be her student.
Lily is so passionate and vibrant in her method of teaching and cares about everyone individually. She also prepares a lot, which I really respect.
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.
-Olga Mezhebovsky, Doctor of Physical Therapy, PT, DPT & E-RYT 200
Alison McInnes
I recently went to Lumeria Maui with the luminous Lily on a yoga retreat- it was incredible! The setting was gorgeous and tranquil. In the mornings we had a challenging fiery practice and in the late afternoons we reconvened for restorative poses and mindfulness. We learned some interesting yogic concepts to help us set an intention for the week. At one point we walked a labyrinth together and joined our wrists with thread in a group commitment to achieve the goals we had set. During the day we had fantastic adventures including beach time, whale watching and a visit to a gourmet goat cheese farm. I was especially drawn to the fellow yogis who had chosen to come with Lily, all wonderfully entertaining and united by the common themes of health, wellness and compassion for self and others. You too deserve to vacation with Lily!
-Alison McInnes
Jessie Graffenberg
Lily has been one of the most, if not THE most, influential yoga teachers I have ever practiced with; which made it a no-brainer to sign up for her 2017 Maui yoga retreat at the Lumeria. As it would be my first solo long distance trip across the US, I was a little nervous to sign up. However, as soon as I landed on the island and arrived at Lumeria, I instantly felt at home.
During the retreat, Lily led us through two amazing practices each day, ate lunch and dinner with us, and turned a group of strangers into an instant family. On the yoga mat, she has a unique talent and gift for preparing your body to open for difficult poses and simplifying complex poses. Her soothing voice and calming aura are the modern age's equivalent to 1,000,000 vials of CBD (or THC - whatever your preference). This retreat was the rest and restore yoga trip of a lifetime and I would go back in a heartbeat.
Over the past five years, Lily has, unknowingly, been one of my guiding female spirits. Life has generously let me cross paths with Lily when I needed her guidance the most. Whether it was through a relationship break up, job change, just a rut; she somehow always knew how to calm my extreme pitta-ness down to relax. Her lessons and teachings extend far beyond just the yoga asana practice. Lily has helped me cultivate strength both mentality and physically, and for that, I cannot thank her enough.