Instructors

Jennifer Elliott ERYT-500, C-IAYT, began her  journey with the body and movement 20 years ago. In the early 2000’s she worked as a massage therapist and a yoga instructor.  She continued her studies on the body and attended LMU to become a certified yoga therapist in 2008. Since then she has co-developed 2 yoga schools, is a YogaWorks teacher trainer and developed her own Yoga Anatomy and Yin Yoga Trainings.  

  In addition to teaching Vinyasa and Yin style classes, she practices yoga therapy with private clients, including many professional athletes. This led her to the creation of “Yoga for Cyclists and Everyone Else,” a DVD to help cyclists and other athletes build core strength and flexibility. In 2016 she appeared on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” when she was the yoga instructor for the L.A. Rams. 

Jennifer believes in the trans-formative power of yoga through physical practice, self-study and contemplation. It is through these methods that she blends her skills to create seamless and challenging classes, hoping to aide her students on their path to health and contentment. For those who are ready for the next step, she shares her knowledge through her workshops and teacher trainings. For more on Jennifer, visit JenniferElliottYoga.com. 

Dawn Stillo E-RYT-500, C-IAYT, began practicing a dedicated Buddhist practice in 1985, and began her yoga journey in 1987. In 1995 she began her study of Iyengar yoga, and still continues to passionately study with her Senior teachers furthering her yoga therapy work.

Dawn’s greatest honor was assisting Maty Ezraty extensively for the last 4 years of her life, traveling the country to apprentice with her, and sharing her teachings.

Dawn works privately with clients with challenges, such as auto -immune disorders, Parkinson’s, cancer, grief, stress/anxiety, depression. All students are met exactly where they are.

Dawn believes in healing the body, mind, and soul. Through her combined 68 years of practicing Buddhism and Yoga to draw on.

She believes in always being a student, and expanding as she continues her study of mindful meditation, and reiki.

Dawn is a passionate teacher trainer, and takes pride in mentoring contributive teachers out in the world. 

For more information on classes, trainings, workshops, retreats, please visit dawnstilloyoga.com.

Jodie Rufty is a Senior Yoga Teacher and Teacher Trainer currently leading both the 200 and 300hr Teacher Training programs with Yoga Works virtually. 

Jodie was the East Coast Director of Trainer Development for Yoga Works from 2015-2020 and has been a Senior Trainer for both the 200 & 300hr Trainings for the past 19yrs.

She has been teaching Yoga since 1995 throughout New York, California as well as Internationally. Jodie co-founded Amrita Yoga Center NYC in September of 2002 and helped launch Nava Yoga Center in Zagreb Croatia in June 2004. She is also the author of “The Art of Yoga Sequencing” published in 2008. Jodie has continued her education with many teachers including Rodney Yee, Genny Kapuler, and Ana Forrest, completing several Training Intensives in 1998, 2000 & 2003. While living in California in 1998, Jodie taught at the Yoga Studio of Mill Valley and continued her studies at Yoga Works in Los Angeles with many teachers such as Lisa Walford, Eric Schifmann & Shiva Rea.Jodie is registered to teach through Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 hour level receiving several 200 & 300 hr certifications by Alan Finger in the ISHTA lineage, Alison West of Yoga Union and Yoga Works. Jodie currently resides in NYC where she continues to study, practice and teach Yoga . She continues to draw much of her spiritual inspiration and guidance from Amritanandamayama or (“Amma” “Ammachi” the hugging mother from India) and is incredibly grateful to all her teachers over the years. Jodie also teaches many workshops and retreats worldwide throughout the year.