‘Take Root’
Yoga School at Yoga Refuge
the journey begins this fall, 2026
Study
Designed for heart-centered individuals looking to strengthen their connection to yoga, this 6-month foundational program will explore hatha, yin, restorative, + vinyasa styles of yoga.
Practice
Learn pranayama, ayurveda, meditation, philosophy, anatomy, and more in this rich and well-rounded 200 hour training.
Train
Whether you aspire to teach yoga or simply deepen your personal practice, we welcome you to join!
This program is for you if. . .
You are eager to delve deeper into your practice and expand your knowledge of yoga.
You seek to participate in a collaborative experience, engaging in both self-reflection and group discourse.
You desire to be part of a supportive community, fostering lasting connections and mutual growth.
You enjoy immersing yourself in self-study (svadyaya).
You are ready to engage in a structured environment designed for profound learning and personal transformation.
“Within the city of Brahman, which is the body, there is a heart, and within the heart there is a little house. This house has the shape of the a lotus, and within it dwells that which is to be sought after, inquired about, and realized. Even so large as the universe outside is the universe within the lotus of the heart. Within it are heaven and earth, the sun, the moon, the lightning and all the stars. Whatever is in the macrocosm is in the microcosm also.”
- Chandogya Upanishad
Meet our YTT Faculty…
Danielle Clothier
Director of Yoga Refuge + Lead Trainer
Danielle’s affinity for yoga began in 2013, when she fully immersed herself in the exploration of the practice. Since then, her studies have taken many shapes, and she is grateful to all of her teachers along the way.
Today, Danielle’s teaching style is deeply informed by her reverence for restorative practices and a genuine passion for creating and holding space for others. Inspired by the power of community, she strives to cultivate a supportive environment which fosters connection.
Her guiding pillars for both teaching yoga and leading the studio are: Integrity, Accessibility, Empowerment, Community, + Co-creation. She is always reflecting back on these values and constantly examining how she shows up in this process.
Heather Smith
Lead Trainer
Heather is a highly experienced, trauma-informed yoga teacher with a penchant for sharing the therapeutic aspects of a yoga practice. With a firm belief that ‘life is practice, and practice is life’, she has a passion for learning and sharing healing modalities that can be incorporated into the practice of daily living to support us in our journey back to balance and harmony.
Heather weaves breath work, somatics, modern movement science, and stress management techniques throughout her group and private yoga sessions, workshops, trainings, and retreats to ensure that students gain experiential insight into the various tools that can be used to stabilize, nourish, and rebalance. It is her deepest intention to support you to empower yourself to cultivate transformative change first within your own internal landscape and then out into the world.
Richelle Ricard, LMT
Richelle is an educator, bodyworker, and movement specialist. She has been teaching yoga teachers about anatomy, kinesiology, and preventing injury in asana practice since 2008. Her own 20+ year asana practice has shown her the value of critical thought regarding alignment and execution, and brought her deeper into understanding of the "how" and "why" we practice yoga.
She hopes that together, the yoga teachers of the world can shift out of a practice of rhetoric and regurgitation, and into a closely observational style of teaching that honors the individual as well as the deeper energetics of asana practice.
Kat Kocurek
Kat (she/her) has been a yoga teacher and movement instructor since 2017, when her lifelong love for embodied movement won her heart and she began to lay the foundation for a career spent helping others feel at home in their bodies. Today, Kat leads regular weekly studio classes and offers 1-on-1 instruction to students seeking deeper guidance and support.
Kat's guiding light as a teacher is based on her own personal experience with the practice of yoga—specifically, yoga's unique capacity to help practitioners cultivate a deeper connection with themselves (and the world around them) through movement, breath, and awareness. In addition to her teaching practice, Kat is a Certified Rolfer and works in this capacity to help clients move better and feel better in their bodies.
Plus more guest teachers to be announced soon!
