Julia Jonson

Creative Director, Yoga Teacher, E-RYT 500®, YACEP®
YTT Lead Instructor

Julia has been studying and practicing yoga and meditation since 1991, and teaching since 2007. With more than a thousand hours of formal training, Julia offers teachers-in-training extensive knowledge of the practice and a whole lot of love and passion for sharing it. Her approach is alignment-based, functional yoga with a therapeutic feel — and specializes in restorative, gentle and intermediate yoga. Julia also earned a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and has been making plant-based creations since 1989.

Beyond the traditional curriculum of YTT, Julia is passionate about empowering teachers-in-training, helping them to see their strengths and work through blocks, and providing ongoing mentorship to support their needs, goals, and visions.

Sally Gill

Co-owner & Lead Teacher, The Yoga Effect.
E-RYT 200, RYT 500,
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Practitioner
YTT Co-Instructor

Sally has been practicing Yoga since 1992 when she discovered the practice as a dancer seeking to overcome performance anxiety. What began as a way to cope and feel comfortable in her own body, has become a lifelong practice that she loves to share with others. In 2015, training to teach became a natural extension of her practice. She has led classes & workshops in studios all over Lake County that serve to help students feel fully present in their bodies. Sally's passion is helping students understand their unique needs in their yoga practice.  She is so grateful to now be a co-owner of The Yoga Effect, founded in 2010, and continues to nurture the special community it holds.