Teacher Interview: Jill Satterfield

blog post jill satterfield interview jennifer raye

"How we work with what we see is how we develop"

Jill Satterfield is the founder of Vajra Yoga and Meditation. Over 35 years ago, Jill turned to yoga and meditation because of chronic pain. She fully recovered, and since then, she’s been teaching a blend of yoga and Buddhism. I studied with Jill years ago, and I’m very happy to share her story with you here.

Named “one of the four leading yoga and Buddhist teachers in the country” by Shambhala Sun Magazine, she is the founder and Director of the School for Compassionate Action and a founding faculty member of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Mindfulness for Yoga Training.

In our interview, Jill and I speak about creating a collaboration between body, mind and heart and how we can find healing through our yoga practice. Jill also discusses the difficulty of finding spirituality in a yoga class and the importance of play in our practice.

Join me below as we discuss this ancient practice in our modern lives:

(NOTE – this post was initially published in 2014 and was re-posted and updated in January 2018. )

Mindful Yin Yoga Foundations Online Training

Living Meditation Online Training

Share This Post:

More To Explore

blog post samatha calm abiding jennifer raye

Winter Solstice Meditation

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, tomorrow is the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. Winter solstice is ...
Read More →
yin yoga sequence for the whole body jennifer raye

Yin Yoga Sequence for the Whole Body

In our yin yoga practice, we can sequence poses that directly target specific areas of the body. While each pose affects many ...
Read More →
blog post yoga practice for kidney qi jennifer raye

Yoga Practice for Kidney Qi

Yoga Sequence to Support Kidney Qi In Chinese Medicine, the Kidneys are paired with the Urinary Bladder and are associated with the ...
Read More →
blog post yin yoga sequence for summer jennifer raye

Yin Yoga Sequence for the Summer

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga for the Summer When sequencing a yin yoga practice, you can plan a series of postures that relate to ...
Read More →
blog post corpse pose savasana

Yoga Posture Basics :: Savasana / Corpse Pose with modifications

Savasana (corpse pose) is a resting pose often used to help us let go at the end of our yoga practice. It helps calm the ...
Read More →
yin yoga sequence for the whole body jennifer raye

Yin Yoga Sequence for the Whole Body

In our yin yoga practice, we can sequence poses that directly target specific areas of the body. While each pose affects many areas of the ...
Read More →
Scroll to Top