GLOW Yoga Retreat's School is a Yoga Alliance Registered School, that provides holistic experiences designed to explore union through movement, exploration, and service.
Glow Yoga Retreats was founded in 2015.
Since then, we’ve held countless events across the globe, and our incredible community continues to expand each year.
Our retreats are for everybody. We are committed to providing holistic experiences for brand new practitioners, seasoned teachers, anyone, and everyone in between.
We hope to stoke the inner flame of every student who comes our way. In return, each student is able to return to their daily lives a little brighter than before.
After all, individually we have the power to illuminate another person’s darkest hour. Yet, when we come together, our collective light has the power to illuminate the entire world.
Join our 100 Hour Continued Education Course
The Craft of Teaching Modern Yoga is a Yoga Alliance certified 100 hour continued education course led by Kayla Nielsen. The purpose of this program is to empower yoga teachers of any style to discover a new depth of their personal practice, and their offerings.
Our course serves as a bridge, connecting the ancient roots of yoga with modern day culture.You’ll walk away from this experience with a grounded understanding of who you are as a teacher, and how to share authentically from that place moving forward.
This program is self-paced, and there is no time limit in place in order for completion. It is required to hold a 200 hour certification prior to taking this course. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a 100 hour continued education certificate from the school Yoga Alliance registered school GLOW Yoga Retreats.
Explore Our Bundle Classes & Masterclasses
Bundle Classes
A 4-week series for those with limited time. Enjoy asana, meditation, pranyama, journal prompts and more.
Yoga For Pregnancy
This course covers Prenatal yoga, postnatal yoga for the mother alone, as well as parent and baby yoga. Learn how to safely guide women throughout all trimesters of pregnancy. You will learn how to modify classes for women throughout all trimesters and post birth.
Masterclass
Learn how to uniquely craft, and successfully execute your own yoga retreat with a teacher who has been teaching and organizing global retreats for 10 years.
What People Are Saying...
"Such a great training: Kayla is a one of a kind human and was a pleasure to learn from. It was a very inclusive experience and organized really well. This was my second time joining a Glow event and I already know I'll be joining her for something else in the future."
-Nicholas
"It's always an absolute blessing to be able to begin my day feeling the way I do after a flow with you. Thank you for making all of this amazing content so available"
-Jessi
“Wow, Kayla’s classes always leave me in awe. Her creativity of the flows always keeps me on my toes wondering what will be next while still having fun. And still targeting all the right places in the body to feel so good and builds it up to the peak posture. Just amazing”
-Nyssa
Kayla Nielsen, Founder
Kayla Nielsen is 1000 hour RYT with 9 years of teaching experience.She founded GLOW Yoga Retreats in 2015, and has gone on to teach retreats across the globe. GLOW Yoga is now a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School, and Kayla train students around the world both in-person and online. Scholarships are granted for all in-person events to maintain accessibility within this school.
In 2021, Kayla started her app, where she shares hundreds of variety classes, skills, and workshops to her growing subscribers. Her app is incredibly fulfilling for her, as she’s able to provide her offerings for an affordable rate, while also eliminating travel costs and retreat tuition.
Kayla and her wife opened the doors of Still Salty Escape, their very own retreat center, in Northern Nicaragua in 2022. This little slice of paradise serves as a hub for majority of Kayla’s in-person events and courses, as well as a venue hire space for other teacher and schools.
