Jill Satterfield founder of Vajra Yoga, has been practicing yoga primarily in the Iyengar tradition, for 30 years and teaching for 20. She has been a student of Buddhism for 16 years, which informs both her practice and teaching.

For 14 years, Jill has traveled and taught with some of the most respected Buddhist teachers of our time. Vajra Yoga is a pioneer in bringing yoga and Buddhism together into a seamless blend. Vajra has been taught at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Center, the Garrison Institute and many Shambhala Centers around the country. Jill teaches regularly with her teachers Mingyur Rinpoche and Ajahn Amaro.

Vajra Yoga has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Tricycle, Fit Yoga, Self, More, and Marie Claire. Jill was hailed as one of the four leading yoga and Buddhist teachers in the country by Shambhala Sun.

Jill considers her greatest achievement so far to be the Vajra Social Action Teacher Trainings: the first professional teacher trainings to provide the necessary skills to teach both yoga and meditation to; at-risk and incarcerated youth, youth and adults in recovery programs, and those with chronic illness and pain. The Vajra Yoga Social Action Teacher Training is a yoga and meditation training designed for those wishing to work professionally and skillfully with at risk youth, those with chronic illness, and people in recovery programs. Jill is a founding faculty member of the Spirit Rock Center's Yoga and Buddhism teacher training, and the Kripalu Institute's Integrative Leadership Program. Jill created the yoga and meditation sequences for Dr. Mark Hyman's "Detox in a Box", and collaborated with author Tara Brach for "Bliss in a Box". She teaches and lectures regularly on the mind and body connection. Vajara Yoga