Meet Our 2024 Summer Teacher Training Scholarship Recipients from just keep livin Foundation!

As part of CorePower’s partnership with just keep livin Foundation, serving as a yoga resource for their after-school fitness and mindfulness programs, we’re proud to award Teacher Training scholarships to these six incredible recipients.

We’re honored to have passionate individuals like our scholarship recipients help us work toward democratizing yoga, making it more accessible to all. Learn more about the recipients below and what they look forward to in this journey ahead.

What made you want to do CorePower’s Teacher Training program?

Gabrielle C., New Orleans, LA

“I applied for the scholarship because I use CorePower Yoga On Demand with my just keep livin students. The teacher training program will deepen my understanding and help me become more knowledgeable for my students to be able to best answer their questions.”

Joanna C., Los Angeles, CA

“I applied to this program to become a certified instructor for my students and community, who are graceful, kind, proficient, and empowered with a wide breadth of knowledge consisting of all the valuable principles in CorePower’s Teacher Training. The curriculum is comprehensive, and I especially love how it is blended to meet different learning styles. Moreover, it also includes the history and philosophy of yoga, which I believe are crucial to any foundation.”

Gerardo G., Los Angeles, CA

“I applied for this scholarship because I’ve always had an interest in spiritual wellness and this was the perfect opportunity to explore that goal. I want to do the CorePower Yoga Teaching Training program because I see an opportunity not only to grow personally but also to gain a skill and attribute that can help me engage more communities with yoga and spiritual wellness.”

Kenya W., Brooklyn, NY

“I applied for the scholarship because I love challenges and I enjoy doing yoga. I'm hoping to improve in the practice and also improve my strength and flexibility. I have shown my students what yoga is and the many benefits it has. We would do some of the basic poses together, however I want to be able to show them more and get them to begin exploring things out of their comfort zones.”

Juan G., Los Angeles, CA

“I applied for this scholarship because I really want to learn more about yoga. I wanted to do CorePower Yoga’s Teacher Training program because I want to practice regularly and incorporate yoga into my life.

Elizabeth R., Longview, Texas

“I have wanted to get my yoga certification for several years but just didn't know where to get started. I have always loved yoga and wanted to make it part of my health and wellness journey. I have a high stress job and yoga is a great way to release tension and center yourself.”

What are you most looking forward to about Teacher Training?

Gabrielle C., New Orleans, LA

I’m looking forward to gaining knowledge that will not only benefit my students but benefit my life and help me achieve my personal wellness goals.

Joanna C., Los Angeles, CA

“I am looking forward to challenging my mind and body. Becoming a yoga instructor has been a lifelong dream of mine. I am excited to start this incredible journey during the summer. I plan to dedicate this time to learning about myself in ways I have never done before. This experience will be transformative, and I cannot wait to begin a lifelong self-love journey. My ultimate goal is to share all of this knowledge and experience with my students and community.”

Gerardo G., Los Angeles, CA

“I’m most looking forward to engaging with a new community that I’ve never had the opportunity to interact with and learn about yoga and how it benefits our lives.”

Kenya W., Brooklyn, NY

“I’m looking forward to meeting new people and making connections, learning more about yoga and the many forms of yoga, and how I can use yoga to increase strength, flexibility and overall fitness.”

Juan G., Los Angeles, CA

“I am looking forward to deepening my practice, both learning new yoga poses and an overall better understanding of the practice and history of yoga.”

Elizabeth R., Longview, Texas

“Improving my yoga skills and being able to hold regular classes with our JKL Longview students. Most of our JKL Longview students suffer from anxiety and yoga is a great way for them to center themselves, take a step back, and calm their mind.”

What is a goal you have for the future?

Gabrielle C., New Orleans, LA

“By the end of the Teacher Training program in September, my goals are to have a toned core and regain leg strength being able to complete a full deep squat.”

Joanna C., Los Angeles, CA

“I dream of supporting my students with weekly practice during our club meetings. I would also like to extend the practice to our staff and school community because yoga is not only good for our physical health, but also wonderful for our mental health. I want to reach as many students and teachers as possible and share my experience as a testament to the many benefits of practice. I want them to experience what I do on the mat. I want them to know we can quiet the mind as we patiently work with our bodies to achieve form, liberate ourselves from daily stress, and heal past trauma. I want them to find a safe space within practice where we set intentions of self-love that, in turn, benefit us all as a whole. I am also elated to share that as of today, my administrative team has approved a yoga advisory which will take place three times a week during the school day beginning next year. I am overjoyed at the thought of how many students will be introduced to this transformative practice.”

Gerardo G., Los Angeles, CA

“One goal I have for the future is to help inspire the communities I engage with through enriching others on the knowledge of the connection between the mind, body, and spirit; as well as how these benefits can help positively transform their lives.”

Kenya W., Brooklyn, NY

“My short-term goal is to implement yoga as a part of my PE curriculum, and my long-term goal is to possibly teach yoga when I return. Ultimate goal is to work on my mental and physical health.”

Juan G., Los Angeles, CA

“A goal I have in the future is to hopefully pass on what I learn in this experience to others.”

Elizabeth R., Longview, Texas

“My goal is to be a ‘safe place’ for our JKL students and my kids. I want them to know I support them, and I will always be here to listen. Yoga is a great tool for that.”