About
Chrissy Lefavour started Rising and Vibing long before this vision came to a name in 2019. She began her 200 hour YTT with Kathy McNames of Yoga Vermont in July 2012. Naturally she was invited to teach Ashtanga in her hometown community of Montpelier, VT in the fall of that year.
In the next year and a half Chrissy’s class offerings had grown to include: SUP yoga, Yoga for Kids, Yoga with Horses, private instruction along with her studio classes, Power Yoga, Ashtanga, Chandra Flow, + more… After graduating from the advanced 500 hour training at Yoga Vermont in the spring of 2014, Chrissy founded Grateful Yoga, an Ashtanga inspired studio dedicated to hard work, loving kindness and gratitude towards everything in October of that year. Since 2020, Grateful Yoga runs as a *virtual* studio, offering unlimited access to yoga online and around the world.
With a focused vision and passion for teaching, she expanded her offerings to include a comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training program in January 2016 and launched her first international retreat to the Dominican Republic in March. This is when Chrissy’s travel spark (chispa) lite up and the thirst for learning was stoked again.
Today, the YTT program includes a small staff of dynamic + inspiring trainers, advanced 300 + 500 hour options, a unique training formula and international recognition. Chrissy continues to offer retreats + trainings worldwide and now lives in between Yoga Kite Camp in the DR and her VT yoga community with her husband + 2 cats.
While the Rise + Vibe School of Yoga continues to evolve, the mission remains: elevate, meditate, liberate. We must raise our awareness (elevate) and focus our minds (meditate) on the well-being of humanity and the universe at large (liberate).
Send her an email to learn more about Rise + Vibe today!
Click here to see Chrissy’s weekly class schedule *online* with Grateful Yoga
The Rise + Vibe Training Team
Our trainers all hold a RYT500 certification and bring a unique wealth of knowledge to the school! Meet the team below…
GUEST TEACHERS - you’ll find these folks dropping in to teach special subjects both online and in-person!
The Rise and Vibe School of Yoga operates unider a DBA of Grateful Yoga LLC. Click below to read our company mission statement and acknowledgements. Thank you!