Europa “Ro” Grace

you.rope.ah@gmail.com | +15185222740 | europagrace.com

 

Professional Summary

E-RYT 500 certified Yoga Teacher Trainer with 12 years of experience specializing in trauma-conscious and culturally competent yoga instruction. Expertise in developing and leading comprehensive teacher training programs with a focus on intersectional and trauma-informed approaches. 

 

Certifications & Education

- E-RYT 500, Kripalu School of Yoga (2012-2015)

- 300hr Embody Yoga's Roots Teacher Training (2022)

- Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training with David Emerson (2015)

- Kripalu School of Ayurveda (2015)

- Reiki Master Certification (2013-2016)

- 200hr Radiance Sutras School of Meditation TT (2021-2022)

 

Professional Experience

 

Lead Yoga Teacher Trainer (2020-Present)

Folk (formerly Yoga Garden SF), San Francisco, CA

- Design and lead 200-hour and 300-hour yoga teacher training programs

- Develop and facilitate specialized Trauma Informed Teacher Training curriculum

- Provide cultural competency consultation for studio operations and programming

- Lead specialized Queer & Trans Yoga classes

 

Program Coordinator (2014-2016)

Kripalu School of Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA

- Coordinated 200-hour Teacher Training programs

- Supervised team of volunteers

 

Independent Yoga Instructor (2012-Present)

Various Locations including:

- Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA

- Folk (Yoga Garden), San Francisco, CA

- Yoga Tree, San Francisco, CA

- Yoga Works, San Francisco, CA

- Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY

- Kripalu Center For Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA

- Canyon Ranch, Stockbridge, MA

- Breathing Room, Delmar, NY

- Empowerment Exchange, Troy, NY

 

Specialized Training

- Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Practitioner Training, Holistic Underground (2021-2022)

- Undoing Racism: People's Institute for Survival and Beyond (2019)

- Social Permaculture Training with Pandora Thomas and Starhawk (2016-2017)

 

Notable Workshops & Programs Developed

- The Other Shore: Embodied Meditations for Collective Liberation

- Grasp at the Root: Uprooting white supremacy from Spaces of Healing

- Intersectional Yoga Teaching" curriculum development and facilitation

- Co-Creating Paradise: BIPOC workshop" at Ebb and Flow Collective

- Astral Activation-Ancestral Activism: 2-Part BIPOC workshop at Bridge Live Arts

 

Additional Specialization 

Trained audio describer since 2019 with a proven track record of making performances accessible to blind and low-vision audiences across multiple acclaimed venues and productions throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.