Jaina Two Rivers

With over 25 years of teaching experience, Jaina is a respected leader in yoga education, known for integrating ancient wisdom with modern insight in a trauma-informed, inclusive approach. From 2022 to 2024, Jaina served as a college professor at Minneapolis College, where she developed and taught YTT curriculum focused on mindfulness, somatic wellness, and holistic education. Her academic background, paired with decades of embodied practice, gives her a unique ability to translate deep concepts into practical, transformative learning experiences. Jaina has also led educational international retreats in over 18 countries across five continents. These retreats serve as immersive, community-centered modules for both her 200-hour and 300-hour Yoga Alliance registered school, Beloved Retreats. Through this work, she’s created a truly global learning environment rooted in spiritual practice, cultural respect, and experiential education. She takes retreat groups to India every year to explore yoga's roots. Earlier in her career, Jaina facilitated 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings for CorePower Yoga (2003–2010) and 200 & 300-hour training for the school she founded: Radiant Life Yoga (2006–2017). She has also opened and operated yoga studios in Minnesota, North Carolina, and Costa Rica, each reflecting her commitment to conscious community and embodied liberation. Jaina’s teaching draws from the lineages of Raja Yoga, Tantra, Hatha, Ayurveda, and Buddhist mindfulness, enriched by her studies in somatics, trauma-informed yoga, and nervous system regulation. She balances rigorous study with soulful reflection, inviting students to explore yoga not only as a physical practice, but as a lifelong path of healing, awakening, and beautiful, conscious living. As a teacher trainer, Jaina is known for her depth, clarity, and compassion. Her Yoga Teacher Training at Peace In Practice is designed to cultivate confident, ethical, and visionary yoga leaders who are prepared to hold space for growth, beauty, and spiritual inquiry in diverse communities.