Jesi Young, E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP®, BS Business Administration
Founder, PureJoy Yoga
Jesi Young is the Founder of PureJoy Yoga in Yuba City, Calif. She began practicing yoga in 2010 and has completed 1,000 hours of certified training and over 1500 hours of teaching since.
Most recently, Jesi traveled to Maya Yoga Maui to study 100 hours with Nicki Doane in a combined Iyengar & Ashtanga style of yoga asana. She earned her 500 RYT designation with Karen Miscall-Bannon, focusing on embodied alignment and movement principle teachings.
Jesi is an international yoga teacher, having taught in Greece, Vietnam and Antigua (West Indies). She has been fortunate to take workshops with David Swenson and MC Yogi, and teacher trainings with Cathy Connors of Awake and Tyler Langdale of Yoga Shala Sacramento. Her yoga journey stands as a testament to the endless possibilities of life. As we open our bodies through practice, we open up our lives and hearts.
She goes by the nickname of Jesi Lee, loves public speaking, enjoys researching and writing about science, yoga, and nutrition, and travelling to coastal regions to lead or take trainings. She is dedicated to empowering others to find their joy on and off the yoga mat.
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Teaches
Trainings
WHERE I HAVE STUDIED & WITH WHOM
2018 Maya Yoga Maui | Nicki Doane | 100 hours
2017 Maya Yoga Maui | Nicki Doane | 100 hours Yoga Sutras
2017 Embodyoga® West | Karen Miscall-Bannon | 200 hour Hatha-Vinyasa
2016 Prenatal Yoga Primer | Julia Piazza | 3 hours
2016 Mindful Yoga Therapy | Suzanne Manafort | 15 hours
2016 Embodyoga® West | Karen Miscall-Bannon | 300 hours, RYT 500 Designation
2013 Leap Yoga, Folsom | Cathy Conners | 200 YA Certified Training, RYT 200 Designation
2011 Yoga Shala Sacramento | Tyler Langdale | 100 Hour Vinyasa Training
Audio Classes
PureJoy Yoga Classes
Recorded classes2017
Blog Posts
Episode 30 : The Never Ending Chair Pose – Year Recap and Wellness in 2021
Have you soaked yet? We're back! And kicking off 2021 with wellness and studio updates. Lani, founder of LunaLei Wellness, joins Jesi to talk all things wellness, the year in review and things you can do to take back the narrative of your health! Learn about simple ways to use food to boost your immune [...]
Episode 26 : Hockey Sutra with John Kingsley of The Brevet
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Episode 25 : Yoga for Grief with Melinda Andrew
6 Week Grief Series coming soon! In today’s episode, we are joined by Melinda Andrew, a long time yoga practitioner teacher, trained Chaplain and former grief counselor. This episode is a great in depth look into what our Yoga for Grief program is going to offer and what you can expect for the duration. For [...]
Episode 24 : Catch Up without the Fries
6 Week Grief Series coming soon! Welcome to the catch up episode! Jesi & Niki jump back in to catch up with each other and all of YOU on what’s been happening since November! In this episode we talk about how heart warming it was for the community to come together after the loss of [...]
Episode 23 : Text Bread, Consciousness and Heart Openers
String Theory visualization Fascia (collagen matrix, not live tissue) Neurons Tune into this jam-packed episode where Jesi & Niki dabble into everything from string theory, re-imagining consciousness, coconuts, and a text bread - I mean thread. Where does the mind reside? Is it separate from your brain? Listen to hear Jesi & Niki’s take on [...]
Episode 22 : Psychedelics & Trauma, Interview with Robin Kurland, LMFT
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Episode 21 : Digital Detox & Reciprocal Inhibition (the TikTok episode)
In this episode, Jesi drops knowledge bombs about what antagonist muscles and reciprocal inhibition looks like in your practice and don’t worry, she also explains in more accessible terms what that means. The girls dive into the reality of digital media addiction & simple practices for detaching from social media. What you don’t get to [...]
Episode 20 : Dharma with Dr. Chris Miller, Professor of Yoga Studies
Today’s episode is a must for anyone who practices, teaches, or preaches the yoga. We are blessed to get a very small glimpse of Jesi’s Master's coursework in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University with her teacher Dr. Chris Miller. We hear the word dharma often in today’s yoga community, but you might be surprised [...]
Episode 19 : Cold Brew
In this weeks podcast, Jesi and Niki make their love for Califia cold brew no secret while they unpack connection with others and update you on recent health fair events for PureJoy Yoga. Tune in to hear the girls chat about community and Jesi’s recent studies as she levels up for a Master's program at [...]
Episode 18 : LunaLei Herbalism with Lani
It’s about THYME we introduce our newest addition to the PureJoy wellness family - Lani is a soon to be certified herbalist and she’s kind of a big DILL around here! Today, Jesi & Niki learn more about herbalism with Lani’s ever flowing knowledge of different schools of medicine & how to cohesively practice all [...]