Jill Abelson moved with her husband from Washington, DC to San Francisco in 2009, and is already familiar around Yoga Tree after teaching and assisting for colleagues Amanda Moran and Stephanie Snyder. She brings a depth of knowledge and experience to the classroom, and over the past 10 years has trained in and taught basic Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, as well as Jivamukti Yoga, in which she's certified at the 800-hour level. Her Jivamukti classes are known for their innovative sequencing, mastery of alignment, phenomenal hand-on assists, and commitment to spiritual teachings that reach far beyond the mat. Her humble nature belies the life-changing impact she's had on her many students, in addition to vinyasa flow and Jivamukti yoga teachers she's mentored over the years.

Interviewed extensively on yoga and environmental activism, in 2008 she was one of 5 national teachers featured in the Yoga Journal article, "Yogi's Changing the World."

She is eternally grateful to her beloved Gurus and teachers Sharon Gannon, David Life, Narayani Nicole Nichols, Ruth Lauer, Govindas Ira Rosen, Shiva Rea, David Swenson, Gail Harris, and Stephanie Snyder, all of whom offer -- and deliver -- the sun, moon and stars.