Dawn McGill

Who is Dawn McGill?

Dawn had practiced yoga on and off for 10 years before making a strong, passionate and life-changing commitment to "life on the mat". She completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training June 6, 2016 and her Yin Yoga training June 19, 2016  through The Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA) in Tempe, Arizona. Dawn also is a Hatha Gong Master, receiving certification and training through The Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (February 2017), is registered through the Yoga Alliance (RYT 200) and holds a Primary Yoga training certificate from Fitour.

An experienced Yoga Instructor, Dawn has taught yoga at the Kingman Fitness and Racquet Club, Kingman, Arizona ( 2012-2015), Floating Lotus Yoga Studio, Mesa ( 2017 ) and the Arizona Athletic Training Center, Gilbert, Arizona ( 2016-2017).

She currently teaches at YouFit club Glibert South, Gilbert, Arizona ( 2015- ) Yoga Pulse Studio, Mesa Arizona (2017-) and Naam Yoga Studio, Mesa, Arizona ( 2018- ).

Trained in the philosophy of Unity Yoga, Dawn blends her style of yoga into mind, body, and spirit unification (Unity Yoga) with a heightened awareness of the healing and calming power of music. Her goal for all students is "to reach a sense of effort and ease within the mind and body while paying homage to one's spirit." She challenges the student to

Stretch .... Relax .... Strengthen .... Love yourself!

Having spent her professional career in the field of education and education administration, Dawn brings to the mat her life experience of speaking to and teaching groups of any size from Kindergarten through adult.

In her spare time, Dawn works as a consultant for Bull Mountain Positive Education Consultants mentoring student teachers and new administrators. She is a r.a.d.KIDS   (Resisting Aggression Defensively) instructor, a trainer of Tribes and cooperative learning styles and SWIS (School Wide Information System), a behavior tracking and positive reinforcement program allowing school administrators the opportunity to guide students to success through positive reinforcement.