Lead by guru Jesse Cassady, The Grateful Yoga philosophy is rooted deeply in love, compassion, community, and perpetual growth. Having worked with children and adults on the spectrum, survivors of various traumas, and a vast landscape of beautiful students of all genders, races, ethnicities, and creeds for more than 25 years, The Grateful Yoga teaches an all-inclusive, all-levels practice of mindfulness, from the home, the studio, the workplace, and retreat destinations around the world.

Our understanding of mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and yoga comes from his endless pursuit of literary studies and ongoing perpetual studentship, with Iesse having graduated from dozens of teacher training programs and apprenticeships spanning 3 decades.

Though Jesse has tremendous respect for, and is proud of, his cultural heritage, many of his studies and teachings are grounded in traditional Yogic and Zen Buddhist belief systems. The Grateful Yoga honors teachers Jonny Kest, Swami Satchidananda, David Williams, amongst many others.

An experienced leader of dynamic movement, having been voted “DC’s Best Yoga Teacher” multiple times, and graduating hundreds of students from his yoga teacher training programs since 2011, Jesse continues to share heartfelt classes, workshops, retreats, and trainings that not just explore a full range of motion, but evoke a full range of emotion as well.

With sincerity, our philosophy shares that though the physical practice is an integral piece of the mindfulness puzzle, his lectures, workshops, trainings, dharma talks, and public works prove that there is far more to yoga than what happens on a yoga mat.