The Story Behind the Work
Donna
Author. Yoga Teacher. Kirtan Singer. Retreat Leader. Transformation Guide.
Her path
She didn't find this work. It found her.
Donna has spent decades in the fire of transformation — not as a bystander, but as someone who has lived it. Her path began in the yoga room, deepened through years of study, and expanded into the sacred work of guiding others through their own becoming.
With over 1000 hours of yoga teacher training, Donna Jean brings a depth of embodied knowledge that is rare. She has studied with master teachers, sat in ceremony, sung kirtan in sacred spaces, and led retreats in some of the most beautiful corners of the world.
But what sets her apart is not her credentials — it is her willingness to be honest about her own journey. She teaches from the inside out. From the places she has actually been. From the work she has actually done.
Her book, Sacred 40, distills forty years of practice and teaching into a forty-day companion for transformation. Her workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings carry the same quality: rigorous, soulful, and deeply real.
Training & Experience
1000+ Hours
Yoga teacher training across multiple lineages and traditions
Kirtan Singer
Years of devotional practice and leading sacred chant circles
Published Author
Author of Sacred 40: A 40-Day Journey of Transformation
Retreat Leader
Decades of leading transformational retreats worldwide
Women's Work
Facilitating sacred circles and women's transformation groups
Teacher Trainer
Training the next generation of yoga teachers with depth and rigor
Her philosophy
Real work. Real change.
Donna Jean believes that transformation is not a concept — it is a lived experience. It happens in the body, in the breath, in the quiet moments of honest reckoning. Her work creates the conditions for that kind of change: structured, supported, and deeply human.
"I am not here to give you answers. I am here to help you find the courage to ask the real questions."