Nature Yoga Teacher Training
Since 2014, Nature Yoga Teacher Training has been guiding women on a journey of deep remembering through the teachings of yoga, Ayurveda, and sacred sisterhood.
Rooted in the rhythms of nature and nourished by a lineage of loving friendship and wise feminine leadership, our programs honor the inner healer, the independent spirit, and the creative soul who longs to live in harmony with the Earth and with herself.
Upcoming Trainings
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Online | January – June 2027
A soulful, six-month journey of self-discovery, personal practice, and transformation through the timeless teachings of Hatha Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, and yoga philosophy.
Rooted in tradition and guided by experienced teachers, this live online immersion offers a supportive community for women seeking to deepen their practice, embody the wisdom of yoga, and confidently share its teachings with others.
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200-Hour Kundalini Tantra Yoga Teacher Training
Costa Rica | November 1–21, 2026
A Yoga Alliance approved experience in the lush jungles of Costa Rica, blending Kundalini Tantra, Ayurveda, and sacred feminine wisdom.
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200-Hour Hybrid Yoga Teacher Training
Costa Rica, Online & Northern Michigan | November 2027 – June 2028
A transformative journey blending immersive in-person experiences with live online study. Begin with a seven-day retreat in the lush jungles of Costa Rica, deepen your practice through online training January–April, and reunite for a five-day closing immersion and graduation in beautiful Northern Michigan in June 2028.
Rooted in Hatha Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, and yoga philosophy, this unique training invites you to cultivate a meaningful personal practice, connect with a supportive community, and embody the art of teaching.
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A Vision Grown from the Soil of Belonging
Heidi Lynn Dietrich [Heidi Grace] began dreaming up and designing this YTT offering while on sabbatical in 2013. Alongside beloved mentors and friends, the first 200-hour YTT was in 2014 at Selva Armonia in Costa Rica. Since then, Nature Yoga has expanded to include online trainings, in-person retreats, and advanced immersions all over the world.
Heidi Grace's journey began not in a studio, but in a longing for connection, for authenticity, for a way of life that made sense. After a decade in Chicago wondering why she didn’t quite fit into the Corporate world she had stepped into after college, she returned to her Northern Michigan roots and co-founded a community art center. That spark lit the path of creating spaces for others who also felt different, sensitive, wildly wise, and deeply intuitive.
Nature Yoga was born as a refuge for introverts, creatives, nature lovers, and truth seekers - those who often feel like misfits in modern life but who, in sacred community, come alive.
One of the most cherished reflections we hear from students is this:
“I’ve never felt more free to be my whole self.”
Each training becomes a healing container, where old stories are released, voices are reclaimed, and students feel seen, safe, and celebrated. This is not just about learning poses, it’s about becoming whole.
Founder & Lead Teacher
Heidi Lynn Dietrich, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Heidi Lynn Dietrich [Heidi Grace] is a yoga teacher, retreat leader, and Ayurvedic wellness guide who approaches yoga as a lived practice, one that informs how we move, rest, create, and relate to the world around us.
Rooted in the understanding of yoga as an applied lifestyle, her work invites us to explore balance, discernment, and embodiment through practice both on and off the mat. Drawing from Hatha Yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra, Yoga Nidra, and subtle body teachings including Sound Healing, Heidi Grace offers a grounded, spacious approach that supports integration.
Her teaching emphasizes harmony between inner truth and lived experience, encouraging practitioners to cultivate clarity, resilience, and freedom through conscious rhythm and self-inquiry.
Heidi Grace completed her initial 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at the Marianne Wells Yoga School in Costa Rica in 2009. She later completed 108 hours of Anusara training in Boulder, Colorado, and earned her 500-hour certification in 2013 with Brenna Geehan and Jean Mazzei of SriYoga in San Francisco.
She has been training and certifying yoga teachers since 2012 through Yen Yoga & Fitness in Michigan, as well as through Nature Yoga in Costa Rica, India, and online. Her work spans international retreats, teacher trainings, and long-term mentorship for practitioners seeking depth, sustainability, and maturity in their practice.
Heidi Grace is the founder of Dharma & Grace Yoga Retreats, Nature Yoga, and Charlevoix Yoga.
During the pandemic, she continued her studies with a focus on nervous system health and integrative healing, completing trainings in:
- Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga
- Yoga for Recovery (Y12SR)
- Ayurveda 3.0
- Ayurvedic Cooking & Nutrition
- Kundalini Yoga
In addition to her primary passion working in yoga, travel and Ayurveda, Heidi Grace serves as a special advisor on human-centered initiatives focused on advancing health, wellbeing, and conscious design. She is part of a design consulting business in Encinitas, California, offering guidance on the creation of conscious destinations and sustainable real estate projects.
Past trainings
