Tantric tools for yogis ready to enrich their experience of yoga from the external to the magical internal, and connect to their Highest Essence.
Welcome to Tantra Flow Yoga® (TFY), an approach to yoga with Jeanne Heileman which will bring you closer to your innermost heart. Rooted in Tantric wisdom, Jeanne’s teachings go beyond the mat—into techniques to access the subtle body, breath work (pranayama), a variety of meditation practices, and insightful yoga philosophy to keep you inspired through all aspects of life. With 40+ years of experience, she brings humor, depth, and passion to students seeking authentic guidance & expansion. Whether you're a teacher, student, or soul-seeker, this space offers classes, training, and a community to help you connect to your Highest Truth.
12/05/2025
We play on Saturday! If you haven't booked your spot, there is still time to do so.
Come join me for a deep, transforming, and fun (yes!) afternoon where we will open your hips in a variety of directions. You will let go of held emotions, memories that don't serve you, and tight muscles. Your knees, ankles, lower back and shoulders will soften. And you will smile......
If you aren't in LA, don't worry. I've got tons (tons!) of shorter classes focused on the hips in the Ta**ra Flow Yoga Online Library. Use the link provided and scroll down the categories until you get to Hip Openers. Take one or two classes and it's almost as if you were with us in the workshop.
HIP OPENERS FOR EVERYONE
at Center for Yoga
Saturday, Dec. 6 2 - 5 pm https://bit.ly/48Gg1Uf
to that time, just over four months ago, when I was in India leading an amazing group of souls to the sacred land of Ladakh with International Yoga
It's crazy to realize that in less than two weeks I'll be returning to India, this time for personal practice.
There will be fun, there will be some adventures, and, there will be lots of inner adventure.
I look at this photo and see the difference a few months of my current practice have made on me. I wonder what I will look like in a few more months....
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12/03/2025
When people think of hip opening yoga poses, they often think of Pigeon Pose, or getting the leg behind the head. But that's only one direction, of six, that the hips move. You can be super open in one direction and not open in others.
In this photo, my hip flexors had to be very open for me to be able to get into the backbend. In fact, if the hips are not open in this direction, then the backbend will compress the lower back. This is one of the mistakes that students make in their backbends. They don't allow enough patience and time to release the hip flexors so that the spine can freely elongate without any harm.
It's stuff like this that we will explore in Saturday's Hip Openers for Everyone Workshop. I intend to move you at least a little bit in all six directions. Everyone will find limits, that's perfectly fine. I bring techniques for directing your breath and mind through any limitations. This is how we evolve and transform.
HIP OPENERS FOR EVERYONE
at Center for Yoga
Saturday, Dec. 6 2 - 5 pm https://bit.ly/4pf3cqV
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12/02/2025
You are invited to join me in a FREE Ta**ra Flow Yoga Class this Sunday!
I'm offering these on a quarterly basis to check in with past students and meet new ones. We gather together virtually through movement, breath, and a focused mind. The collective practice is magical and you will feel amazing.
Come join me, it's gonna be fun, and it's FREE! No strings attached.
TA**RA FLOW YOGA FREE YOGA CLASS
Sunday, Dec. 7 9 - 10 am PDT
Livestream and on demand https://bit.ly/4nKIC09
If you can't be with us, sign up to get the recording.
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12/01/2025
Hello Everyone!
This week the theme for our classes is twisting, especially the seated twists. 😃
Tuesday, 9:00 - 10:15 am
TURNING AROUND WITH A TWIST
Flowing Asana + Pranayama + Short Meditation
Link to sign up: https://bit.ly/4al1mjA
Thursday, 9:00 - 9:30 am
GETTING CENTERED AND STILL
Pranayama & Meditation
Link to sing up: https://bit.ly/43WrcGW
Bonus Class! Sunday, 9:00 - 10:00 am
FREE TA**RA FLOW YOGA CLASS
Flowing Asana + Short Meditation
Link to sing up: https://bit.ly/4nKIC09
Reach out to me if you have any questions.
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11/25/2025
It's travel time for the Thanksgiving Holiday this week!
While you are enjoying the opportunity to get away, I bet you think to yourself, I'd like to do this more often. Guess what - you can! Come join me in Spain this June for a glorious yoga retreat where we will stay in a castle-like villa and be bathed by the sun and forest.
While some of you are dealing with the challenges of travel, I bet you think to yourself, never again will I travel on Thanksgiving! I know! Come with me to Spain in June! The crazy tourist travel won't hit until later that month so it will be civilized, easy-breezy.
While some of you are watching everyone else go somewhere and you don't have much to do, I bet you think to yourself, one day, I want to go somewhere. Hey! You can! Come join me in June for a yoga retreat in Spain! You will have so much fun, make dear friends, and do lots of yoga.
Dream, envision and set intentions. Space is still available and it will fill up.
NURTURE YOUR SPIRIT
Yoga Retreat in Catalonia, Spain
with Shama Retreats
June 7 - 12, 2026 https://bit.ly/46rcK8g
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11/24/2025
Lovely Yogis - This is a holiday week for those in the US with lots of travel and choppy schedules. I’ve got practices to help you navigate through these times and remind us of the essence of the Giving of gratitude. Come see me livestream or check out the practices on demand at your convenience.
Note: Thursday's class is pre-recorded and will be available for you in the morning.
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11/21/2025
I was such a baby yogi when this photo was taken. Just a year or two out of my first yoga teacher training and thriving as a teacher, driving all around the city teaching at three different studios and privately. I was in heaven.
Who knew that after years of driving all around LA, those open hips would start to freeze up. My lower back would hold more pain. And that compression would travel up my spine into my shoulders and heart.
One of the contributors to tight hips is our lifestyle. If we live in a seated position - at a desk, in a car, on the couch - and don't move that much, our body freezes up. Another contributor is our diet. Yet another is how we process emotions; many people hold anger and frustration in this area.
Come learn about the hips and bring freedom to your own in the upcoming workshop:
HIP OPENERS FOR EVERYONE
Saturday, Dec. 6 2:00 - 5:00 pm
at Center for Yoga in Los Angeles https://bit.ly/3LY6obD
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11/18/2025
Hey Everyone! It's time for a Free Ta**ra Flow Yoga Class!
I'm offering these every few months as an opportunity to connect with each other while remembering the positive power we receive from yoga.
This time we are going to focus on a fun flow that is themed around Prana. As we play, we will be doing internal practices to increase your Life Force so that you leave the practice inspired, full of spirit.
The class will be recorded with a link sent to everyone afterwards so sign up, even if you can't be with us online.
FREE TA**RA FLOW YOGA CLASS
Sunday, Dec. 7 9:00 - 10:00 am PDT
Livestream and on demand for 2 weeks afterwards https://bit.ly/4nKIC09
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11/17/2025
This week’s theme is Returning to the Chakras. Come join me livestream or on-demand for some inspiring practices to connect to these wonderful energy centers. While the world may be spinning and the list of things to do may rise, you can turn inwards to what never changes - your soul and the Presence of Unconditional Love.
Playful Chakra Flow - Flowing Practice + Short Meditation
Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 9:00 - 10:15 am PDT
Riding the Waves of the Chakras - Pranayama & Meditation
Thursday, Nov. 20 | 9:00 - 9:30 am PDT
🔗 Link to Livestream Classes in Bio, click “TFY Livestream Class Schedule” to join.
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11/11/2025
This Saturday is the day! Come join me with these amazing yogis for an afternoon retreat of tag-team yoga + classical Indian dance + Pranayama & Meditation + soothing sound bath + community and connection.
Your participation provides you with a healthy body, calm nervous system, and new friends. You get so much and in joining us, it contributes to Yoga Gives Back a wonderful organization that tirelessly works to help impoverished women and children in India. It's a win-win!
YOGA GIVES BACK AFTERNOON RETREAT
at shefayogavenice
Saturday, Nov. 15 1:00 - 4:00 pm https://bit.ly/4o7cCnC
PS - join me the following day for the YGB Gala at Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills . It's gonna be so fun!
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11/10/2025
This Tuesday, I’ll be teaching a technique, Kaya Sthira, the practice of full-body stillness. This means refraining from fixing your hair, scratching an itch, or engaging in any of the small movements that we often are not even aware of. Choosing to remain still reveals just how much energy we disperse through these micro-movements, which can deplete us. The stillness increases our inner power and becomes a gateway to deeper focus.
For many, stillness in the body increases the mind’s activity. Our unconscious movements can distract us from witnessing what’s really happening within. So, Thursday’s practice, we’ll work with a method of observing our thoughts from a distance, using tools to handle any cruel or haunting inner voices. This wonderful technique provides the space we need to reconnect with our True Essence, which is always goodness and joy.
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Come practice with me via livestream, or catch the recording, to experience the deep calm that is always available.
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Jeanne Heileman specializes in discovering the needs of an individual and gently guiding each student to their own grace and balance. She creates a safe haven for students to dive deep, find their edge, and transform. Jeanne teaches with sensitivity, generosity of spirit and a good dose of humor. Founder of Ta**ra Flow Yoga, Jeanne brings together her years of studies and teaching skills into a style of yoga inclusive of asana, Ayurveda, mindfulness, with the added focus of the poses’ energy. She was introduced to yoga as a dancer and actress. Facing ongoing pain from scoliosis, yoga allows her tools for physical realignment and acceptance of difficulties. In her quest for a deep and meaningful connect with all that yoga has to offer, she studied extensively in Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anusara, ParaYoga, Vini and Trantra Yoga; each adding a deeper element of meaning to her practice and teachings. Jeanne – 500-ERYT, ParaYoga Level II certified teacher, YogaWorks senior teacher – tours internationally teaching teacher trainings, workshops, and retreats.
Teachings
Jeanne’s teaching grew immediately and soon she was teaching a full schedule at various studios all over Los Angeles and privately. She spent almost every weekend in a yoga workshop, learning from the most advanced teachers visiting the L.A. area. In addition to visiting teachers, Jeanne studied for extended periods of time with a number of senior teachers. Erich Schiffmann guided her to soften when she was fresh out of training and tried to make her students look “Iyengar-perfect” before they were ready. Gary Kraftsow taught her the value of Vini Yoga as a tool for therapeutics, and also as a means to advance a practice by working from the inside-out. After ten years of trying, she finally developed a love of Iyengar Yoga and began studying closely with Karin O’Bannon, Tias Little, Kofi Busia, Elise Browning Miller and now Lisa Walford. Desiree Rumbaugh taught her the possibilities of poses for all people through Anusara Yoga and introduced her to John Friend. Then she finally met Yogarupa Rod Stryker who taught a workshop blending alignment similar to Anusara Yoga with inner energy cultivation similar to Vini Yoga, adding some deep philosophy and wisdom not available anywhere else at the time. In 1999 Jeanne decided to study with Rod Stryker for her second teacher training.
Certification
Jeanne is a Level II Certified ParaYoga instructor and one of Rod’s long-time, senior students. Initiated into the lineage of Sri Vidya, a form of Ta**ra from the Himalayan Mountains under the guidance of Swami Rama, she assists Rod at workshops and conferences. She continues to study with him and his teacher, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, the leader of the Himalayan Institute in Pennsylvania. She has traveled to India numerous times, studying Ta**ra with Panditji and Prana Flow/Ayurveda with Shiva Rea. In 2011 she completed a year and half-long training in Living Ta**ra with Panditji. She also studies with Sally Kempton, who has deepened Jeanne’s connection to the Ta***ic teachings with added nuances.
Jeanne is registered as an E-500 Hour Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance, and is also a certified Continuing Educational Provider. Ta**ra Flow Yoga is a registered yoga school under Yoga Alliance at the 200 and 300 hour levels.
