Jo is one of the first certified Yin Yoga Teacher in the world and is also a senior trainer in Yin Yoga teacher training programs. She first studied Yin Yoga with Sarah Powers and continues to assist Sarah in her trainings. She is the direct assistant of the founder of Yin Yoga (Paul Grilley) and was personally mentored by Paul to teach his entire training curriculum.
Jo graduated from the Bihar School of Yoga that popularized the tantric practice of Yoga Nidra, which she often incorporates in her Yin classes. She has a deep interest in anatomy and fascial studies. She regularly attends cadaver dissection laboratories with Gil Hedley and Tom Myers and has also attended fascia school at Ulm University, Germany. She is a founding member of the Fascia Research Society.
Brought up solely with Chinese Medicine by her Chinese Taoist parents, Jo has been familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine ("TCM") practically her whole life. To complement her personal experience with TCM, Jo went on to study Chinese Medicine at the Singapore College of TCM, as well as the Academy of TCM. She has also completed a course on Chinese Meridians with American Acupuncturist, Dr Susan Stumpf.
She is currently the Director of Teacher Training at True Yoga Singapore and spends most of her time travelling around the world delivering Yin Yoga Teacher Training programs. She teaches in 200hrs and 500hrs training programs, and leads retreats and workshops in Yin Yoga.
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01. - 05. October 2015