Jo Kirsch

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Jos been practicing yoga for years and teaching for She is certified to teach yoga at the Hour level through Yoga Teacher Alliance and the Hard & the Soft Yoga Institute Jos initial yoga teacher training was in Astanga yoga with Beryl Bender Birch Since that time Jo has been certified to teach Adaptive Yoga by Matthew Sanford Trauma Sensitive Yoga by David Emerson Yoga Nidra by Jennifer Reis Yoga of Step Recovery with Nikki Myers and Yin Yoga with Biff Mithoefer Jo has a deepening love and appreciation for Bhakti Yoga and finds her heart cracking wide open as she studies and practices with Manoj Chalam Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band and Gaura Vani Her studies also include Iyengar and Anusara yoga with many amazing inspiring loving teachers Jo is currently enrolled in Soul School a Hour online Yoga interdisciplinary teacher training program presented by Sean Johnson and Mitchel Bleier Jos personal experience with Post Traumatic Stress  PTSD inspired her to work with individuals with PTS to help them manage their stress and heal Jos practice informs her teaching Shes found that everyone benefits from learning and practicing coping skills to help manage personal stress She greatly values and teaches stress reduction techniques including posture practice meditation focused breathing and yoga nidra in her yoga classes Jo is also a certified professional ski instructor who loves to ski and share her passion for the sport with others A lifelong learner who subscribes to experiential education Jo finds that a balanced combination of physical activity being in nature practicing the different limbs of yoga and eating well leads to a spiritual mental and physical life of health and happiness She loves to share these practices with friends family and individuals who are in search of healing and happiness http://wwwheartofvillageyogatext/.