Paradise on Earth - Bali

Deanna, Founder, Joya

I found Yoga when I needed it the most in my life. My husband and I were heavily invested in the Real Estate market, him being a Real Estate Broker while I worked for a mortgage bank. We owned several homes and several Real Estate offices throughout California. When the market crashed in 2008, we lost everything. I was at the lowest point in my life. I was feeling very depressed about getting laid-off when we just had a baby a few months before. I was also the heaviest that I had ever been. Years prior, a good friend of mine who had practiced Yoga for many years recommended that I try it.

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Within two weeks after trying my first Hot Yoga class, I was completely hooked. Yoga helped rescue me from my darkest days. It was within my first month of regular practice that I knew I would one day become a teacher and own my own studio. I wanted to help spread this amazing practice that brought me so much love, peace, and confidence.

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I’m now living my dreams as a successful Yoga & Wellness studio owner with multiple locations and more on the way. I’ve manifested an entirely new life, one where I am living my most “impossible” dreams. I love taking and educating others on what I call a spiritual fitness journey and manifesting our most desired life through visualization.

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Lisa, Joya Instructor E-RYT 500 and Yoga Alliance Registered Instructor

Lisa is a yoga teacher with over 15 years of experience. She is certified in many different disciplines, including primary group fitness, functional anatomy, and pain care restorative yoga. Lisa loves to help her students connect with their own power and intuition, and she firmly believes that the practice of yoga can benefit everyone.

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Lisa is also an E-RYT 500 and a Yoga Alliance registered teacher. She has taught all around the world, sharing her passion for the practice with people of all ages and backgrounds. When she's not on her mat or teaching a class, Lisa enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves travelling and exploring new cultures, as well as tasting new dessert recipes and practicing Yin Yoga.

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Alison, Joya Yoga Lead Instructor E-RYT 500 and Yoga Alliance Registered Instructor

Alison loves everything about yoga! She's passionate about teaching yoga so that everyone can find the physical benefits, mental balance, and self-compassion they need to live a healthy life. Alison has over 10 years of experience teaching yoga around the world and is certified in a multitude of yoga disciplines: vinyasa, yin, aerial, SUP, sound healing and The Roll Model.

When not at the studio, Alison is in the Kindergarten classroom or supporting elementary teachers.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, and being outdoors.

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