Joie’s interest in the mind-body connection peaked during her first job out of college. As an analytical chemist for a local steel mill, Joie began to seek a balance in her life between the environment at work, home and internally. She started running regularly and taking yoga classes at the gym. With a new found excitement for taking care of herself this lead her to taking classes with a friend at Eight Limbs Yoga center and exploring alternative healthcare options. She studied Western and Eastern Herbalism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and nutrition at the Chicago College of Healing Arts, where she received a certificate in Medicinal Herbalism. During that period, Joie continued to study the body itself, which led her back to the Eight Limbs Yoga Center Teacher Training in 2004.

Since 1998, Joie has studied various styles including Hatha, Anusara, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Pre- and Post-Natal and Yoga for Fertility, Yoga for Children, Taoist (Yin and Yang Yoga with Paulie Zink) Letha, Danda, and Longi Yoga and Min Zin Meditation (Burmese forms of yoga using a partner, a staff and a rope, respectively with Bando Grand Master Dr. Gyi ). Joie combines Taoist, Burmese and Min Zin Meditation to create a serene and relaxing environment for Yoga for Fertility classes. She likes to combine both yin and yang asanas to get the blood and energy flowing in a relaxed environment. In 2010, Joie rounded out her education with an AFAA Group Exercise Certificate. She can also be found around Chicago teaching body sculpting, circuit training, and core conditioning classes.

In all, Joie draws on her knowledge from these traditions to create a serene environment in which to practice yoga as a moving meditation, creating balance inside and out, and between flexibility and strength.

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