Jo had her first taste of yoga at a young age playfully exploring Asana’s with her Grandmother throughout her Junior school years. It wasn’t until moving to Bournemouth in 2005 that she started attending regular Iyengar yoga classes, and then stumbled across her first Ashtanga class and was immediately hooked. Surprised at how stiff and inflexible her body was after many years as a competitive swimmer, she practiced regularly and was fascinated at how yoga helped to improve her strength, balance and well-being as well as her performance in other sporting activities. In 2014 Jo completed her RYT200hr Teacher training under Brian Cooper and regularly attends workshops to further her knowledge. Over the years Jo has been lucky enough to attend workshops lead by Ajay Kumar, John Scott and Cherie Lathey. Jo teaches regularly at BHLive and the Yoga Shala and has recently qualified as an RPYT Pre and Postnatal yoga teacher under the guidance of Sally Parkes.