About Jovinna

Not really, but there was a thread I followed that led me to become the yogini I am today. I was born and raised in a village in Singapore, where ancient surrounding temples and forests gave me a first taste of reverence and awe. I fell in love with the magic of movement by way of television, mesmerized by contortionists at a very young age, then later, inspired by Kung-fu shows to save the world from evil-spirited people as a kick-ass martial artist.

When the TV series Solid Gold came to Singapore, I was a young teenager. I wanted to be a dancer! Around the same time, I was inspired to begin a yoga practice by a library book I encountered full of supple bodies in different postures. Years later, this long thread of love for movement led me to a decade in New York City’s theater and dance schools, yoga and karate studios, and in 2007, to Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.

There, as a resident of a “modern-day ashram” immersed in the yogic lifestyle and selfless service, I studied with Kripalu’s senior teachers and other international yoga and spiritual teachers visiting Kripalu. In addition to eight years of intensive training in yoga, I got certified in Soul Motion and Let Your Yoga Dance, and served as assistant dean for the Kripalu School of Yoga’s 200- and 500-hour teacher trainings.

I am the co-founder of Pranotthan School of Yoga and the co-director of the year-long Acharya Intensive program for spiritual practitioners who wish to use the wisdom from their life experiences for the benefit of all beings.