Joanne attended her first yoga class back in 2004, and has loved it ever since. She began teaching in 2006, and her views on both teaching yoga and her personal practice began to deepen, especially after attending two 200hr teacher training programs under different teachers.

By 2015, she had earned ERYT 200 status and decided to travel to Nepal and India to pursue further training.

She obtained her RYT 500 certification in under the tutelage of Dr. Sushil, who carries a Ph.D in Yoga Philosophy and Masters Degree in Yoga Science. Shortly after her training, Chandra Yoga International invited her to join their faculty to help train incoming 200 and 300 hour teacher trainees.