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Movement helped Juri Ko navigate grief, personal transitions, and the process of reconnecting with herself. After discovering a deeper side of yoga in Hawaiʻi, she completed her teacher training and began building communities around movement
Wellness FounderI was born in the small coastal town of Cádiz, Spain, and moved to the U.S. at the age of four when my father, a Navy man, was stationed stateside. I grew up in Virginia Beach and stayed active through school, cheerleading, student government, tutoring athletes to make ends meet. Yoga found me in college, not through a deep spiritual calling, but because the lacrosse coach needed someone certified to teach his team. It was the 90s, before Yoga Alliance, and for me, yoga was just another hustle. I taught classes, waited tables at Hooters, worked retail, nannied—whatever it took to stay afloat after I emancipated myself at sixteen due to a difficult home life. For years, yoga was fitness and income. That changed after the birth of my daughter...
Wellness FounderOver a decade ago, a friend invited me to my first yoga class. I didn’t know it then, but that moment would change everything. Each return to the mat felt like a homecoming—a place where I could shed ego, move with intention, and rediscover myself from the inside out. As my practice deepened, so did my desire to learn more. I became fascinated with the roots of yoga—the meaning behind the poses, the philosophy, the energy. Eventually, I knew with certainty: I was meant to teach. To share this sacred practice with others the way it was first shared with me...
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