my shift in…

As a first generation Filipino-American, I questioned and resisted the traditional path and narratives assumed I would follow. After graduating from UCLA, I veered and journeyed to explore and redefine what success and wealth meant to me.

A two-year term as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member (aka domestic Peace Corps) amplified my family-taught roots of community and ignited my passion for service (seva) and uplifting others, especially underserved populations. 

Being a student & teacher of yoga for 10+ years, I directed my personal practice from its initial physical aspect and established movement inward. Through the practice of self-reflection and self-study, I discovered how to soften and work with my edges, let go, and welcome grace in all of life’s transitions. 

Let shift happen. I embraced these personal, social and physical movements along my path—shifting away from my childhood desire and expectations to heal people through a career in medicine to a life of movement as medicine. 

My intention is to guide you from mind’s full to mindful. We will train to shift and strengthen your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing. You will awaken, unite with and trust the teacher that lives within you. By cultivating awareness of each moment, you will learn to quiet life’s external noise and distractions such as fear, busyness, worry, doubt and anger and shift fluidly towards your clear vision with confidence. You will truly hear and honor exactly where you are and your own wisdom and purpose to live a life full of presence, peace and possibilities. 

As your YogiLife + Business coach, strategist, or mentor, I bring nearly 15 years of mind-body-spirit practices + teaching; business, programs + people development; and capacity + community building to the table. Whether you desire a shift in your life, relationships or business, my coaching vision is to create a safe, insightful and transformative experience that fosters

• your courage to explore exactly where you are and the actions or behaviors that shift into who you want to be in life or business

• your growth and expansion through reflection, presence, flow, surrender

• connection with growth-minded individuals globally who elevate and support one another and humanity. 

I’ll see you on the inside.

xo, j