About Jofia
Yoga Vortex guides you to rise and thrive in your mind, body, and spirit.
Born and raised in Washington State, where being in touch with nature is a way of life, she attended Riverside Community College for Dance. This is where she was first introduced to Yoga and Pilates after a severe car accident. Yoga and Pilates helped her overcome her injuries and grow stronger in Ballet, Pointe, West African, and Modern Dance.
Jofia moved to New York in 2005 after volunteering overseas with Fijian, Indian, and Australian cultures. She planned to continue her dance career. Six months after arriving in New York, Jofia was struck by a truck while crossing the street.
Jofia again dove into her spiritual quest through yoga and Pilates, allowing it to transform her mind and body. The opportunity for her 200-hour yoga teacher training came in the summer of 2008 at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. She has since trained in Stott Pilates Mat, Advance Mat, and Reformer. Jofia has been trained in Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. She has recently started her journey to become a Reiki master. She has over two decades of teaching experience. Now, she is a holistic practitioner, having finished her bachelor's in plant medicine and trauma-centered practices.
Joining Jofia's classes is not just about a physical challenge but also about experiencing a divine sense of joy, alignment, awareness of the subtle body, and personal inquiry. These classes are designed to help you reveal your true nature, motivating you to rise and thrive in all aspects of your life.
Come Rise and Thrive and join the community today.
Jofia’s Teaching Schedule at All Locations
Hours
In-person or in-studio:
8 am – 1 pm Weekdays
Virtual:
12 pm – 2 pm Weekdays
Upon Request: Weekends
Location:
University Place Tacoma, WA
Techniques and Trainings Utilized
The VORTEX
The vortex spiral is the primordial blueprint for all color, sound, form, and function. It represents a single point of supreme consciousness that expands outward, decaying and breaking down into many parts, into the center, where the many parts become one and whole again. The spiral is represented as a scale of ascending and descending, which is the pattern of all realities, from musical scales to geometry, mathematics, fractal patterning, and consciousness. From the river to electricity, all currents flow in spirals. The shape of the spiral, having the capacity to process infinite expansion and contraction, holds within it the secrets of accessing unlimited free energy and an unlimited free consciousness that can move up and down the “Jacobs Ladder” of the universe at will. By @wetheather
Clockwise spiral: Represents the Sun and it’s harmony with Earth.
Counter Clockwise: Represents the manupulation of nature in the form of spells (conscious manifistatin).
Techniques and Training
Kripalu Yoga. “When you deliberately put your body in a yoga posture, control your breath and direct your breath, and direct your attention, you master the will and are able to access deep states of surrender.”
Sustaining the posture will produce the polarity opposites of tension-relaxation. Without effort, there is no relation. Deeper and deeper integration comes through conscious effort. Applying conscious effort in the face of immanent frustration will spontaneously produce conscious relations.
The Result: Reduce weight/body fat, relieve stress, firm up/increase tone, increase energy level, improve strength, and increase flexibility.
Pilates: Pilates aims for optimal musculoskeletal performance - strength, flexibility, and endurance - without risking injury or building bulk.
The Result: Balanced and aligned body that looks fit, feels revitalized and moves easily.
Vinyasa Flow: This yoga practice is a style of yoga in which postures are stringed together in a seamless flow, using the breath to shift from one form to the next.
The Results: Reduce weight/body fat, relieve stress, firm up/increase tone, increase energy level, improve strength, and increase flexibility.
Somatic and Embodiment Practices: Connecting with the body through breathwork, fluid dance-like movement, and meditation to bring awareness of body sensations and explore thoughts, emotions, memories, and the power of now.
The Results: A deeper connection with self and the body. This practice promotes pain and stress relief, enhances emotional awareness, improves posture, and promotes balance.
Yoga Therapy: involves moving and breathing through a mind-body practice that focuses on physical, emotional, and mental health. It is about diving into oneself and where one is right now.
The results: You will experience stress relief and mental clarity, stronger muscles, reduced pain and pressure, increased balance, Improved sleep, and body alignment for best function.
Kundalini: Play with the divine feminine energy through breathwork, sound, meditation, and prana.
The Results: It helps quiet an overstimulated nervous system, improves overall well-being, and leads to a sensation of peace and ease.
Meditation: It is important to be able to observe the moving mind, slow down thoughts, and eventually still the mind. Meditation is a practice that helps develop people's a practice that helps develop skills to assist the mind in focusing or clearing the mind.
The Results: Reduce weight/body fat, relieve stress, firm up/increase tone, increase energy level, improve strength, and increase flexibility.
Reiki: Reiki is an energy-healing practice that many people describe as profoundly calming and therapeutic.
The Results: It enhances your overall well-being.