Joe-Joe Kelly

Instructor

Kosha 5 Yoga Studio

Born and raised in San Francisco, Joe-Joe was fortunate enough to have various yogāsana classes just outside his doorstep. Having been introduced to the practice as a theatre and dance student, Joe-Joe thrived on the spirit of rigor and discipline that he found on the mat. However, the pace of his practice shifted dramatically when, just after his twentieth birthday, an autoimmune flare-up forced Joe-Joe to take a medical leave from his studies and work as a dancer. Since then, Joe-Joe has completed his 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Be the Change Yoga in Orange County. He is continuing his education at Shiva Yoga in West Hollywood and with Michelle Bouvier's Kutilaa School of Embodied Resilience, where he is fostering an approach to the Vinyasa Flow style that is gentle, slow-moving, and exploratory. Additionally, Joe-Joe is influenced by several somatic disciplines, Reiki energy healing, and the performing arts.