Joanne Heath is a Senior Level 3 Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Australia and wellness educator with more than 23 years of experience across yoga, meditation and wellbeing.
A former marketing and media executive, Jo’s own experience of chronic stress inspired her to leave corporate life in 2002 and pursue her passion for yoga and meditation. She went on to live and study in India for more than four years, gaining a Diploma in Yoga and a Postgraduate Diploma in Indian Philosophy and Religion from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi.
Her studies in India included learning from renowned teachers T. K. V. Desikachar, K. Pattabhi Jois, B. K. S. Iyengar and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Jo has also completed 23 ten-day Vipassana meditation courses and served as a female course manager on 13 occasions, deepening her understanding of meditation and its role in cultivating self-awareness and mental clarity.
Her professional experience includes working at leading wellness retreats, including Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat and Raindrum Private Luxury Rehabilitation and Mental Health Retreat in Byron Bay, as well as across corporate, education and community settings.
About Joanne
Yoga, Seva & Social Impact
For Jo, yoga is also a practice of service. Seva, or selfless service, has been an integral part of her journey, inspiring more than a decade of involvement in child protection and education initiatives in India and Uganda.
Jo co-founded Project HELP, supporting access to healthcare and education for children in Kalyanpuri, East Delhi. She also volunteered with Global March Against Child Labour in Delhi, working alongside Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on the international launch of End Child Slavery Week.
Today, Jo brings together her commitment to yoga, conscious living and social justice through Love Not Fear and Yogis Unite for Freedom, initiatives connecting purpose-led action with support for women and children affected by trafficking and sexual exploitation in India.
I’m not here to teach you anything you don’t already know. I’m here to support you in cultivating the inner stillness to connect with your true Self. All your answers are there.”
- Joanne Heath -
