Joa Gomez | Yoga & Movement Refinement

With so much joy, I’m finally sharing the full 2026 schedule with you! This year is all about growth, deep practice, meaningful connection, and creating powerful experiences together. If you feel called to one of these programs, comment “2026” and I’ll help you choose the right path for you 🙏 Both the 200-hour and 300-hour online trainings are open, so you can join from anywhere in the world. Our in-person 200-hour trainings are open-level and welcoming to everyone, whether you’re building strong foundations or deepening your path. Advanced programs will require previous experience, as we’ll be diving deeper with intention, precision, and care. Thank you for walking this path with me. I can’t wait to meet you on the mat, in community, and in practice. With love, dedication, and excitement for everything this new year will bring to us all. 🫶 . . . #yogalife #yogateachertraining #ytt #yogatraining #yogachangedmylife

Most people don’t know how tired they really are Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally Constant stimulation. Constant urgency. Constant distraction. And after enough time, stillness itself starts to feel uncomfortable. Yoga was never meant to simply help you relax, it was meant to help you notice: how you breathe, how you react, how difficult it is to remain present when nothing is distracting you anymore. Maybe healing is not becoming someone new. Maybe it’s remembering how to stay with yourself again. If you want to explore this work deeper, I’ll be guiding a 200HR Chaitanya Vinyasa Teacher Training in Colombia this October. An immersive experience focused on practice, awareness, movement, breath and understanding the body beyond performance. Comment “COLOMBIA” and I’ll send you the details . . . #yogawisdom #realitycheck #yogateachertraining #yogachangedmylife #yogaismorethanasana

These are some of the details we’ll also be exploring inside the upcoming immersions and trainings, including the Sri Lanka immersion (July 12–19), where we’ll combine strong practice, handstands, refinement work, pranayama, meditation, and hands-on exploration. If you want to join us, comment “SRI LANKA” and I’ll send you the details . . . #yogaadjustments #howtoyoga #backbend #yogateachertraining #yogatraining

If you want to actually understand how to adjust (not just push people deeper), this is exactly what we work on in my teacher trainings. Comment “TRAINING” and I’ll send you the details of the next ones. Most people approach backbends by trying to go further… without really understanding how the movement works. That’s where things go wrong. A good adjustment doesn’t force the shape. It changes how the body organizes inside it. In backbends, that often means creating space first… then guiding the movement. Same pose. Different experience. Snippet of last weekend in Stockholm . . . #backbend #urdhvadhanurasana #forearmwheel #wheelpose #bridgepose

Different entries. Same pattern. Same intention. It’s not about choosing the “hardest” option. It’s about choosing the one that lets you stay present, stable, and aware. That’s where the work actually happens. If you want to understand how to build and teach this: Comment “TRAINING” to know about my upcoming yoga trainings . . . #yogapractice #halfmoonpose #ardhachandrasana #howtoyoga #yogatraining

Most people don’t practice to change. They practice to feel better. And for a moment… it works. You step on the mat → calm, clear, in control. But step off… and it’s the same reactions, same patterns. That’s not transformation. That’s management. Real practice isn’t about escaping discomfort. It’s about changing your relationship to it, so it doesn’t control you anymore. That’s the difference we work on inside a yoga teacher training. If you’re ready to go deeper: Comment “TRAINING” and I’ll send you the details. . . . #yogaphilosophy #yogawisdom #truthfulness #satya #yogapractice

Vata, Pitta, Kapha, often described as different body types or tendencies. But in practice, they’re also different energies you can feel. So we explored Sun Salutations through three variations. Not because one is “better” for a certain dosha, or because you need to fit into a category. But because each variation carries a different quality: More Peace. More intensity. More flow. The point isn’t to match yourself to a label. It’s to notice: What’s present today? What’s needed? And how a similar sequence can feel completely different depending on how you move through it. Comment YTT if you want to understand how to work with these qualities in a more practical way. . . . #doshas #yogapractice #vata #pitta #kapha

Most people think the jump through is about getting to seated. Not really. It’s about how you organise your body to create space through the transition. When the arms press and the shoulders move forward into protraction, things start to feel lighter. When the core engages, the hips become less heavy. And when you stop forcing it and actually connect the upper and lower body, you begin to notice the smaller sensations that once felt impossible. Here are three ways to explore it. None of them are better. Just different ways to meet your body where it is. - If you want to go deeper into this transition, I’ve put together a mini workshop inside @mysoulsanctuary where we break down the ‘Jump Through’ step by step, plus I have over 20 practices for you to enjoy with more to come. You can use code JOA20 for 20% off your first month of membership 🫶 . . . #jumpthrough #corestrength #presstohandstand #poweryoga #yogapractice

King Pigeon isn’t something you arrive at. It’s something you build. Most people try to skip steps. But the body doesn’t work like that. If the base isn’t there, what we feel is “depth” can become compensation. So instead of chasing the final shape, first refine the layer you’re in. That’s where real progress happens. If one variation felt more honest in your body today, that’s the one to stay with. Comment YTT if you want to understand how to build these progressions with clarity, not guesswork. . . . #yogatraining #kingpigeon #backbend #yogapractice #yogachangedmylife

Building towards a one-leg balance doesn’t happen in one go. It’s something you layer. You explore how to shift your weight. How to trust the standing leg. How to stay still while everything is moving. These transitions are just different entry points into the same idea. Less about “can I do the pose?” More about “can I stay present as I move into it?” Balance is not something you find at the end. It’s something you build on the way there. If you want to refine how you move into these positions, not just hold them, comment “PRACTICE” and I’ll share how to join my live online classes. . . . #onlineyogaclasses #pistolsquat #uttithahastapadangustasana #yogatransitions #yogapractice

Most people don’t come to yoga for the ego. But somehow… it follows them there. Not in obvious or loud ways, but in subtle forms. In wanting to improve. In wanting to “do it right.” In what it says about you (I do yoga, I’m a yogi) And also… In thinking you understand it better than others. In correcting, judging, dismissing. In feeling like you know… and others don’t. That’s ego too. And it’s subtle. Because it can hide behind knowledge, behind experience, even behind “truth.” It starts looking like clarity. It starts to feel like awareness. But sometimes… it’s just the same pattern, wearing better language. But this isn’t about getting rid of the ego. That was never the point. You need it. You move through the world with it. The shift is simpler, and harder at the same time: To see it clearly… without building your identity around it. If this made you reflect (even a little), you’re already closer than you think. Comment YTT if you want to go deeper into this through practice, not just ideas. . . . #yogawisdom #wisdom #mindfulness #yogateachertraining #yogapractice

Different tendencies. Same practice. In Ayurveda, we often talk about Vata, Pitta, and Kapha as personality types. But on the mat, they’re not identities. They’re patterns. Vata moves… but doesn’t always land. Pitta refines… but can push too far. Kapha stabilizes… but can stay too comfortable. At the end of the day, it’s not about how we practice but the actual fact that you show up to yourself 🫶🙏 Which are you? . . . . #doshas #vata #pitta #kapha #yogapractice