Joanna teaches ashtanga  vinyasa yoga at her studio set within a creative community  based in an old cotton spinning mill in Salford,  North West of England (www.islingtonmill.com) . She advocates the transformational nature of yoga in her classes. Joanna completed the Life Centre’s teacher training in London in 2008 having practiced Ashtanga yoga since 2003. She is currently training in cognitive psychotherapy and is interested in the use of mindfulness and yoga in the treatment of depression, trauma and anxiety disorders. She can be contacted on www.joannakayyoga.co.uk  and www.twitter.com/joannakayyoga