Johanne Barthold

Johanne Barthold is a 200-hr RYT. She is the founder of Spirit Mind Body Yoga Online Studio that was launched in March 2020-2022 during the pandemic. She has taught yoga to  individuals with sickle cell and bipolar online and within her community. She was born with Sickle Cell Disease, Bipolar and she lives with complex PTSD. Johanne Barthold is a mental health advocate. She is a graduate of Massasoit Community College where she obtained her associates degree in psychology as an honors scholar. While attending Massasoit, she offered students support as a peer leader including yoga and meditation as a yoga teacher. She is currently enrolled at Bridgewater State University where she is continuing her studies in psychology. She also works part-time with the NAN project which works to eliminate mental health stigma and suicide prevention. She is a community health worker at Boston Medical Center working with a psychology research team. There, she works with pregnant woman who live with complex ptsd. In the future, Johane plans on continuing to teach yoga and work with the public for transformative care and justice and will be continuing her education in psychology, specializing in educational and counseling services.