Johanna Samad

Johanna hails from England, where she studied early childhood development at university, and taught as a nursery school teacher. In 1984, life brought her to the United States where she worked as a nanny and travelled extensively.

Johanna’s journey into yoga and meditation began in 2012. She met a humble Indian monk who introduced her to yoga’s practices of breathing exercises, and present moment awareness — and she knew that there was no turning back. She deepened her understanding of this ancient wisdom practice through studies in Primordial Sound meditation, mantra, and chanting, and then went even deeper into the world of sound energy by studying the use of Tibetan Singing Bowls, using these healing sounds as the gentle yet powerful underpinning for her work with guided imagery. Finding a home at Stone Yoga, she completed her 200 hour RYT (registered yoga teacher) training, and then pursued further certifications in chair yoga, yoga for cancer, yoga for Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis, and children’s yoga.

In addition to her hatha flow yoga classes, Johanna volunteers as a yoga teacher offering gentle, healing yoga for cancer survivors, and she also offers fun children’s birthday parties, bridal showers, and private sessions.

Her love of this practice permeates all aspects of her life, and her great passion is to share from deep within herself a real-life, fully embodied yoga that welcomes everyone onto the mat or chair warmly, with gentle humor, genuine love, and profound respect. Her students deeply enjoy her creative sequences, and they love to relax and shed stress to the sound her Tibetan Singing Bowls, following her soothing voice as she guides meditations and employs guided imagery to enhance each student’s experience.

Having studied Reiki for several with years with Eileen Alexander, Johanna became a Reiki Master in November 2021. Reiki is Life Force Energy Healing which she now offers as part of her practice.

During the pandemic Johanna was eager to further her studies, expanding her knowledge. She completed the 285 hour Davidji Meditation Masters Of Wisdom and Meditation Teacher course, in April 2021. Johanna then went deeper into sound healing and completed Level 1 Foundations of Integral Sound Healing Multi Instruments course with The Sound Healing Academy in December 2022.

She now combines many of these healing modalities together making her work more powerful, unique and meaningful. Johanna is excited to share her wisdom with you.

As of August 25, 2024, Johanna has earned a diploma in Integral Sound Healing for Individual Clients from the Sound Healing Academy.