Cleveland Yoga Teachers

JoAnne Aboussouan

Hometown: Baltimore

Sun Sign: Aries

Nickname: Jo

Favorite word: Gratitude

I wish for: wisdom and clarity.

I am thankful for: every day I walk on this earth.

What gives you peace: Meditating and sitting in nature.

Why Yoga: It allows my soul’s voice to speak.

3 words to describe you: grounded, supportive, patient.

What/Who inspires you: Everyone I meet, especially the amazing women and men in my life who have taught me the meaning of friendship.

What you can’t live without: My breath!

Favorite Yoga pose and why: Tree; your feet are grounded in mother earth and your hands are reaching up to the universe bringing the energy from both into your being.

Secret comfort foods: candied ginger, guacamole and chips.

Words to live by: “To be truly an individual we have to be prepared to meet life with the confidence and surety that it will teach real lessons. Growth is work; our tool is our own unflinching ability to see the truth about ourselves that comes from within and forges hard-won equanimity” C.G. Jung

Best Advice you ever had: “Every comment doesn’t need an answer”. My Mom

Words to describe your teaching style: grounded, grateful, intuitive, spiritual.

What do you love to do for fun: Read and watch foreign movies with my husband.
Your first yoga class ~ when/where/with whom: 2000 with Jonny Kest at the Center for Yoga in Michigan.

Local escape: My back yard.

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Other Teachers:
Tami Schneider . Diana Vitantonio . Marni Task . Mary Basch . Parker Bean .
Terri Bahr . Ricki Miller . Candy Koslen . Amy Schneider . JoAnne Aboussouan . Ted Lardner



	In 2000 JoAnne was introduced to yoga and studied with Jonny Kest at the Center for Yoga in Michigan. Since then JoAnne has also studied with Baron Baptiste, Cindy Lee, Ana Forrest, Lisa Matkin, and the wonderful teachers at Cleveland Yoga. JoAnne studies philosophy with Margot and Bill Milcetich, and received her Yoga Alliance Teaching Certification from Brahmrishi Yoga. JoAnne is also a Reiki Master having studied with Sister Ann Winters at Ursuline Sophia Center. Her most important teachers remain her parents who taught her nonviolence, tolerance, and unconditional love; her husband Loutfi who taught her to see the world with a compassionate open heart; her two daughters Colette and Alix who continually teach her clarity; and her cats as they share their daily passage together through life. “ The healing benefits of my yoga practice have significantly transformed my life. I found a spirituality that had been missing for some time. My daily yoga and meditation practices have guided me through many transitions and opened my eyes to the understanding that we are all part of and one with the universal life force. Additionally, we can access this life force anytime for assistance and healing. “

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