YOGAJAYA TEACHERS

YogaJaya teachers are all certified to teach Baseworks Practice. They are dedicated to their personal practices and all have unique stories that inspire their abilities. Our in-house mentoring supports each teacher exclusively in continuing their education to retain knowledge and upgrade their skill set. Come see for yourself!

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Chieko Shiono
Baseworks Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT200 | RYT200

Chieko Shiono

Baseworks Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT200 | RYT200

Chieko returned to Japan after an extensive career in Thailand as a scuba diving instructor for 15 years. In search of a practice method that could develop sustainable progress of strength and flexibility while synergistically balancing the body and mind interface into old age, she discovered Baseworks Practice.

Megumi Fukiage
Baseworks Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT200 | RYT200

Megumi Fukiage

Baseworks Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT200 | RYT200

With a background in classical Japanese dance…

Hitomi Okamoto
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Hitomi Okamoto

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Driven by the desire to deepen pursuit in wellness…

Yoshiko Shimizu
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT300 | RYT200

Yoshiko Shimizu

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT300 | RYT200

Yoshiko loves to work with her body, enjoys running, sea kayaking…

Asia Shcherbakova
YogaJaya/BASEWORKS Research Associate | BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Asia Shcherbakova

YogaJaya/BASEWORKS Research Associate | BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Asia holds a Master of Science in Human Genetics and a PhD in Biotechnology…

Akiko Kubota
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Akiko Kubota

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Akiko learned of YogaJaya when she started to practice yoga for health reasons…

Ken Nakagawa
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT3 | YJAT1000 | ERYT500 | YACEP

Ken Nakagawa

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT3 | YJAT1000 | ERYT500 | YACEP

Founder of the lifestyle brand, Ken and Company, presently pursuing interests in coaching, Ken is a Baseworks Tier 3 Instructor and senior teacher at YogaJaya…

Shinobu Nakano
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT3 | YJAT1000 | ERYT200/RYT500 | YACEP

Shinobu Nakano

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT3 | YJAT1000 | ERYT200/RYT500 | YACEP

Shinobu dedicated over 10 years to the study of yoga and Baseworks Practice at YogaJaya…

Patrick Oancia
YogaJaya Founder | BASEWORKS Founder | ERYT500 | YACEP

Patrick Oancia

YogaJaya Founder | BASEWORKS Founder | ERYT500 | YACEP

Creator or the BASEWORKS Practice Movement System and founder of YogaJaya…

Satoko Horie
YogaJaya Director | BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT3 | YJAT1000 | ERYT500 | YACEP

Satoko Horie

YogaJaya Director | BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT3 | YJAT1000 | ERYT500 | YACEP

Director of YogaJaya. Enjoys her life as a constant explorer, a challenger of limits…

Virginie Dezan
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | ERYT200/RYT500 | YACEP

Virginie Dezan

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | ERYT200/RYT500 | YACEP

Virgine has dedicated years to deepening her knowledge of how practice can support all aspects of health….