Shinobu is a 700 hour YogaJaya Accredited Teacher (YJAT1000), BASEWORKS Practice Tier 3 Certified Teacher (BT3), and an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT200/RYT500)) with the Yoga Alliance. Shinobu comes from a background in fashion, also holding a license in accounting. She is a senior teacher, dedicating over 10 years to the study of yoga and Baseworks Practice at YogaJaya. Despite never really liking exercise or sport, she has felt that movement practice in relation to her experience practicing and teaching at YogaJaya has greatly shifted her understanding of how regular practice can stimulate all aspects of learning for anyone.