Ryoko Yoshida
Yoga Instructor
Hometown: Chiba, Japan
Languages: Japanese, English
Birthday: June 2
Training/education:
Yoga Works Teacher Training Course (200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified) with John Gydos
Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with Ken Harakuma (30 hour Yoga Alliance Certified)
Mindfulness & Yin yoga Teacher Training with Chris Su (30 hour Yoga Alliance Certified)
Aromatherapy Certification (Aroma Environment Association of Japan)
Head Lymph Technical Therapist (International Therapist Support Development Association)
Mentor: Eriko Watanabe
Favorite prop? Bolster
Primary practice? Ashtanga Yoga, Yin Yoga
Teaching style? I love teaching Ashtanga Yoga for beginners and middle level. And also love teaching Yin Yoga, especially for older people!
What poses do you always teach? Prasarita padhottanasana and Utthita hasta padangusthasana(Challenging but anyone can try it!)
Favorite pose? Pindasana
Least favorite pose? Setu bandhasana of Ashtanga Yoga
Favorite Tokyo neighborhood? Futakotamagawa
Favorite fruit? Dragon Fruit (Red color)
Favorite tunes for yoga? No music in Ashtanga Yoga practicing. But for Yin Yoga practice I must need Indian Flute music.
What do you always do when you ride the train? Check the LINE message and my Emails. If the ride is longer than 15 minutes, I do update my Instagram and read a book.
Most embarrassing yoga moment? I made a “sound”!!! It was a really embarrassing experience ever… and it was a male teacher!!! But the teacher was super kind. He made me calm down. Natural phenomena are inevitable…!
Interests outside of yoga? Relaxing with my dog and Running (Attended half marathon race).
Special talent? I would like to say… Cooking Granola
Hunter or gatherer? Middle
What word do you always say or spell wrong? I think… R and L sounds…!
Anything else you want to add? Please feel free to ask any questions you have about Ashtanga Yoga!
It's been a while since I've lived in Japan, so I'd be very happy if you could tell me about the good things about Japan and the delicious restaurants in Tokyo!
Social media/website: IG: @ry_yoga_hcmc