About Johanna Kenworthy

After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Dance Therapy in Mississippi my interests quickly turned to Eastern medical philosophy as a gateway into my own healing processes. As I attended the Acupuncture Institute in Berkeley, California this began fueling my passion for holistic health and the self-healing tools that we as individuals crave to shift our soul consciousness. While in San Francisco I went on to study and work with various Eastern medical philosophies such as acupressure, Asian massage, biofeedback-structural integration, functional empaths and herbalism, which has enhanced my body of knowledge in the fields of wellness training.

In the field of yoga over the past 20+ years, I have worked with various teachers, styles and programs within the walls of Massachusetts beloved Kripalu Center®.  This learning process has allotted opportunities that I am now able to share as tools in the "tool belt" of life on this journey of healing. Nothing is as sweet as those realization moments on and off our mats!  

Many of you may know this particular journey as an undertaking of peeling the layers of our karma (interpersonal " isms") to be able to create and recognize our dharma (life’s purpose). Over the last fifteen years I've continue to successfully complete my licensing with Kripalu® as well as become registered with the National Yoga Alliance® as a professional level instructor and mentor. I will continue my education to be a creative catalyst for growth and to share what I am learning which is to be the student of life!

Yoga has roots in Ayurvedic history and my desire to learn about the trangressional lineage of the Silk Road brought me to Asia where I toured Thailand, Tibet, India and China to see first hand the history were taught in our philosophy courses. It has been an amazing experience to be a student on this journey.

My interest is in teaching the deeper integrating practices of whole health.  Sharing and promoting the self healing work through this fantastic yogic journey comes naturally for me as its not dogmatic and applies to and for and with all walks of life.

Certifications

Certified Kripalu-Vinyasa Power ® (Astanga) Instructor http://www.kripalu.org

Registered Yoga Teacher Trainer/Mentor -Yoga Alliance® http://www.yogaalliance.org

Resist-a-Ball™, Yoga Ball, Pilates-on-the-Ball 

http://www.stottpilatesboston.com/schedule_workshop.html

Intrinsic Wellness Trainer® http://www.totallycoached.com/en/home/


 

In the field of massage, over the past 15+ years I enjoyed completing extensive certifications throughout the US and abroad. Staying committed to the Asia arts, I have continued my interest of combining yoga and massage with Thai Yoga Massage® with Kam Thye Chow of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The intensive work needed in the field of Neuromuscular/Myofasical work began for me with the Muscular Therapy Institute (Benjamin Techniques) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. where I began specializing in body analysis, anatomy, pathology, physiology that has enhanced my palpatory skills to apply the western ideologies while working with individual clients through the venue of Asian medical arts.

Recently I have embarked on incorporating massage cupping®. It’s fabulous and effective tool dating back 2500 years. Determined to bring the finest quality of training to my clients I will continue learning and upgrading my skills. I'm nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork in addition to being a professional member in the accredited massage therapy association.

I've had the opportunity to directly manage and receive additional specialization certifications with North Shore YMCA for the Greater Beverly Y in Massachusetts. Working directly with our community at large has enhanced my ability to communicate the practices of holistic health and the dynamic opportunities this field can bring.

Any physical practice is just that physical. Let's learn and practice together to be "actively calm, and calmly active." This type of attitude allows you to find happiness, no matter what "outer" circumstances surround us. Having a lasting sense of inner peace, especially when practiced regularly, will positively affect everything in our lives. This gives us the ability to be resilient in the midst of heath issues, economic challenges, and everything else. This is the daily practice called yoga! -Parahansa Yogananda

As a resident in Beverly, Massachusetts, I bring to my community a solid conviction to integrate whole health practices into western medical principles. I work with local practitioners and service providers to create a community where compassionate citizens give to one another from a deeper acceptance of what is in our own lives and by making the best out of everything.

Providing clients’ santosha (defined simply as contentment with what is in our lives) is what I have come to recognize as one of the keys to happiness. Allow me to share the skills that I have learned through massage, Pilates, yoga and other specialty therapeutic services with you so that you too, can begin creating your personal "tool belt" of healing.  Having the ability to share these tools as ways to incorporate relaxation from tension or injury and the inspiration to integrate these practices into your daily lives both clinically and therapeutically is my dharma.

Certifications

Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork® (NCTMB)http://www.ncbtmb.com

Namasta ®  http://www.namasta.com/

Thai Yoga Massage Lotus Palm™ http://www.lotuspalm.com

Nationally Certified in Massage Cupping Practitioner® (CMCP) http://www.massagecupping.com/practitioners.htm

Certified and Licensed with the State of Massachusetts (CLMT) http://license.reg.state.ma.us/loca/locaprof.asp