I’m Josephine, although most people call me Jo. I’m the founder of Grace x Strength, a yoga teacher and therapist, mother of two boys, migraine advocate and postgraduate psychology student at UNSW.

I first came to yoga during my second pregnancy after a traumatic first pregnancy and birth, and have now been practising and teaching for more than a decade. My Christian faith has always been an important part of the way I approach yoga and was the reason I founded Grace x Strength in 2015.

Over the years, my practice has evolved alongside my own experiences with migraine and, more recently, my studies in psychology. I’ve become increasingly interested in what psychology and neuroscience can tell us about the brain, body and practices like yoga, while also recognising that science, faith and lived experience can answer different kinds of questions.

Today, my approach to yoga is informed by both my Christian faith and what I continue to learn through psychology and neuroscience. Through LoveJosephine, I share that ongoing journey, along with my interests in migraine, embodied practice and understanding ourselves a little better.

Love,
Josephine x

P.S.
If you’ve ever wondered where the name LoveJosephine came from, it actually started with this blog. I used to sign off my posts with “Love, Josephine x” and somewhere along the way it became the name for this space.

There’s another meaning behind it, too. My Chinese name means “Sky Love”, which made the name feel even more fitting. And I suppose that’s why LoveJosephine has stuck… it gives me a place to share all the different parts of who I am and what I care about.