For years a direct student of Tulku Lobsang, the lineage holder of these transformational Tibetan practices, Joelle Kelly was chosen as one of the first of a handful of teachers certified to teach Lu Jong in North America.She has since been selected by the Master as a Lu Jong Educator responsible for training new teachers to grow the Western hemisphere’s core group of certified Lu Jong teachers.At this time, Kelly is one of only two persons certified as both a Lu Jong Teacher and Lu Jong Educator in North America. She is also a Yoga Alliance registered teacher with a specialty in Forrest inspired Vinyasa.Joelle Kelly is a charismatic and motivated movement educator with the unique ability to connect with students in a genuinely warm and grounded manner. Joyfully outgoing and focused upon improving the health of the body and mind, Joelle is committed to meeting each student at their level of comfort and experience for the purpose of long term health and happiness.Her experience draws from a wide range of studies: A deep interest in working with the energies of the subtle body and other traditional modalities within the realms of the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms. Born into an ancestral fusion of Western and Eastern bloodlines, the healing arts, movement, and introspective philosophies form the core of who she is today.Awareness continues to deepen with ongoing personal studies: Yoga, Qigong, Calligraphy, Tummo, Tsa Lung, Tai Chi, Tog Chod, languages, music, essential oils, and dance.A year round resident of New York’s famous Hamptons resort area, and mother of four, Joelle’s successful 30+ year career as an entrepreneur and designer of luxury and upscale clothing help to balance her spiritual pursuits and afford her the ability to work with a style of her own – comfortable both in and out of the box.Lu Jong Level 1 Certified Teacher in the lineage of Tulku Lobsang, Nangten Menlang InternationalLu Jong Level 2 Certified Teacher in the lineage of Tulku Lobsang, Nangten Menlang InternationalLu Jong Certified Teacher Educator in the lineage of Tulku Lobsang, Nangten Menlang InternationalTog Chod Certified Teacher in the lineage of Tulku Lobsang, Nangten Menlang International200-RYT certification at Good Ground Yoga Studio, (Leslie Pearlman, NY) Level 1 Yoga Clinician 100 hour Certification with The Yoga Clinic (Erica Mather, NY)Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Module with Jillian PranskyYin Yoga Teacher Training Module with Corina BennerOM Meditation Teacher Certification Modules with Cyndi Lee