JOHNNY LONGINIDIS
In 2009, I was searching for something to compliment my martial arts discipline of jiu-jitsu. On the surface, I was looking for a physical practice to enhance my sport. Little did I know, my soul was guiding me to heal.
I’d spent the majority of my life suppressing emotions, putting my head down and powering through obstacles. Forced into entrepreneurship in my teens after the passing of my father, I’d created a pattern of burying my emotions away and putting on a mask. I always showed I had it all together on the outside, yet on the inside I was in deep pain. Feeling guilt, shame and unfulfilment after multiple failed relationships and the build up of years of stress, I hit my dark night of the soul and considered suicide one night. For the first time in my life, all of my fears had come to the surface. I wasn’t in control of my life and it felt like someone else was driving the train off the tracks.
It was time to make a change.
I joined my first yoga class and realized right from the start that there was something here for me. I could not catch my breath while everyone in the class was breathing and moving with ease. I heard an inner voice in that class tell me to ‘follow the breath’. An intuitive nudge that day sent me down a path I’d never thought I’d embark on.
Class by class, breath by breath, seeking out teachers and instructors around the world, I began to find solace and healing as all of the suppressed emotions began to resolve. My nervous system was regulating and my view of myself and the world had completely shifted. I knew it was my mission to learn whatever I could to share the principles and practices with others who were seeking to live a life of complete fulfillment.
- I received my 200 Hour RYT from the Mystic Yoga Shala in May of 2016
- I received certification as a breathing coach in 2018 from The Oxygen Advantage and Patrick Mckeown. I specialize in utilizing conscious breath for mindfulness practices, correcting breathing pattern disorders and optimizing athletes oxygen uptake for performance and recovery
- I received my Baptiste Level 1 certification in 2019 from Baron Baptiste.
- Usui Reiki Level 1 Certification 2022
- Completed month long immersive with world renowned breathwork instructor Dan Brule in 2022 and Breath Therapy principles
- Certification in Somatic Release Breathwork in 2022
- I’ve completed courses with world renowned trainers in the fields of fitness, breath work and meditation from Steve Maxwell, George Mumford, Brian Mckenzie and Nick Curson to name a few.
- I’m a practitioner of Heartfulness meditation since 2016. I credit my daily practice with keeping a grounded mindset in the midst of whatever chaos comes my way.
- I completed a 6 week Ayurveda teacher training course in early 2020.
Today, I am inspired to lead those who’ve walked down a similar path. Entrepreneurs, business owners and seekers of a deeper understanding of self. I work with those are ready to take responsibility for their lives and willing to look at themselves, their habits and spiritual practices with an open mind. Those who are looking to live extraordinary lives and begin to live out their souls purpose.
