Bio
For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a teacher. Being a leader and facilitator came naturally and impassioned me to pursue that dream.
I officially began living my dream by teaching middle school students in the public school system. It was during this time that I discovered yoga and used the practice to find serenity within the stress, challenges, and demands of the 21st century academic environment.
Yoga quickly uncovered layers of my spiritual self that translated to positive changes in body, mind, and soul. I fell in love with yoga’s ability to soothe and calm me into a state of bliss yet empower me through feelings of being centered and grounded.
Its impact being profound, I deepened my teaching repertoire by becoming a certified yoga instructor and by sharing the practice with my students to empower them with the ability to calm their own bodies and minds, find increased focus for their studies, and reveal increased compassion for themselves and others.
After nearly a decade of schooling our youth, I was inspired to focus my teaching efforts on expanding the minds of my fellow educators by providing them with the skills to adapt their instruction to the needs of today’s classroom and ensure their students’ success.
This path outside of the classroom led me to Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms practice where expressive movement uncovered even more layers of my spiritual self, leading me back to the authentic self within; one that is open, intuitive, and wildly passionate about life and all its experiences…especially teaching!
As is the beauty of this life, following my dream has taken me on a journey of personal discovery and transformation that has affirmed and enriched both my life and my passion for being a facilitator for others on their own journeys.
I believe movement synchronizes body and mind creating a bridge to our own inner wisdom, self-healing, and joy. I believe my life path is to serve individuals in empowering themselves by helping them discover these gifts and tools that are within.
Today, I blend my studies of somatic psychology, yoga, expressive movement, energy work, and creative arts as a Body-Mind Educator within both the community setting of youth and adult workshops as well as personalized one-on-one sessions.
We must learn to move with the tides and challenges of our ever-changing lives before we can move through them and beyond. I invite you to discover how to move with life and reveal the joy and wisdom within!
Blessings,
Joseph
Joseph Machado, B.A. in social sciences, is a California credentialed multiple subject teaching professional. With demonstrated drive and efforts for educating and empowering adolescence and at risk youth, he holds additional certificates in Middle/Junior High School Studies and Cross-cultural, Language & Academic Development. He is currently working toward his M.A. in Somatic Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.
Also a certified Yoga Instructor and Somatic and Movement Therapist, trained through the Natural Healing Institute, he is a registered member of Yoga Alliance. He holds specialties in Hatha Yoga and Thai Yoga Therapy. He’s participated extensively in Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms workshops for expressive movement, has studied Advanced Energetic Healing, and the practice of clearing and purifying space. His areas of study and expertise, teaching style, and natural rhythm all reflect his eclectic personality and joy for life.
He holds a weekly expressive movement class in San Francisco, California; facilitates workshops in both the public and private sector to engage adults and youth in self-discovery, self-expression, and personal empowerment; and is available by private appointment for personalized somatic coaching work. He also continues to provide instruction of leading educational techniques and resources to our nation’s teaching professionals.
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