Before JOGA, Jana was a successful television host and advertising executive. A car accident led her to try yoga breathing techniques for rehabilitation, and a Yogi was born – but not the traditional kind. Having always been somewhat of a ‘jock’, she morphed her Yoga training from Japan in a way that complimented her competitive athletic nature. In 2010 JOGA, a unique blend of movements and breathing techniques, was a result.

However, it wasn’t until 2016, after a second near-fatal car accident left her with a broken back and a long-term brain injury, that the significance of JOGA was known. Surviving this traumatic accident led Jana to learn more about recovery, and truly understand and appreciate the mental and physical strength that it takes to overcome severe adversity.

In 2021 she began a new movement, Roots & Wings, to give people tools to help connect them back to their authentic selves while offering strategies that would also provide people with hope and inspiration.

“My dad always said ‘The sun will come up tomorrow’, and remembering this is what has kept me going, looking for the positives. It’s important to be mindful of the fact that, no matter what we go through today, the sun will rise tomorrow and we will get another chance, another opportunity to try again.”