About me
Joanne Hader is an IAYT-certified yoga therapist, RYT® 500 registered yoga teacher, and Brain Longevity® Specialist.
She offers therapeutic yoga and research-informed practices that support actively aging adults, family caregivers, and individuals seeking to maintain strength, resilience, and cognitive vitality.
Joanne is also an iRest® Level 1 teacher, trained in a research-based approach to deep relaxation and meditation that supports nervous system regulation, emotional balance, and overall well-being.
Her other professional training includes a Certificate in Active Aging (canfitpro) and Resilience First Aid certification (Hello Driven), reflecting her commitment to supporting both physical and mental wellness.
Joanne has completed advanced yoga training in:
- Chair yoga and accessible movement
- Yoga for brain injury and cognitive health
- Advanced asana (physical postures)
- Pranayama (therapeutic breathing practices)
- Meditation and relaxation techniques
- Yoga for grief, emotional wellness, and mood regulation
Her approach integrates gentle movement, breathwork, relaxation, and mindfulness to help individuals build practices that support balance, mobility, resilience, and quality of life.
“Brain Longevity® is registered trademark(s) of the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation and Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD. Trademark(s) used under license.”
Your Success is the Goal
Have you heard experts saying that sitting is the new smoking? That there is a massive epidemic of immobility in North America?
Yoga for many of us can be a gentle, accessible way of getting moving. And getting us hooked on moving. It can be the 'gateway' solution to a more active lifestyle at any age.
Note the big smile on the right as I finished my first half-marathon at age 42.
Goals change over time
Ancient yoga philosophy offers that we are all divine beings. All of us have an unchanging, ever-present true self within. This inner being, this awareness ensures us (particularly when we are down or judging ourselves harshly) that we are OK. We are whole and complete, just as we are. We just don't always know that!
Yoga practice can get us moving and it can provide us access to the tools to a deeper understanding of ourselves - to peel back the layers of our experiences and get us in touch with our true selves, our wholeness, our hearts, and our minds.
What's in a name?
True happiness doesn’t come from what surrounds us but rather from what we carry inside. aldohappy.com
We make a lot of choices as we move through life. Many we are not aware of. One of the most impactful choices for me was my attitude that affected how I saw and interacted with the world. I was smart, and quick to respond, and eager to point out that which could be improved, in others.
And, until someone pointed it out to me I had no idea this lens on the world was a choice I had made and could change.
Today I choose peace, happiness and love.
