Joanne Spence

Yoga has always intrigued me but I was convinced that I wasn't "bendy" enough to even try to attempt it. Then, due to medical reasons, I had to work-on and improve my flexibility and luckily came across Yoga on the Square. I fell in love with Yoga after my first class with Joanne.
Yoga can be whatever you need it to be and Yoga on the Square gives you the space and freedom to explore it to the fullest. It very quickly became my Sanctuary in this hectic life.

       Kai Hoke, 45, Information Management Specialist, Forest Hills

Hi Joanne: this is just a quick note to let you know that practicing Yoga in your studio has been a life-changing experience. I'm not prone to exaggeration, so this is saying a lot. Learning from Amy, Leslie, Donna and Julia means a great deal to me, and I feel very lucky to be a student in their classes. They're remarkable teachers and inspiring individuals. I thought that I would only try Yoga and practice it while I was injured from my last marathon. Now I know that this is something I will do for life. Cheers, Pete

You have helped me begin to find the illusive but precious "stillness" in a harried world. Thank you, my TEACHER.

Joanne's teaching style takes us deep inside ourselves so that we start to understand how and why we are reacting to each posture as we do --- and to make our minds a part of each posture.

There is a peace, sincerity, and focus about Joanne. Her classes have taught me the essential role of acceptance, stillness, and breath in my yoga practice. As an athlete, I came into the studio thinking about and practicing yoga very physically (in the traditional sense). Joanne's classes made me aware that the "physical" part of yoga is as much about stillness as it is about movement and is as much about acceptance of what is as it is about exploring what else is possible.