Press & Media: Brea Johnson

Brea Johnson is a yoga educator, movement specialist, entrepreneur, and founder who has spent more than 20 years helping people rethink movement, flexibility, and what sustainable wellness actually looks like.

She founded her first yoga business in 2005, and later sold it, then launched Heart + Bones Yoga online in 2018, years before virtual wellness became mainstream.

What started as a small online platform has grown into an international movement community serving thousands of members in 55+ countries, with more than 500 certified Heart + Bones teachers and one of the most recognized anatomy-informed yoga teacher training programs in the industry.

Brea's work sits at the intersection of movement science, body trust, and accessibility, helping people rebuild a relationship with movement that feels supportive rather than punishing.

She's the host of The Yoga Teacher Podcast, creator of the Heart + Bones Yoga and Yoga Teacher Tips YouTube channels, and reaches more than 400,000 people across Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok

While best known for her work in movement education, Brea has also spent more than two decades building businesses in the wellness industry. Having founded, scaled, and sold a brick-and-mortar yoga business before launching Heart + Bones Yoga online, she brings a rare combination of teaching expertise and entrepreneurial experience.

Today, she mentors yoga teachers and wellness professionals on everything from business strategy and marketing to community-building and sustainable growth.

A sought-after podcast guest, speaker, and retreat leader, Brea brings warmth, humour, and two decades of hard-won experience to conversations about movement, healthy aging, entrepreneurship, community-building, and creating businesses that last.

At a Glance

→ 20+ years teaching yoga, anatomy & movement

→ 2005 — Built, ran & sold a brick-and-mortar yoga business

→ 2018 — Founded Heart + Bones Yoga online, now serving members in 55+ countries

→ 500+ certified Heart + Bones yoga teachers worldwide

→ 400K+ followers across Instagram, YouTube, Facebook & TikTok

→ Host of The Yoga Teacher Podcast since 2020

→ Invited to teach workshops & trainings in 25+ countries across Europe, the UK & beyond

→ Led international yoga retreats since 2006

→ One of the most recognized anatomy-informed yoga teacher training programs globally

Reach Out to Book Brea

For media inquiries, podcast interviews, speaking engagements, or collaborations, please reach out via email:

[email protected]

Let us know the details of your request, including the format of the interview, any key topics you'd like to cover, and preferred recording dates. We'll get back to you as soon as possible to coordinate.

Brea is available for:

Podcast Interviews: Movement, wellness, entrepreneurship, and sustainable business
Speaking Engagements: Panels, summits, and industry events
Media Contributions: Guest articles, expert commentary, and interviews
Video Features: YouTube collaborations, virtual summits, and online events

If you're on a deadline, please include that in your message, and we'll do our best to accommodate.

Suggested Interview Topics

Brea is a sought-after podcast guest, speaker, and educator known for bringing a practical, refreshing perspective to conversations about movement, healthy aging, entrepreneurship, and building businesses that last.

Whether she's discussing body trust, anatomy, sustainable wellness, community-building, or the realities of growing a values-led business, Brea combines over two decades of teaching and entrepreneurial experience with warmth, humour, and real-world insight.

Below are some of the topics she frequently speaks about, but she's always open to exploring new ideas and conversations.

Yoga, Anatomy & Movement Education

What Yoga Gets Wrong. Exploring outdated assumptions about flexibility, alignment, pain, and performance.

Anatomy Without Fear. Helping teachers and students understand anatomy in a practical, empowering, and accessible way.

Inclusive Movement for Real Bodies. Making movement more accessible for different ages, abilities, body types, and life experiences.

Teaching Beyond Flexibility. How yoga teachers can shift the conversation from achievement to sustainability.

The Future of Yoga Education. What modern teachers need to know in a rapidly changing industry.

Building a Nervous-System-Led Approach to Teaching. How safety, choice, and adaptability create more meaningful movement experiences.

Movement, Midlife & Body Trust

Flexibility Was Never the Goal: Women have spent decades believing flexibility is the marker of health and success in yoga. What if we've been chasing the wrong thing?

How the Wellness Industry Made Movement Feel Like Homework. Movement is supposed to help us feel better. Why does it often feel like another thing we're failing at?

How to Stay Mobile Enough to Live the Life You Want. Forget six-pack abs. Let's talk about carrying your luggage, getting up off the floor, travelling confidently and maintaining independence.

Why More Isn't Always Better. The wellness world loves extremes. But what if the secret is doing less, more consistently?

Why Women Think They're Bad at Yoga: Many women believe yoga isn't for them because they're stiff, injured, older, larger-bodied, or inexperienced.

Entrepreneurship & Business in Wellness

Growing Without Losing Your Values. Can you build a successful business without hustle culture or scarcity tactics?

Community Over Algorithms. In a world obsessed with growth hacks and virality, what actually creates loyalty, trust, and lasting community?

From Yoga Studio Owner to Global Brand. What happens when you build, sell, and reinvent a business through multiple seasons of life and industry change?

Marketing Without Manipulation. How do you attract customers and grow your business while staying aligned with your values and respecting your audience?

Why Most Business Advice Doesn't Work for Wellness Professionals. Many wellness entrepreneurs don't need more tactics, they need a business model that reflects their values and strengths.

The Surprising Similarities Between Business and Movement The same principles that create sustainable movement practices—consistency, adaptability, patience, and self-trust—also create sustainable businesses.

More From Brea

Instagram: @heartandbonesyoga – Movement insights, practical yoga tips, and behind-the-scenes moments.
YouTube: Heart + Bones Yoga – Watch Brea in action through movement-focused videos and discussions.

Interested in booking Brea for an interview? Please email [email protected]

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