FACULTY

Jana Johnson

Program Director, Teaching Collaborator

My journey began with a quest for personal healing and curiosity about the world beyond what I had been taught. The Helix Training Program laid the foundation for my explorations into psychology, metaphysics, South American earth-based practices, Buddhism, Universal Science of Mind, Mindfulness, Master Level Reiki, and Intuitive Energy Work. During the training, I started my healing practice, Jana Johnson Healing Works, offering laying-on-of-hands healing and intuitive guidance.

After graduating from Helix, I studied Curanderismo with the late Elena Avila and continued exploring energy, intuition, and healing under Julie Winter. In 2012, after over 20 years in the professional world, I left the USA, answering a deep call within my heart that brought me to Bali, Indonesia.

In Bali, I sat regularly with Balinese Hindu high priestesses, spending many hours in ceremony and ritual, learning about Agama Hindu Dharma (Balinese Hinduism). I also spent consistent time with Lama Dolma, a teacher of Tibetan Dzogchen Buddhism. I worked out of The Yoga Barn, a world renowned yoga center, offering private healing sessions and leading meditation classes, workshops, and retreats focused on intuition, energy, meditation, and women’s empowerment.

I also delved into Inner Dance, a transformation and self-awakening process, with Pi Villaraza in the Philippines. In 2016, I was led to India to go deeper into self-inquiry with ShriNandan, a Master of Swatantra. Baba, as I call him, pushed me beyond my limits, feeding my hunger for wisdom and guiding me toward True Freedom.

In June 2017, I moved to India to immerse myself on a path towards self-realization. I deepened my studies in Hinduism, Vedic teachings, yoga, traditional Tantra, and Ayurveda. I refined my hands-on healing practice and integrated these ancient wisdom traditions into my work. Two of my five years in India were spent in close one-on-one presence with Baba, and the last three years were spent in relative isolation.

In January 2023, I returned to Bali to integrate the past five years into daily life and reengage with the world. I currently offer energy work and psychospiritual counseling out of my private office, and lead transformational retreats and classes once again out of The Yoga Barn which has grown into the largest yoga center in SE Asia.

I follow the path of Swatantra, which emphasizes finding one's own method, a synthesis of insights from the Rishis and Yogis of India, tailored to each individual's karma, genetics, and personality, guiding them toward Freedom and self-realization. Most of my growth has come through experiential living, self-study,  and energetic transmissions from my teachers rather than structured education. I believe spirituality is a personal journey of innate connection rather than something that can be taught. Nonetheless, I am dedicated to offering guidance, support, and encouragement to individuals along their unique paths.

Through the Helix Institute & Healing Collective, I aspire to bridge Eastern and Western spiritual traditions by sharing my accumulated wisdom and experiences with those eager to explore and uncover their own spiritual essence.

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