Janie Backs

Janie is a trauma informed yoga teacher in Peoria, IL. She is a Trapeze Yoga Teacher and studio owner, Doula and Reiki Master with ten years of experience and over 1,000 hours of teaching and working with the public in schools, businesses, studios, hospitals and more. Janie is known for her yoga events and unique style of teaching. She received her first 200-hour RYT in St. Louis and second in Barcelona, Spain where she obtained her Yoga Teaching Degree, Trapeze Yoga Teaching Certification and teacher apprenticeship. Jamie moved back to Peoria in 2018 and obtained her Trauma-Informed Teaching, Reiki Master and Doulaship Certirficates.  She opened up a Trapeze Yoga studio in Peoria Heights in January 2023. She is a Yoga Teacher committed to community, inclusion and connection.