Jose was born in Colombia, South America and immigrated to Canada in 1974. He started Yoga in Vancouver with his guru Sequoia Tom Lundy in the late 90’s after retiring from an active management carreer in the oil-field services business. He became a Registered Massage Therapist, graduating with Chester Mainard at the Body Electric School of Massage in California. Also through the Body Electric School Jose completed all the retreats required to become a Sacred Intimate in the summer of 2007.

He became a 200YT in 2004 after studying with Shakti Mi at the Prana School of Yoga in Vancouver. Teacher Training continued with Aaron Star of HNY New York both in Hawaii (2006) and Costa Rica (2007). In 2009 he graduated from Kripalu School of Yoga as 500YT. He is a registered Yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance.

Jose Yoga practice is based in Hatha Yoga flows with emphasis in Pranayama and it is evolving more and more into Tantra Yoga. He splits his time between Spanish Columbia and British Columbia teaching and practicing Yoga and Massage in both places.