After his professional dance career, JJ traveled to India where he followed his Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in an ashram. Immediately afterwards he started teaching at Yoga Studio Zest Your Life in Amstelveen. In the years that followed, he followed additional courses such as; Meditation with Tijn Touber, Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Burn-out Coaching, Primordial sound meditation with Deepak Chopra and Supercharge Your Chakras with Anodea Judith. JJ has organized various retreats and workshops in the Netherlands, England, Italy and South Africa.