About

Zoya Yaseka Johnson was born April 8th, 1990, a native of Mocho Clarendon, Jamaica. Zoya became a gymnast almost as soon as she settled in America. At five, she wound up at the very same gym as her hero Dominique Dawes. Eight years later, at the age of thirteen, Zoya was invited into the Elite development program by Dominique’s coach, the world renowned Kelli Hill. Under Kelli’s tutelage Zoya became a nationally ranked athlete. Chronic injuries would prevent her from pursuing her Olympic dreams but Zoya’s talent afforded her the opportunity to go to any Division One college of her choice on a full scholarship. Zoya chose the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she competed for the Tar Heels from 2008 to 2012. There she became a two time Conference Champion on Vault and was named to the top ten best of all time at UNC on Vault and Bars. During that time Zoya was also named a leader of distinction, the highest honor of Carolina’s Leadership Academy. Concussions would cause Zoya to withdraw from university twice but despite the injuries and roadblocks, she graduated from UNC as an Exercise and Sport Science Major with a focus in Administration in 2013.

While finishing her degree Zoya worked for the university as a Volunteer Assistant Coach, a writer for the athletic communications department, and served as a board member of UNC’s athletic awards show, The Rammys. During that time Zoya also designed the Rammys trophy, which will be presented at the annual Rammys for years to come. 2012-2013 Zoya coached her first compulsory team down the road from UNC in Apex, NC.

In April of 2013, a few days after her birthday, a neurologist reported that Zoya had short term memory damage due to the many concussions she sustained during her life and career. Zoya decided to end her preparation for Cirque Du Soleil at that time and pour herself into all the passions that she placed on hold in order to pursue her Olympic Dreams. That decision led Zoya to be signed to her first modeling agency.

Three years later Zoya was signed to an agency in Los Angles, California. That prompted Zoya to move and begin working at a gym in Burbank where she was hired to help develop an elite program. With 14 years of experience as an elite coach, and 17 years of experience as a gymnast, Zoya is helping to build the Olympic program in her homeland of Jamaica through her mindfulness resource Prescription For LIFE.

As a consultant to Jamaica’s Amateur Gymnastics Association Zoya is excited to be cultivating the power of gymnastics in the youth of her homeland and eventually the world. Zoya has made it her life’s work to use Prescription For Life, to train coaches and athletes to sustain their highest selves through balance, of the mind, body and soul. The book and programming are a resource for Self Leadership and Culture Building. Empowering those who utilize it to become the love they needed in order to become the love the world needs.

Her “Superhero Check In” has been used by many to establish that new precedent of mindfulness in the coaching, mentorship, and parenting worlds alike. The simple premise is that the prescription for life is to thrive. Zoya believes to thrive is to discover what love means to us in mind, body, and soul and to be mindful enough to choose to be a reflection of that love in as many moments possible.

Zoya was inspired to create the original logo for Prescription for LIFE when her college best friend informed her of her mothers third battle with Cancer. Seeing the family chose to fight that battle together inspired Zoya to create something she could give to others that would help them choose their highest selves as that family had for one another. From there Prescription for LIFE blossomed into something that could reflect the love she felt was reflected in the relationship she and her sisters have. One that is reciprocal and balanced. Rooted in unconditional love for herself and the people she hopes to impact. Zoya’s sisters have since become a metaphor for her “Why.” A reason beyond herself to keep going and to choose her highest self.

Though the journey to the highest self is never ending, Zoya hopes that her book and works from Prescription for Life will help inspire a generation that understands what it means to choose their highest selves for something greater than themselves. People who understand they must become the love they needed in order to be the love the world needs. Prescription for Life is the “how of empowerment” and a guide to move past a life of survival in order to THRIVE!

"Legacy is something too many of us take for granted in this day and age. Once I knew my purpose, my greatest priority became living as the highest version of the woman who could fulfill it.”

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