Hello, I’m Jo!

Globally renowned sex and relationship coach based in SF Bay Area. I am deeply passionate about empowering people to embrace their sensual creativity and erotic expression to transform their sex and relationships.

As a fierce devoted mother and sexually empowered woman I am on a mission to shift the cultural narrative around sex, love, and leadership so that we can leave a legacy of sexual wealth and abundance. I am in service to the unborn children and future generations of those who are in love and who have ever loved.

I believe that extraordinary relationships and great sex take time, patience, curiosity, and a commitment to taking radical self-responsibility for your turn ons and pleasure.

“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”

— Audre Lorde

Let me guide you back home to your body and your inner wisdom.

My work is rooted in the belief that pain, trauma, and emotional wounds reside in our bodies and nervous system AND when we are able to transform those things through pleasure, unconditional radical AF self-love, compassion, and self-acceptance, they become whole, integrated beings which turns them into conscious leaders.

I believe that transformation occurs not from trying to be something different than we are, but by practicing intimacy as a practice of radical self- acceptance.

I am committed to helping others tap into their own inner wisdom and power through sensuality and authentic erotic expression.

Through my own transformation and growth, I have come to understand the importance of self-love, self-expression, and that embracing our sexuality is a key component of our overall well-being.

TRAINED IN THE FOLLOWING

  • VITA™ Tantric Sex & Relationship Coaching

    The VITA™ Method is a transformational process to heal and awaken sexuality. Backed by modern science and empowered by ancient wisdom. Jo uses holistic tools like breathwork, pleasure practices, trauma healing, meditation, energy work, sounding, and movement to resolve even the deepest issues.

  • Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy

    Somatic trauma therapy offers techniques for clients to sense and regulate their own physiology and states of being. Jo blends integrative somatic trauma therapy techniques to help clients build internal trust and safety while being invited deeper in the body to unwind trauma and restore well-being.

  • Lumia Life Coaching

    Foundational science-backed, evidence-based life coach training that is deeply rooted in Positive Psychology & Appreciative Inquiry skills. Since 2018 Jo has been using these skills to help empower and transform the lives of change makers and thought leaders.

  • The IINtegrative Coaching Method™

    A multi-dimensional approach to health exploring how various factors - from physical health and nutrition to mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being - interplay and contribute to overall health. Since 2017 Jo’s coaching has always been about healing the whole person.

People often ask me how I became an "expert" on relationships and sexuality.

The story starts off the way every “expert” begins, by experimenting on themselves. As with any subject matter, my primary laboratory was my own life.

I am the daughter of immigrants, a first-gen Filipino-American raised by a traditional Catholic family who was wildly uncomfortable with discussing anything related to sex, relationships, and/or money.

For years I thought I was broken because I couldn’t orgasm.

I thought because of my history of growing up in a home filled domestic violence, childhood sexual trauma, and my anxiety and depression I was unworthy of pleasure. 

For decades I was under the impression that my body, pleasure, and sexuality was only for a man’s touch and I was tired of having shitty performative sex and operating under that story.

One fine afternoon in the spring of 2018, while my daughters were in school I decided to pleasure myself for no other purpose but to play and explore my body simply for pleasure. I lit a candle, put on some music, and danced for myself in front of the mirror. I grabbed some coconut oil, silk ties, feathers, and began to touch my skin with the intention to learn and discover how my body responds to certain textures, touch, and smells.

For the first time, I felt truly connected to my body and sensuality in a way I had never experienced before. It was a pivotal moment in my journey towards understanding myself, what brought me health and fulfillment, and my self-expression.

One exploration led to the next, I discovered sacred sexuality through a private tantra workshop and in 2021 I became a certified VITA™ Tantric Sex and Relationship Coach.

Through this journey towards becoming a leader of love for my family and community, I learned that pleasure was not a luxury, but a birthright, and through my deep exploration of pleasure birthed a truth that anchors all of my work:

Sexuality is the purest form of self expression.

Sexuality isn't about looking sexy, it's about embodying emotions, advocating for your body, and being connected to your original essence.

If you’ve ever been deeply heartbroken, wounded by your past, disconnected from yourself, afraid or ashamed of sex and/or love, know this:

YOU ARE WORTHY, AND IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU.

If a woman like me can rise from where I did, so can you.

Profreshional Bio

Born in New York and raised in California, I have lived my whole life following two main principles: her rebellious nature to question everything, and my desire for nothing less than the truth.

These curiosities led me down a path of pursuing all my passions. Starting as a hairstylist at 18 years old, for 10 years I found myself immersed in the intimate and untold stories of love, life, and relationships shared behind the chair. Later, as Director of Community at VSCO, an art and tech company, I continued to embody my calling: empowering individuals through their journeys of creativity and authentic self-expression. It was through this ethos, my 6 year experience as a career coach, and my transformative wellness journey that GOFITJO was born.

GOFITJO began as a wellness blog and quickly turned into so much more. After leaving the corporate world in 2016 and acquiring coaching certifications at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and JRNI Coaching (now Lumia Coaching), I began coaching women in self love and holistic wellness.

By 35 years old I was wildly successful on paper, my work as a wellness coach and influencer had been mentioned all across the globe in publications and I partnered with brands like Nike Women, Adidas, Lululemon, Burts Bees, Muscle Milk, and many others. 

After five years of coaching and mentoring in the wellness space I noticed a gap in the wellness space— sexuality and relationships. In 2018 I went on my own sexual reclamation journey and discovered sacred sexuality through a private tantra workshop.

With a passion and mission to teach sensuality as a path to inner wisdom and self pleasure as a way to heal trauma, I travelled the globe to train with world-class sexuality teachers, somatic practitioners, and embodiment coaches. In 2021 I became a certified VITA™ Tantric Sex and Relationship Coach.

My work has been featured by The Every Girl, Shape, and Well + Good. Recently, she was named as one of the Top 20 Health + Wellness Role Models by Arianna Huffington and Thrive Global.

Work with Jo

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Awaken Workshop

A transformative mind-body workshop experience designed to designed to awaken your sensual creativity and power.

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Podcast Interviews

Jo Portia has made appearances on several top-ranking podcasts, including The Higher Self Podcast, The Papaya Podcast, and Nothing Confidential.

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Press & Features

Press & Features

Press Play

Sensuality is about embracing all aspects of our being and fully experiencing the world around us.

Sensuality, often misunderstood as exclusively sexual, is actually about engaging and gratifying the senses through awareness, appreciation, and presence. It is the key to unlocking your body's wisdom, aligning it harmoniously with your mind and soul.

By embracing sensuality as a lifestyle through erotic self-care, you create an intense love affair with yourself and your life.