Trust
Editorial policy
How pages on this site are researched, written, checked and kept up to date.
YogaPhilippines.com is written by a small editorial team of people who practise yoga in Manila, with Joahnna Lee as a contributing teacher. Pages are drafted with AI assistance from public sources and our own studio data, edited by a person, and checked by automated rules before they go live.
How a page is researched
- Studio facts come only from the studio's own website, booking system, Google Maps listing or ClassPass page. See how we verify studios.
- Poses, stretches and philosophy are written from established teaching practice and, for history and texts, from the primary sources named on the page. We do not invent quotes, studies or statistics.
- Health and safety notes link to public sources such as the NHS, Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, each opened and checked before it is cited, with a "last reviewed" date.
How a page is written and edited
Drafts are produced with AI assistance and then edited by a person for accuracy, tone and usefulness. Every page passes automated checks before publishing: no invented prices or ratings, no medical claims, no banned wording, working internal links, unique titles and descriptions, and correct structured data. Pages that fail are not published.
Teacher review
The pose, philosophy and stretching library that moved here from joahnnalee.com was reviewed by Joahnna Lee, 200-hour trained at House of Om, Bali. Those pages say "Reviewed by Joahnna Lee, 200-hour trained at House of Om, Bali". Pages written since then carry "By the YogaPhilippines.com editorial team" and stay that way until she has actually reviewed them. We never add a reviewer's name to a page they have not reviewed.
What we never publish
- Ratings, review counts, testimonials or quotes we did not receive.
- Prices or schedules we cannot source to the studio or ClassPass.
- Claims that yoga cures, treats or heals a condition.
- Claims of a first-hand visit, class or product test.
Independence and money
No studio pays to be listed or ranked, and there are no paid placements today. Gear pages use plain store links. Editor's note: Joahnna Lee is a contributing teacher to YogaPhilippines.com.
Updates and corrections
Every page shows when it was published and last updated. Errors are fixed and logged on the corrections page; you can report one through the contact page.
Questions
Does YogaPhilippines.com use AI to write pages?
Yes, as a drafting tool. Drafts are written with AI assistance from public sources and our own studio data, then edited by a person against this policy before publishing. AI never decides what a studio charges, which studio ranks where, or whether a fact is true.
What does "needs review" mean on a page?
Pages written by the editorial team carry the byline "By the YogaPhilippines.com editorial team". Only pages Joahnna Lee has actually reviewed carry "Reviewed by Joahnna Lee". New pages stay on the editorial byline until she signs them off.
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