Hi I’m Jennifer

My Story

Throughout my childhood and early adult years I experienced a number of hardships that are common for many of us growing up in our culture today. I was placed in foster care as a child, experienced bullying from my peers, and faced both illness and a serious car accident in my 20’s. As I grappled with how to face, heal from, and overcome these traumas, I was drawn to health and medicine, though it took me a while to find the path that was right for me. I joined the military in a search for structure and meaning, and while my time as an Army medic was meaningful, it lacked the compassion and creativity my soul desired. Later I trained as a CNA and volunteered in the emergency room. Again, I felt a deep sense of my own purpose in helping heal people, though it was clear this wasn’t the highest path for me.

Eventually I discovered yoga classes at my local YMCA and I fell in love. At the beginning it was about healing me, then I realized how much I loved, how big of a difference it made in my life and I wanted to use my life and skills to heal others too. I realized that at the core of so much of my physical, mental, and emotional pain was unacknowledged and unprocessed trauma from my youth. And it was clear that this was a common experience for many people. As I guided myself through many different parts of choosing yoga trainings and the direction of my own life I found that working with people who’ve lived through deep trauma of many different forms is my calling.

Over the years I’ve pursued extensive training in yoga teaching, yoga therapy, and reiki. I am constantly learning so that I can continue to offer space and support as my clients bravely and gently unwind and release deep wounds and traumas.