about jen

jen has been practicing yoga in some form or another all of her life. since early childhood she has been innately attracted to yoga, in both its physical and more contemplative forms, and counts both lilias folan and her own grandmother as a few of her earliest influences. in her mid twenties, jen began practicing yoga more formally and has been practicing and falling more deeply in love with yoga ever since.

while living in san francisco over nearly the past decade, jen has had an opportunity to train and study with many influential teachers and attributes much of both her personal and professional growth to the time she has spent there. in addition to her asana practice, jen also maintains a mindfulness meditation practice and is greatly influenced by her teacher jack kornfield as well as other teachers at spirit rock meditation center. this past april, jen completed an 18 month teacher training at spirit rock that explored the relationship between the mindfulness practices of buddhism and yoga.

aside from the dharma, jen sites her relationship with her husband jonathan, their travels through india together, and the birth of their son henry as other major transformational experiences which have influenced her teaching. jen wholeheartedly believes in the power of yoga to heal and transform and lovingly encourages her students to find compassion, grace and ease at their edge. jen is deeply grateful for the practice and sees teaching as a wonderful way to serve her community and to help ease suffering in the world.