Student Stories
Sara Johnson: A Treasure Chest In My Life Was Waiting
As a special education math teacher, I slowly burned out from pouring myself into my students and classroom while neglecting to refill my own cup. I shifted to working as part of a project management team in a construction company and...
Federica Torri: With Yoga Nidra I Went From Pain to Joy and Ease in My Body and My Life
I had asked myself perfection in absolutely anything I did. Growing up in a culture that glorified achievement and hard work, where rest was rarely valued, until recently I couldn't conceive the idea of what it meant to slow down. I was...
KAREN JOHNSONYoga Nidra is My New Direction
After many years in one location, where I had built a strong community and developed a successful acupuncture practice, it felt like it was time to leave. I chose to move to a small town to be closer to my children and grandchildren. It...
GWEN REBBECKYoga Got Me Out of My Head, and Into My Body and Breath!
Before I practiced yoga, I had very few skills to deal with anxiety and stress. Being a creative person, I have an active mind that sometimes is flooded with ideas and things to explore, investigate, and create. Being bombarded with...
TERRI SHAWI'm Emerging Refreshed, Renewed and Restored
It was a natural progression for me to begin to practice with Jennifer online during the pandemic. I understand well what it is like to spend a sustained amount of time in ‘stress mode’. Prolonged stress was familiar to me in my younger...
