Jenna has been in touch with the practice of yoga for most of her life in an ongoing journey. In her last semester at University of Maryland she enrolled in a Philosophy of Yoga class where her appreciation for the practice began to expand. Learning about the eight limbs of yoga really opened her eyes to what yoga is and how there was more to it than just the postures. After learning about the first two limbs, the yamas and niyamas, she discovered yoga provides a way to move through the world, even when off the mat, and fell in love with the practice. After graduating from UMD in the Spring of 2023, her daily practice began, and the following summer she attended a four week training program at Kripalu where she earned her 200HR-YTT. 

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At Maryland she earned her degree in Environmental Science and Policy, discovering part of her passion lies in sustainable lifestyles. She has found the mindfulness yoga cultivates also overlaps with making sustainable lifestyle choices and is working to connect her teaching into living more compassionately because of this. 

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Since 2020 she has been in the service industry, and is currently bartending at a tiki bar. With this experience she has learned to appreciate a more gentle practice that can be challenging yet restorative at the same time. For her, yoga has been a time to check in with her body and give it the love and appreciation it deserves while also seeing what it is capable of. She is excited to continue learning more, especially about yin-yoga and yoga nidra.  

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She is also a cat mom of two but loves all animals, and in her time off enjoys reading, working out, being in nature and with loved ones, and seeing live music.