Jennifer Addison (Jenn)
Jenn’s relationship with yoga was love at first flow. She discovered yoga at a time in her life when she was struggling with feeling lost, hopeless, and aimless. Yoga did not give her answers but instead gave her something she needed much more, a community and a space free from judgement that accepted her no matter how she felt mentally, physically, or emotionally on any given day.
With a desire to share this gift with more people and create spaces where people could feel free from the judgement and pressures of the outside world and their inner voices, Jenn completed her 200-hour yoga teacher certification in the spring of 2014 in Washington, DC, assisted for Dave Kidney, and eventually joined the teaching team and taught the Tuesday morning 7:00AM and Thursday 5:30pm on-the-go classes at Dupont Circle studio, and subbed at the Arlington studio on many occasions.
Jenn seeks to create a warm, laid-back atmosphere in her classes, building sequences that challenge the mind as much as the body. Most importantly, she is intentional about offering modifications to poses as much as possible so that each student can find their own individual practice. As a former dancer she loves crafting playlists that guide students through each moment of class from the first movements to warm up the body to the crescendo of the peak poses and back down to the last moments of stillness in savasana.
Jenn is passionate about increasing access to wellness spaces for folks who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) and is currently a co-director and facilitator at Belonging, an initiative that aims to create healing spaces centered around the health and wellbeing needs of the BIPOC community in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal.
ABOUT:
Taught at: Dupont, Arlington
Currently Teaching: Yes
Current Teaching Location: Belonging (EST)
Styles and Specialties: Vinyasa, Intro to Yoga
TS Trainings: 200 Hour (YTT2)
Other relevant training, certifications, or experience: Yoga for Stress & Anxiety
CONTACT:
Email: Click here
Website: jennaddison.com
Instagram: @jennaddi
Twitter: @jennaddi
Facebook: @jennifer.addison