by Lucinda Staniland I've never met Jennifer Allen in person, but on watching her video conversation with Kara-Leah Grant, it didn't take me long at all to learn everything I needed to know about her. Google can tell you that Jennifer is the founder and lead facilitator of Jayayoga, a popular yoga studio in Auckland. But perhaps more importantly, and you'll quickly pick up on this when you watch her interview, she has an incredible loving-mama-bear kind of energy, and she's … [Read more...]
Jayayoga: How to Use Yoga as a Life-Long Tool for Self-Care
by Kara-Leah Grant I spoke to Jennifer Allen of Jayayoga last year in a video interview about her yoga teacher trainings. Jayayoga's mantra is 'safe, sustainable yoga' and is built on Jennifer's 15 years of personal development, yoga teaching, and teacher training. Her focus is on understanding of the way our bodies respond to yoga, not just on a physical level, but on all levels - mentally, emotionally, energetically, and systematically. The movement-based practice (asana) is a combination … [Read more...]
Jennifer Allen on Safe & Sustainable Yoga Practices & Teacher Trainings
by Kara-Leah Grant Meet Jennifer Allen, a former professional dancer and musical theatre performer, who has been practicing yoga since 1995. Jennifer is now the senior facilitator at Jayayoga where she teaches safe and sustainable yoga classes and teacher trainings. I was intrigued by that concept, so Jennifer and I sat down to talk about what it means to practice and teach in a sustainable manner. I think you'll find, as I did, how much her passion shines through on this! Jennifer has … [Read more...]