Jenn Abel
Jenn Abel considers herself a part-time yoga instructor and lifelong yoga student. In her classes, she strives to create a safe space for fellow students searching for a holistic approach to health and wellness. Jenn's classes explore the potential in each pose for both strengthening effort (sthira) and mindful ease (sukha). She is particularly interested in yoga as an effective method of cross-training for athletes, and as a powerful way to stay centered and grounded in our daily lives. She’s also a big fan of yoga props, and believes it is important to bring a sense of humor along with your mat to class!

Jenn first encountered yoga when her mother forcibly dragged her to a class at age 18. That day, she was hooked, and soon found her life transformed by yoga’s ability to both heal and empower. She is certified by The Yoga Tree's own YogaWorks 200-hr training, as well as by Street Yoga of Portland, OR. She also contributed the text for an illustrated book entitled Metamorphosis that explores the transformational power of the yogic asanas, or poses.

On her upper back, Jenn has a tattoo of Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana). This is to constantly remind her that yoga is, above all things, a journey of self-discovery. When she first began to practice yoga, Downward Facing Dog was extremely difficult, and she found herself struggling against her own body, frustrated whenever a teacher told her to "rest" in that pose. Yet overtime, Jenn has grown to feel at home in Downward Facing Dog, returning to this asana again and again as a place to soften and reconnect to her breath. Jenn weaves this idea of self-discovery into each class, asking students to recall their inherent potential to explore, expand and release into our deepest Self.  

"Unstiffen your supple body. Unchatter your quiet mind. Unfreeze your fiery heart." ~Celeste West