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Jean is the
founder of Soma Yoga. She has been teaching Yoga and movement
education for seventeen years. The development of Soma Yoga began as she
brought the wisdom of somatic movement disciplines and brain
research to yoga practice and teaching. She founded Soma Yoga Studio
in 2003. She has also developed Improvisational Yoga, Yoga & Art,
Water Yoga, Aerial Yoga, YogaDance and an Office/Classroom Yoga. Her studies and trainings include
Classical Hatha Yoga, meditation practices and studies within the Zen and
Tibetan Buddhist traditions, dance, Skinner Releasing, Somatic Unwinding, BioSomatics, Hanna Somatics,
the teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais, Alexander
Technique, developmental movement, Thai-yoga massage, Qigong, Reiki, Acutonics, Aerial
Dance and Water Dance. Writing and visual
art are also joys in her life. She sits in deep gratitude for all of the
magnificent teachers & students with whom she has been blessed. She is grateful for the courage and
teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, Ani Pema Chodron, Chogyam
Trungpa Rinpoche, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Wangdor Rinpoche, Karen
Clay and Bob Smith. She thanks Thomasa Eckert for fifteen
years of vocal training, which has deeply informed her teaching and living.
Jean believes that nurturing compassion and allowance with our own living
experience changes the world.
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