Jenn Thomas
Saturday 1-4:00pm
November 18, 2023
$49
Autumn: Yielding & Letting go
Explore the energy and elemental nature of Autumn through Yin Yoga & meditation. As the season deepens and we begin to embody the shift inward what is ready to drop away, and how can we yield to the natural turning this season offers. Body, breath, heart, mind are all components of our human life.
In this afternoon of practice we will engage in activities that enliven chi, open hearts, and include a genuine sense of our uniqueness as part of the great collective. All bodies and beings welcome to practice.
Element: Metal
Season: Autumn
Energies of grief / courage
Retreat style practice
BIO:
Jenn Thomas is a seeker, an artist, a life guide, offering support on the journeys of spiritual awakening and psychological healing, as well as an impassioned yoga practitioner & teacher, community leader and social justice advocate. She has long had a passion for unearthing what lies beneath the surface and an uncanny ability to get to the heart of the matter. A natural innovator with a unique & creative visioning capacity, whatever the project, Jenn has spearheaded multiple efforts in the local RI Yoga community with an interest in supporting the growth of yoga in underserved communities & offering respite to those in need. From her work with city donation-based Yoga Studio, Southside, to co-founding a small socially conscious org, Community Matters, creating partnerships between the Yoga community and small nonprofits with local & distinct service missions, To her Covid prompted and growing Feeding Families Project now Initiative to work in collaboration with local food resources to help eliminate food insecurity for a small number of families who fall through the cracks, to offering trainings, immersions & retreats collaboratively through Bhāvana School of Yoga Jenn is dedicated to service, learning & love.
She is deeply influenced by the healing & awakening practices of her root teacher Jennifer Welwood, alongside the dynamic teachings of Gregory Kramer, a pioneer of relational meditation practices & Insight Dialogue, Sarah & Ty Powers Insight Yoga Institute, Lorin Roche & Camille Maurine of Instinctive Meditation & Tantric Wisdom, and the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Model - mentors David Stern, Pam Krause, Jim Andralis and the inimitable Dick Schwartz. …and is ever grateful for the ongoing support from friend & mentor Maya Breuer & colleague Joan Dwyer. Jenn remains humbled by the vibrant and alive work of so many wise beings who have brought eastern & indigenous wisdom traditions & teachings to light for the benefit of the many - the list is long.
She holds a BS in Applied Arts, Sculpture & Painting from Skidmore College, is a level 2 IFS trained Practitioner in private practice & has over 3 decades of practice & trainings in the ever-changing landscape of Yogic & Buddhist Study. Jenn is a 4 time business owner, glass blower, painter & people person. She loves collaborative work, and is not shy about the current climate of challenge & change in our world.