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Jennifer Prugh is the founder of Breathe Together Yoga, the JOY of Yoga School of Integrative Learning and she leads four international yoga and mindfulness retreats a year. Jennifer is passionate about making wisdom from a variety of traditions accessible and embodied, through movement and breath, self-inquiry, and meditation. She has a Master’s Degree in Art and Consciousness, eight years as an associate professor of storytelling, storyboarding, and creativity, and ten years as a professional artist, all of which are woven into a passionate exploration in utilizing the instrument of the body to take up residence in an enduring state of well-being so that we can be a benefit to those around us. You can find her photography book, River of Offerings, 12 Journeys Following the Ganges River here. She is also the president of the Tibetan Children’s Education Foundation. All proceeds from any of your donations to her videos go directly to help refugee kids go to school through TCEF.
Introduced to yoga as a child in 1969, Jennifer has been a steady yoga practitioner since 1989. She has trained within the Iyengar, Ashtanga, Baptiste, Bhakti Vinyasa, Vinyasa Krama, Vajrayana, and Prajna Yoga lineages. She was certified as a yoga therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapy in 2017.
Since 2009, Jennifer has traveled to five of the seven continents, leading trainings, adventures, and retreats. She is the author of River of Offerings: Twelve Journeys Following the Path of the Ganges River. Jennifer is passionate about supporting education of children, particularly Tibetan children. She took refuge in 2010 and is a member of the board of the Tibetan Children’s Education Foundation. She lives with her husband Will, their teenage son, Liam, and two golden retrievers, Hobbes and River.
What do you do when you aren’t practicing?
Practicing has many meanings, most of which extend off the mat or cushion. So in a very real way, I’m always practicing. Because practicing being present wherever we are is definitely a practice! But in the conventional sense, when not working or teaching, I garden, spend time with my family and two golden retrievers, watch shows about making pottery (which I intend on doing some day), and ride my bike.
What does yoga mean to you?
For me, yoga is a way of living. It’s choosing to live, to the very best of our understanding, in the present moment, which some might call the great mystery, or the God of our own understanding, or awareness. Yoga has come to mean being a conscious, ethical, loving, contributing human being. For me, the practice of yoga is the practice of the art of being alive.
One thing your classes always have?
I will always say at the end of my classes, “Right Thought: May we be steady, present and joyful. Right Speech: May our words improve upon the silence. Right Action: May we be the change that we wish to see.”
