Jen Bowers is a Yoga Home Senior Teacher and Co-Lead Teacher of their 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. She reluctantly went to her first yoga class 25 years ago at the bequest of her mother. She left that class feeling curious about what the practice of yoga could bring to her life, and has been practicing ever since. In 2014, she completed her 200 hour Vinyasa Teacher Training program, under the guidance of Mark Nelson and Chae Yang. She went on to complete 2 Yin teacher trainings with Corina Benner. Jen has studied Ayurveda and meditation at the Integral Yoga Institute in NYC. She is a former member of the teaching faculty of the YTT program at The Yoga Garden, and is current Lead Teacher of Yoga Home’s 200-hour YTT. Jen is drawn to the philosophy and poetry of yoga. The common threads in all of her classes are humor, practicing with joy and gratitude for the body we’re in each day, and a strong focus on alignment and anatomy. She takes her yoga off of her mat into deep, meaningful interpersonal relationships with family and friends — most especially with her two teenage children and her dog, Rusty.

While she teaches a variety of styles, her love of yin yoga — and sharing the intersection of Chinese medicine, yoga, and beautiful poetry — makes her classes truly special. Jen curates beautiful experiences for her students and is excited to return to the Himalayan Institute for this Spring Retreat!