1423 NW 70th Street, Seattle WA    

Jean is the founder of Soma Yoga.  She has been teaching Yoga and movement education for sixteen years.  She founded Soma Yoga Studio in 2003.  Her background includes Yoga, dance, Somatic Unwinding, Skinner Releasing, BioSomatics, Hanna Somatics, the teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, developmental movement,  thai-yoga massage, Reiki, Acutonics, low-flying trapeze dance, choreography, theater, singing, music, writing and visual art.  Also informing her teaching are her meditation practices and studies within Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.  She sits in deep gratitude for all of the magnificent teachers with whom she has been blessed.

"I have found great nourishment in my years of studying with Jean. She is unique among Yoga teachers in her ability to infuse each class with both profundity and lightness. She simultaneously honors and challenges students with a highly attuned responsiveness to each individual and the whole group."
                                                                                                         - Dana Elkun, Student