Jen Fisher

Yoga Teacher and Retreat Leader

Jen Fisher is a mom, dog lover, mover, creator, and humbled to be called a yoga teacher. Movement has always been part of her life as a dancer, swimmer, and hiker. She grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania and spent much of her weekends in nature, without realizing how connected she was to its magic until she rediscovered its pure essence through yoga.

In the early 2000s, Jen experienced many changes, including becoming a mom and taking care of her mother, who was diagnosed with stage 3C ovarian cancer. Jen was practicing yoga regularly and had the special moment that so many yoga students experience—finding herself in a stressful situation, focusing on her breath, and not losing her cool. She realized that yoga asanas (yoga poses) are just a small part of the bigger picture that yoga teaches.

From that point on, she was changed. Yoga became part of her life, and she wanted her young daughters to learn about yoga as well. Living in Raleigh, NC, in 2007, she found that no children's yoga classes were available. So, she traveled to NYC to get certified to teach children. She had to forge her own path and fight against the stigma of yoga in the South being associated with religion. Schools were hesitant to allow her to come in and teach yoga, so she had to create her own space to offer yoga to children. Since then, Jen has taught thousands of children yoga—through public libraries, yoga studios, preschools, daycares, city camps, churches, public schools, and her co-owned kids' yoga and art studio from 2016 to 2020.

Many of the parents of her students began asking her to teach them as well, so she started her adult yoga teacher training in 2010 and continued her advanced training with yoga pioneer Shiva Rea.

Jen has been involved in just about every aspect of the yoga industry. Beyond teaching and running retreats, she has owned her own yoga boutique—acting as the buyer, merchandiser, and face of the brand—co-owned a children's art and yoga studio, worked as faculty in many teacher training programs, co-developed a Yoga Alliance children's yoga school, and led over 20 retreats worldwide.

To Jen, the most important part of being a yoga teacher is always being a yoga student. Without continuous practice and learning, there is no teacher. She feels so fortunate to have so many inspiring and creative teachers whom she learns from every day. Her students are her teachers. Her children are her teachers. Everyone has something to teach us.

Jen continues to teach yoga, lead teacher trainings and retreats, and create community wherever she lands. Yoga is home to her, and she is passionate about sharing it with others. You can find Jen in Raleigh, NC, and online.