Welcome to Jax!

Hey there. I’m Wendy. Welcome to Jax.

I’m the creator/owner/manager around here, although I feel like I soak up more from this community than I could ever give back.

As someone who has benefitted from the practice of yoga and other holistic and movement practices (and LOVES to dance!), I’m passionate about bringing together as many different teachers and healers as possible to share the gifts of yoga, movement, meditation and all things self care to share with this beautiful community.

Yoga has been a grounding and healing practice in my life for decades and I dreamed for years of a magical little local spot like Jax where the yoga tradition could be shared and appreciated by many.

My own yoga journey started at a young age, when I tried some poses from a fitness magazine at home in hopes they’d help a low back injury. The practice intrigued me so I took classes in high school and continued through college. As a dancer and someone who majorly struggles to sit still, I really thought I’d love the asana (physical practice) but what kept me coming back was the mindfulness practice that forced me to slow down, breathe, and be present. (My mat is still the only place where my mind ever really truly settles.)

As a dance and fitness instructor in college, I began incorporating yoga into every class I taught. A pose here, a savasana there, some deep breaths... When I saw what those little bits did for my students, I knew I wanted to learn all I could and teach yoga for the rest of my life.

In 2005, I studied yoga in Ojai, California and began my career as a yoga instructor. I had the opportunity to teach in a spa in California, and since then, I’ve had the joy of sharing yoga with students in gyms, schools, workplaces, hospitals, parks, nature, retreats, online, and in local studios.

My very favorite thing about my personal yoga practice is the way it’s been a safe space through many seasons of my life. Initially, yoga helped me relieve physical pain. Later, my practice played a role in helping me overcome emotional issues. When I become a mama, yoga became a respite and quiet space to find some much needed time for self care. In recent years, it’s played a huge role in my spiritual and self development journey. It’s the vehicle that can change my outlook and perspective in an hour, that can make my tired body feel energized, and balance my emotions. How could I not share a tool that evolves like that? When you find something life changing… you share it.

My favorite classes to teach used to be fast moving Vinyasa Flows with a long savasana and meditation (the part where you lay down) but our Wednesday night live music rest classes and my Shakti Warrior Dance classes have passed those up as my faves. I also have a passion for helping pregnant and post partum mamas find strength, balance and comfort through yoga and movement. (I’m a mama and trained doula and lactation counselor) I also love to blend my dance background into barre. I recently trained in Thai yoga massage and now offer that service as well.

I also lead our 200 hour Yoga Teacher Trainings and retreats, and truly LOVE sharing the depth of the yoga tradition with our most engaged and passionate students!

Outside the studio, I’m wife to Stuart and mama to Charlie, Caroline, and Violet. I like to call myself a multi passionate entrepreneur, writer, and teacher. Besides yoga, my passions include: good coffee, radical self care, lifting up other creatives and entrepreneurs, creating potions with essential oils and herbs, thrifting, and getting myself into rooms with live music as often as possible. But alas, I spend most of my time doing laundry, watching my son play ball, taking my girls to the pool or dance lessons, and riding along to my husband’s shows.

let’s get to know each other: