Jenn Kostel is a Yoga Alliance Certified RYT 200 and holds a BA in Dance and BS in Business Management from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA. Besides working with various clients privately, she also teaches at several fitness centers and yoga studios in Wilmington, NC.
Her practice of yoga began much before she ever stepped foot on the
mat. In 1998, Jennifer started to gravitate towards books that spoke of
meditation and connecting to the deeper layers of ourselves. Then her
background as a professional dancer led to her asana, or the physical
practice of yoga.
In 2001, she experienced a back injury that forced her to cease all
physical activity; it was even difficult to get dressed. She
began to experiment with yoga and Pilates for some relief to the
discomfort and pain. At first, Jennifer did not
feel much of a difference so she did not practice regularly. After relocating to Wilmington, NC in 2005, she decided to give yoga another try. Upon revisiting the mat, she found a better body awareness, was well as renewed inner strength. Her back pain started to disappear. Within a year, she had registered for the 200-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training program with the Wilmington Yoga Center.
Through the gift of the teacher
training program and development of a more dedicated practice, Jennifer
found a new direction and purpose in her life. The most pivotal moment
on her journey thus far was a two day anusara workshop with Desiree Rumbaugh in
June 2008. She describes this as the most
transformative two days of her life. After
feeling the awesome power that anusara brings from within, she was hungry to learn more.
Through seeking more knowledge, she connected to the Feathered Pipe Ranch in Helena, MT
