Jennifer Mueller

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Jen has been teaching yoga to students of all ages since and specializes in yoga for children and families including prenatal and postnatal yoga and directs a childrens and family yoga program in Washington DC  She is also a Certified Educator of Infant Massage CEIM through Infant Massage USA and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant IBCLC  Like so many Jen first came to the yoga mat because of an injury seeking nothing more than to feel better and balance her body for running She comes back to the mat because yoga invites her to embrace her body and mind with all its imperfections and then to look beyond them to the greater Self When Jen became a mother her yoga practice became even more important: for building strength and flexibility as relief for the discomforts of pregnancy and then the stresses of parenthood as a reminder of the miracle of the human body and of her own resources and capabilities and a regular connection to her breath and true Self during a time of significant identity changes Her weekly mommy & baby yoga class encouraged her to embrace her daughter in the same loving non-judgmental way that her own practice did for herself After thoroughly enjoying baby yoga classes during maternity leave and being unable to find one in the neighborhood that her work schedule Jen stumbled on a listing for Itsy Bitsy Yoga facilitators training and signed up That turned out to be the first step on the path that to Breathing Space Family Yoga  Jen completed her adult yoga teacher training at Willow Street Yoga in Takoma Park MD and her prenatal training with Janet Clarfield of Urban Yoga and Jennifer More of the Dolphin Method She founded Breathing Space to create a hub for family yoga in Washington DC and to share her enthusiasm for age- and developmentally-appropriate poses games and songs with yogis of all ages and hopes to offer her students freedom she finds in yoga.