Jennifer Miles Wellness

A day late for but sharing this photo from one of my favorite places in Arizona, Sedona, captured by my friend Warren many years ago.

I had been practicing yoga for years before becoming a teacher, but teacher training became a gateway for me. It opened the door to so much of what would come next.

Over time, my practice has evolved beyond vinyasa or hatha shapes and into the practices that support me most deeply: somatic movement, qigong, restorative and yin yoga, yoga nidra, sound + meditation, and learning how to listen more closely to my body, my heart, and my neshama (soul).

I’m eternally grateful for all of the teachers, students, and friends I’ve met along the way. Yoga has given me so much more than I ever expected, and I’ll always be thankful for where the path has led me. 🙏🏼✨🤍

Last weekend, I had the honor of teaching the Yoga Nidra module for the 200-hour YTT and I’m leaving the experience feeling so grateful.

This was my first time teaching a full module like this, and it meant so much to share space with such thoughtful yoga teachers in training. Together, we explored the foundations and philosophy of Yoga Nidra, states of consciousness, the koshas, nervous system regulation, and the deeper intention behind the practice before dropping into an embodied IAM Yoga Nidra experience together.

Even for experienced yoga practitioners and teachers, Yoga Nidra can be surprisingly challenging. Many of us are more familiar with practices rooted in movement, effort, discipline, and doing. Yoga Nidra asks something different of us. It asks us to soften, receive, witness, and rest in awareness itself.

What stayed with me most was witnessing the willingness of the students to slow down and surrender into the practice of non-doing, which can sometimes be just as powerful, and just as transformative, as the more active practices we often associate with yoga.

I honor each of them for trusting me enough to drop into that experience together and explore the deeper layers of their own awareness and true peaceful nature.

So much gratitude to for welcoming me into your training and trusting me with this module.

And to the students, thank you for your presence, curiosity, openness, and willingness to explore.

As my teacher says, “Energy knows the way home.” -

🗓️ Soma & Sound Sunday May 17th - https://mailchi.mp/jennifermileswellness.com/soma-and-sound-may17

Walter Yoga is back 5.31 ✨ - https://mailchi.mp/jennifermileswellness.com/walter-yoga-is-back-531

🤍 Soma & Sound Sunday + 5.31 - https://mailchi.mp/jennifermileswellness.com/april-2026-soma-and-sound-reminder