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Jessica Wilton: Sharing the Healing Benefits of Yoga with Children, Families, and Adults

Posted by Kerry Burki on 5/18/16 2:34 PM

Prior to SWIHA, Jessica Wilton worked a full-time job in the environmental planning and permitting industry. She was a consultant and frequently worked outside of business hours to meet deadlines and provide the necessary support to obtain federal, state, and local permits for energy generation and transmission projects. She met a lot of great people and was pleased to have helped obtain these permits for a variety of solar and wind generation projects. However, she felt like something was missing. She was good at her job, yet wasn't passionate about it and felt like she should be doing something different. She also wanted to spend more time with her family and raising her two children. About three years ago, her husband took a job that required him to be gone for more than half of each month. A year later, she was overwhelmed with two young children, a traveling husband, and a demanding full-time job. “I came to the realization that it was time for me to make a change. Both my husband and I wanted one of us to be more present in our kids’ daily lives, and it was my turn.”

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Topics: Children's Yoga, yoga, 200 Hour Yoga Training, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Teacher Certification, Famliy Yoga, Kids Yoga

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