Jennifer Parker

Yoga and Aerial Teacher

Sunshine Yoga Shack

Certified E-500 Hour Yoga Teacher and Certified Aerial Yoga Specialist, Jennifer has her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with focus on Behavioral and Social Science from the University of Texas. Meet Jennifer; this is her story... "I wish I could start by telling you that I began my yoga practice healthy and strong both physically and mentally, but, like a lot of us, I can't. I started my yoga practice at 34 years old, during my last semester at UTA, where I was working on my life-long dream to graduate college. I was struggling physically, making it to 180 pounds by eating that college diet, and mentally, developing depression and panic attacks, when one of my professors introduced me to yoga, and I decided to change my life. I also wish I could tell you my yoga journey began, and it was up from there, but it wasn't. What I can tell you is that after continuing to put one foot in front of the other and understanding that some days are one step forward and two steps back, I fell in love with my practice and began to like myself. At 39 years old, I walked into Sunshine Yoga Shack, beginning another pivotal moment that allowed me to change my life again. Looking for guidance and knowledge and some fun aerial, I met Lynn Rozak and an entire tribe of family that loved me unconditionally and continues to do so every day. My practice grew tenfold (that yin helps!), but my confidence and the love I started to feel for myself and others grew even deeper. That overweight, scared, panicked, sad girl who started this journey is no longer the person you see today. Yoga didn't change me. Yoga gave me the strength, the courage, the support, and the love to change myself. If I can do it, so can you." Jennifer offers private yoga, aerial and Lyra lessons. Contact her at jsharts@gmail.com.