When I stepped into my first yoga class two decades ago, my intention was to regain some of the flexibility I’d lost. For many years, my yoga practice was on-and-off. Life got busy. Priorities shifted. But something kept pulling me back to the mat—until eventually, it held me.

I became a yoga teacher not because yoga gave me the perfect body, but because it gave me something far more meaningful:

A deeper calm.
An inner trust.
A growing awareness of this functional, yet fragile body I get to move through life with.

My approach to teaching is rooted in that experience.

I won’t promise you happiness, weight loss, or instant peace. I can’t guarantee outcomes—and that’s the beauty of yoga. The transformation it offers may be the one you didn’t even know you needed.

Mindfulness, to me, is a kind of superpower. Yoga helps us access it—not through hype, but through presence.

I offer a steady, supportive space for you to explore your own path. You don’t need to be flexible or “good” at yoga. You just need to show up.

From there, you take what serves you—and leave the rest.

Movement + Mindfulness

I teach mixed-level flow, yin, and restorative yoga with a focus on breath, strength, and mobility—think movement that feels good and makes you stronger. I grew up among the cornfields of Central Illinois and now live in Northern Virginia with my husband (and way too many yoga props). Off the mat, I’m usually lost in a good book, enjoying a live play, or wandering through a botanical garden wishing I knew all the plant names.

—Jocelyn Leatherwood, RYT 200 (since 2017)