Since then, I’ve hosted 27 international retreats including: Mexico (4), Ecuador (3), Spain (7), Italy (3), Greece (3), France (3), Japan (1), Portugal (2) and South Africa (1) in addition to 26 Pacific Northwest retreats.  In 2026 you can look forward to new retreats in North Devon, England, Cambodia, Portugal and an all new retreat in Japan.

In 2011, Suzy, Karen and I launched our 200 and 300 hr yoga teacher training programs. Two years later we created Work Well NW, a corporate yoga company, which was a perfect avenue for our teacher training graduates to be able to teach in corporate wellness classes.

In January 2020, I sold my third of the 3 companies I had helped to create to Suzy and Karen so that I could focus on what I love most: yoga and travel. I find that yoga is the perfect combination with travel because it helps us stay grounded while exploring new cultures, foods, people and places.

Welcome to Jeni’s Global Yoga Trips!   I invite you to join us for one of our next adventures.

Yoga stretches your body; travel stretches your mind!  Let’s go!

Jeni

If you are curious, you can read more about my philosophy of business in this interview with GoSolo: https://gosolo.subkit.com/jenis-global-yoga-trips/

Rocky is Jeni’s husband of nearly 4 decades, a natural philosopher and #1 retreat Sherpa. In January 2021, he retired from his job as VP of Retail and Marketing for NW Framing in Seattle, WA. Retirement allowed Rocky and Jeni to realize one of their dreams and move to Gijon on the Bay of Biscay in Northern Spain. Rocky spent his days there honing his photography skills, creating fabulous meals, (trying to) learn Spanish and discovering the best of Asturias.

After an amazing 4 year adventure, Rocky and Jeni have returned to the Pacific Northwest and have picked up right where they left off, enjoying friends both old and new, but now loving the village life of the  Proctor District in Tacoma. Don’t be surprised if you run into Rocky on the Pickleball court as it seems to be a new passion of his.

Sandi is a Yoga Alliance ERYT-500 teacher who also teaches anatomy for yoga teachers. Sandi has been drawn to the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of movement since she was a kid. Consequently, she studied sports medicine and then became an Occupational Therapist. In 2014, she simultaneously earned a 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training Certification from Three Trees Yoga and a Thai Yoga Massage Certification. These trainings added an even deeper level of understanding of the healing benefits of movement, and of yoga, in particular. This was still further enhanced through training as a Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage Reiki practitioner.

Sandi enjoys being in nature, hanging out with her family including her pups, and the sense of community that comes from connecting with students. She offers accessible classes that combine her passion for yoga with her knowledge and training in movement sciences, Thai Massage, and Reiki. She develops classes that are alignment focused with a balance of compassion, gentleness, and challenge – and, always with a sprinkling of humor.

Candy has been practicing yoga for 20 years and has enjoyed a greater sense of well-being as a result.  After retiring from a career in non-profit management, she completed her 200 hour Teaching Training during the pandemic in 2020.  Although it was a challenging time to take any course, Candy says it was a blessing to stay connected to the yoga community and to have a healthy activity to practice during lockdown.  Since then, she has enjoyed teaching people brand new to yoga as well as long time practitioners.  She is a firm believer that yoga helps us all to be stronger and more flexible in both body and mind and she thoroughly enjoys sharing the practice with others.  Her classes include a gentle hatha practice with guidance in proper alignment. Candy says that as she gets older, she appreciates having more time to warm up the muscles and joints before moving into more challenging poses and she teaches her classes in a similar manner.  The most important thing, she says, is to relax and have fun in the process!

Those of you who attended our Bordeaux Retreat in 2021 or our Italy Retreats in 2023 or 2024 know Clara Pelica. She and I met at the retreat Chateau in Bordeaux and instantly felt a bond. She co-taught with me once in Greece and twice in Italy and was a wonderful addition!

An intricately woven path  between Buddhist, Yogic and Thai Massage studies has led Clara on an in depth journey of self discovery, awareness and healing over the course of 20 plus years.

Teaching since 2012, Clara brings a light hearted approach to her teaching, highlighting breath awareness, mindful movement and restorative practices. She has trained in Yin Yoga with Sarah Powers and Bernie Clark and is a Level 1 Rest and Renew Restorative yoga teacher by Judith Lasater. Her most recent meditation training has been the 2 year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Certification with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

Clara loves to travel and explore different landscapes, cuisines and cultures and spends as much time as possible in Thailand and India with her teachers. She’s always happy to talk travel!! A foodie at heart, when not teaching, you can find Clara working as a private chef with a focus on nutrition and plant based cooking.

www.clarapelica.com

Meet Anja, the designer behind our Jeni’s Global Yoga Trips T-shirts and sweatshirts. Anja was born in Germany, grew up in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Ghana, and spent 22 very happy years in New York City, before settling for a quieter life in Asturias, Northern Spain. Formerly the owner of a Manhattan fancy cake shop, she now spends most of her time as a freelance illustrator, muralist and surface designer. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, A Cup of Jo, Buzzfeed, and in various books. You can find her murals at Jack’s Wife Freda restaurants in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and her wallpaper in restaurants, homes, and shops all over the world. Check out her custom design for our merchandise on the shop page!