Jen Oato Bennett

Jen began teaching movement at a young age as a student instructor in her high school dance company. Her love of guiding individuals into liberated movement grew in 2018, when she completed her 200-hr RYT at The Craft, with Adrienne and Eric Rabena. 

Her classes at Grinning can be described as accessible, creative, playful, and nourishing. Jen believes freeform somatic-based movement is essential to any yoga practice. She loves to blend a juicy, grounded flow with intuitive movement, and often invites her students into a mini ecstatic dance party. 

Jen is an SEP in-training at Somatic Experiencing International, a recent graduate of the Dance Healing Facilitator Training Program by Hayley Shannon at Embody Soul, dance teacher at Pop Rox Dance studio, and co-founder of The Well: A Somatic Healing Circle. 

When she's not teaching, you can find her dipped in a body of water, immersed in soulful conversation with friends, or seeking adventure with her husband, 4-year-old, and sweet pup.