Jurian Hughes, E-RYT 500, YACEP, MFA, is founder of the Yoga of Voice and Fifth Chakra Yoga; co-creator of The Yoga of Yes; a Let Your Yoga Dance® teacher trainer; voice coach; personal mentor; writer; speaker; and theatre performer known for her passionate, playful and engaging teaching style. As a senior faculty member of the Kripalu School of Yoga, Hughes has led thousands of workshops and programs and trained more than 1,000 Kripalu yoga teachers since 2006. In addition to her extensive teaching experience, Hughes has a long theatrical resume spanning Broadway, off-Broadway, Europe, film, television and the voice-over industry. Through her own study and decades of practice she has developed a deep understanding of the ways in which the tools of yoga, dance, voice, mindfulness and play can be used to promote whole-being wellness, increased creativity, and the ability to thrive. She is dedicated to sharing these tools through her workshops, retreats and trainings, which are offered online, at Kripalu, and around the world.
Clients include Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health; Omega Institute; 1440 Multiversity; Art of Living Retreat Center; Williams College; Vassar College; University of Tennessee; Kativik Regional Government (KRG), Nunavik, Canada; Wanderlust Yoga Conference; Burlington Yoga Conference, Synergy Studio, San Antonio, TX; Dancing the Soul, Denver, CO; All That Matters, South Kingstown, RI; Yoga for Everybody, Fairfield, CT; Yoganesh, New York, NY; Boston Center for Contemplative Practice; St. Peter’s Hospital; NYU Center for Spiritual Life, and more.