Jessica Winters
Trail Name: Wildflower
Me, Wildflower in the Central Cascades, WA Mt. Daniel
Hello and thanks for visiting! This is Jessica or known to many as Wildflower, founder of Wilderness Adventure Yoga. Thanks for visiting the site here! We are stoked you are interested in an amazing Wilderness Yoga Adventure.
WAY's goal is to combine Jessica's most passionate skillsets & together provide you with a unique service of yoga in nature through adventure. Challenge yourself to this extraordinary yoga experience & join us as we raft, hike, meditate & practice yoga in the wild!
Join Jessica along with like-minded people on the next adventure!
Here's a little bit about Jessica:
Monkey Mountain, Mexico
Jessica is an avid hiker, mountain climber, river rafter, yoga practitioner and wilderness explorer! Since 2002 she has thru-hiked the entire lengths of the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, and the Continental Divide which completed her Triple Crown in 2007. On the shorter fare, she's completed the Arizona Trail and has logged thousands of miles on foot through the Pacific Northwest mountains and trails. Most recently, she summited all 5 of Washington state's volcanoes concluding with Glacier Peak and Mt. Baker summer of 2017. From summit peaks to valleys below, Jessica's outdoor passion leads her to the white water on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon and both Middle and Main forks of the Salmon in Idaho!
Jessica practices yoga daily since 2004. Not only is she a certified yoga teacher since 2011 in the system of the Ghosh lineage, she holds a WA state teacher certificate in education focusing on mathematics and science. She loves kids, teaching and tutoring as well volunteering much of her time with a local outdoor organization helping kids build grit and character through www.goyeti.org.
Aconcagua 22,840 feet! Argentina
Trekking, climbing, and yoga have opened up doors to travel the world where she has found herself above 22,000 feet on the top of Aconcagua in Argentina and on Africa's highest peak, Kilimanjaro. She's even taught yoga emphasizing in breathing at high altitude for climbers on Aconcagua! Trekking into the heart of and across Iceland's wild terrain to meditation practice and yoga on tropical beaches of Mexico, Jamaica, and Hawaii only scratch the surface of her experience.
Certified as a Wilderness First Responder through NOLS combined with over 15 years of hiking and traveling through the wilderness, Jessica is an experienced leader when it comes to the backcountry. She will certainly inspire you to get outside while observing Leave No Trace outdoor wilderness ethics.
Jessica teaches classes at local studios in Washington at Hot Yoga Renton and other local studios. She's available to schedule private lessons, kids yoga, team building opportunities, birthday parties or any special event and even tutoring academic subjects too.