Hi, I’m Jess.

And I am so grateful you’re here.

I eat, sleep, and breathe yoga now, but it wasn’t always this way. For 12 years I
worked in the environmental industry. Sales meetings, government proposals,
marketing tools, two little kiddos at home, and the constant low hum of being
exhausted. I’d brush off the cues my body kept giving me, until one day I
couldn’t anymore. What started as strep throat turned into a blood infection
and an iron level of 3 (anything under 30 is considered low for women). My
doctor was stunned I was still standing, let alone running a career and a
household. That was my wake-up call.

Yoga was the only place I still felt like me. At first I came to my mat
trying to beat the racing thoughts out of my head with a stick. After kids,
marriage, and full-on burnout, I know that’s not really how it works. I didn’t
want another productivity hack. I wanted my nervous system to stop screaming.

So, I took my Yoga Teacher Training. We meditated every morning for two weeks
straight, and it was hard. But somewhere in the quiet, I realized I didn’t just
want balance for myself. I wanted to build a space where busy, beautiful,
hard-working people could come back to themselves too. That’s when Grace &
Flow was born.

Today, Grace & Flow is an award-winning wellness community based in the Okanagan.
We host outdoor yoga classes, retreats, and signature events in some of the
most stunning corners of Vernon and Kelowna. Handcrafted wooden platforms
tucked between the lakes and mountains. Golf cart rides through Predator Ridge
to your mat. A glass of local wine waiting when class winds down. Every detail
taken care of, so you can just show up and exhale. Our Summer Series,
Sunset Stretch & Sip, and Yoga + Mimosas events are built around what I
like to call slow travel for the soul. No rushing. No hustle. Just calm,
grounding movement, breathwork, and time to take in views that genuinely take
your breath away.

We're proud to be the 2025 Tourism Excellence winner at the Greater Vernon Chamber
Business Excellence Awards, a 2025 Bronze Winner for Best of Kelowna in
Wellness Events, and a Vernon-owned, female-founded business that employs local
teachers, partners with local wineries, and donates to local charities every
season. None of this happens without our community, and that’s the part I love
most.

If you don’t want another productivity hack, and you want your nervous system to
stop screaming, you’re in the right place. Whether you join us for one evening
of outdoor yoga, a weekend retreat, or our science-backed Yoga Teacher Training, I
know you’ll find peace in this community. Time is our greatest resource. Yours
is precious. I’m so glad you’re here.

xx
Love, Jess