“In a world that demonizes non-conformity, I found the purest spiritual connection in celebrating my otherness.”
Owning Our Otherness is a yoga, meditation, sound healing, breathwork and mindfulness community created by Jenny Wigham (she/her). My goal as an instructor/facilitator is to make the principles and practices of yoga, meditation, mindfulness, sound healing and body-connected breathwork accessible to every body type and demographic.
To debunk popular beliefs that one can’t do yoga because they aren’t flexible enough, strong enough, patient enough, rich enough, don’t have enough time or are just too awkward.
To help people build a healthy relationship to their body, to become aware of the noise the mind/ego can create, to hold a comfortable space for students to allow themselves to feel either emotions, and explore their internal enviroments towards making peace with what they discover there.
To do my part to use my proximity to priviledge and power to help create sustainable change towards equality for all living beings. And support others in their own social justice journeys. To recongize the philosophies of yoga direct us towards and support the need for social justice work.
To help us realize we're whole just as we are. It's our defense mechanisms, holding patterns, limiting beliefs, embodied traumas and buying into the false stories we allow society and ourselves to impose that need to be let go so that our true light can shine. To help us all be better at being human, by celebrating our sameness and by Own Our Otherness
I am available for hire for public classes, private lessons, retreats, corporate events and building corporate wellness programs.
I am also available for group sound baths or one-on-one sound healing sessions as well as group or one-on-one breathwork journeys.
Email owningourotherness@gmail.com for more info.
Attend class and want to donate? Here is my Venmo
Weekly Schedule
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
- 5:45pm Fundamentals of Yoga
@ Whitmore Library
Free and open to all
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Classes marked with - are community sponsored classes. They will not be listed on the library calendar. These classes are still free with the option to donate.
May 7th-Yoga
-May 14th- due to room being booked, class will be at Holladay Library
-May 21st- due to room being booked, class will be at Holladay Library
-May 28th- due to room being booked, class will be at Holladay Library
June 4th- Yoga
-June 11th-no rooms available. Location TBD
-June 18th- no rooms available. Location TBD
-June 25th- no rooms available. Location TBD
July 2nd- Yoga
-July 9th- Yoga
-July 16th- Yoga
Fridays
1st Friday of each month
7pm Sound Bath & Reiki Healing
Sliding scale $10-$35
@ The Local Co-Op
This is a reoccuring monthly offering the first Friday of every month.
More info below
2nd Friday of each month
7pm Breath Work Journey
Sliding Scale $15-$35
@Terrea Health
This will be a monthly offering the 2nd Friday of the month starting in July
More info below
Saturdays
- 10:15am Fundamentals of Yoga
@ Holladay County Library
Free and open to all
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Classes marked with - are community sponsored classes. They will not be listed on the library calendar. These classes are still free with the option to donate.
May 3rd- Yoga
-May 10th- Community Gathering: I will be out of town. We still have the room booked so if you want community connection, please still show up and hang out.
May 17th- Mindfulness Exploration- Chair Yoga,
-May 24th- Yoga
-May 31st- Yoga
June 7th- Yoga
-June 14th- Yoga
June 21st-Mindfulness Exploration: Walking Meditation/Forest Bathing
-June 28th- Yoga
July 5th- Yoga
July 19th- Mindfulness Exploration:
Sundays
Upcoming Events
Sound Bath & Acupuncture
- Tuesday June 3rd
7pm
@ Terra Health
$25
with Jenny and Amanda Valenti, founder and owner of Valenti Acupuncture at Terra Health
Location
This unique offering is a relaxing combination of the healing frequencies of sound with the stress reduction of the ancient practice of acupuncture.
We have some props available but feel free to bring any mats, blankets, pillows and anything else to create a cozy space for yourself.
No experience necessary.
Acupuncture is optional.
Sound Bath & Reiki Healing
- Friday June 6th
7:30pm-8:30pm
with Jenny and Sound Bath Practitioner and Reiki Healer, Nicole Carlson.
@ The Local Co-Op
Sliding scale $10-$35
@ The Local Co-Op
This is a reoccuring monthly offering the first Friday of every month.
This unique offering is a relaxing combination of the healing frequencies of sound with the healing power of Reiki energy healing. Reiki is an ancient practice of moving energy to promote relaxation and healing. Can be administered with gentle touch or hands free.
We have mats, bolsters and blankets available for use but feel free to dress comfortable and bring else to create a cozy space for yourself.
No experience necessary.
Acupuncture is optional.
Breath Work
- Friday June 20th
7pm-8:30pm
@ Terra Health
Sliding Scale $15-$35
Location
This will be a monthly offering the 2nd Friday of the month starting in July
Jenny is a Trauma-Informed Body-Connected Breathwork facilitator. Whether you’re seeking deep personal insight, emotional release, or simply a unique and powerful experience, this class offers the tools and guidance to support your inner exploration. This offering integrates the power of breathwork with guided processes to support your journey towards self-discovery, energetic release, growth and healing.
What to Expect:
Introduction to Breathwork: We will begin with an overview of Breathwork, a dynamic and experiential practice that uses accelerated breathing techniques combined with energizing music to possibly access altered states of consciousness and facilitate personal transformation.
Guided Activating Breathwork Session: A structured breathwork session is an immersive practice that may help you unlock deep-seated emotions, connect with your inner self, and explore the boundaries of your consciousness.
Relaxation and Reflection: Following the activating breath we will calm the nervous system down with deep relaxing breathing to help you ground and reflect on your experience. This calming phase is designed to help you integrate whatever came up and maintain a sense of inner peace.
Facilitated Integration: After the breathwork session, support for integration will be offered in the moment and well as support for the days/weeks to come after your experience.
Sound Bath
- Friday June 27th
7pm-8:30pm
@ Bouldering Project
$10 for members, $25 for non-members
Location
Register here or drop-in day of.
A Sound Bath is a deeply-immersive, full-body listening experience that intentionally uses sound to invite gentle yet powerful therapeutic and restorative processes to nurture your mind and body.
The experience begins with each person lying down or seated in a comfortable position, with the option to use the support of props (blankets, blocks, bolsters, eye masks, etc) for ultimate comfort. After some guided focus on the breath and a grounding meditation, the remainder of the time is filled with different sounds and frequencies. The sounds are created by a set of crystal sound bowls, drum, gong, chimes, rattles and tuning forks that resonate at different tones that wash over the body. The effects may vary and can include a sense of deep relaxation, reduction of stress, reduction of inflammation, lowering of blood pressure and heart rate, and can help cultivate an internal environment for healing.
