TEDx Speaker, Embodied Leadership Coach and Author of Your Body is Speaking
What I do
Transformational Coaching
Restoring intelligence. Awakening courage.
Elevating lives.
Impactful Speaking
Inspiring audiences to lead from within.
Embodiment Workshops
Unlock, transform and create success through learning The Power of Gesture®, Jen’s signature bodyset practice.
Here's my Story
Here's my Story
I’m so glad you’re here.
My journey to leadership and embodiment work began as a self-conscious student, sitting in traditional classrooms where I felt invisible. I didn’t fit into the education system’s narrow definition of intelligence and dealt with crippling self-doubt because of it. Through decades as a dance educator and gaining a deeper understanding of diverse intelligences, Kinesthetic and Emotional, I rediscovered my body’s wisdom and reclaimed my identity.
It’s my mission to bring that same gift to YOU.
To remind you that you are enough and that everything you need is within you. To restore your intelligence & worthiness which will connect to your courage so that you can take bold action in creating the life you desire and deserve. To empower embodied leadership in every aspect of your life.
I’m a dance educator who’s forever inspired by my role that allowed me to teach and mentor other educators and learn from hundreds of children across country. I’m a mother who has been humbled time and again by my children’s wisdom. I’m a woman who has learned that listening to my soul is always the right answer, even when it’s scary and painful. Each role has deepened my empathy and led me back to my true purpose: to guide you back to your body and your truest self.
So, what’s your body trying to tell you? I can’t wait to find out.
The Power of Gesture®
The Power of Gesture® didn’t emerge from theory—it grew from living through my own struggle and then finding the research that empowered and shifted my life forever. I created this approach because it’s what I needed, and what I’ve seen countless others need too. It mirrors the human experience in a way that feels familiar, comforting, and accessible—offering a path to navigate career decisions, relationships, and personal growth. At its core, it’s about remembering how to listen, trust, and be guided from within.
The Power of Gesture® is a bodyset practice that bridges the connection between Mindset—your thoughts—and Bodyset—your emotions and sensations. This alignment awakens your innate body wisdom, empowering you to access the profound intelligence already inside you.
Jen’s Journey
Dancer & Teaching Artist
My journey in dance and education began in Montclair, NJ, where I trained in a variety of movement styles before earning my Associate’s Degree from Dean Jr. College (1991) and a BFA in Dance with a minor in Education from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts (1993). Performing and educating have remained integral parts of my life ever since.
For 16 years, I taught Arts Education to NYC public school children with the National Dance Institute, inspiring thousands across Harlem, Chelsea, Tribeca, Chinatown, Brooklyn, and Queens. In 2019, I wrote, directed, and produced Voices of Change, a performance that empowered 6,500 children to recognize the importance of their voices through art, poetry, drumming, spoken word, and movement. This philosophy—that every voice matters—continues to shape both my artistry and my teaching today.
The herStories Collection
The herStories Collection was born during the isolation of the 2020 pandemic, when I felt called to create a healing modality through embodied storytelling. Using Zoom as a gateway to global connection, I curated 150 short-form video documentaries capturing the survival stories of courageous women from around the world. Their resilience, strength, and courage became my greatest teachers, showing me that storytelling is more than expression—it is a powerful bridge to healing and connection.
This transformative experience ignited my own journey of vulnerability, truth, and presence while also giving rise to The Power of Gesture® Method, a practice that blends embodiment and storytelling to help others reconnect with their truest selves.
Sales, Mom, Photographer
Eight years in sales management ignited my passion for leadership and empowering others, bringing me closer to my purpose. As a family and event photographer, I had the privilege of witnessing people’s authentic interactions with the world. Motherhood has been my greatest teacher and gift of all, humbling me with my children’s wisdom and showing me that they are among my life’s most profound teachers.
The Power of Gesture®
The Power of Gesture® awakens the intuitive voice within each of us by transforming emotions into simple, expressive hand gestures, releasing stuck energy and providing the clarity needed to lead with confidence in every area of life. This practice forms the foundation of my coaching, workshops, and speaking engagements, helping you break free from societal norms and connect with your own innate intelligence. By integrating research on multiple forms of intelligence with my unique embodiment methodology, The Power of Gesture®, has become a pathway for people to access their inner brilliance, embrace their true selves, and lead their lives from an empowered and elevated place.
