Our Story

“My mission is to awaken a sense of connection, belonging, and engagement in others by exploring the art of learning and living in partnership with creativity.” - Angie

My husband Josh and I have alway had creative space in our homes. We call our physical location Jai Studios. This home center combines our love of art, music, movement and wellness. Josh and I finally have the studio space of our dreams, plenty of space not just for a yoga and movement studio, but also for our music and artistic pursuits. The home we found is in picturesque Brownsville, VT. The town is in the Connecticut River valley, at the base of Mt. Ascutney.

The Abenaki name for the mountain is Kaskadenak (pronounced: Cas-Cad-Nac, which means "mountain of the rocky summit" or "wide mountain.” The house was a cheese factory in the late 1800’s, and has since been a horse barn, an auto garage (in the 1950’s), and woodworking studio, a mountain bike shop, and now a yoga and creative studio. This home means so much to us and we wanted to celebrate our ‘victory’ in finally having the space of our dreams! Jai (pronounced “Jay” in Hindi or “Jaya” in Sanskrit) means ‘victory’ in Sanskrit and is an expression of great joy and celebration.

At our physical location we offer a few weekly classes, yearly trainings, workshops, and art and music events for our local community. But we are more than a physical center as we offer digital music, memberships, writings, and online classes.

Brownsville, VT is a beautiful Vermont town and we feel blessed to have landed here. We are excited at the changes and new opportunities.

We offer homage to the Abenaki tribes whose ancestors long ago lived on these lands and along these waterways we now call home. We offer homage to the land of India and to the many wise teachers who have offered the western world an incredibly rich tradition and practice of Yoga. May these two cultures so connected and rooted to the natural rhythms and the elements, help bring peace to humanity. I am eternally grateful to these wisdom traditions and with great humility I bow to them.

We hope you will walk with us in peace.