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Lisa Jakub
Lisa Jakub is a 500-hour therapeutically focused yoga teacher who trained at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She is also an author, speaker, and retired actor who spent eighteen years working in the film industry. She is the founder and director of Mission Flexible, a nonprofit offering mindfulness retreats to military Veterans living with post-traumatic stress. Lisa has led over 1,000 hours of classes focused on resilience, nervous system regulation, and mind-body strength. She has completed Mindful Resilience Training and the Mindful Resilience for Compassion Fatigue program through Veterans Yoga Project, Military Cultural Competency Training via Virginia Veteran and Family Support, Yoga Nidra training with Mona Anand, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training at the University of Virginia. She is a corporate mental wellness trainer for companies like Google and Ketchum, and she loves demystifying mindfulness practices to make them accessible and beneficial to all. Lisa lives in Virginia with her husband and their anxious rescue dog.