Lori Jones has been teaching, training, and educating people from all walks of life for decades. Her work experiences have included military service, educational institutions, community-based organizations, and government. She is a self-employed yoga instructor and author. At home, work and play she is energized by sharing her natural talent to inspire people to live in balance by taking positive actions and integrating them into their lives. She has done this in all areas of her own life including, career, relationship, family, nutrition, finances, physical and behavioral health.

Her notable strengths include woo (winning others over), positivity, communication, developer, and inclusivity; when she is utilizing these strengths she is energized and embodies her passion for delivering meaningful material to benefit the lives of those in her audiences in varied settings.

After becoming a veteran in the 1980s she completed her education and has enjoyed a 30-year career as an applied sociologist working in education and government in the fields of sociology, criminal justice, behavioral health, and public health.

She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s of Arts degrees in Sociology and has taught courses in sociology and demography. She has trained undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, health planners, community planners, interns, colleagues, managers and supervisors and the public. She has over a decade of experience developing and facilitating trainings with managers and supervisors on leadership and she has conducted trainings on a wide variety of topics including substance use and misuse, recovery from addictions and harm reduction for health planners and professionals. She has been trained and has delivered trainings on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) with experience working with LGBTQIA+, people living with and vulnerable to HIV, all genders, ages, races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. Her DEIB training experience includes anti-racism, neurodivergence, and the experience of being homeless, transgender and non-binary.

She has been an active member of twelve-step recovery programs herself for over 30 years and she brings her lived experiences to inform and educate others on overcoming addictions and maladaptive behaviors. She is certified to teach kundalini yoga, yin yoga and yoga on a standup paddleboard (SUP). She has taught yoga as an adjunct instructor at community college, aquatic center, treatment centers, retreats, cruise ships, both indoors and outdoors. She has developed a 20-hour SUP yoga teacher training certification program. And, is the author of the book, The Yogic Journey through the Twelve Step, which she has used to facilitate groups in treatment centers and at retreats.