about
Meet Jenny
Mindful writing guide, intuition coach and yoga teacher, with a passion for creating beautiful, welcoming spaces where people can slow down, hear what matters and feel like they’ve come home to themselves.
“Her sunshine vibe is contagious.”
— Tara Stiles, Founder, Strala Yoga
mY STORY
I like to think every version of myself has found its way into this work, from a career in book publishing to becoming a yoga and Pilates teacher, author and eventually a certified relationship and soul-based coach.
The most formative of those years was at Penguin Books (UK), where I served as Group Publicity Director, alongside earlier years as Head of Paperback PR at Transworld Publishers across Corgi, Bantam and Black Swan. That time gave me a lifelong love of words, ideas and powerful communication, foundations that still shape my work today.
I've practised yoga since I was eleven and taught yoga and Pilates for over two decades, clocking up thousands of hours across classes, workshops, retreats and owning two studios myself. I also served as Vice Chair of the Pilates Foundation and wrote a bestselling book, The Pilates Difference, which found its way into over 70,000 homes in six languages and was featured in the Daily Mail.
After discovering my calling to help others feel grounded through movement, I trained and practised as a relationship coach, and then soul-based coach with the Academy for Soul-Based Coaching, founded by Annemiek van Helsdingen.
I later became an assistant trainer on both The Academy's Foundation Programme and its year-long Certification Programme, supporting the development of new coaches.
My work now brings all of this together. I hold space with presence, accompanied by compassionate listening, helping people reconnect with themselves and navigate change with more clarity and confidence.
That now includes Saltwater Workshops, guided mindful writing sessions built around a prompt, a little writing and gently coming back to you.
Having secretly journaled most of my life, I'm finally letting this little habit ditch the sunglasses and fake moustache and step out into the limelight. Turns out it was never separate. It is the thread through everything.
“Having secretly journaled most of my life, I’m finally letting this little habit ditch the sunglasses and fake moustache and step out into the limelight." — Jenny Ella
BEHIND THE BRAND
A few things you may not know about me…
As a university student, I divided my time between a French & Scandinavian degree, yoga… and Go Go dancing.
When I'm not leading workshops, you'll usually find me by the sea in Cornwall - wild swimming or walking the coast path.
I once played a mermaid in Aladdin. Loved wearing that green sequinned fish tail and singing on a fake rock so much, it stayed with me!
I’m a well-travelled Rocky Mountains biker chick. Always a blast to be on the back of a Harley riding through the pines with friends.
Think we’d be a great fit? Whether through writing, coaching or movement, browse the different ways we can work together below…
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Writing Workshops
Guided seasonal and themed writing sessions to help you slow down, find clarity and reconnect with what matters.
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1:1 Coaching
Soul-based coaching for the moments life asks something new of you, when you feel stuck or ready for a change. Guided towards your intuition and inner knowing.
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Events
Discover events, workshops and happenings from Jenny Ella Collective.
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Movement & Meditation
A steady yoga and meditation practice, built from a lifetime on the mat. My on-demand Jenny Ella Yoga studio library means you can return to it whenever suits you.
For anyone feeling stuck. For creatives who want freeing. For anyone craving a bit more calm.
My credentials
Professional Highlights
Certified coach and assistant trainer, Academy for Soul-Based Coaching
Author of a bestselling health and fitness book, "The Pilates Difference" (70,000+ copies, six languages)
800-hour RYS yoga teacher
Former Vice Chair, Pilates Foundation
Over 20 years teaching Pilates, yoga and meditation
Former Commissioning Editor, Mind, Body, Spirit books, Penguin (UK)
Former Group Publicity Director, Penguin Books (UK)
Former Head of Paperback PR, Transworld Publishers
