Hi There!

I’m Jennifer Mohamed, Esq. a.k.a. Jen the Yoga Lawyer

I train lawyers and leaders in optimal wellness and conscious leadership

A few years ago, a newspaper in Princeton, New Jersey wrote an article about me highlighting some humanitarian work I had done in India and Kenya with an international yoga group. The impetus for the article was a talk I was giving as President of the Princeton Bar Association about how to build prosperity for yourself and your law practice by giving back. A friend, concerned about my professional reputation, asked me if I minded being referred to as a yoga lawyer. I laughed, and as you can see, I actually loved it.

Ten years ago when I was in the midst of my yoga teacher training, ironically, I often found it hard to be authentic. When I was with my yoga friends, I reluctantly admitted that I was an attorney, and when I was with my lawyer colleagues, I hid how dedicated I was to yoga, often brushing it off as just exercise.

Then a few years later, while I was going through a major life change I found that once I stopped hiding who I really am I became more empowered and engaged, a better mom, friend, and partner, and ultimately, more successful.

Since then, I’ve been practicing law and yoga, and integrating the two to become a better lawyer and now, to re-define what it means to be a lawyer in today’s world.

Everyone talks about changing humanity, but no one talks about changing himself

Leo Tolstoy

It’s my mission to change that mindset so we can build a better future for ourselves and the planet. I believe that every one of us holds our own unique and innate wisdom and that everyone has a hidden value. We can all become thought leaders and compassionate agents of change in society with a little help.

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And so, after years of living in the toxicity that has saturated the legal profession and learning to let it all go on my yoga mat, I’ve set out on a journey to train lawyers in mindfulness to transform how we practice law, and train anyone who will listen in conscious leadership and wellness habits to change the world. Yes, to change the world.

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Join me on the journey to Optimal Wellness for Lawyers and Leaders today!

Credentials: Law

Juris Doctor in Environmental Law, Albany Law School

Bachelor’s Degree in Russian Language, The University at Albany (SUNY)

Certificates in Green Economy and International Environmental Law, United Nations Institute for Training & Research

Course work completed in international Human Rights, Harvard University, Extension School

President Emeritus & Trustee, Princeton Bar Association

Credentials: Yoga & Mindfulness

I am a yoga and meditation teacher with experience developing themed classes and retreats, and teaching internationally

500-hour Hatha yoga teacher certification, Dig Yoga

Vinyasa Flow teaching certificate, Sean Corn

Meditation certificate, The University of California, Berkeley, Greater Good Science Center

Additional training and study in Eastern philosophy, Pilates, nutrition, energy medicine, and shamanic healing

Publications & Speaking Engagements

I use my privilege as a lawyer to write and speak on topics that matter.

Silent Spring +55: The Human Right to a Clean Environment, is my visionary law review article published by the University of California Davis School of Law in 2018. In my paper, I lay out the legal path for how to solve the climate crisis through a human rights approach.

Reflections on San Laap, is a short, memoir-inspired piece I wrote after a humanitarian service trip to Calcutta, India in 2013 to aid women and girls rescued from sex-trafficking.

Speaker, New Jersey State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Paris, France: International Green Economy & Human Rights

Speaker, Princeton Bar Association, How to Cultivate Prosperity in Your Practice by Giving Back

Speaker, Princeton Bar Association, The Power of Awareness: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias

Humanitarian Work

I am an advocate for a more just, inclusive, sustainable world and believe all people are born deserving of dignity and basic human rights.

Humanitarian Service Trip to Calcutta, India: Sex-trafficking relief, women’s empowerment projects

Humanitarian Service Trip to Kenya: FGM relief, support to AIDS impacted children, women’s empowerment projects

Be Authentic, Inspire Others & Live Large!

P.S.: I want to thank my friend Wanda @wanda.Photography for her magic in taking these photos. If you are in need of a little digital wonder, head on over to her Instagram page and tell her I sent you!