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TH E DE E P WE L L OF JACKSON H OL E
B E ST O F JAC KS O N HO L E 2019
Photo: Stephen Shelesky
The Deep Well of Jackson Hole MAKING WELLNESS A PRIORITY IN THE TETONS Words by Julie Fustanio Kling Photos by Stephen Shelesky, Matteo Steiner, Jared Spieker, and Ryan Dee
Sometimes you have to take on a posture to create a pose. A posture, in addition to being the unconscious way we hold our bodies, is an approach to something, whereas a pose is a way of posturing that is done for effect – and often used to teach others. As a yogi and as a freelance journalist who has covered wellness in the Tetons for eight years (and now working on a mindfulness app called Six Minutes Daily) let me say that I know firsthand
how impressive the wellness community in Jackson Hole is. What you see here in the Best of Jackson Hole Locals Guidebook is just the beginning when it comes to the amazing healers we have in our community. While the number of wellness practitioners per capita in the valley has never been officially measured, it is vast, and what makes it even more interesting is it has a grassroots component that has helped bring mindfulness into our schools, businesses, and even into the operations of our local government.
