Jessica Ashoka Grant

Jessica Ashoka Grant is an ERYT-500 yoga instructor who has been teaching yoga for two decades with a focus on ayurvedic and trauma informed practices; earning her advanced yoga certification in Barcelona Spain with Lakshmi Rising/ Dr. Liz Lindh. She brings forward nationally recognized leadership in the domains of mental health and integrative wellness as a licensed psychotherapist, ayurvedic practitioner, + community herbalist.  Jessica served in a director role within Yale University’s School of Medicine for ten years prior to her departure into full time private practice and consultation work.  With over 20 years of clinical experience, Jessica has curated extensive expertise in the arena of PTSD treatment, neuroscience, and evidence-based practice as an educator, researcher, and direct provider.  She is deeply passionate about integrating the indigenous wisdom of ecomedicine, eastern philosophy, somatic sciences, and plant psychology, as powerful healing alchemists. Jessica is the founder of a healing space, Prima Wellness, in Litchfield CT and spends a great deal of time in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC where she supports the cultivation of endangered field and forest botanicals. Jessica has a deep love of animals and is a proud rescue mom to an ever expanding fur family.