I am Jessica Tuggle, YogiTuggle, or just Jessi.

As the owner of Flexible Minds Wellness Center, I’m honored to welcome you to the Fleximinds Community!

I am a Clinical Social Worker, a Yoga Instructor, and as the founder, I’d love to share how this all got started.

Flexible Minds was a mindpicture I had on my own journey to get unstuck. As a former collegiate tennis player, gripped with anxiety and worry thoughts, I struggled to play to my fullest potential. Physically, I was quick, agile, and stronger than many of my opponents. But mentally, I was a few poor shots or bad line calls away from breaking a racket.

My inner critic became another competitor I faced each match; cementing my success and terrorizing my confidence & peace.

During graduate school, practicing yoga became an outlet to release my mind from automatic negative thoughts and to improve my balance and flexibility. To my amazement, I began experiencing the benefit of intentional, consistent practice mentally, physically, and spiritually. I noticed similarities among the philosophy and principles of yoga and how it aligned seamlessly with my master’s coursework.

I will never forget the moment in a small yoga studio in Syracuse, NY when I recognized this is my niché, my calling, my way to make a difference in the lives around me. I believe people become stuck when their typical coping strategies are no longer functional, and this stuckness contributes to mental health issues and maladaptive coping skills.

In short, I founded Flexible Minds Wellness Center, to help those like me get unstuck!