The blog portion of my websites have been on hiatus since fall of 2014. When my blog was active during the obnoxiously trendy blogging zenith I told mostly humorous personal narratives about my life, often accompanied by stick figure illustrations or vlogs.
Following my divorce in January 2016, I stepped (ran?) away from blogging and shifted my focus to my other interests. Some new, others long abandoned. During my Jennaissance I got an AA in Psychology, became a certified yoga instructor, began cosplaying, performed in over 20 community theatre plays, and completed two Enneagram certification courses led by Russ Hudson and other renowned teachers.
My old blog posts seem frozen in time and somewhat irrelevant to my life right now. Some of my old content has been made private. Though I do intend to write again in the future, I do not intend to return to blogging. I’m slowly transitioning this website to contain content relevant to my work in yoga, theatre, and Typology.
My longterm vision is to create interdisciplinary content and workshops that unite theatre, typology, and yoga, with the purpose of strengthening both the person and the performance. I also intend to continue engaging in these interests independently.
Jenn Rian is a multi-disciplinary and multi-passionate creative and instructor with demonstrated experience in theater, typology, yoga, and writing.
THEATRE
Since 2016, Jenn has been cast in over 20 stage plays, live radio shows, and audio dramas across Western Pennsylvania, working primarily with R-ACT Theatre Productions, where she has served as Head of Marketing since 2023. She has also worked with Primte Stage Theatre, the Bobcat Players, Center Theatre Players, Genesis Collective Community Theatre Project, Driftwood Dramatics, The Social Voice Project, and Little Beaver Historical Society. Notable roles include Marie Antoinette in “The Revolutionists”, Sandra in “The Play That Goes Wrong”, Lizzie Curry in “The Rainmaker”, and Bella Manningham in “Gaslight”. She played Liz in the world premiere production of “So, There’s a Leprechaun Now?” at R-ACT in 2024 which won Best Theater Production in Pittsburgh City Paper’s 2024 Best of PGH Reader’s Poll. Jenn has had private coaching with Jaime Slavinski from Ensemble Actor’s Studio.
ENNEAGRAM, TYPOLOGY, AND PSYCHOLOGY
A dedicated student of typology since 2014, Jenn has completed training in the Enneagram with Russ Hudson, Jessica Dibb, and Gayle Scott. She holds certifications in A Year-Long Enneagram Certification Program in Conscious Living and Enneagram Teacher Training Certification, both offered through the Shift Network. In addition to her expertise in the Enneagram, she is an advanced practitioner of Attitudinal Psyche (AP) and well-versed in other typologies such as MBTI. Jenn holds an Associate of Arts degree in Psychology from the Community College of Beaver County.
YOGA
Jenn is a certified 200-hour yoga teacher, trained through the Community College of Beaver County. She holds certifications in SilverSneakers Yoga, SilverSneakers Classic, and Silver & Fit Experience. From 2016 to 2021, she taught a range of classes including Chair Yoga, Beginner Yoga, Tai Chi Inspired, and Breathing and Relaxation, through both the Beaver County YMCA and Fit Together Wellness Studio. She initially pursued yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness to manage her own symptoms of stress and depression. Her teaching style is educational, guiding, gentle, and focused on making yoga accessible for beginners and older adults.
WRITING | BLOGGING
A lifelong habitual writer, Jenn has been compulsively writing to, for, and about herself for over 40 years. From 2010–2014, she maintained two moderately successful blogs during the obnoxiously trendy blogging zenith, writing mostly personal narratives. One of her humor posts was picked up by HuffPost Parents in 2014. In 2015, her writing was published in two anthologies: Stigma Fighters Anthology Vol 1 and Surviving Mental Illness Through Humor.
COSPLAY
Reconnecting with her love of dress-up as a child, Jenn began cosplaying as a hobby in late 2016. She cannot sew but she’s a whiz with a glue gun. In addition to her friend’s annual Halloween party, Jenn wears her creations at local events such as the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival and Steel City Con. Jenn has cosplayed as Marty McFly from Back to the Future, Crow T. Robot from MST3K, Fawkes the Phoenix from Harry Potter, Cruella DeVil, Ariel, the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland, Kelly Kapowski from Saved by the Bell, Buttercup from The Princess Bride, genderbent Fred from Scooby Doo, genderbent Mr. Fischoeder from Bob’s Burger, Bitsy Brandenham from Central Park, Poe’s Raven, and more.
#JENNTEMBER
#Jenntember (September 01 to September 30th) is the month long celebration of all things Jenn Rian. Jenntember began in September 2014 as a daily vlog challenge leading up to Jenn’s 35th birthday on September 30th. The vlog challenge was, unsurprisingly, very short-lived because Jenn is full of ideas, but lacks follow-through and despises editing videos. Despite this, the concept of Jenntember…celebrating Jenn Rian every day in September…lived on. Traditions rooted in the glorification of Jenn’s raging self-obsession emerged in 2017 and continue to this day.
HOME LIFE
Jenn is a divorced mother of two teenagers who are found here infrequently to protect their privacy. She resides in Beaver County with her partner, Tim, her two children from her previous marriage, and her “step”son. She is the reluctant caregiver of three cats which she inherited from her father when he passed in 2021.
200 HR YTC (Yoga Teacher Certification) | Silver Sneakers Yoga Certified | Silver Sneakers Classic Certified | Silver and Fit Experience Certified | Y-USA Group Ex Certified | AA in Psychology
Jenn Rian received her Yoga Teacher Certification through the Community College of Beaver County. Jenn first pursued yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness as tools for managing and reducing her own symptoms of stress and depression. In addition to her creative pursuits, Jenn’s passion is personal growth and holistic wellness of mind, body, soul, and spirit. She is passionate about educating others and gently guiding them through their mind-body wellness journey. Jenn has a heart for yoga beginners and strives to make yoga accessible for everybody and every body.
Click to read Jenn Rian’s Theatre Bio
Jenn was most recently seen as Marie Antoinette in THE REVOLUTIONISTS with R-ACT Theatre Productions (2024). Her roles with R-ACT Theatre Productions include Liz in the world premiere of SO, THERE’S A LEPRECHAUN NOW? (2024), Mina Harker in DRACULA RADIO SHOW (2023) the rebellious Melissa Gardner in LOVE LETTERS (2023), CLICK TO READ MORE…
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