About
Jennifer Garrido Iglesias
(she/her/ella)
is a Chilean occupational therapist (Bsc), a Certified Somatic Therapist for Complex Trauma, a Solution- Focused and Neuroscience for Change Certified coach (ICF accredited training), a yoga student and teacher for more than 10 years (E-RYT-500), specialized in trauma-sensitive, adaptive, and accessible yoga and somatics. She is also a caregiver, a wife, a community builder, and a permaculture gardener.
She has over 10 years of experience working in well-being support from a body-oriented, intersectional, and bio-psycho-social approach, in clinic and community mental health, private practice, NGOs volunteering, and body-work studios.
She is passionate about experiential learning and the integration of science, traditional knowledge, and contemplative practices. She has been a meditator since 2012 and is an ongoing student of yoga philosophy.
Her values are grounded on equity, value of diversity, accessibility, and ethics of care for collective liberation.
She offers Sensorial Yoga, Somatic Therapy and Coaching from a resilience-informed and neurodiversity affirming approach.
Read about her approach, here.
Jennifer is based in Helsinki, Finland and she works online world wide.
Chilean Patagonia Image by Florencia Galan
Training and specialization
YOGA:
Traditional Hatha Yoga with Loknath Institute of Yoga India/Chile (RYT-200). Under the guidance of Yogiraj Tonmoy Shome, disciple of Shri Janakinath Brahmachari.
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training 300 hours with Your Yoga Flow (RYT-300).
Accessible Yoga Training, Accessible Yoga School with Jivana Heyman - 38 hours
Adaptive Yoga Training, Yoga Adaptado Método Arunai, Escuela Nacional de Yoga Adaptado España with Laura Piquer - 50 hours
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) The Center for Trauma and Embodiment with Krystyna Kowalski, Copenhagen, 2018
Sensory Integration and Yoga with Mel Campbell, at the Sensory Integration Education, UK.
Trauma, Yoga, and Neuroplasticity, The Minded Institute.
Interoception-informed Yoga with Kelly Mahler OTD, OTR/L.
Yoga for Disabilities & Wheelchair Users, with Allihopa Yoga.
Yin Yoga Myofascial and Acupressure Teacher Training with Akira Yoga (RYTT-15).
Yin Yoga, at Bodysphere (RYTT-60)
SOMATIC THERAPY AND BODY-WORK:
Somatic Therapy for Complex Trauma Certification, Evergreen UK with Janina Fisher, Arielle Schwartz, and Abi Blakeslee.
Integrative Somatic Parts Work Levels I, II, and III, The Embodied Lab with Frances D. Booth.
Integral Somatic Psychology Introduction, and Embodying Emotions, Raja Selvam.
Studies at Body-Mind Centering® with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.
Polyvagal Theory with Dr. S. Porges, Embodied Philosophy.
Somatic Experiencing Foundational.
MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY AND COACHING:
Occupational Therapy Bsc. UPLA, Chile.
Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy, Monique Mitchelson, Clinical Psychologist (M.ClinPsych)
Solution-focused Coaching Certification (ICF) Universal Coaching Institute
The Neuroscience of Change Coaching Cert. Training (ICF) Coaches Rising.
Embodied Leadership with Richard Strozzi.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Occupational Therapy Practitioners, AOTA CEU.
Permaculture Design Certification, Ecoescuela el Manzano, Permaculture Research Institute and Gaia University