Hola, I am Ana.
Welcome and thank you for being here.
I am Compassionate Inquiry® practitioner, trauma informed embodiment facilitator and educator. I am a passionate plant medicine advocate, a senior facilitator in yoga and meditation (E-RYT 500) and a nature connection and Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (TCTSY-F).
Both my own and clients' experience with trauma, adversity and the subsequent processes of healing and integration have inspired my commitment to offer a practice that focuses on creating spaces for people to find inner safety in their bodies and nervous systems, heal from trauma so they can live a life of connection, joy, vitality and freedom. My areas of expertise include mental health, trauma resolution and psychedelic and plant medicine integration.
My work has included facilitating roles within:
post detention, marginalised & homelessness youth and foster care.
not-for-profit sectors, universities and corporate environments;
retreats nationally and internationally;
professional development and educational workshops on trauma informed approaches; and
individual 1 on 1 and group therapeutic programs.
I love working in collaboration so in the past I have partnered up with different organisations including collective being, The Signs of Life, Talklink, amongst many other organisations. Including co-authoring a research project at Victoria University where I developed and delivered a 10-week mental health and trauma informed yoga and mindfulness scientific based program for 300 university students.
I am currently an intern for Compassionate Inquiry and previously, I have been part of the teacher trainer faculty at Gertrude Street Yoga Studio and collective being in Melbourne Australia; a guest facilitator at Yoga for Humankind; and have been invited to facilitate and guest speak at events such as Generation Women, Women of Colour, Yoga for Freedom, Rest and Restore, Post traumatic Growth After Sexual Abuse and many more.
Currently my focus is as a guest facilitator and speaker as well as my private practice offering one-on-one sessions and group programs.
My origin Story.
“My story is not my excuse, it’s part of my why”
Unaware, I have spent half of my lifetime running away from my true self and now with decades of personal growth in my bones, things have changed….. Would you like to know more? Click here for more details.
“Everyone deserves to feel their own innate power and experience freedom and this is why It is my souls purpose to share these practices + wisdom with humanity.”
