Alongside her evidence-based clinical training, Jennifer has spent years studying within the Theravada Buddhist tradition — one of the ancient contemplative lineages that informs modern mindfulness. She has sat in silent retreat and been deeply influenced by some of the most respected teachers in the world, including Joseph Goldstein, Tara Brach, Ajahn Sucitto and many others. She has also completed three early Buddhist studies programs at the Barre Centre with Bikkhu Analayo, and has more recently begun exploring the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, drawn particularly to its teachings on compassion and emptiness. This traditional grounding gives her teaching a depth, stillness, and authenticity that participants often sense but can’t quite name.
What drives Jennifer, more than anything, is a sincere wish to relieve stress and suffering in the individuals who come to her, and in the wider world. This motivation, rooted in both her contemplative training and her lived experience of navigating loss, perfectionism, and life’s many unexpected turns, keeps her grounded in her purpose. If a workshop, a retreat or a single recording has the potential to bring even one person more ease, that is enough.
In the room, Jennifer is known for her warmth, her quiet humour, and a soft, grounded presence that makes even the most skeptical newcomer feel at ease. She has a gift for inquiry, a deep curiosity about each person’s inner world, and a wise and intuitive ability to meet people exactly where they are. Her guidance and voice, which participants frequently mention in feedback, carry a stillness that feels calm and nourishing.
Jennifer works with individuals and groups, in organizations, navigating anxiety, depression, chronic pain, trauma, and the ordinary, extraordinary difficulty of being human.
Always learning. Always practising. And always guided by the understanding that these teachings are not hers to own— only to pass on.
