Hi, I’m
Gina Ferrara
Healing Arts and Meditation
West Hartford,CT
Life is a practice, and it is worth every moment
Gina Ferrara
Summary
Seasoned Meditation Teacher and Healing Arts Practitioner with demonstrated success at Insight Timer and Connecticut Valley Hospital. Expert in Reiki, vibrational healing and in using meditation for enhancing holistic growth and resilience. Skilled in leading transformative wellness programs and integrative medicine initiatives, demonstrating exceptional leadership and empathetic client engagement.
Overview
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Insight Timer
Meditation Teacher
07.2021 - Current
Job overview
Guided meditations, live presentations and instruction for users of this virtual meditation platform
Odonata Reiki Healing Arts, CT
Healing Arts Practitioner/Guide
03.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Personalized sessions, group workshops, and workplace wellness programs.
- Meditation
- Reiki
- Sound/Vibrational Healing
- Acupuncture
- Dance/movement
- Transformative experiences for self-care, resilience, and holistic growth.
Self-Employed, CT
Fitness With a Twist
06.2015 - Current
Job overview
Designed a unique, creative movement/fitness initiative tailored for independent, assisted, and convalescent living.
Connecticut Valley HospitalMiddletown, CT
Rehabilitation Therapist
12.1995 - 11.2023
Job overview
Treatment groups/individual therapy for persons in recovery from psychiatric/cognitive disorders. Dance/movement therapy, yoga, meditation, vibrational healing, Reiki, Acudetox. Multi-disciplinary clinical team for treatment planning, assessment
Coordinated Integrative Medicine Programming Committee, Pain Management Committee Member
Education
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Master of Arts from Dance/Movement Therapy
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Arts from Education And Human Development
Skills
Holy Fire III Reiki Master
Usui Ryoho Reiki Master
Rainbow Reiki Practitioner
Vibrational Healing with Tibetan Singing Bowls
Dance/Movement Therapy (group and individual)
Chair Yoga Certification
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
TRAININGS
- Holy Fire III Karuna Reiki Master, International Center for Reiki Training, May 2022
- Acupuncture Detox Specialist NADA, Hamden CT June 2021
- Rainbow Reiki I And II Reiki Rejuvenation, Glastonbury, CT September 2020
- Rainbow Reiki I WalterLubeck.com, Germany March 2020
- Usui Reiki Ryoho Master Woodfaeries Holistic Center, Ellington, CT May 2019
- First And Second Degree Reiki The Reiki Center of Los Angeles, Chatsworth, CA July 2018
- Psychic Meditation The Portland Psychic School, 2018
- Master Vibrational Healer Marie Menut Vibrational Healing, East Hartford, CT 2017
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Tracey Meyers, Middletown, CT 2013
- Chair Yoga For Stress Management Dream Insights, Manchester, CT 2011
- Reiki I Pat Guerard, Middletown, CT 2010
Certification
- BC/DMT American Dance Therapy Assn.
- Holy Fire III Karuna Reiki Master
- Usui Reiki Master
- Rainbow Reiki II
- Master Vibrational Healing at the Cellular Level
- Acupuncture Detox Specialist
- Chair Yoga for Stress Management
Affiliations
National Acupuncture Detoxification Association - 2021
International Center for Reiki Training - 2020-present
American Dance Therapy Association 1985-present
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridTimeline
Meditation Teacher
Insight Timer
07.2021 - Current
Healing Arts Practitioner/Guide
Odonata Reiki Healing Arts
03.2021 - Current
Fitness With a Twist
Self-Employed
06.2015 - Current
Rehabilitation Therapist
Connecticut Valley Hospital
12.1995 - 11.2023
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Master of Arts from Dance/Movement Therapy
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Arts from Education And Human Development
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