About Cynthia

I offer educational programs and facilitate retreats aimed at quieting the mind, dissolving stress and engaging with a new way of living. The intention is to deepen our inner connection with the sacred, with each other, and with nature. It's all about easing into a peaceful mind and heart. 

My approach is influenced by the non-duality wisdom traditions of both East and West. I take an integrative approach to what I present with an emphasis on what unites us—namely, a foundational teaching on compassion, inclusion, non-violence and our relationships with each other and with the natural world.

What also shapes my approach is my experience of war. I was a photojournalist during the Balkan War and witnessed firsthand the devastating impact that war has on children. I worked with United Nations humanitarian organizations, such as Save the Children, Human Rights Watch and Terre des Hommes, traveling to front-line hospitals and refugee camps to help document the trauma experienced by children. This tested my conscience and endurance like nothing else has. 

It was clear to me then, as it is now, that the root cause of violence and exploitation is a conditioned distortion in the human mind—one that divides us against ourselves and separates us from each other and from nature. Understanding and transcending the conditioned mind is essential if we're to co-create a truly peaceful and compassionate world together—a world where children everywhere, regardless of where they live, are safe and loved.