Jenny Brav MSW & CMP
Jenny is known for her perceptiveness, calming touch, compassion, integrity, and deep knowledge of the physical, psycho-emotional and spiritual realms. She uses her spot-on intuition to hone in on and clear trauma and limiting beliefs, creating a safe and nurturing space where profound transformation can happen.
Radiant Wholeness Healing stems from Jenny’s own journey to overcome early experiences of grief, inter-generational wounds and burnout.
Before coming to the Bay Area in 2010 to further her study and practice of alternative healing modalities, Jenny spent fifteen years working on social justice issues in the U.S. and on humanitarian issues in impoverished and conflict-ridden areas of Asia and the Middle East. While the work was incredibly rewarding in many ways, stress levels were high, and she developed chronic asthmatic bronchitis. She started meditating and studying alternative healing modalities and nutrition so she could heal her body, and reach a state of balance. She brings the lessons she learned during her own journey to her healing work with clients.
Jenny grew up in a multicultural and bilingual environment in France; she has lived in numerous countries and studied a variety of languages. As a cultural chameleon, one of her gifts is her ability to bridge different worlds. She acts as a conduit between the seen and the unseen, the emotional and the physical, the subtle realms and the intellect. Just as she used to accompany human rights activists in dangerous areas to make it safer for them to do their life work, she now accompanies her clients into their deepest wounds and to the other side, so they can live their life to their fullest potential.
In her spare time, Jenny can be found: hiking among the redwoods and staring up at the sky from the middle of a grove of elders. Chasing rainbows (her record sighting was nine in one day!) and discovering new waterfalls. Traveling to distant lands. Creating new ways to make vegan and gluten-free food taste delicious (yes, it’s possible!). Growing and learning ever more in personal growth workshops (no, it never ends). Meditating and contorting her body in unnatural ways in yoga. Writing poems, teasing out ideas for new blog posts, and working on getting her novel published. To see samples of her writings/subscribe to her monthly writer’s newsletter (with her poems and personal musings) go to: www.jennybrav.com.
Credentials
Jenny Brav has been practicing healing work since 2008. She is a Certified Massage Practitioner in the state of California (Cert. # 27453). Her credentials include:
- Certified Hypnotherapist in the Spiritual Counseling Practice of Depth Hypnosis, Foundation of the Sacred Stream, 2017
- Comprehensive two-year training in the Hakomi Method of Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy, Hakomi Institute of California, 2014-15
- 250 hours Acupressure, Acupressure Institute in Berkeley (now part of McKinnon School of Massage), 2010-11. Included classes in reflexology and chakra balancing
- Certified EFT practitioner with the Sophia School of Living Arts, 2010
- Matrix Reimprinting Certified Practitioner, Tapping the Matrix Academy, 2016
- Levels 1-3 of craniosacral training, Milne Institute, 2011-2013
- Shamanic workshops with Michael Harner’s Foundation for Shamanic Studies and nine-month Shamanic apprenticeship with Sylvia Nachlinger, 2010-11
- Steps 1-3, and advanced classes, Psychic Horizons, 2010-11
- Non-violent communication training, East Bay NVC, 2010
- MSW (Master in Social Work), Washington University Brown School of Social Work, 2002, Recipient of Dean’s Scholarship
- Fulbright Scholar, Nepal, 1998-2000
- Bachelor in Psychology, Macalester College, 1996, Suma Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Prior work experience includes:
- Head of regional sub-office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Western Nepal
- Civil Affairs Officer, United Nations Mission in Nepal
- In-Country Coordinator, Peace Brigades International, Nepal Project
- Full-time volunteer, Peace Brigades International, Indonesia
- Immigration Coordinator, United Methodist Church’s Social Policy Board, Washington, D.C.
Jenny speaks French, Nepali and Italian fluently, and has studied Spanish, Indonesian, Arabic, German and Hindi. And she is also proficient in the language of the body and mind :-).
