Positive Neuroplasticity
Teacher Directory
These teachers are members of the Positive Neuroplasticity Teachers Association, and are authorized by Dr. Rick Hanson to teach the PNT.
Europe
Bruno Amrein
Bruno has been teaching MBSR and coaching people to bring more self-compassion and equanimity into their lives since 2019. PNT has given him important additional tools to help his
clients flourish and develop more agency. He is also offering combined Yoga and Mindfulness workshops together with his wife. He is a former journalist and filmmaker based in
Baden, Switzerland.
Anna Andrzejewska
Anna is a certified Positive Neuro-plasticity Training teacher, working in Poland since 2018. She also works as an ACC ICF coach, Zen coach, soft skills and stress-relief trainer, and social worker. She is the author of online courses, trainings and articles about increasing happiness and decreasing stress and works from Warsaw, Poland.
Palina Asgeirsdottir
Palina is psychologist in Iceland. She is trained in MBSR, MBCT, and MSC and PNT. After working for eight years at the University Hospital of Iceland, Palina participated in a month-long training in Zen practice, led by Zen Master Jakusho Kwong Roshi at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center in California. Her primary interest is in helping people reduce their suffering. She works from Reykjavík in Iceland.
Anja Bellebaum
Anja is a psychologist and music and art therapist. She is trained in MBSR and PNT. She works from Emmen-dingen in Germany.
Joanna Berendt
Joanna has been a certified trainer and mediator in Non-violent Communication since 2014 and a certified teacher of Positive Neuroplasticity Training since 2018. She works as a Professional Certified Coach (accredited by the International Coaching Federation) in Warsaw, Poland.
Rita Cleuvers
Rita has been working as a business and mental coach for more than 10 years (focus: anxiety management, stress and burnout prevention). She completed numerous training courses in Germany and the Netherlands on personality development and psychosocial health (ZRM, NLP, wingwave®, hypnosis, mindfulness, PNT.) She works from Mönchengladbach and Düsseldorf, Germany.
Manuela Heisler
Manuela has been a yoga and meditation teacher for over 30 years. She studied Yogaweg intensively with R. Sriram in India, a classical yoga with a contemporary approach. She is also a certified MBSR and PNT teacher, blending creative elements from these paths that help to reduce suffering and build positive inner resources. She’s based in Freiburg in Germany.
Irina Kulgina
Irina holds a Master’s degree Sociology and Social Work and is a certified coach, member of ICF and a certified yoga trainer (RYT 500+). She has occupied senior positions at leading companies in HR and Business education and is co-founder of NEOSCHOOL, offering educational programs in self development and self-help. She is based in Moscow, Russia.
Anna Kuszewska-Sprawka
Anna is a psychologist, CBT therapist, and mindfulness teacher. She supports women in mindful self-discovery and guides them to reclaim their inner peace, combining years of psychological and therapeutic experience (mindfulness, self-compassion, trauma work, PNT) with the awakening of consciousness and intuition. Since 2015, she has run online courses and workshops based in Lublin, Poland.
Marc Loewer
Marc Loewer M.D. is a psychiatrist and integrative psychotherapist in Freiburg, Germany. He has extensive experience with meditation, studying with some of the most highly revered meditation teachers. As a senior physician and medical director he worked to integrate mindfulness-based approaches like MBSR and MBCT trainings in in- and out-patient settings. He now presents PNT to the healthcare and business sector.
Jörg Mangold
Jörg is a psychiatrist, clinical psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher, and author of Mindful Compassionate Parenting, a specific training for parents based on mindfulness, self compassion and positive cultivation. He trains clinicians in mindfulness, self-compassion and positivity, and was head of a multi-professional team of therapists for children, adolescents and families. He is based in Ansbach, Germany.
Katja Meyer-Rachner
Katja has been practicing mindfulness since 2010 in the Plum Village Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. She holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering, is an active member in the Network for Mindful Business, and fosters international sangha building. She is the founder of Mindful & More, lives and works from Nice, France, and enjoys teaching MBSR, ME-CL and PNT in German, English and French.
Dirk Ortlinghaus
Dirk has practiced tai chi and various forms of martial arts for over 30 years. He holds a degree in Social Science and teaches stress manage-ment, tai chi (Daniel Grolle), qigong (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Olden-burg), stress management (Dr. Gert Kaluza), and the PNT in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. He founded Tai Chi Bewegt in 2016 and previously held a position as head of department for tourism with the French government.
George Peterburs
George holds a masters in Philosophy and Economics and is a Certified Professional Coach from CIT and a mindfulness teacher from the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. His business resonance inspires people and organ-izations to awareness and human growth. He also teaches Being-Doing Balance, a multi-disciplinary method he developed combining mindfulness, self-compassion and PNT. He works in Basel, Switzerland.
Karin Pflüger
Karin is a Special Educator for language and learning disabilities, does early intervention work for kindergarten students, and runs the school’s theater group. She has qualifications in Trauma and Gestalt Therapy, Montessori education, Marte Meo, Relaxation Education, Trans-personal Psychology, and Mindfulness for Kids, and is a certified Certified Mindfulness Coach for children. She works in Freiburg, Germany.
Hannah Prinz
Hannah is an MBSR, MBPM (Mindfulness Based Pain Manage-ment), PNT teacher and singing bowl therapist. She has worked in hospitals in radiology, is a healthcare educator, and an artist. She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Sustainability as Hannah has been active in environmental stewardship for decades. Her course offerings take place in Freiburg, Germany.
Bridgeen Rea-Kaya
Bridgeen is a pioneer of mindfulness and mindful self-compassion classes in Northern Ireland. She has a Masters (Msc) in Mindfulness Based Approaches and is an accredited Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Teacher, a qualified yoga teacher and a 2014 TEDx talker. She is an ordained member of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing and has studied extensively with the Plum Village mindfulness community.
Claudia Rieger-Reinecke
Claudia is a Health Practitioner and Somatic Educator, specialized in TCM and Movement Therapy. Her quest for a more healthy, happy and embodied life started with Qigong, Buddhist meditation and Conscious Dance. She is a certified Movement Medicine teacher, a Tamalpa graduate, and trained in Mindfulness, Coaching & Constellations. She offers PNT in Munich, Germany and Majorca, Spain.
Ol’ha Samborska
Born in the south of Ukraine, Ol’ha was raised with the rich tradition of her highland ancestry in the Beskyd mountains, Poland. She studied cell biology and genetic engineering, and conducts research in psychology, epigenetics, hypnotherapy, and transgenerational traumatology. She currently helps Ukrainian refugees to cope with the trauma of war using the HEAL method, working from Berlin, Germany.
Jo Delacourt Smith
Jo Delacourt is out to prove that being a punk rocker and healthy aren’t mutually exclusive! Her unique blend of Kundalini, Hatha Yoga and Positive Neuroplasticity Training shakes up traditional perceptions of mental and physical wellbeing. Jo’s on a mission to help people find their own unique route towards balance in body AND mind. Even if it means not fitting into rigid definitions. She works from Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK.
Alexander Stashenko
Alexander is a psychologist and Certified Agile Coach. He is also a mindfulness and PNT teacher with more than 20 years personal meditation experience. He worked for many years with people and companies from different post-Soviet countries as a business coach and MBA professor. Now he lives in Serbia and works online for Russian-speaking people around the world.
Connie Triantafillidis
Connie started out as an elementary school teacher and now works as a coach in her own practice, True Colors, where she coaches children and adolescents with ADHD or ADD and their parents and teachers. She has incorporate PNT into her work with youth, helping them to build greater self-esteem and a happy life. She works from Sint Crusiusweg in The Netherlands.
Beate Trück
Beate holds Masters degrees in Language and European Affairs. She is the founder and director of Brussels Mindfulness and currently teaches mindfulness and PNT in English, Dutch, French and German for international organisations and open courses and is also an MBSR teacher trainer and supervisor. She works from Brussels in Belgium.
Kirsten Victor
Kirsten has degrees in social sciences and mindfulness-based approaches. She is a compassion-informed therapist and solution-focused family counselor. She has worked as a job coach in several organizations, and as a mindfulness teacher. She has a special focus on self-compassion, PN, and embodiment. She works in Ostend, Belgium, offering group programs and individual coaching in Dutch and English.
Aneesah Wilhelmstätter
Aneesah (CSW) has worked in mental health, oncology and surgical wards where she trained staff and volunteers in stress management, breaking bad news, and grieving. She is a self-taught artist, and published author of The Creativity Workbook for Coaches & Creatives, Transformational Journaling for Therapists, Coaches & Clients, and a contributor to The Association of Coaching’s Bulletin. She works in The Hague, Netherlands.
Americas
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Ann Canfield
Ann holds an MA in Behavior Analysis & Therapy and is a leadership coach (certified: ICF) with a focus on communication skills, helping others show up as a leader at work and at home. Ann is also a caregiver coach helping other caregivers to become more resilient for themselves and their loved ones. She offers workshops in communication, leadership, interviewing skills and PNT, working from Shelton, CT, USA.
Gabriela Contreras
Gaby is a certified Mindfulness teacher and experienced meditator in Buddhism and non-violent communication. A former architect, born in Venezuela, she now works from Miami Shores, Fl, USA. She co-founded MindfulNest, helping people (in Spanish & English) develop an effective and enjoyable awareness and compassion practice to weather everyday challenges with kindness, a calm mind, and an open heart .
Helene Creager
Helene is a licensed social worker with over 30 years experience implementing local and national programs focused on positive change for individuals under community supervision and staff wellness. She is certified in Applied Compassion Training and is the developer of Every Day Wellness, a staff training program rooted in mindfulness, compassion, and positive neuroplasticity, working from Los Angeles, California, USA.
David Franklin
David is a U.S. Navy Gulf War Veteran and successful entrepreneur. He is a Certified Mindfulness Workforce Facilitator, graduate of The Eckhart Tolle School of Awakening, and The Power of Awareness Training. David assists close friends and military families in their transitions into civilian life. His background includes Biblical Studies and Organizational Leadership. He works from Austin, Texas, USA.
Diana Gordick
Diana is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience providing individual, group and family therapy. As a certified mindfulness instructor, she brings integrity, compassion and acceptance into her work. Diana was an executive director of a treatment program before delving deeper into the neuroplastic benefits of mindfulness and breathwork. She works from Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Kerry Hospelhorn
Kerry Hospelhorn, LCSW-C, is a mindfulness based psychotherapist from Fallston, Maryland, USA, and is a certified mindfulness/meditation teacher. She incorporates mind-fulness, positive neuroplasticity and self compassion in her work with individuals and groups. Kerry enjoys working with others who share the intent to live authentically, notice the small things in life, and find humor in the lessons life throws our way.
Linday Lesage
Lindsay is a passionate and dedicated life coach devoted to helping mothers, struggling with the over-whelming demands of motherhood, make positive changes in their lives. With a diverse background in education, psychology, and yoga, Lindsay has an expansive knowledge of the tools and techniques necessary to promote self-improvement, clarity, and wellbeing. Lindsay works from Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada.
Amelia McGinnis
Jim McNerney
Jim is a professional Health Coach. He has found that every health goal his clients pursue is ultimately about becoming happier, more personally fulfilled, and having more energy and freedom to enjoy life to the fullest! This is where Jim’s training in Positive Psychology, using purposeful Neuroplasticity to rewire one’s brain, and the study of how to increase happiness are used extensively. He works from Enfield, CT, USA.
Stacey Royce
Stacey Royce is a long time yoga practitioner, teacher, and dancer. With a combination of humor, curiosity, ease, and kindness, Stacey helps facilitate behavioral change through yoga therapy and Positive Neuroplasticity. The daily practices of mindfulness and self-compassion are the gateway to self-development while PN and the HEAL program are the next level of learning. She is based in Portland, OR, USA.
Kelley Russell-DuVarney
Kelley is a certified and credentialed Executive and Leadership Coach living in Austin, Texas, USA. A Sociologist by training, Kelley coaches a diverse group of leaders, teams and high-achieving professionals working in multiple sectors such as Government, Healthcare, Higher-Ed, Technology and Nonprofits. She is also a Certified Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner, Positive Neuroplasticity Trainer and Resilience Coach.
Tanya Saunders
Tanya is a Certified Life Mastery Consultant, Breathwork Facilitator, Yoga Psychology Teacher, Astrologer, and author. She is passionate about helping people live a life they love. As a Nurse Anesthetist for over two decades, Tanya is always learning and teaching new ways to bridge science and metaphysics to empower people to live into their potential. She works from Arlington, VA and Washington, DC, USA.
Josua Steinfeldt
Joshua Steinfeldt holds an MA in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and has extensive experience in professional coaching. For 5 years he oversaw the global coach community at BetterUp, the world’s largest mental health and digital coaching startup. As a trained mindfulness teacher Joshua incorporates practices from ancient wisdom and modern science to help people thrive. He lives in So. Cal.
Louise Taylor Green
Louise is a Human Resources professional with specialized expertise in learning & development, change leadership, and culture transformation. She is a Certified Management Consultant and a certified coach (PCC). Louise is based in Toronto, Ontario but provides virtual education across Canada.
Karen Vasil-Busch
Karen has been a body work and yoga practitioner for over 35 years. She is trained in CORE Myofascial Therapy, restorative yoga and Ayurveda and is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. She is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and registered member of NAMA and AAPNA. Karen teaches yoga and meditation and is a wellness provider for the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, USA.
Kathy Washburn
Kathy is a Life Coach working with people nagivating challenging transitions. Her background in positive psychology, post-traumatic growth, and neuroscience play an integral role in her approach to personal and professional coaching. She is the founder of Carved by Cancer™ – a support network for cancer survivors in Woodstock, Vermont, USA.
Alexander Wonnell
Alex is a living, breathing example of the benefits of positive neuroplasticity. As a PNT Teacher, mindfulness coach, and athlete, Alex views his life as a series of opportunities to take care of and grow a resilient brain. The plasticity of that sponge inside your head is one of the greatest gifts nature has provided. We can train ourselves to take advantage of this beautiful biology. He works from Burlington, VT, USA.
Christine Yarosh
Christine Yarosh, PhD has been practicing the art and science of psychology for the past 30 years. She is based in Lafayette, CA, USA. Christine’s work is informed by her training in MBSR, self-compassion, ACT, and positive neuroplasticity helping people to live freely and flexibly in as many aspects of their lives as possible. She has a workbook on self-esteem set for publication in August.
Tony Zipple
Tony Zipple ScD, MBA is a psychologist, coach, teacher, and organizational consultant based in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He uses positive psychology, resilience, and positive neuroplasticity strategies to help individuals and teams flourish. A former CEO and a professor at Boston University, Dr. Zipple recently completed a practice manual on applications of positive psychology for people with serious mental illnesses.
Asia Pacific
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Karyn Chalk
Karyn is a brain health coach with training in Havening Techniques, Neurolinguistic Programming and Dispute Resolution. She has extensive experience in supporting parents with tricky teens, organisations undergoing change management and individuals experiencing anxiety, overwhelm and workplace fatigue. She works from Dunedin, New Zealand.
Timothea Goddard
Timothea works with individuals and groups offering psychotherapy, with a somatic, relational and attachment focus. She is the director of Openground, an Australia-wide network of clinicians and teachers offering mindfulness programs, workshops and retreats, and of the Mindfulness Training Institute, which offers mindfulness teacher training and silent retreats. She works in Bondi Junction, NSW, Australia.
Barbara Hill
Barbara is a passionate Learning and Development Consultant, with a degree in disability. She is a certified trainer, meditation and PNT teacher. Barbara founded Keys to Resilience with a mission to strengthen the wellbeing of our health and community services professionals. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, and provides mentoring, personal and professional development, and organizational consultancy.
Megan Layton
Megan is the Director of Simply Mindful and an experienced Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), PNT, yoga and meditation teacher. She also works in private practice as a mental health social worker with individuals and groups, and has worked in leadership roles in both local and national NGO’s and community organizations. She works from Canberra, ACT in Australia.
Marina Mandofia-Berney
Marina is an Educational Kinesiologist and Qi-Touch Healing practitionner and teacher, with a Masters in psychotherapy and a PhD in law. She offers sessions combining body work, energy work, and talk therapy, in French and English. She incorporates PNT and the principles of Non Violent Communication into her work. She is based in Sydney, Australia, and Geneva, Switzerland.
Catherine Robertson
Catherine is a Wellbeing and Mindfulness Coach, Meditation Facilitator, Inner Child Journey Practitioner and qualified iEQ9 Enneagram Coach. Catherine’s passion lies in coaching all levels within organizations to be their true, authentic, empowered selves at work and helping to create cultures of psychological safety to maximize wellbeing. She works from Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Catherine Sherlock
Catherine is a Yoga Therapist, Mindfulness Educator, and PNT Teacher. She loves to help people develop skills and strengths to manage their vulnerabilities and challenges. In her small, intimate retreat space in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia she offers classes, workshops and weekend retreats for people to pause and recalibrate, as well as programs online and in her community.
Patrick Verryn
Patrick is an executive and organisational coach, as well as a chartered accountant. He uses evidence-based practices such as ACT and CBT, and has a special interest in neuroscience. He practices and teaches the PNT course and incorporates the fundamental learnings in his coaching. He is based in Perth, Australia.
Africa
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Elizabeth Morris
Elizabeth is a psychotherapist, yoga and meditation teacher, psycho-education specialist, and a wellbeing coach. All her work is trauma informed, mental health aware, and underpinned by the latest in neuroscience brain research. Her mission is to bring ‘good medicine’ to a troubled world through compassion. She works from Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha in South Africa and the UK.
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