I am an Inner-Self Wellness Guide, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCHT), Cognitive specialist and designer.
My name is Pina. I am here to support your journey of inner-self wellness.
IN COLOR is an alternative mode of wellness with a sensory focus, guiding the inner and outer Self through consultations, support, wellness personal and group programs and Hypnotherapy.
Together We Can:
• Visualize yourself more clearly, with self kindness and inner strength
• Clarify inner goals and priorities.
• Explore the image of your full potential self, along with the visual identity that supports it.
• Build or adjust your everyday visual sensory experience to nurture your inner self.
• Identify inner obstacles and explore breakthroughs.
• Gain new insights on things you’ve been stuck on or struggling within you.
• Clear persistent and recurring patterns of behavior that are no longer serving you.
• Reach your full potential.
Are you ready to begin your journey?
Schedule a discovery complimentary consultation
My Journey and Discovery
The appreciation I have for the arts and design began at an young age. I learned design skills and the importance of color early. I embraced design fully, becoming a Fashion Designer professionally and Interior Designer as a hobby for many years. I pursued graduate studies through my interest in understanding how we construct concepts of beauty, identity, and modes of learning.
At a young age I also became curious about The Self, this wonderful energetic being we all posses and often call Soul or Spirit. But it wasn’t until later in life that this journey of discovery of The Self began in its entirety.
I began this journey exploring different kinds of meditation, reading about the practices of Desert Fathers and Mothers, experiencing Franciscan spirituality in Assisi, Italy, Carmelite Mysticism in Spain and the importance of quiet time through silent retreats at the interfaith Satchidananda Ashram in the US. I began exploring the Buddhist writings of Pema Chödrön about the inner-self and human nature, Kabbalah seminars by David Solomon and non dualistic concepts. I began to focus on the teachings of Jesus within the context of the inner self.
Along the way I discovered alternative modes of self care such as adjusting mental rhythm, energy balance and its different types within the body, intentional stretching, holotropic breathwork, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Reiki, Emotion Code and Alchemical Hypnosis.
After experiencing the cumulated benefits of this journey, my passion now is to bring awareness and support of The Self. I combined my expertise in the arts, cognitive knowledge, alternative modes of healing, and acute interest in inner-self wellness to bring about IN COLOR. This alternative mode of wellness, guides the inner and outer self through consultations, support, inner wellness programs and hypnotherapy sessions.
Academic & Training:
• Bachelor of Fine Arts • Parsons school of Design • The New School.
• Masters Degree • Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development • New York University (NYU).
• Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCHT)• Alchemy Institute of Hypnosis.
• National Guild of Hypnotists Member.
Visual Arts Teaching Experience:
• Brooklyn Museum • School of the Future • Hunter High School • PS9 • PS150.
Leadership:
• Faith House Manhattan • An interfaith nonprofit • Previous board member/ Artist.
Previous Speaking Engagement Topics:
• The Beauty Making Machine • Adam and Eve and the Duality Trap • Artistic Contemplation.
Awards:
• NAMBS Design Excellence Award.
• Godiva 1st Place Evening Wear Award.
• Museum of the City of New York • Permanent Collection • Hand-Painted Ballgown.
