Jackie Dobrinska is a teacher, coach, and spiritual director who has married two decades of spiritual and mystical practices with 15 years of expertise in physical heath, including diet, herbalism, and Ayurveda. In addition to coaching individuals and leading group workshops, she is currently the Director of Education, Community& Inclusion for Ram Dass' Love, Serve, Remember Foundation.

Jackie's Past
​Events

Professional Trainings

• Ram Dass' Education & Community Programs 
       Love, Serve, Remember Foundation
• Global Mystics Attunement Group leader 
       The Shift Network
• Spiritual Journey Programs 
       Jubilee! Community
• Everyday Herbalism Certification
       Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, 
       The Himalayan Institute, and
       Lawrence University
• Everyday Wellness 
       Warren Wilson College
• 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training 
       Namaste Yoga
• Women's Body Wisdom 
       Online programs
       Retreats
  
• Meditation & Mindfulness Classes 
       South College
• Women, Wellness & Yoga 
       Asheville Yoga Center
• Wellness & Work-Life Balance 
       AB Technical College
       Mission Hospital
• Wise Women Circles 
       Warren Wilson College, Venus Rising, and
       Online programs
• Body Wisdom 3 & 5-day detox 
  ​     Bend of Ivy Retreat Center
• Living Your Passion and Purpose 
  ​     Online programs
• And many others.

• Presence-Based Coaching 
       ICF accredited
• Mindfulness Meditation from Dharma Moon & Tibet House  Currently enrolled
• Global Mystics with Mirabai Starr & Andrew Harvey
       1-year training + certification
  
• Parayoga and Four Desires Training with Rod Stryker 
       300-hour YTT certification + 15 years of study
• Himalayan Institute of Yoga Sciences
       9-month residential program + certification
• Wise Woman Tradition with Corinna Wood  
       5-year training + certification
• Women's Wheel of the Year with Kim Duckett 
       1-year training
• Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine
       350-hour apprenticeship + certification
• Wise Earth School of Ayurveda 
       Community Consultant Certification
• Creation Spirituality Divinity School with Matthew Fox & Friends Masters track​
• Venus Rising Shamanic Breathwork with Starwolf 
       2-year training + certification
• PachaKuti Mesa Tradition with don Oscar Miro-Quesada & others 2-year training + certification
• Fifth Way Mystery School with Vincent Bridges 
       6-month training
• Meditation Retreats
  ​     Buddhist Vipassana and Zen Sesshin.
• Landmark Forum
• The University of Wisconsin, BA in Zoology
• And an assortment of retreats and other workshops.

Published works:

New England Academy of Herbal Medicine
Various monographs on herbal profiles.
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Yoga International
Tips for Mental Clarity (8/15); Quick Tips for Better Digestion (5/15); Herbs for Meditation (4/15); Surprising Health Benefits of Holiday Spices (11/14); Seven Steps to Love your Body (10/14); Three Traditional Herbs for Immunity (10/14); Four Herbs for Thyroid + Adrenal Health (9/14); Six Herbs for Insomnia (9/14); Three Herbs for Hormones (8/14); and other articles.

The Laurel
Monthly wellness column including: Balancing Blood Sugar (11/16); The Lymphatic System (9/16); Nourishing Vitality in the Darkness (12/15); Supporting Yourself Through Sickness (11/15); Stopping Sickness at its Roots (10/15), Eat Weeds? Are You Kidding Me! (05/15) and other articles.

The Mountain Xpress
Founded the Health and Wellness column which is now a regular weekly feature.  Articles included: Om Is Where the Heart Is (5/11); Tea for Health (2/11);  Why I Grow: Herbal Remedies (3/14); The Gift of Serenity (11/10); Moving for the Fun of It (9/10); An Inside Job (12/10); A Matter of Health (8/10); Fly Through the Flu Season (10/10); and other articles.