Meera Riitta OjalaExploring and helping others in integrating body, mind and spirit has been a lifelong passion for Meera Riitta. She grew up in Finland. Nature has always been inspiring and healing support for her. Walking in the woods was her favorite activity in adition to dancing and doing yoga. Meera Riitta graduated with a Master's degree from Naropa University's Somatic Psychology Program in 1998 (Boulder, CO). She worked and trained with Christine Caldwell, founder of the Moving Cycle Institute and a Department Head of Somatic Psychology Department of Naropa University. Meera Riitta also studied with Anna Halprin creator of The Life Art Process. After graduating she worked in various clinical therapeutic settings (most with Exempla Healthcare) using movement, art, yoga, adventure therapy and meditation as ways to bring healing. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She studied different healing modalities including Swedish massage, yoga, shiatsu, Ayurveda, macrobiotics and meditation, which are part of her daily practices even today. In 2014 she received her first cancer diagnosis, and the second one in 2017. This propelled her to dive deeper into her spiritual practices. In her childhood and youth, she was connected to the Lutheran church. Her yoga practice aroused interest towards Eastern religions. She became more familiar with the philosophy and practices of Buddhism when she studied at the Naropa University. In 2003 she met her spiritual teacher Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (or Amma), an Indian humanitarian and spiritual teacher who says that her religion is love. That meeting was a spiritual turning point in Meera Riitta's life. The cancer journey became a transformative journey, a way to dive deeper into spirituality as well as clean emotional layers. Priorities in life shifted considerably. She currently offers coaching services to support people in physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and personal growth. She also works as a Bereavement Counselor at Hospice of Kona, in Hawaii. Read More Read Less