About Juliana

“My life has been a journey of learning to live in my body. A journey towards self love, surrender, and trust. It is within the deep surrender of control that I have met truth, healing, and transformation.”

I grew up in the 80s-90s in Bogota, Colombia, between many contrasting realities in society and in my home. As a young child I loved nature and expressing myself through the arts. I loved playing and making friends everywhere. But when it came to close human connection I always struggled. I craved safety, reassurance, and a sense of belonging that I never felt within my own body.

Though years of living silently with depression and anxiety and having issues in all my relationships, including with myself, I was heading on a path of self sabotage and destruction.

I fought and numbed, until the dark knight of the soul moments when I had nothing left to hold on to. So I surrendered... Which created Space. Light would fill that space bringing momentarily the sense of innocence, compassion, and belonging I had given up.

Inhabiting these spaces in fractions of time became the most authentic part of me.

I noticed the more space I created, the brighter that light became.

When I focused on my breath and connected with the earth, peace would surround me and with that came hope, courage, and strength.

It took many years to realize these were all gifts from my wise heart.

When I was ready, I started to receive the knowledge and the tools. Each tool as a way to return to that light, the luminous wisdom that lives in the depths of my inner world. I have learned it is safe to live in my body, listen to it, and sit with all my vulnerable and wounded parts. I have learned to surrender. When I surrender I return home to light in safety.

“I am enough and all is well.”

I migrated to the United States from Colombia in 2005 right after graduating with a business degree in Bogota during a period of deep instability for my family and country. The next chapter was all about hard work and chasing the American dream. The path led me to a 12-year career in the corporate world. In 2011 I was introduced to Yoga and my journey towards reconnecting with my body began. In 2013 I received my first Reiki healing and at that moment I realized could think more clearly and feel more at ease if I opened my energetic channels. I began studying, diving deeper into the world of energy and holistic healing, and in 2015 I received my first Reiki attunement.

After moving to St. Petersburg in 2017 I continued to practice. Received my Reiki 2 and 3-Master level attunements and started incorporating these tools into my daily life and my daughter’s life, eventually sharing them with others. In 2018 I became certified to teach kids yoga and mindfulness. In 2020 I received training in Sound Healing Therapy with Tibetan singing bowls and Gong at Atma Buti School in Colorado, and since have been using/adapting these new, yet ancient modalities to my practice.

I am also a space holder and cultural bridge for ceremonial journeys with ancestral plant medicines. They have been massive catalysts for my personal healing and growth, helping me discover the mystery and beauty that live beyond the conscious mind.

I live in St. Petersburg with my amazing daughter Mili and our dwarf hamster Itchy. I split my time between St. Pete and Colombia. My travel project is Origen Travel Journeys - a conscious retreat platform with the mission of facilitating personal transformation through group immersion in the culture and indigenous land of Colombia.

I am honored to journey with you!