Wren is a creative, teacher, and healing professional who places intention & attention at the center.

She brings a rich background in the arts, Eastern and Western Psychology, Somatic Experiencing, Yoga, and Mindfulness Meditation to her work with others.

She has been training in contemplative practice for over thirty years, spending a significant amount of time in silent retreat. Wren’s explorations of the human experience have extended beyond mat and cushion, into her former work as a psychotherapist in outpatient settings and currently as a somatic practitioner in private practice.

Wren celebrates life through play. She especially enjoys singing, dancing, goofing around with kids, and communing with the natural world. As a fifth generation Californian, she shares her value of stewardship with youth by offering discovery based learning and open ended art making experiences. Her many years as a teaching artist in schools, the Museum(s) of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, San Diego, La Jolla, Boulder, and the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland bolstered her founding of Creative Freedom, an enrichment program for kids. She also facilitates art therapy groups for adults at West Coast Recovery Center.

As an artist, Wren works in a broad range of media. She collaborates artistically with LitvakDance and has illustrated six books for Shambhala Publications including “The Awakening Body” by Reginald A. Ray and “Yoga Myths” by Judith Hanson Lasater.

Whatever the role or activity, Wren’s purpose is to support others in knowing themselves deeply. She works to alleviate suffering, nurture understanding, and inspire creative joy. Her wish is for all folks to be able to access the ease and vitality that is their birthright.

Education

MA Counseling psychology, wright institute, berkeley 2008 

Graduate work in contemplative psychology, naropa university, boulder 2005

BA CUM LAUDE studio art, Scripps Women's College, Claremont, ca 1999 

Somatic Experiencing Training Int II 2025   

DREAMS, IMAGINATION, AND TRANSFORMATION WITH DR. LEVINE 2025

Somatic Healing Immersion WITH EMBODIED LABS 2024 

Exploring Our Sense of Place program San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy 2024 

Purejoy Parenting for Professionals Certification 2023

UCSD Center For Mindfulness MBSR Training 2009 

 Piedmont yoga advanced yoga studies program and teacher certification 2008  

Vipassana Support International Certified Mindfulness Instructor 2008 

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