Mind-Body Therapies
Mindfulness & Boundaries Coaching
Personalized support for practitioners, educators, therapists, caregivers, helping professionals, and purpose-driven people who spend much of their lives caring for others.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or disconnected from your own needs, you are not alone.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, caring individuals who dedicate enormous amounts of energy to supporting others. They are therapists, educators, healthcare providers, caregivers, community leaders, practitioners, and people whose lives are rooted in service. They understand the importance of mindfulness, self-care, and healthy boundaries, yet often find it challenging to create the time and space to consistently care for themselves.
My coaching offers a supportive space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and strengthen the practices that support a more sustainable, soul-aligned, and embodied way of living.
My Approach
I believe that most people do not need more information or to unload for hours in traditional talk therapy. They need space and a container within which to slow down, listen inwardly, and get curious about the information their body is giving them so they can apply the skills they often already know.
My coaching is grounded in the understanding that sustainable change happens through awareness, practice, and compassionate attention rather than force, perfectionism, or self-criticism.
Together, we work to strengthen your capacity for presence, regulate your nervous system, clarify what matters most, and cultivate the boundaries that allow you to care for yourself with the same dedication you bring to caring for others.
Whether you are navigating a challenging life transition, recovering from burnout, healing from relational wounds, or simply longing for a more grounded and intentional way of living, this work can be is personalized to meet your unique circumstances and goals.
What We Focus On
My work integrates mindfulness, somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and healthy boundaries. Together, we explore practical tools and practices that can help you move through life with greater presence, clarity, and ease.
Common areas of focus include:
Reducing chronic stress and emotional exhaustion
Strengthening mindfulness and self-awareness
Learning to listen to the wisdom of the body
Navigating difficult relationships and conversations
Breaking patterns of people-pleasing and over-functioning
Recovering from burnout and compassion fatigue
Creating healthier boundaries at work, at home, and in relationships
Cultivating greater balance, self-compassion, and access to your inner wisdom
Aligning your life and work with your deepest values
About Cynthia Garner
Dr. Cynthia Garner is a mindfulness teacher, educator, somatic practitioner, and trauma-informed coach dedicated to helping people cultivate greater awareness, resilience, and wellbeing.
Her work weaves together mindfulness, nervous system awareness, somatic inquiry, and healthy boundaries, drawing on decades of experience in education and trauma-informed mind-body approaches to healing.
Cynthia holds a Doctorate in Bodymind Health and has trained extensively in mindfulness-based approaches through organizations including UC San Diego School of Medicine, the Centre for Mindfulness Studies, Mindful Schools, Inward Bound Mindfulness Education, and the Hakomi Institute. She is also a former classroom teacher, a long-time meditator, and the author of Fierce Boundaries: Practical Skills and Somatic Exercises for Healing in a Traumatized World.
As an adoptee, single mother, and survivor of relational trauma, Cynthia understands both personally and professionally the challenges of healing, rebuilding, and learning to trust yourself again. Her work is guided by a simple belief: when we care for ourselves with the same dedication we bring to caring for others, we become more present for our families, our communities, and the meaningful work we are here to do.