Jenny Terbell is a mother, writer, and teacher. She lives on the Ohlone land of Northern California — from where she writes, teaches, mothers, and mentors. A devoted student of Tibetan Buddhism, she finds endless comfort and inspiration in the Buddhist teachings on the awakened heart, that part of us that is open, compassionate, and wise.

She met her spiritual teacher Lama Tsultrim Allione in 2009 and took refuge with her. Following her teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, she is studying in the lineage of Machig Labdron, a Tibetan woman who lived and taught the Dharma 1000 years ago in Tibet, and, like Tara before her, achieved complete realization in a female body. Jenny is an Apprentice Teacher for Lama Tsultrim Allione at Tara Mandala.

She is a student and Numa Trained facilitator in the somatic arts of breath and movement. She offers individual and group sessions that incorporate a variety of disciplines which lead to deeper embodiment and purpose, such as meditation, breathwork, and a trust in the healing power and innate wisdom of the Sacred Feminine.

Jenny holds a BA in English Literature from Stanford University and an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU. Before becoming a mother, she taught writing for ten years at New York University. She is a partner to her husband of twenty years and a mother to an eleven year old daughter and eight year old son.