Hello Epic Human
I've been helping humans heal for more than 25 years and I'm just getting started.
I'm Cindy O'Donnell, an East Coast Acadian girl born and raised in Atlantic Canada. I'm a Registered Massage Therapist, Naturopath, Somatic Practitioner, Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master and I've been a spirit medium since I was a child. Continuing education isn't just something I believe in; it's how I'm wired. Every certification I've earned has been in pursuit of one thing: understanding the whole human body, mind, emotions and soul.
The intersection of Spirit and Science is where I live and breathe. I used to think I had to choose between the two. Science said heal the body. Spirit said listen deeper. Eventually I stopped choosing and that's when everything changed for me and for my clinical practice.
Today I work with people both in person and online through therapeutic treatments, somatic healing, mediumship, private sessions, and The Zen Diva Odyssey, my online membership community for people who are ready to stop surviving and start actually living.
Whether we're untangling unprocessed grief, rebuilding your relationship with your body, or learning to trust your own intuition again, I bring every tool in my kit to the table. My mission is simple: make healing accessible, meaningful, and a little fun. Because you've spent enough time making yourself small, serious, and hard to reach. That ends here.
Welcome. I'm so glad you found your way.
Areas of Expertise
This is where healing gets personal.
I work best with the person who has tried everything.
The high-achiever, the over-giver, the deeply intuitive soul who knows something is off but can't quite name it yet.
My clients include Therapists, Physicians, Entrepreneurs, other healers, and the quiet ones who've been carrying too much for too long. They're smart. They're capable.
And they're tired of healing being hard, heavy, and joyless. They want to thrive again!
My approach is rooted in 25+ years of clinical training and lived experience, but the secret sauce is this: I meet you exactly where you are, and I make it feel safe enough to finally go somewhere new.
Areas I specialize in:
Body: Massage Therapy, CranioSacral Therapy, Somatic Healing, Yoga.
Mind: Naturopathic Health, Lifestyle Medicine, Nervous System Eegulation, Mindfulness.
Spirit: Mediumship, Channeling, Reiki, Grief Healing, Intuitive Guidance.
Life: Retreat facilitation, group programs, business mentorship and one-on-one sessions for when you need someone who gets all of it at once.
Healing doesn't have to be a punishment and Spirituality doesn't have to be complicated.
Around here, it's a practice and it's allowed to be both simple and fun!
Education
November 2022
SERTIP
Upledger Institute,
Anaheim, California
Somato-Emotional Release Mastering the Inner Physician.
Combining various Gestalt techniques from Fritz Perls, with Roberto Assagioli's Psychosynthesis ideas. You will learn how to actually become the objects that appear in your personal sessions, to recognize the foreground and background in a given scenario, to become more aware of being in the here and now. Most importantly, this experiential approach will help you identify and explore your various inner characters or "subpersonalities."
Discovering and integrating the various characters that live within us can be vital in helping us become more authentic, understanding human beings. As course developer Stan Gerome has said many times throughout the years. "The most valuable tool a therapist can bring to a session is a more integrated therapist".
December 2019
SER2
Upledger Institute,
Palm Beach, Florida
Somato-Emotional Release 2.
This workshop was designed to teach participants how the SomatoEmotional Release technique may integrate with various creative imagery and dialoguing methods. Class participants become more proficient in the SER techniques and focus on the development of therapeutic imagery and dialoguing skills, as well as also review and enlarge upon the release techniques for the avenue of expression. The goal is a comfortable holistic mind-body approach to the resolution of problems and obstacles related to patient/client progress and growth.
March 2013
SER 1
Upledger Institute,
Portsmouth, NH
Somato-Emotional Release 1
SER is a therapeutic process that uses and expands on the principles of CranioSacral Therapy to help rid the mind and body of the residual effects of trauma. SER1 offers applications designed to enhance results using CST and other complementary therapies. Learning about the physiological mechanism of disease and participating in hands-on training to facilitate the SomatoEmotional Release process. By the end of the course, practitioners are be able to dissipate residual effects of past trauma and negative emotional experiences from the body and mind of their patients/clients.
May 2012
CST2
Upledger Institute,
Toronto, ON
CranioSacral Therapy 2
Course material and hands-on sessions focusing on cranial base dysfunctions, the masticatory system-hard palate, mandible and temporomandibular joint; whole body evaluation; and the energy cyst with regional unwinding.
The Avenue of Expression protocol is an important focus of this class.
January 2012
CST1
Upledger Institute,
Cincinnati, OH
CranioSacral Therapy 1
Few systems have as much impact on the human body as the craniosacral system. It protects and nourishes the brain and spinal cord - and affects nearly every aspect of central nervous system performance. That's why CranioSacral Therapy is so critical to your healthcare practice. Developed after years of university research and testing, it allows you to release fascial restrictions anywhere on the body that may be impinging the craniosacral system and every other system it interacts with. In this workshop you'll learn gentle techniques to normalize the craniosacral system and allow the body to self-correct. By unraveling pain and dysfunction at the source, you'll naturally help eliminate stress, strengthen resistance to disease, and enhance health in every dimension.
June 2012
Hypnobirthing Instructor
Toronto, ON
Hypnobirthing / Doula training with Mongan Method.
July 2013
Reiki Master / Teacher
Dieppe, NB
Reiki Level 1 - Master with ARU master Sylvie Long.
April 2015
Yoga Teacher Training
Fredericton, NB
300hrs - Certified in both Hatha Vinyasa and Yin Yoga with Satori Yoga Teacher Training.
July 2007
Reiki Master/Teacher
Gagetown, NB
Reiki Levels 1 - Master with Reiki Usui Center for Reiki Training.
June 2008
Pregnancy & Infant Massage Certification and Doula.
Trimesters Massage Therapy - 125hr Certification
Pregnancy Massage, Lymphatic Drainage for Pregnancy, Orthopedic Assessment for Pregnancy, Massage with higher risk pregnancies, Labour Support Provider, Infant Massage Instructor, Infant Massage and Postpartum Massage and Home-Care.
June 2008
RMT Diploma
Atlantic College of Therapeutic Massage
2200hr program, graduated with honours.