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I am originally from Puerto Rico (and love to work in Spanish as well as English). I began exploring meditation and spirituality when I was just 19 and was struggling with an eating disorder. From early on, I was drawn to understanding the human mind and its incredible capacity for transformation. Over the years, I trained extensively in Buddhist meditation, attending dozens of silent retreats. These experiences brought many gifts—but they also brought very unexpected challenges.

Despite my deep love for contemplative practice, I found myself caught in an exhausting cycle of striving. In spite of knowing better, I was meditating to get somewhere—to achieve some elusive state of peace or awakening—and that pursuit began to take a toll. What had started as a path to freedom became another way of pushing myself. I began experiencing anxiety, inner conflict, and a growing sense of disconnection from my body and life.

I knew the teachings held wisdom. I knew the practices had value. But something needed to shift.

For me, Organic Intelligence was the missing link in my own search for healing and peace. It offered something I hadn’t encountered before: a path of healing rooted in kindness, orientation, and support—rather than striving or digging into intense sensations and emotional states. Through OI, I began to experience what it’s like to move toward wholeness naturally, in harmony with life’s rhythms, rather than through force or willpower.

My approach is now grounded in Organic Intelligence®, a gentle and powerful method that supports the nervous system’s natural capacity for healing—not by revisiting trauma, but by building capacity for goodness, orientation, and joy. Rather than pushing for insight or change, we create the conditions for genuine transformation to emerge organically, in rhythm with your life.

I come from Puerto Rico and have lived in California and London, with my time now spent between Vienna and San Juan. My academic journey took me to Stanford University and the University of London, but my life path also led me to travel and live for a few years through India and Southeast Asia, seeking understanding in both traditional and modern practices. 

I've had the great privilege of studying with spiritual teachers whose presence and wisdom continue to shape my life—S.N. Goenka, Byron Katie, Eckhart Tolle, Mingyur Rinpoche, and John Butler. Each, in their own way, embodies a deep commitment to kindness, presence, and truth and I am committed to trying to develop these qualities within me and to bring thir spirit into my work with clients.

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Psychotherapy Training (person-centered therapy, in-progress), IPG Austria

Trained facilitator for The Work of Byron Katie, Institute for The Work

MA Buddhist Studies, University of London

MA Literature, Stanford University

Somatic Yoga Teaching Certificate

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I offer an initial 30-minutes session free of cost.

Visit: www.cristinabonnet.com for more information.