"We are the living heroes of our own myths. Once we recognise this concept, we can actualise our own reality and work towards self-individuation." - Jennifer Goldsworthy
JENNIFER GOLDSWORTHY, LMT
Jennifer was leading an exciting but stressful life in New York. Having worked for luxury brands such as Donna Karan and Estee Lauder Companies, and hosting and dj’ing rock n’ roll dance parties in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, she knew she was burning the candle at both ends. This intense lifestyle was a wake-up call to seek balance in her life.
Wendy Miner, Program Director of the Bendheim Integrative Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the world's oldest and largest private cancer centre in New York City, introduced Jennifer to the transformative powers of massage therapy and Reiki. This encounter was the genesis of Jennifer’s holistic healing path, where she fully understood and experienced the mind, body, soul and spirit connection.
After the devastating events of 9/11, Jennifer decided to embark on her holistic health calling. She enrolled in a 1000-hour massage therapy course at Swedish Institute whilst working full-time at Donna Karan. She graduated from the Swedish Institute in 2003 with an Associate's Degree in Occupational Therapy – Massage Therapy. From 2005 until her move to the UK in 2009, Jennifer worked full-time at one of New York's top spas, BLISS. The opportunity to work at a busy, high-end spa gave Jennifer the clinical experience to work with many clients from all over the world and fine-tune her massage skills. She definitely put in her 10,000 hours of craft. She studied CranioSacral Therapy with the Upledger Institute and with Roger Gilchrist. In addition, she received her certification as a Reiki practitioner and a Medical Massage for Cancer Patients training through Bendheim Integrative Medicine Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Her current healing practice focuses on the Jungian concepts of the Self. Through discovering the heroine, archetypes, alchemy, fairy tales, literature and folklore, Jennifer facilitates sessions where the participant recognises one's myth in the narrative of one's life.
Jennifer graduated from the University of Bristol in 2020 as a mature student with a BA (Hons) in English Literature. Her final year dissertation explored the travelogue of British artist and author Ithell Colquhoun and Colquhoun's reconnection to animism through the Cornish landscape. In addition, she studied the Tarot with Suzanne Corbie. She graduated from her two-year Ms Corbie mentoring programme. In 2020, Jennifer studied with the American astrologer Austin Coppock in his eight-month course, Fundamentals of Astrology.
Jennifer is currently pursuing a MA in Anthropology at the University of Bristol. Her research will focus on the intersectionality of Affect Theory, Gender & Race in relation to the Anthropology of Touch. Jennifer is also furthering her studies in Traditional Astrology. She has been studying with Dr Luìs Ribeiro (Academy of Traditional Astrology).
Jennifer is a mother of two teenage daughters and keeps herself sane with outdoor swimming, weight training and writing poetry and prose. She is also an activist in BAME societies at the University of Bristol.