Christy Svanemyr
Christy Svanemyr serves as the Director of Development for New Ventures West and has been an integral part of the company since 2003. As the public face of the company, Christy has spoken with hundreds of leaders, therapists, and professionals around the world about the power of Integral Coaching. Certified as an Integral Coach® in 2004, she has served on faculty in various roles supporting students through the rigorous Professional Coaching Course.
Ordained as a Zen Monk under Zen Master Genpo Roshi, Christy’s own path has been that of rigor and deep spiritual commitment. She has undergone over a thousand hours of training through the Big Mind process – an innovative American Zen tradition that blends the ancient wisdom of Buddhism with modern western psychotherapy. Christy is also a student of the Ridhwan school, a contemporary spiritual tradition designed to fully uncover and develop the self.
Christy’s dedicated self-development gives her an immense depth and keen insight into the human condition, allowing her to offer distilled and timely wisdom to her clients, a partial list of whom includes Genentech, State Department of Arizona, Charles Schwab, and a variety of non-profit organizations.
Christy specializes in Somatic Development. As a lifelong student of the body, dance, and movement, she is able to use her mastery of physical attunement and expression to support clients in bridging the gap between insight and sustainable change. Once part of a professional African Dance group called Azagano, Christy trained and performed all over the world, including at the World Cup in South Korea.
Christy has also studied the works of Wendy Palmer and Conscious Embodiment, Gabrielle Roth’s Five Rhythms, Susan Harper and Continuum, and Steve March’s Integral Embodiment. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and received a BA in both Anthropology and Sociology, and a BS in Ecotourism and Recreation Management, from West Virginia University.
Christy and her husband have been living as residents at the Big Mind Zen Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, since 2007. She recently adopted Ponyo, a Tibetan Terrier puppy, who has brought her immense joy and offers her many lessons on motherhood.
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Ordained as a Zen Monk under Zen Master Genpo Roshi, Christy’s own path has been that of rigor and deep spiritual commitment. She has undergone over a thousand hours of training through the Big Mind process – an innovative American Zen tradition that blends the ancient wisdom of Buddhism with modern western psychotherapy. Christy is also a student of the Ridhwan school, a contemporary spiritual tradition designed to fully uncover and develop the self.
Christy’s dedicated self-development gives her an immense depth and keen insight into the human condition, allowing her to offer distilled and timely wisdom to her clients, a partial list of whom includes Genentech, State Department of Arizona, Charles Schwab, and a variety of non-profit organizations.
Christy specializes in Somatic Development. As a lifelong student of the body, dance, and movement, she is able to use her mastery of physical attunement and expression to support clients in bridging the gap between insight and sustainable change. Once part of a professional African Dance group called Azagano, Christy trained and performed all over the world, including at the World Cup in South Korea.
Christy has also studied the works of Wendy Palmer and Conscious Embodiment, Gabrielle Roth’s Five Rhythms, Susan Harper and Continuum, and Steve March’s Integral Embodiment. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and received a BA in both Anthropology and Sociology, and a BS in Ecotourism and Recreation Management, from West Virginia University.
Christy and her husband have been living as residents at the Big Mind Zen Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, since 2007. She recently adopted Ponyo, a Tibetan Terrier puppy, who has brought her immense joy and offers her many lessons on motherhood.
