Jona has practiced meditations of natural wisdom and compassion for over seventeen years. A gifted healer, Reiki Master and Founder of Samadhi for Peace, she is developing new ways of integrating these practices with creative development and peak performance- all while finding compassion for Self and spreading peace to others.

Jona conducted brain research at Clarkson University with Dr. Robert Dowman and began a formal study of Buddhism and meditation with professor and Tibetan meditation teacher, Lama John Makransky while attending Boston College. Having held careers at top financial firms and as an entrepreneur, she understands the real life pressures you face when seeking a healthy work-life balance. Her approach is personalized, compassionate and results oriented, developing unique programs for individuals, wellness studios and corporations. She has written five workbooks that complement her innovative methodology of applied meditation, is featured as a wellness expert in several blogs including She Knows and Monster Thinking and is publishing her first book in early 2015.