About — JHILA FARZANEH

Jhila Farzaneh is an Artist, Integrative Depth Coach, and Founder of ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴋᴀ̄ʀᴀᴠᴀ̄ɴ, a global sanctuary of self discovery, coming soon in the form of a Silk Road-inspired chai-khaneh and kitab-khaneh. Her passion is to create space and curate time for inner exploration, connection, transformation, and expansion through art, tea, sound and reflection. She specializes in multi-culturally competent coaching and consulting, working 1:1 with adult CCKs, diasporic individuals, immigrants, exiles, and other third culture identities at her practice ᴋᴀ̄ʀᴀᴠᴀ̄ɴ ᴡᴇʟʟɴᴇss.

She is a graduate of the Documentary Practice and Visual Storytelling program at The International Center of Photography in New York, and the Psychological & Brain Sciences program of the Columbian College at The George Washington University. She holds certificates in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, and Jungian Life Coaching.

As a Persian “New Yorker” raised between London, Dubai, Singapore and Geneva, much of Jhila's work explores impermanence through the associated ideas of identity, landscape, memory, and the concept of home, drawing from ancient Iranian mysticism and mythology as well as personal meditations on grief, loss, and longing. Her CCK/TCK diasporic upbringing, reverence for heritage, and background in psychology greatly inform her deep seated interest in the human condition, the nature of reality, and the harmonious interconnectedness of all.

Currently, Jhila is pursuing postgraduate studies in counseling psychology & psychotherapy, depth psychology, and sound. Her photographic, visual studies have guided her practice toward a sonic realm filled with playful curiosity and spirals of awe – here, home – where everything is music. In her coaching practice, she invites you to slow down, surrender, and meet your self here, too.

These days you can find her in Crete, where she has landed after half a decade of ancestral nomadism.

Education / Training:

2013, BA Psychology / The George Washington University
2017, Documentary Practice / The International Center of Photography
2022, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy / The Embody Lab
2023, Sound Meditation Facilitator Training / ResonantMind Collective
2024, Metaphysics: Sonic Theology / 9 Ways Academia
2024, 100hr YTT: TCM, Meridians & Hip Anatomy / Yintelligence
2025, 200hr YTT: Traditional Hatha / The Practice Bali
2025, Suicide Attention Training / Compassionate Inquiry
2026, Mental Health First Aid / Lighthouse Arabia
2026, [In Progress] Certificate Program / Depth Psychology Academy
2026, [In Progress] Jungian Life Coach Training / Creative Mind Method

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