Shiva Kuczinski is a Clinical Social Worker, yoga teacher, and wellness coach based out of Boston. For the past few years, she has been working as a mental health clinician and clinical supervisor for those experiencing homelessness on the streets. Prior to this, Shiva was an outreach therapist providing in-home therapy to children and adults impacted by PTSD, anxiety, grief, and loss. Shiva has been mentioned in an article in the Boston Globe, was the recipient of the “Heavy Lifting” award by the Boston Back Bay Business Association for her work with the Homeless, she has been an expert panelist speaker at a conference on homelessness at Harvard Medical School, and has facilitated corporate trainings on Trauma Informed Care and homelessness.

Shiva received her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Salem State University in Boston while simultaneously training to become a yoga teacher. Shiva is passionate about holistic health and wellness, mindfulness, self-care, helping others build a lasting and nurturing relationship with themselves. Shiva has learned to blend both the teachings and principles of yoga as well as the theoretical knowledge of her Social Work degree to help people and herself become the best versions of themselves. Shiva wholeheartedly believes that everyone has a right to live well and be well and to be given the tools to do so. Shiva’s mission is to be able to give more of herself by sharing knowledge and experiences to help make a greater impact in the world.