Fern Olivia began living the yogic path since her studies began 14 years ago in New York City through Jivamukti Yoga and Bhakti Yoga, the devotional path of chanting. Mesmerized by the beauty of instruments and songs of the heart, she has been led to sound healing, breathwork, and organic, shamanic music, production and DJing.
Her work is inspired through 14 years of study and practice in yoga, movement, holistic medicine trainings, breathwork, and sound therapy. A former Wall Street Exec in her past life, now she is working with Indigenous tribes and native wisdom keepers to weave in the Ancient Practices to preserve Mother Earth. During her six years living in Costa Rica, she continues to developed a deep relationship to the sacred and ancient wisdom of its indigenous cultures, and appreciates the magic of cacao and medicinal plants and mycelium.
Fern Olivia has shared and explored music in many groups and genres – including Medicine music, Kirtan and Bhakti chants, and vocal overtones. Her voice and music are sourced in the frequency of divine love and gratitude and express a profound connection with the spirits of nature and the path of the heart. She currently resides on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica where with her beloved Maxim Marlo, she produces musical meditations, teaches as a personal vocal activation coach, offers sound journeys and breathwork for events and retreats, and finds most joy in collaborating with visionary artists and facilitators from around the world. She loves weaving with musicians and artists to co-create extraordinary sensory experiences as a DJ, breathwork facilitator, mantra singer, and multi-instrumentalist musician.
She is eternally grateful that her soul called her to Costa Rica in August 2017 and has been here spreading love since - and each day has been following her passion to serve and protect this precious home and share it with all who feel called to join her.
In addition to facilitating retreats and cleanses in Costa Rica, Fern shares at festivals and gatherings globally, and shares her love and inspiration online, globally on her own signature podcast, Embodied Voice Breathwork® available for free on Spotify.
For nearly a decade, I battled against my body and the horrible discomfort of chronic congestion, puffiness, brain fog, constipation, food allergies, and severe stomach irritability. After I graduated from college, I thought I was living the American Dream when I landed a swanky desk job at a prestigious investment bank in New York City. However, the 14-hour days felt like anything but that. I often experienced vertigo when staring at my computer and starting getting daily migraines that I took Excedrin for regularly. I’d also pop a Zyrtec with my Synthroid before my cereal and soy milk each morning to clear my stuffy nose. I still felt awful. Little did I know at the time, I was doing it all wrong.
I knew the corporate banking world wasn’t my path, but I didn’t know that there was any alternative. I was making money but spending it all on my health because I was so sick. I felt miserable in my body, but worse than that; powerless, because I didn’t know how to heal.
Once I started listening to my inner wisdom and the vast knowledge I had collected from my undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering, I began tapping into my inner medicine woman. Yoga was the catalyst for this awakening. Everything I ate, the relationships I associated with, my daily habits and routines all changed. I started to really love and appreciate myself on a deep level – it felt good to be in my own skin! Truly revolutionary.,. - Read more on VoyageLA LA’S MOST INSPIRING STORIES, July 2017