SACRED CENTERS STAFF

Gianna Carini
Programs & Office Manager

Gianna is the fresh face to Sacred Centers and a welcome surprise since we keep expanding! She wears many hats and has taken over the retail and wholesale orders, answering phones and email correspondence, doing data entry, managing workshop shipping details, daily bookkeeping, social media marketing assistance, picking up various misc. duties, and helping to keep Shanon afloat! She is also now handling all of Anodea’s bookings including keynotes, workshops (live and virtual), joint ventures and private coaching sessions, PR/Media inquires, etc! Contact Gianna

Nini Gridley
Certification Coordinator

Nini Gridley is a founding faculty member of Sacred Centers and has been teaching some of our Introductory Teleclasses Nini began studying the chakra system with Anodea in 1993. She took all the workshops, then assisted all the workshops and was instrumental in the development of the certification path. Professionally trained as a Spiritual Healer and Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner she initiated her private practice, Full Spectrum Healing™, in 1995 offering private healing sessions, meditations and Bach Flower Essences to children and adults. Previously a Child Life Specialist Nini worked with children on Pediatrics in Medical Centers for nearly ten years. She has a Master’s Degree in Education from Bank Street College of Education (NY, NY) and a B.A. in Child Development and Education from Connecticut College (New London, CT) which inform her understanding of the of chakras and illuminate the healing process.

In 2004 Nini completed six years of training to become a Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher (500 hrs.) at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, in Lenox, MA. She taught Yoga classes to adults and children there for years and continues to teach workshops on the chakras and meditation for Retreat & Renewal. Currently residing in Saratoga Springs, NY, Nini is teaching at Yoga Mandali where she leads the popular “Full Spectrum Healing Series” for nine weeks on the liberating current of the chakras. Her dynamic workshops weave ancient teachings on the chakras with her expertise in child development to illuminate the midlife healing process and bring Universal light and unconditional love to the process of self discovery.

We are delighted her role at Sacred Centers will be increasing. You can reach her via email at coordinator@sacredcenters.com.