In her home country of Colombia, Camila spent more than 15 years implementing peace education projects with communities affected by the armed conflict and trauma-conscious mindfulness. Camila has been committed to teaching trauma-conscious mindfulness to youth and communities navigating diverse challenges and systems in New York City since 2018.
Camila worked with the Lineage Project as a teacher and Program Coordinator for six years until the organization closed its doors in August 2024. She also worked at exalt youth, an organization that works with court-involved youth in New York City. She was a core member of Respira, one of the first mindfulness organizations in Colombia, since its inception and also worked with Breathe International, an international non-governmental organization that seeks to establish mindfulness as a peacebuilding strategy for diverse groups worldwide.
Camila facilitates groups in both Spanish and English, teaching trauma-conscious mindfulness and somatics. She is a certified mindfulness teacher through Lineage Project, Mindful Schools, Breathe International, and Respira in Colombia and a certified yoga teacher through Abhaya Yoga in NYC. Camila She holds a Master’s Degree in Peace Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has also had Somatic Experiencing training and additional training with Resmaa Menakem.