About Monica
Monica Traystman is dedicated to helping people transform their lives to higher, ever new levels of consciousness and health using her unique, integrative program that includes personal guidance, yoga, meditation, and energy work.
Monica holds a Ph.D. in Immunology & Infectious Diseases from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health. Throughout her long career in medicine, Monica specialized in diagnosing human molecular diseases. A clinical researcher, she focused on the genetic causes of specific diseases including heart disease and cancer. A recipient of many research grants, Monica also taught at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
In the midst of her rapidly expanding medical career, something happened that would change Monica’s life forever. As she was driving home one dark night, Monica’s car was hit by a drunk driver and caught on fire. In the nick of time, the driver behind her pulled from the fiery crash. At that moment, Monica went through a near death experience in which she reviewed her life up to that point. She was told that she had more work to do on the earthly plane and that her personal life and career path would change toward a greater spiritual focus.
This experience transformed Monica profoundly. She began an intense study of both Eastern and Western spirituality. She also began to meditate and practice yoga. As her new awareness grew, she began to expand her view of healing to include alternative modalities including energy work. Through her own personal experience and observations of others, Monica now knew that for true healing to take place, it must involve alignment of mind, body, and spirit at a core level for each individual.
Monica realized that while her work in the lab had been important, her true passion and gift was to work with people directly using her knowledge of both modern and ancient modes of healing. She began her transition out of medicine to focus on this vision and founded her own company, Healthy Spirit, Inc.
Using her own step-by-step, scientifically-proven yet comfortable process of co-operative coaching, Monica empowers her clients as they make easy, long-lasting changes that result in the achievement of their health and wellness goals. From this state of optimal well-being and expansion, they can create the lives they desire and deserve. The tools and skills they learn working with Monica help her clients achieve and maintain a life of balance and alignment. Their lives become heartfelt, value based, purpose driven and spiritually abundant.
Academic Education
B.A. Biology, St. Andrews Presbyterian University, Laurinburg, NC
M.S. Psychometrics and Research, Department of Education, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Ph.D. Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Immunogenetics, The Bloomberg School of Hygiene & Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Post-doctoral Fellowship Human Molecular Genetics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Healing Arts Certifications
• Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor, Chopra Center for Well Being, La Costa Spa & Retreat, Carlsbad, CA
• Certified in Reiki I, II and III, Reiki Master, Omaha, NE
• Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor, in the Svaroopa Style, Master Yoga Academy, La Jolla, CA, Rama Birch
• Certified Embodyment Yoga therapist, Master Yoga Academy, La Jolla, CA, Rama Birch.
• Certified Raja Yoga Instructor, Sundara College, Soul of Yoga, Tom and Trisha Kelly, Encinitas, CA
• Certified Access Bars practitioner, Access, LLC
• Certified Rising Star healing practitioner, Neil Mintz, Carlsbad, CA
• Certified Metaphysician, Barbara Y. Martin & Dimitri Moraitis, Spiritual Arts Institute, Sunland, CA
• Certified Healing Practitioner, Barbara Y. Martin & Dimitri Moraitis, Spiritual Arts Institute, Sunland, CA
