Juliana Klinkert
Certified coach & speaker

It started with communication.

I began my career in advertising in Colombia, learning how ideas, language, and stories can shape the way we see the world.

I stepped into a very different world.

I moved to Nepal to study Buddhist philosophy. What began in the classroom became part of everyday life—living, studying, and practicing in a culture very different from the one I knew.

I needed another language.

While studying in Nepal, I began looking for a way to bring what I was learning into conversations with people who didn’t live and breathe Buddhism. Between semesters, I studied life coaching—and found a language that could meet people in a very different world.

Since 2009 · Certified Coach
1,000+ hours · Coaching experience

Then I began putting it together.

In Thailand, these different worlds started coming together in my work with people—coaching, meditation, and Buddhist teachings meeting the decisions, relationships, and changes they were actually living. My work in Southeast Asia also expanded into teaching and international presentations, including Malaysia.

Then the rooms changed.

The work took me into very different rooms—from companies and nonprofits to community programs and reentry environments. CALM MIND became an important part of how I worked across these very different settings, adapting to the people and realities in each room.

The conversation kept expanding.

From coaching sessions and community programs to stages, television, and film, I've found different ways to explore the experiences we share.

Some stories are easier to understand when we see them through someone else's life.

The Reconciliation

Feature documentary · Co-producer & Cast · In editing

After 25 years in prison, Bobby wants to meet Teresa, the daughter of his victim.

But what does reconciliation look like after so much pain?

The documentary follows Bobby's transformation. I appear as his CALM MIND teacher, helping him learn to calm his mind as he navigates this process.

We Are Never Alone

Film · Cast

What happens to a mother's life after losing her teenage son?

I play a friend who accompanies her as she faces a life she never imagined.

Overfears

Documentary · Cast & CALM MIND Teacher · In production

Fear can change our decisions, relationships, and the way we see what's possible.

This documentary explores different fears and ways people learn to face them. I appear in the film, sharing and teaching ways to train the mind when facing fear.