About

The Zen Movement™

Why This Exists

The Zen Movement™ was born from a simple observation: the tools that actually help people regulate, restore, and reconnect — shouldn't be locked behind a therapy office door.

After over a decade as a licensed clinical social worker, I watched the same pattern again and again: people knew what was wrong, but couldn’t access the body-based tools to change it. So I built something different — workshops, journals, and resources that bring nervous system regulation out of the clinic and into your hands.

10+ years

Licensed clinical practice

2,400+

Women held in circle

7 bowls

Tuned to the chakra scale

Sometimes the invitation isn’t to do more.

It’s to breathe, soften, and become quiet enough to hear yourself again.

the founder

Meet Amy

Amy De Jesús, MSW, LCSW

I’m a licensed clinical social worker, Reiki practitioner, sound healing facilitator, and somatic wellness consultant who believes healing can happen in the spaces where science, energy, sound, breath, and the body meet.

For more than a decade, I’ve supported people through some of the most difficult and transformative moments of their lives. That work taught me to recognize overwhelm, but it also taught me the power of the moment when someone finally softens, breathes more deeply, and begins to reconnect with themselves.

Over time, my own path expanded beyond traditional clinical work. I was drawn to Reiki, sound bowls, breathwork, somatic practices, meditation, and the ways vibration, intentional breathing, stillness, and movement can help us slow down, regulate, and become more present in our bodies.

Eventually, I moved across the world and began creating a life that felt more aligned with what I had been teaching others for years: slow down, breathe, listen inward, and make space for what matters.

The Zen Movement™ grew from that philosophy.

It is a space where sound, energy, breathwork, nervous-system education, somatic practices, and intentional living come together

Through sound bowl experiences, Reiki, breathwork, workshops, guided practices, journals, and community, I create opportunities for people to step away from the noise, reconnect with themselves, and experience what it feels like to simply be.

the practice

Four Ways to Come Back to Yourself

Four pillars to help you regulate, reconnect, build supportive practices, and bring more intention into everyday life.

Regulate

Practical tools for stress, overwhelm and nervous-system awareness. Learn to read your body's signals and respond with care instead of reactivity.

Reconnect

Body awareness, self-compassion and emotional connection. Come back to yourself gentle practice at a time. one

Practice

Breathwork, journaling and somatic exercises for everyday life. Build a toolkit you can reach for whenever you need grounding.

Live Your Zen

Carry the practice into routines, relationships and environments. This isn't just a workshop it's a way of living.

the practice

Four Ways to Come Back to Yourself

Four pillars to help you regulate, reconnect, build supportive practices, and bring more intention into everyday life.

Regulate

Practical tools for stress, overwhelm and nervous-system awareness. Learn to read your body's signals and respond with care instead of reactivity.

Reconnect

Body awareness, self-compassion and emotional connection. Come back to yourself gentle practice at a time. one

Practice

Breathwork, journaling and somatic exercises for everyday life. Build a toolkit you can reach for whenever you need grounding.

Live Your Zen

Carry the practice into routines, relationships and environments. This isn't just a workshop it's a way of living.

The foundation

Why Nervous System Work?

Everything The Zen Movement™ offers workshops, journals, resources is built on one foundational idea: your nervous system is the key to lasting change.

The body keeps the score

Stress, trauma, and overwhelm don't just live in the mind — they live in the body. That's why talk therapy alone isn't always enough.

Healing through invitation, not force

When we give the body permission to feel, to release, to exhale — profound shifts happen. Not through pushing harder, but through gentle, guided practice.

Practical tools for real life

Everything we teach is designed to be taken off the mat and into your daily life. Regulation isn't a one-time event — it's a skill you build.

Background

Training & Credentials

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

CA, FL, MD, PA, NV, USVI

Reiki Practitioner

Energy Healing Certified

Polyvagal-Informed

Nervous System Specialist

Somatic Wellness Consultant

International Practice

Separate from The Zen Movement™

Clinical Services & Therapy with Amy

Amy also maintains a private clinical practice as a licensed therapist. Therapy sessions, immigration evaluations, and clinical services are provided through a separate practice and are not part of The Zen Movement™ wellness offerings.

If you are looking for therapy, clinical supervision, or immigration evaluation services, please visit Amy’s clinical practice portal. These services are billed and scheduled separately from workshops and products.

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What guides me

The Values Behind the Work

Safety First

Every workshop and product is designed to honor your pace. We work within your window of tolerance, always.

Body Wisdom

Your body holds profound intelligence. Together, we learn to listen to its signals and honor its messages.

Compassionate Presence

Healing happens in relationship. I offer genuine, open presence without judgment a space where you can truly be seen.

Integration

True healing extends beyond the session. Everything I create is designed to give you practical tools for your daily life.

Your Path Starts Here

Whether you’re ready to dive deep with a workshop or start with a daily journaling practice, there’s a path for you.

Explore Workshops

Join a live, guided experience — online or in Tuscany. Somatic healing, sound healing, breathwork, and nervous system regulation workshops designed to create real, embodied shifts.

Shop the Movement

Guided journals, workbooks, yoga essentials, and lifestyle products — all designed to support your nervous system healing practice at home. Start for free with our companion workbooks.

Ready to begin your healing journey?

Book a free 15-minute discovery call and let’s explore how we can work together.