Wikipedia User:Karenavirginia

Karena Gabriella Virginia (born November 17, 1970), is a motivational speaker, energy healer, yogi, inspirational mentor, TV personality and author.

Karena is the talent in the highly acclaimed yoga video, Abundance & Miracles, and the author of Essential Kundalini Yoga. Karena is also the voice on the IOS APP called Relax and Attract with Karena. Karena is a member of Oprah Winfrey’s Belief Team, and she is a pioneer in the me-too movement who has discovered that the meaning of healing humanity starts with speaking truth and choosing love. She is passionate about helping others find their voices and heal.

Early Life and Education

Karena is a first generation American born to Beryl James Ferrari, born and raised in the countryside of England and Giulio Ferrari born and raised in Rome, Italy. Karena was born at St. Luke’s Roosevelt hospital in New York City. Karena is the middle child with an older brother, Robert Ferrari and younger sister, Stephanie Ferrari Beaudoin. She was raised in the suburbs of New York with her immediate family. To this day her extended family resides in Italy, England and the Dominican Republic. Her first job was working as a Sunday school teacher at the community church of Glen Rock. At 16, she began working at Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat; a non-profit organization created to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This is where she first discovered her longing for helping others heal. Karena graduated with high honors from Ithaca college in 1993. Karena was in a conservatory where she studied performance, movement and television. After graduating she moved back to NYC and spent time modeling and acting in soap operas and commercials. Only to discover that her true passion was in spirituality, healing, quantum physics, yoga, activism for supporting justice and understanding the human psyche.

Personal life

Karena resides in the suburbs of NYC with her husband and two children.

Philanthropy

Karena is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Above and Beyond with Michael, which she started with her brother and sister in 2017. Above and Beyond with Michael is a foundation which helps underprivileged children and shares random acts of kindness by supplying everything from fresh water, n95 masks and chrome books to those in need. Karena also volunteers to help women heal from abuse.

Donald Trump Allegation

On October 20, 2016, Karena publicly held a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred publicly accusing Donald Trump of victimizing her with inappropriate sexual misconduct.

Published Works

Virginia, Karena, and Dharm Khalsa. Essential Kundalini Yoga. Sounds True Inc., 2017. IBSN 162203662X

Virginia, Karena. “Abundance & Miracles” (2013)

Yoga Journal. Kundalini Yoga for Strength and Security. Karena Virginia Shares Her Go-To Kriya