I was named after Peña Naira, a cultural gathering place in La Paz, Bolivia — a space where music, art, and community converged. I like to think that had something to do with my enduring love of music, dance, and human connection.

I was born in Santiago, Chile, and raised between languages and landscapes — the vibrant pulse of Miami Beach in the eighties, and later Montreal, which I have called home since 1988. Moving between places taught me how to read context, how to listen closely, how to belong without losing myself. It also taught me about change — the exhilaration of it, the grief within it, and the resilience it quietly demands.

I first trained as a graphic designer. Design, at its core, is about communication — bridging the space between a message and the person meant to receive it. That way of seeing shapes everything I do.

Coaching expanded that lens. Over a decade of working with individuals navigating transition, identity shifts, and quiet turning points showed me something consistent: most people don't lack insight. They lack the shift. They understand their patterns. They can explain their story. And still — something keeps them from living the way they want.

That's when I found Conversational Hypnosis. And everything changed.