About

Renata Malinauskas

Hello, I’m Renata.

I’m a holistic, body-centred therapist, meditation teacher, and health coach, devoted to supporting people in coming home to themselves — to a deeper sense of ease, wholeness, and inner freedom.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been on a personal quest for relief and peace in the midst of life’s intensity. This has led me through many layers of healing, spiritual practice, and embodiment work. Over the past 15 years, I’ve trained extensively in somatic therapy, trauma resolution, insight meditation, and holistic health. But more than anything, my path has been shaped by direct experience — deep listening, unlearning, and learning to trust the wisdom of the body and the unfolding of life itself.

My Work

I offer a unique integration of body-centered therapy, somatic inquiry, meditation, courses, retreats, and holistic wellness support. Whether I’m working with someone through trauma healing, nervous system regulation, or supporting their wellbeing through movement and nutrition, my intention is always the same: to support the natural unfolding of your own wisdom and inner resources.

I believe healing is not something we force or strive for — it’s a remembering. It’s what arises when we slow down, soften striving, and get out of our own way. Beneath our conditioned patterns and survival strategies, there is a deeper nature that has never been broken or lost. When we reconnect with that place — the unconditioned aspect of who we are — there is often a profound sense of relief and freedom.

The foundation of my work is rooted in presence, safety, and honoring the organic intelligence of the body. I see healing not as fixing, but as a gentle returning — to wholeness, to authenticity, to a sense of being deeply okay.

My Background

My path has always been guided by a deep sense that life is sacred, intelligent, and interconnected. Since 2012, I’ve devoted myself to the Dharma, sitting and teaching silent Insight Meditation retreats, and facilitating inquiry groups that weave Buddhist wisdom with somatic depth. Alongside this, I’ve undertaken extensive professional training in modalities that support complex trauma healing and awakening through the body. My earlier studies in nutrition and fitness gave me a grounding in embodied wellbeing, which continues to inform my holistic approach today. This blend of inner practice, professional study, and lived experience shapes the way I hold space — with depth, spaciousness, and respect for the unique unfolding of each person’s journey.

My professional training includes:

  • Hakomi Mindful-Somatic Psychotherapy

  • TRE® (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises)

  • Mindfulness & Meditation Teaching

  • Psychosomatic Therapy

  • Insight Dharma Teaching

  • Bachelor in Nutrition and Dietetics, specialised in Sports Nutrition

  • Cet III and IV in Fitness

Ways to Work with Me

Currently, I offer:

  • 1:1 Body-centred Therapy, Somatic Inquiry and TRE® sessions

  • Holistic Health Coaching

  • Day and weeklong retreats in the Insight Meditation tradition

  • Courses and workshops on self-inquiry and embodiment

Whether you're drawn to somatic therapy, meditation practice, holistic health, or simply seeking a more authentic relationship with yourself, you are welcome here to get in touch and find out best ways we can work together.

Are we a fit?

My work often resonates with those who feel a quiet calling inward—who may no longer be seeking to be fixed, but are beginning to sense a readiness to meet themselves and life with honesty, tenderness, and courage.

You may feel drawn to work with me if:

  • You’re navigating a life transition, identity shift, or inner reckoning

  • You long to feel more grounded, whole, and connected to your body

  • You’re ready to inquire into the beliefs, habits, or stories that keep you stuck

  • You sense that freedom comes not from adding more—but from letting go

  • You want to live with more truth, softness, and self-trust

This work isn’t for everyone. It’s not goal-driven or performance-based. It’s for those who are ready to slow down, feel more, and discover what’s true from the inside out.

If that sounds like you, I’d love to connect.

My Qualifications and Certifications

  • ISITTA - Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach (Level I and II) - Embodywise - Sydney, NSW, Australia (2019-2022)

  • Insight Dharma Teacher Training and Mentoring Program - Insight Meditation Institute - Sydney, NSW, Australia (2021 - 2025)

  • HAKOMI Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy - Napier, New Zealand (2019-2021)

  • TRE (Tension and Trauma Release Exercises) Certification Training - TRE Australia - Sydney, NSW, Australia (2019-2020)

  • Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training - Insight Meditation Institute - Sydney, NSW, Australia (2019 - 2020)

  • Cert III in Psychosomatic Therapy - Psychosomatic Therapy College (PTC) - GC, QLD, Australia (2018)

  • Cert III and IV in Fitness - TAFE - SYD, NSW, Australia (2013-2014)

  • Sports Nutrition and Supplementation Specialisation - Sao Paulo University (USP) - SP, Brazil (2012)

  • Bachelor Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics - Sao Camilo University Centre - SP, Brazil (2008-2012)

  • Punchfit Trainer (2013) 

Extra Courses/ Self Development 

  • Eugene Gendlin - The Philosophy of the Implicit - Sydney, NSW, Australia (2019 - current)

  • Diamond Approach - Ridhwan Foundation - (2018 - current)

  • Tremor Revolution - TRE Australia - Sydney, NSW, Australia (2019)

  • Internal Family System (IFS) - IFS Training Australia - Sydney, NSW, Australia (2019)

  • Vipassana/Insight Meditation Silent Retreats - Over 500 days (2013-current)

  • Focusing Level I and II - Conscious Directions - Byron Bay, NSW, Australia (2018)

  • Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Foundation Training - Conscious Directions - Byron Bay, NSW, Australia (2018)

  • TRE (Trauma Release Exercise) workshops - TRE Australia - SYD, NSW, Australia (2018)

  • Hakomi Workshop - Sydney, NSW (2018)

  • Nutritional/ Herbal Technical Training - Herbs of Gold - SYD, NSW, Australia (2016)

  • RehabFx Sydney (2013) 

Volunteer Experiences 

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