Jasmin Lee Cori, M.S. - Author, Mind, Body & Spirit
About the Author
Meet Jasmin - My Healing Journey
My life is a journey I did not plan--a voyage through hell states to come to know heaven.
I was bumping along okay as a psychotherapist and teacher until I reached 40 and uncovered childhood trauma. This began my journey of descent, a direction always required for deep transformation.
Fortunately for me, I was a student of a spiritual teaching that understood how psychological work and spiritual unfoldment are intertwined. I was discovering my deeper essence at the same time I was dropping into dark places I hadn’t known were there, so during that time heaven and hell were unfolding simultaneously.
This continued, with deep dips into both. I lost my voice, lost my job, suffered significant health challenges and financial struggle. Yet in the midst of being flattened, sick in bed, I midwifed a book of mystical poetry in a matter of months. That was heaven streaming through.
We go into hell states to retrieve important parts of our soul and life story. In the process, we go beyond healing the broken places and learn to reclaim our light. That is our deepest work and where I’ve spent my last 35 years.
Work Life
When I was in graduate school at the tender age of 23, I identified 3 roles I saw for myself: therapist, teacher, writer. I’ve had a chance to do all that.
Therapist. I’ve done a little agency work, but the bulk of my work has been in private practice as a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado. It changed over the years, growing as I grew. The last part of that, I specialized in working with adults with tough childhoods, generally involving trauma and emotional neglect. I retired at the end of 2020.
Teacher.
I spent a decade teaching in 5 different colleges and vocational schools. I taught counseling and communication skills, created a number of courses from scratch (e.g., psychology of women, existential psychology, psychology of religion), and had the opportunity to do some fun personal growth work with massage students. I also taught journaling and created numerous journaling courses.
Writer.
I come from a varied background here too, having explored several genres and also working as a writing coach and freelance editor for a decade. At this point, I am focused on writing nonfiction books that serve readers interested in any of the mind-body-spirit areas or their intersections. What I write about evolves. I’m not a writer that stays put (writing about the same thing over and over again). For me the interest is in finding new things to say. Writing is a great path of discovery.
Personal Life
I don’t have any cats or kids or a spouse to thank, but I do have a full life. It mirrors my work life and has been the foundation for much of what I’ve done. It’s fair to describe it as the Inner Journey as it is about inner development and has included a deep dive into healing, as mentioned above.
Although my main gig is writing, the thing about creativity is that it cannot be contained. And so it extends into the kitchen and creating healthful meals, and into my flower bed and home. I enjoy doing inquiry and creative movement with friends. Creativity is much more than end products but the way you live and think.
Amidst this creative life, I do what I can to fit in recreation (dancing, roller skating, and racquetball) as well as daily walks or hikes, and have found a way to serve the community I live in. I also make time for deeper spiritual discoveries. I like to quip that I’m a bit of a spiritual tramp, as I have dipped into various spiritual communities, but remain in none. My life is my path.
