Rana Chudnofsky

A mind body practitioner and accomplished lecturer for nearly two decades, Rana helped create BHI’s Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART) program, a self-care education program for delivery in community and corporate settings. Rana is also the driving force behind BHI’s youth programming, leading trainings for students, teachers and parents. A frequent public speaker and sought-after lecturer, Rana specializes in relaxation techniques and cognitive strategies for clinical treatment centers, schools and universities, as well as group-based self-care programming for veterans with PTSD. Rana trained in Biofeedback at Boston Behavioral Medicine and in Vipassana Meditation at the Vipassana Meditation Center in Shelburne Falls, MA. She is also certified in Medical Qigong and Reiki. Additionally, she graduated from the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care’s Clinical Pastoral Education fellowship. She earned a Masters’ in Technology in Education from Harvard University School of Education, and a dual BA in Psychology and Education from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She is also an established entrepreneur and the founder of NextStep Training Inc., a Newton-based technical software training firm.