Marni Suu Reynolds, Ph.D.

Honolulu, HI, US

Marni Suu Reynolds MBA, PhD, MHPSS, Trauma Survivor, Humanitarian, Researcher, and Advocate. Certified Trauma Specialist, Certified Somatic Specialist Certified MHPSS (Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Specialist) Certified Meditation/Yoga (1000RYT) Ordained Healer PhD Thesis: How We Heal: Gender Inclusion and Compassion for Addressing Social Suffering Through the Global Healing Movement. Born in Costa Rica to a Burmese-Tibetan Mother and Irish/Scottish father, Marni was raised in Hawaii, she currently lives in between Hawaii and Chiang Mai, Thailand where she is conducting her doctoral research in “Gender Inclusion and Compassion for Addressing Social Suffering Through the Global Healing Movement." Marni has over 28+years in the private and non-profit sectors focused on the areas of collective trauma healing, trauma wellness development, and humanitarian aid programming. Over the last 28+ years, Marni has curated, facilitated, and developed trauma-informed wellness curricula for corporations, institutions, and educational settings, including community centers, retreats, private businesses, and humanitarian and monastic settings. Marni has worked in the community relational facilitation field since 2003, working with men and women's groups across several countries. Marni’s work blends the holistic approach with behavioral science, healing, neuroscience, and wellness modalities. Recently developing the Community Relational Training for Sacred Sons (2026), after 3 years of research with the organization. Certified Trauma & Somatic Specialist with the Trauma Research Foundation. Certified Mindfulness Teacher by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., and Tara Brach, Ph.D. This certification is by the University of California at Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, an IMTA-accredited training. A Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher & Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher (RYT1000) and an Ordained Spiritual Healer, Sacred Path Healing School 2003. Marni has worked and traveled to over 42 countries, including within the United States, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Peru, Egypt, UK, Canada, Polynesia, and throughout Europe and Asia. A meditation practitioner with over 30+ years of devotional practice, which began in the Buddhist temples of Burma (Myanmar) at age 13. She has practiced in monastic and retreat centers, including Thich Nhat Hanh Monastery, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Tassajara Mountain Zen Center, Palolo Zen Center, Hawaii Vipassana and Myanmar Vipassana Center (Burma), Wat Sopharam Vipassana International Meditation Center, Thailand Vipassana Chiang Mai, and more. A published author, Marni has presented her doctoral research at Stockholm University “Men & Masculinities” Conference, Cambridge University - ASEAS Conference, Edinburgh University - ASEAN Conference, Chiang Mai University, Thailand - “ICBMS 4 & 5 Conference," Northern Illinois University "Burma Studies Conference." She has been featured in “55 Faces – Global Edition 2024”—The Aspire Series, HI Luxury Magazine. She launched her own podcast, The Golden Thread Podcast, in 2020 and advocated for humanitarian rights for mental health and wellness at the United Nations UNESCAP Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, 2025. She has worked for humanitarian organizations such as Save The Children/Myanmar, Beam Foundation, United Nations Development Programming, USAID in Thailand and the Myanmar Association of Hawaii. She is currently working on her manuscript and developing programming around trauma and wellness. You can follow her research and her work on her Substack. https://substack.com/@marnisuureynoldsphd

Leadership

LT4

Service hours

500

Member since

2026

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