Hi! I'm Jenna Gallarzo
mom, wife, educator, and long-time holistic health practitioner
But before any of that, I am a human who had to learn how to reconnect with herself while learning how to connect with her child. For over ten years, I have worked as an Ayurvedic Clinician, Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher, and Perinatal Doula. But the real heart of my work was born when I became a mother and found myself navigating the layered, emotional reality of healing while parenting.
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After a miscarriage, I entered my next pregnancy physically sick and emotionally cautious. I wanted to connect, but I was scared. COVID had already reshaped everything. I could not return to work, and my husband had to go back to his job almost immediately. I was home alone with a newborn, no car, and no real plan.
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I struggled with postpartum depression, breastfeeding aversion, and the daily weight of trying to do the most important job in the world without a break, a village, or much capacity. And while I had years of training in bodywork, yoga, and Ayurvedic care—I was not thinking about any of that. I was just trying to make it to the next hour.
What helped me bond was not a breakthrough. It was massage. It was oil on my hands, her skin under my fingers, and a few quiet minutes where we both settled. Where I remembered I was her mom. Where I felt something shift. That became our rhythm. And eventually, that rhythm became Two Hearts.
Why "Two Hearts?"
The name Two Hearts comes from the Sanskrit word Douhridaya, which means “two hearts beating as one.” It describes the connection between a mother and her baby during pregnancy. It is a shared body, a shared rhythm, and a shared emotional blueprint. That connection is profound. It is physical, emotional, and cellular. But that connection does not end at birth. Long after, a mother still carries her child's DNA. She carries their rhythms in her nervous system, their presence in her tissue, and their imprint in her breath.
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In the blur of modern parenting, it can feel hard to access. Two Hearts was created as a way to return to it. It is a tool to rebuild what feels distant, to deepen what may still be growing, and to bring your body into the bond, not just your brain. For me, it started in the quiet. I massaged my daughter on the floor of our home, unsure what else to do, but knowing I needed something that helped us both feel safe and close. That small ritual became our rhythm. Eventually, it became this guide.
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While Two Hearts is rooted in the maternal experience—honoring the physical and emotional transformation that begins in pregnancy—it also draws from traditional Ayurvedic wisdom, where grandmothers, aunties, and elders would lovingly massage both mother and baby in the early days after birth. That care was generational, rhythmic, and shared. In time, mothers would pass that same loving touch to their children, continuing a lineage of connection that nourished both body and heart.
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Today, Two Hearts offers that same invitation to all caregivers. Fathers, adoptive parents, step-parents, grandparents, and others can all participate in this act of bonding. The connection may not be biological, but it can still offer the same safety, trust, and emotional closeness that every child needs to thrive. Touch is an ancient language. It is intuitive, restorative, and universally human.
My Background
I have spent the past 10 years teaching Yoga and Ayurveda internationally across the U.S., Mexico, the Middle East, and Central America. I have lead multiple Yoga Teacher Training programs and regularly guest lecture in others. I’ve developed original workshops blending Yoga and Ayurveda, and have taught in corporate, studio, and educational settings. My work focuses on making ancient practices accessible, trauma-informed, and grounded in real life.
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Licenses and Certifications
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Ayurvedic Practitioner (950 hours) + Clinical Internship (150+hrs)
Southern California University of Health Sciences Under Drs. Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, Jayagopal Parla, Manjusha Vinjamury, Prasad Vinjamury, Bharathi Venkatachalapathy, and Ram Manohar
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Ayurvedic Wellness Educator (650 hours) + Clinical Internship (100+hrs)
Southern California University of Health Sciences
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Massage Therapy and Bodywork Certification
Southern California University of Health Sciences / Passed California MBLEx licensing exam
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Pranic Energy Healer
GMCKS Pranic Healing and Arhatic Yoga Center, Bahrain under Masters Muneera and Maria
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Advanced Clinical Panchakarma and Gynecology
With Dr. Manjusha Vinjamury
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Kaivalya Yoga Teacher Training (500RYT)
With Alanna Kaivalya
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Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
With Julia Forest of Awakened Spirit Yoga
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Nectar of Nidra Yoga Training
With Kaya Mindlin
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Prenatal and Birth Doula Training
With Stefanie Antunes of Doula School
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Yoga Teacher (200RYT)
With Brynn Rybacek of True Flow Yoga, Newport Beach, California
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Early Childhood & Development Educator
Riverside College, California
Who This Work Is For
Two Hearts was created for those who are
navigating connection in real life, not in theory.
It is for:
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Mothers trying to bond after a hard pregnancy, birth, or postpartum period
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Caregivers who want to nurture closeness but do not always know how
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Parents healing while parenting and doing the inner work while showing up daily
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Those breaking cycles of disconnection, disembodiment, or survival-mode parenting
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Educators, therapists, and birth workers looking for simple, intuitive tools to support emotional regulation and safe touch
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Fathers, adoptive parents, and non-gestational caregivers who want to build a bond that mirrors the maternal one in safety, rhythm, and co-regulation
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This work honors the science of attachment and the power of presence. It is not about fixing or performing. It is about remembering what connection can feel like—and practicing it, one moment at a time.
