Samareh Jones comes from a lineage of women with strong intuitive gifts. Born in Israel to Iranian parents and raised in a Baha'i household, she grew up with a felt sense of the sacred and a closeness to the Creator that has never left her. Her family settled in Waterloo Region in the 1990s, and it has been her home ever since.

Before she came to this work full time, Samareh spent more than twenty years in theatre, arts, and culture. That life taught her how to hold a room, how to listen for what is underneath what people say, and how to make a space feel safe enough that someone can finally let their shoulders down. She still gives much of herself to this community, on the board of Green Light Arts and through her work with the region's Pride community and the arts.

Through her practice, Glow Reiki Therapy, Samareh guides people toward physical, emotional, and spiritual harmony. She works in person and at a distance, because, as she puts it, energy is not confined by time and space. A session with her is unhurried and without pressure. You might feel warmth, a tingling, a deep calm. You might feel nothing at all and simply rest. There is no right way to receive it. She holds the space, and something settles.

As your Wellness Coordinator, Samareh is the person who meets you at the beginning. She listens for where you actually are, not where you think you should be, and works with you to shape a path forward that fits your life. She draws on her own healing practice and on the full circle of practitioners here, so the plan is yours and the support is real. You are not alone in this, she says often, and means it.

Away from the work, you will find her on the trails with her German Shepherd, or somewhere close to live music.