About
Giovannina Jobson is a faculty member in the Department of Wisdom Traditions at Naropa University, where she has taught for over 20 years. She teaches in the Master of Divinity program and Naropa Core program. Jobson holds degrees in psychology, religious studies, ecopsychology, divinity, and clinical mental health counseling with a concentration in nature-based transpersonal counseling. She is a mindfulness instruction trainer, a Maitri Space Awareness teacher, and a Dharma Art practitioner.
Teaching focus
Giovannina Jobson's teaching focus, drawn from the source profile, sits in the Shambhala and Tibetan traditions. Several threads come up: steady attention to body and breath; the relationship between ethics and meditation; and short, direct teachings rather than long talks. On talks, the style is closer to thinking-along than presenting. Giovannina Jobson works with whatever shows up in the room rather than reading from notes, which is part of why these talks land as conversational instead of scripted. Short pauses, longer sits, and questions that come back to direct experience are usual. The bigger move Giovannina Jobson keeps making is back toward attention itself: what's happening, how it's being held, and what gets in the way. That keeps the teaching close to practice rather than drifting into commentary about practice. For talks, schedules, and longer essays, the affiliated organization's page is where the live material lives. Giovannina Jobson's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on. Giovannina Jobson's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on.
Background
Giovannina Jobson teaches in the Shambhala and Tibetan traditions. The teaching home is Naropa University. From the teacher's own profile: BA Psychology, BA Psychology Online, BA Religious Studies, MA Ecopsychology, Master of Divinity, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Nature-Based Transpersonal Counseling Concentration BA Psychology Online, BA Religious Studies, MA Ecopsychology, Master of Divinity, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Nature-Based Transpersonal Counseling Giovannina Jobson is a faculty member in the Department of Wisdom Traditions. She has taught at Naropa for more than 20 years in the Master of Divinity program as well as in the Naropa Core program. She is a mindfulness instruction trainer, a Maitri Space Awareness teacher and a dedicated Dharma Art practitioner. In the Tibetan stream, Giovannina Jobson's teaching draws on analytical reflection and stabilizing meditation, with attention to bodhicitta, the relationship with a teacher, and the slow integration of insight across daily life. Giovannina Jobson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Giovannina Jobson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Giovannina Jobson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Giovannina Jobson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Giovannina Jobson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Giovannina Jobson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Giovannina Jobson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Giovannina Jobson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography.
Lineage
Giovannina Jobson teaches as a lay teacher in the Shambhala and Tibetan traditions. The institutional home, per the source listing, is Naropa University, and that's where most of the public teaching schedule and any retreat offerings will be posted. Tibetan teaching authority depends on the named root teacher and the school (Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, Gelug). The source listing is where any specific authorization or empowerment information will be stated.
What to expect
On a class or retreat with Giovannina Jobson, the basic shape is short instruction, longer sittings, and some Q&A. The container is shaped by Naropa University, so format details, fees, and access policies follow that organization's norms. Expect plenty of silence, less talking-at-you than you might think, and an emphasis on letting the practice do its work rather than chasing experiences. For exact dates, registration, and any sliding-scale or scholarship information, There's usually a short Q&A window and, on retreats, optional teacher interviews where students can bring specific questions about their practice. There's usually a short Q&A window and, on retreats, optional teacher interviews where students can bring specific questions about their practice.
