Ink & OM Studio

A contemplative & creative studio for mother wound recovery.

Ink & Om is as a sacred ritual for restoration not just healing.

Words are how I give language to what I can’t quite say out loud. Meditation as a spiritual path not just a self help practice connects me to my wholeness.

I’m passionate about what I share because the deeper practices of yoga, meditation and writing save my life daily. But I’m even more passionate about the hundreds of children raised in environments where love was withheld, spirits were crushed, and voices were silenced. Because those children grow up—some repeat the cycle, some shut down, and some never learn how to live with the ache, believe in Love and thrive.

This breaks my heart. So I begin where I can—with writing, with my children, and my offerings to you.

Small acts of embodied activism.

Through essays, reflections, meditations, this studio and its offerings, my mission is to guide you to stay connect to what’s real for you and release what is performative.

I believe this path of healing from having a mother who couldn’t love us is our dharma, and Love is the lesson we are here to learn. Maybe Love is the only lesson for every human being.

When you join the Ink & Om ecosystem, by participating in a gathering, listening to your Ink & OM moment, schedule a virtual meeting with me, or read our future magazine — our goal is to remind you that under the layers of conditioning, false truths, and fear based beliefs, your capacity to Love is not dictated, defined, or diminished by those who were limited in their capacity to love you.

From my mat to your heart.
Danielle Jernigan, Founder of Ink & OM Studio

studio offerings

Ink & OM Circles

A reflective space for women in mother wound recovery to witness, write, and explore their inner landscape. Each themed gathering blends write to heal sessions, contemplative reflection, and supportive witnessing — helping you be present with the ache, honor your story, and cultivate clarity, compassion, and courage for your journey.

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a micro-podcast

A mini ritual for women in mother wound recovery — where contemplative reflection and micro-meditation meets strategic journaling. Cultivate clarity, compassion, and courage for the journey as you build confidence in your capacity to love your children — and yourself — well. 

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                         buddhist-inspired meditation guide. mother of two. writer. editor

Although my work is for everyone, my doula and maternal mental health experience make me most passionate about ensuring that every child has a safe, loving, stable first home in which to thrive — and that first home is the mother.

My writing, forthcoming book and micro podcast support women and mothers who carry an unspoken fear that they can’t love their children well — because they had mothers who couldn’t love them. My work as a writer and meditation guide helps them honor and name their truth, and bridge the gap between knowing and believing in their capacity to love their children well.

My writing has appeared in The New York Times Parenting Newsletter (A Tiny Victory Story), Your Tango, and Nourishing Word Blog. My essay “A Sister’s Salve” will appear in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement (Catapult, April 2026).

Born and raised on the East Coast, I now live in the Midwest with the youngest of my two children, Zoë Love (yes Love is indeed her middle name) — who made me a midlife mom at 44.