Spiritual counseling + somatic practice
The body holds patterns of our lived life with stories, shapes, feelings and structures from our original family as well as imprints from our environment. My expertise includes emotional release work that supports recovery from addictive patterns and opens the capacity for healthy relationships as you connect with your life force, your inner joy and your spiritual light.
As a somatic practitioner, I powerfully integrate body-oriented modalities such as movement, breathwork, sensation awareness, yoga, meditation and touch, including massage and cranio-sacral. These practices support the release of held patterns of fear, trauma and pain in the body to move you through a healing journey towards freedom and a life of grace and trust in the wisdom of the body.
As a spiritual counselor, I use wisdom techniques to help you contact yourself, to settle there, to be intimate there, and to allow that part of you to unfold and discover what it is that needs support, holding and attention. This helps you to relax into yourself deeply and unfurl in a way that lightens you and brings more freedom from that which has been limiting you.
As an immigrant from Norway, I am not conditioned by American culture. This makes me particularly attuned to the position of immigrants and those on the edges of mainstream American culture, as well as those in the mainstream who want to break free of their cultural conditioning in order to more freely express the depths of who they are. In addition to working with individuals, I work with couples to see through their conditioning and move through relational blocks so they can support one another in their soul’s unfoldment.
Whether we are primarily talking or you are on the table, the body is a key component of our inquiry. You are not just “worked on" but "worked with,” so all of the sessions are interactive and relational. No two sessions are alike, for we discover together where you are on any given day, what you bring into the session and what is most needed now for you to align with your soul’s unfolding. Each session helps you to leave more whole, alive, and free to live a more fulfilling and radiant life.
Sessions can be done via zoom for spiritual counseling with guided somatic work, and in person at my Berkeley office for sessions that involve hands-on work.
Are you curious to learn more?
I offer a free 20-minute counseling session to see if we are a good fit.
“Satya holds a space of deep stillness that is agendaless, open and yet full of curiosity and heart. That trustable holding allows my heart, mind and body to soften, trust and unfold at a pace that feels natural and attuned. Her skill set runs deep. She has guided me through core traumas and wounds, helped me explore the psychodynamic roots of my patterns and supported states of profound expansion and joy. I would recommend her to anyone who is committed to the inner journey.”
– SE, counseling client