Shakti शक्ति, Śakti; lit. is the Sanskrit word for "energy, creation, strength, ability, power." Shakti is your feminine essence.
I am living proof of a sovereign, sensual, embodied woman, that dances her way between different cultures and spaces, and is anchored to the knowing of who she truly is and where she belongs. It is my lifelong commitment to share the gifts of the feminine, living in flow with our cyclic nature, ancestral reconnection, and transformation through embodiment of your sensual, True self.
Like many South Asian women, I was raised in a strict religious household and experienced the trauma of internalised oppression - our hyper-masculine, colonial-patriarchal cultural messaging that disconnected me from my body, suppressed and devalued my femininity, sensuality, and sexuality. This ranged from pleasure taboos to body shame, racial trauma, and rejection of my Indian-ness (ancestral disembodiment).
I was taught to distrust my body from early on and seek approval outside of myself. I must always seek permission before I act. I don’t belong anywhere. I am not worthy of holding boundaries. I was conditioned to give my power away to men, positions of authority, and elders. I was chronically unwell and felt the collective dis-ease across my community, as we are often physically and spiritually disconnected from our ancestry, our homelands, and our great Mother Earth too.
I was disembodied, disempowered, and disconnected from my body - and my feminine essence and power.
It wasn’t until my body was burned out from chronic pain, work addiction, unresolved trauma, and a menstrual disorder that I began my journey onto an embodied feminine path. I recovered the natural healing intelligence of my body. I regained my confidence as I physically healed and started letting my body lead. The transformation was potent, as I also began decolonising, decentering whiteness, dismantling patriarchal beliefs, began standing in my truth unapologetically, and magnetised extraordinary opportunities into my life.
My journey has taught me that the Feminine connects us to nature, the land, our ancestors’, and most importantly, home to ourselves.
CREDENTIALS & LINEAGES
I am a certified Feminine Embodiment coach from the School of Embodied Arts. This is a trauma-informed, body-centered healing modality.
I am trained in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy. I have studied the works of trauma and nervous system healing specialists, such as Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing), Stephen Porges (Polyvagal theory), Bessel van der Kolk & Resmaa Menakem (Somatic Abolitionism).
I am trained in the Non-Linear Movement Method developed by Michaela Boehm, this is a powerful somatic movement modality designed to release trauma patterns, regulate the nervous system, and open the body to flow, vital energy, and sensual sensation.
I am a trained Ayurveda Practitioner and Yoga therapist. I’m trained in Ayurvedic nutrition + lifestyle, yoga therapy and women’s menstrual health. I teach Ayurvedic cyclic menstrual wisdom.
I have over 700 hours of training in classical Hatha Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yoga therapy, and Tantra from lineage-based teachers.
I am an Energy healer, trained in Japanese Usui Reiki.
I bring a long-standing meditation practice, explorations with different Asian healing modalities, and personal insights from my feminine embodiment journey.
My work is most influenced by my ancestors’ feminine connection to the body, nature, the elements, the sun and moon, that stem from my lineage in Punjab, India. My ancestors come from a land and folk culture that embodies feminine principles as a living, breathing, evolving science into much of our ways of being, relating and sustaining mother earth.
I express the deepest gratitude for my teachers and the honour of integrating ancestral traditions into my work.
A BIT MORE ABOUT ME
I’m a Capricorn Sun & Libra Rising in western astrology.
An INFJ and Enneagram 5w4.
