Avdeep Bahra

Avdeep Bahra

I believe in the mind-body-spirit connection.  Chronic stress and trauma affect our health, however our body has an innate capacity to heal when given the right support.

Emotionally, stress and trauma may lead to feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, loneliness, sadness or anger.  Physically, it may result in chronic fatigue, pain, digestive issues and/or other symptoms that doctors are baffled by.  Stress and trauma may also affect behaviors, for instance, living a life of people-pleasing, perfectionism and being who you think others want you to be.  Moreover, if you are an empath or highly sensitive person, it  may affect you differently.  As a Person of Colour (POC), I am also very aware of the impact of racial trauma.

I truly feel trauma and spirituality are highly connected and as Peter Levine says, healing trauma can be "a catalyst for profound awakening - a portal opening to emotional and genuine spiritual transformation".

The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists defines spirit as "an energy or life force that permeates all living things".  In Somatic Experiencing (SE) trauma work, emotions such as anger suppress our life force energy.  Anger and related emotions are a natural bodily response that often become stuck or suppressed in the nervous system.  In feeling and completing these body responses, including words, emotions or movements, we can allow for life force energy to flow again.   Working with the body and nervous system is a gentle and profound way to unravel the effects of stress and trauma, and return to feeling alive and whole.

I am an SEP and an Occupational Therapist with more than 15 years of experience.  I bring a unique blend of SE, Tao of Trauma touch work, Neuro-linguisitic Programming (NLP), HeartMath coaching and intuition to each clients session.

Specialties

• Adults
• Adults abused as children
• Anxiety Disorders
• BIPOC Populations
• Chronic Illness
• Chronic Pain/Fibromyalgia
• Developmental Trauma
• Grief and Loss
• Motor Vehicle Collisions
• Birth Trauma
• Intergeneration Trauma
• Racial Trauma
• Sexual Abuse