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ka - la - ya
 kapwa * laya
community * freedom
 

kalaya

| guiding principle | 
our wellness is connected to the health of all - earth,  waters, one another, ancestors + all our relatives 
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| vision |

we steward the freedom to be well in body mind spirit land water
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we empower innate health through tending to
our digestive, soul, spiritual, ancestral and creative power 

| my medicine |

As a body-mind-spirit wellness practitioner and creative catalyst

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• I honour each person's unique health histories

• I support you in your journey of integrating back into innate rhythms of health, intuitive connection, and creative wellness

• I invite compassionate consideration of emotional and soul roots of wellness

My work is informed by my studies in nutrition, energy work, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (Body Intelligence), Ayurveda (Centre of Ayurvedic and Indian Systems of Healing), my ancestral healing lineage, and Vipassana meditiation

My years of working as a colon hydrotherapist in top clinics in Oakville and Toronto were preceded by years working in the social services + non-profit world after graduating from Political Science and Equity Studies at McGill.

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Being diagnosed with auto-immune brought me into deeper intimacy with the inner ecologies that were asking for my attention as microcosmic mirrors of the world I was trying to "fix" around me in the non-profit world.

As I experienced the limitations of clinical biomedical western models of treatment and began to explore holistic healing modalities and nourishment, my calling to focus on digestive, ancesral, land, and soul health became clear 

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| my journey |

🌱   is remembering that the land + our purpose is the deepest medicine

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🌱  i steward song, ritual, food, community, land, and ancestral wellness so we may heal together

🌱 i steward healing arts projects between my homelands, celebrating life as art, food as ritual, and ritual as restoration + regeneration

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🌱 since my teens, physical symptoms diagnosed as auto-immune disorder under western biomedicine have been a gift + initate of teachings, that -

🌀  all the supplements, superfoods, exercises, meditation, and therapy sessions cannot replace the healing that comes from being in sovereign embodiment of our purpose and in intimate interdependence with land, community + spirit. modality is just a stepping stone for us to be ourselves

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🌀  wellness invites us to co-create the structural integrity in our bodies, relationships, communities and ecosytems to hold our whole selves ​

🌱 my most powerful teacher has been my journey of healing with ancestors, land & community, leading me to transition from a focus on institutional, political & social change into deeper focus into our inner ecologies + spiritual constellations

🌱 as a colon hydrotherapist + sovereignty steward, I focus on how the conditions of our gut (70% of our immune systems), soul purpose, and ancestral lineage impact our wellness journeys

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🌱 i live parallel lives as a published writer, musician, theatre + living arts curator, and community educator

| purpose |

I support digestive, soul, creative, ancestral wellness through intuitive embodiment

| testimonial |

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Working with Shaina is a deeply validating and relaxing experience! She will ask you questions and share information that will help you tune into your body's unique rhythm, allowing you to access the medicine you truly need.

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I was inspired to work with Shaina because she cares deeply about food and the role it plays in the self-healing process. Her knowledge of the gut microbiome and its contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health is what makes her a truly holistic colon hydrotherapy practitioner!

She is very gentle in her approach and simultaneously helps cultivate a sense of personal accountability by prompting reflection on the relationship of stress and digestion.  It was fascinating to get a non-judgmental insight into what goes on in my gut. She will ask you questions and share information that will help you tune into your body's unique rhythm, allowing you to access the medicine you truly need.

Aditi Ohri (Web Develop, Austin, TX)