Meet Ayesha

Hello! Thank you for being here. I’d love to share a bit about my work and approach with you.

I support women in moving beyond cognitive-only processing and into courageous expression and embodied reclamation.

In my private practice, my approach is exploratory, relational, and attuned, supporting nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and embodied self-trust. We track sensations, survival responses, and work toward restoring a felt sense of safety and presence. We work at a pace that honours your unique nervous system. In addition to somatic dialogue based work, I also offer therapeutic touch and acupuncture to support nervous system coherence. My education is rooted in Somatic Experiencing®, registered massage therapy (RMT), clinical somatic movement, yoga therapy, and medical acupuncture. These modalities have shaped my understanding of body physiology, and the body’s capacity for healing. Having worked in the wellness and embodiment field for over a decade, I bring rich experience and depth. I also think it's worth mentioning that I'm a survivor of complex trauma myself, and I've experienced somatic work as a way of supporting deep, lasting change that has rippled through the many facets of my life.

I’ve held a private practice for 8+ years, and it would an honour to walk alongside you in this way. See here for more info.

In the group work I steward, we weave a relational container that explores somatic concepts such as emotional embodiment, organic movement, partner contact/stretching practices, embodied dance journeying, myofascial release, and nervous system education. The best place to start with this is the weekly class I hold called Slow Somatic Flow. See here for more info.

Additionally, I educate movement and wellness professionals in the topics of musculoskeletal anatomy, somatics, myofascial release, and nervous system education. I’ve trained over 500 professionals in these areas of study to date. You’re welcome to check out my CE programs here.

My Professional Credentials & Influences:

• Somatic Experiencing® for Trauma Resolution (SEI)

• Co-regulating Touch for Trauma Resolution (Kathy Kain, Somatic Practice Oregon) — currently in process, post-advanced training

• RMT (regulated member of the CMTO, rostered to provide Acupuncture)

• Integrative Somatic Partswork — Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens

• Embodied Dance and Group Process Work (various trainings and influences)

• Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT, TIYT, ERYT-500, YACEP)

• Vaginal Steam Provider (CSP Level 2, Peristeam Hydrotherapy Institute)

• Myofascial Release (various trainings and influences)

• Clinical Somatic Movement (Hanna Somatics)

• Meditation, Breathwork, Therapeutic Yoga, and Nidra Instructor (Kripalu Centre, iRest Institute)

• Neurofunctional Acupuncture with McMaster University

• Folk Herbalism and Plant Spirit Medicine (Gaia Hive Mentorships)