The Hearth of the Practice:

The Maitri Collective

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Living Somatic Mentoring Sessions

Deep-dive virtual or in-person sessions tailored entirely to your nervous system's capacity, weaving together trauma-sensitive movement, breath, and restorative practices.

Personal Practice Audio Archives

Every session is recorded and curated specifically for you. You will receive your personalized somatic audio guides and Yoga Nidra integration practices to anchor your body at home whenever you need a safe place to land.

Reassembled monarch butterfly art piece representing healing and transformation
Reassembled monarch butterfly art piece representing healing and transformation
Pleasantview Gem Inn

Not just pleasant on the outside, our Pleasantview Gem Inn properties are especially popular among families. With underground parking and floor-to-ceiling windows, there's no shortage of natural light or space.

Start Where You Are Yoga


info@startwhereyouareyoga.com

Providing virtual trauma coaching, conversational hypnotherapy, and grief mentoring across Canada. Offering local, in-person somatic movement guidance and death doula care to the West Kootenays, including Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, and Pass Creek, BC.

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Disclaimer: Shauna is a Certified Virtual Trauma Coach, Somatic Specialist, and Certified Death Doula. Her coaching, grief mentoring, and interoceptive movement services are non-clinical, future-oriented, and designed for stress reduction and personal integration. They do not constitute medical, psychiatric, or psychotherapy care, and do not replace treatment by a licensed mental health professional.