“Our calling is where our deepest gladness and the world’s hunger meet”
− Frederick Buechner
With much joy, I can share that my deepest gladness arises in my role as a therapist and healer today. It has been a slow process of discovery and transition as I gradually walked away from a career in public health and policy, in which I was embedded for nearly two decades, working across many countries in Africa and Asia.
Today, I experience that sweet spot of feeling deeply fulfilled when I can be of service to others, in a way that holds depth and heart connection, as a psychotherapist, body therapist and space holder.
I am a qualified psychotherapist accredited by the UK Council for Psychotherapy, holding an MA in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapeutic Practice from the Karuna Institute in the UK. I also have a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University in the US, which equipped me with skills to work with institutions and governments. Throughout my career, I’ve focused on building leadership capacity and fostering open dialogue and alignment among individuals and organizations. I draw on processes like the Art of Hosting, the Flow Game, Metamorphosis and Sociocracy to hold resonant space for both individuals and groups.
Nearly fifteen years ago, feeling increasingly drawn to working with health at an individual level, I completed my training in Esalen Massage and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. I recall feeling instantly ‘at home’ in the state of presence and deep listening that is called for through these embodied, individual therapies.
Illustration by Nomita Khatri
More recently, through my training and practice as a Core Process Psychotherapist, my offerings have refined and deepened. I am touched by the sensitivity and simplicity of this therapeutic work – that calls for the heart and soul to lead, for the whole body to listen, for us to step out of our minds and tap into a larger, more subtle intelligence. The work is paradoxically effortless, even as we hold others in their pain and healing.
My practice as a therapist has impacted me in my core. I recognize the deep inter-being with others and with nature as our most sacred gift—which is revealed to me through this work, again and again. I am deeply affected by others, and in turn, know that I impact their journeys in both subtle and explicit ways.
In 2015, I moved to Goa from having lived largely in big cities. In many ways, this move was a ‘coming-home’—to myself, to nature, to a slower and more considered pace of living, and to conscious community and friendships. I find much joy in the simplicity and abundance around me and nourish myself by regularly coming into my body with yoga, dancing, swimming, walking with my dog Eros, and trekking in the mountains.
When I listen to the wisdom that is so abundant in nature and in the depths of my core, I feel at home. I sense Oneness. I can be of service without effort.
I am happy to arrange a conversation to discuss my work and how I can support your journey.
- Taara Chandani
“Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being”
− Rumi