About Me

A woman with wavy red hair, wearing a sheer, long-sleeved red top, leaning on a wooden chair in a room with natural light and green plants.

Hi! My name is Amrit-Sadhana and I am really glad you found your way here.

I am a certified trauma-informed nervous system coach, herbalist, and speaker. My mission is rooted in cultivating safety within the self and fostering flexibility in the nervous system, enabling my clients to embrace a life of deeper connection and regulation. Through a somatic, body lead approach, I empower others to navigate the complexities of their experiences with self-compassion and accountability.

I work through a decolonizing lens; recognizing and addressing the systemic oppressions that shape individual and collective trauma. Committed to liberation work, I advocate for dismantling oppressive structures and nurturing environments that honor diversity, equity, and inclusion.

With compassion and conviction, I inspire others to embark on their own journeys of healing and self-discovery, guiding them towards a future defined by authenticity, joy, community and liberation.

I came to this path through my own healing and trauma recovery journey. My desire for supporting others in this work comes from a place of deep understanding that when you are “in it” you can feel alone and broken. Learning how to receive support and resources (and how to help yourself) will transform how you approach your journey. Giving you guidance to navigate through it and cultivate a stronger and more trusting relationship to your body and its queues. We are not taught to listen to our bodies, but when we are anxious or depressed, it is our body trying to communicate to us that it needs something. When you learn how to listen. When you learn to approach life from a body-led place, your relationship with everything changes. I would love to teach you how to do that!

Lineage Statement

I practice on the lands of many tribal communities, including the Clackamas, Stl’pulmsh (Cowlitz), Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples—lands now known as Portland, Oregon.

I am rooted in my ancestral lineage as a descendant of the Celtic diaspora and Portugal. My work is deeply informed by liberation, equity, and cultural awareness, guided by the teachings of Dr. Resmaa Menakem, bell hooks, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin and many other leaders in healing, decolonizing and liberation movement. Black and Indigenous women have profoundly shaped my understanding of how colonization and racism imprint upon the nervous system and influence how we move through the world.

I honor and engage with Indigenous somatic practices that have long been stripped of their cultural significance for the benefit of others. I am committed to continuously unpacking the whiteness embedded in my nervous system and embracing healing through embodied, collective liberation.

Testimonials

"She has helped me realize that having anxiety doesn’t mean that something is wrong with me..."

I’ve been working with Amrit-Sadhana for over two years now. She has been a great support as I continue to learn about and cope with my anxiety. She brings a calming presence to our sessions and provides great ideas and recommendations for not only coping with my anxiety, but also for taking better care of my mind, body, and spirit. She has been such a support for my emotional and mental health as I have navigated challenging times in my life. Amrit-Sadhana's guidance has given me clarity about myself and how I want to take better care of myself. She has helped me realize that having anxiety doesn’t mean that something is wrong with me and that my approach for managing and coping with it can evolve and change as needed. I feel so grateful for the opportunity to work with Amrit-Sadhana.
-Carrie
"Today I have a connection with my heart and body and a knowing that I can support myself in ways that I never knew"

6 months ago I was detached and disconnected from myself. There were so many things I struggled with inside; I felt broken, unworthy, and I was extremely unkind to myself. I felt stuck and knew I needed guidance and support.Working with Amrit-Sadhana over the last 6 months has been transformative. Of course struggles and anxiety still exist (they always will), but today I have a connection with my heart and body and a knowing that I can support myself in ways that I never knew. I feel confident in my ability to ask myself “what do I need right now” and have enough tools to pick from to take action or to reflect. More importantly, I feel WORTH IT.
-Tamar
"I got my life. Not my life back, my life period."

When I started working with Amrit-Sadhana As a childhood cancer survivor, I was very closed off, and honestly looking for a cure all adaptogen to my anxiety. I didn’t get that, what I have received is something much more powerful. I got my life. not my life back. I got my life period, because I don’t want that life back. Amrit-Sadhana gently lowered the electric charge to the electric fence I had built around me and was able to show me I didn’t need it to be strong. She taught me there is strength in vulnerability, as long as I am brave enough to go there. The skills and recourses she and I have worked on together will be with me for life. Working with Amrit-Sadhana is that, you work together. She’s a fantastic teacher and guide, but she works with you on the same level. She holds space for whatever feelings (no matter how crazy they feel) and validates them. Honestly working with her has changed my life for the better. But don’t take my word for it, take hers. Since working with Amrit-Sadhana, I have seen her use her own techniques, and transform herself. Other life coaches out there only want you to see the good and this is where Amrit-Sadhana is different. She is truly vulnerable about her own self growth journey and shows that her teachings work! Seriously ask her! I have watched, and been lucky enough to have been along for her own transformation which has been truly magical! Talk about a serious glow up! So if you want someone who is going to give you a one size fix all solution, that’s not Amrit-Sadhana. If you want a true full on life transformation from someone who lives her teachings everyday, who is going to hold space for you. Someone who is going to show you how to feel again. Someone who will give you guidance without pushing. Someone who will make you uncomfortable with the hard emotions. Someone who will dance when you succeed and listen when you don’t. Someone to become your sister, mom, aunt, and best friend. Reach out and schedule a discovery call. Thank you AmritSadhana.
-Jamie
"Now I have so many tools that help me every time I feel anxious."

Thank you so much for everything you have helped me with! Before I starting working with you I thought I was going crazy! I thought how I was feeling and what I was thinking was not normal. My anxiety was taking over everything, but you helped to learn so much and you taught that what I was feeling was normal and that it was ok to not be ok sometimes, you helped me to find ways to regulate my nervous system! Now I have so many tools that help me every time I feel anxious! Again Thank you soo much!
-Diana
"Not only does she listen carefully to all i have to say, but has a gift of hearing things I’m unable to articulate out loud. "

I have had anxiety for as long as i can remember and despite seeing a therapist on a regular basis, one of the most significant positive changes for me has been regular sessions with Amrit-Sadhana. Not only does she listen carefully to all i have to say, but has a gift of hearing things I’m unable to articulate out loud. Something I love about working with Amrit-Sadhana is that she considers the whole mind, body, spirit which I think is essential in any kind of healing. I look forward to our sessions and know that I’ll feel grounded, calm and have practical tools and realistic goals set up when we complete our time. Amrit-Sadhana has helped me find my inner strength and I am so grateful to be able to work with her.”
-Michelle