Somatic Therapy · Inner Chaplaincy · Portland, OR & Online
Return to your body.
Return to yourself.
Trauma-informed somatic therapy and contemplative spiritual care with dr. neera malhotra, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner® (SEP). 1:1 sessions and group retreats for women/femme, healers, artists, and educators available online.
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Interpersonal Neurobiology
Worldwide via video
No one turned away
You may be here if…
You’re moving fast.
You feel constantly rushed, even when nothing is urgent — stretched thin by what you carry for others.
You hold space for healing.
You’re an artist, or human service practitioner- educator, therapist, or chaplain. Someone who holds others needs to be held too.
You’re at a threshold.
Grief, chronic pain, perimenopause, or a profound life transition where the old map no longer fits.
The Framework
The S.L.O.W. Method
A fourfold invitational framework rooted in contemplative traditions, somatic psychology, and interpersonal neurobiology.
S
Sensations
Noticing what your body is already holding — the language of lived experience.
L
Listening
Gently attending to what wants to be heard, including the longings beneath the surface.
O
Orientation
Finding grounding in the present moment, anchoring your nervous system to safety.
W
Witnessing
Meeting your experience with curiosity, not judgment — bearing witness to what is.
Ways to Work Together
Three paths, one practice.
Private · Online
1:1 Somatic Sessions
A private space to slow down, listen deeply, and return to your body. Sliding scale, dāna, and SE student rates.
Explore 1:1 sessions →On-land & Online
Group Retreats & Workshops
Immersive healing spaces for grief, renewal, and self-stewardship. From one-day workshops to nine-month programs.
Explore group work →Spiritual Stewardship
Inner Chaplaincy
Contemplative accompaniment for life’s thresholds — grief, identity, perimenopause, and the sacred pace of healing.
Explore chaplaincy →What people are saying
“Neera’s clarity of mind and open heart surged right through the computer. This powerful healing work absolutely adapts to the online format.”
Anonymous client
“She masterfully picked up on subtle cues I didn’t even realize I was giving and mirrored them back to me.”
Anonymous client
“I was not expecting a deep transformation within such a short span of this workshop.”
Workshop attendee
Meet dr. malhotra
A rare integration of somatic therapy, contemplative stewardship, and academic depth.
dr. neera malhotra is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), educator, and contemplative spiritual steward with a Doctorate in Education, Chaplaincy, and M.Div equivalency from Upaya Zen Center. Her approach is gentle, trauma-informed, and deeply relational.
Read dr. malhotra’s full story →A beginning
You do not need to have the answers. You only need a place to begin listening.
Begin a 1:1 session with dr. malhotra. Sessions are unhurried, relational, and trauma-informed — sliding scale, dāna, and SE student rates available.
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