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A complimentary guide for women learning to stay connected with themselves through uncertainty, emotion and everyday living

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You don’t need more information.

You need to feel you can slow down enough to reconnect with yourself.

The Art of Staying is an invitation to return to yourself, one small moment at a time.

Less teaching. More presence.

This work brings together somatic awareness, relational presence and embodied practices to help women remember who they are.

By learning to stay with what is present without trying to fix, improve or perform.

You soften, not because you forced it. But because you stayed.

My approach

There’s more than one way to return to yourself

Whether through the guide, embodied reflection, private sessions or community practice each offering is an invitation to stay with yourself just a little bit longer

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  • Working with Pavitra has been a gentle and transformative experience for me. Pavitra's presence is powerful. She creates a safe environment where I can explore emotions and reconnect with myself. I have been able to release old patterns and beliefs that were holding me back. She is such a great listener and communicator, and has an intuitive sense of what I need on my healing journey. I am grateful for her compassionate guidance.

    – Sia Kanellopoulos, Dru Yoga Teacher and Gut Health Coach, Australia

  • Pavitra is a highly skilled practitioner who holds the person she is working with at the very centre of all her work. She creates a sense of safety, positive unconditional regard, co-regulation, and connectedness that is such a felt experience.​ In online sessions​, Pavitra offers a sense of presence that can be felt across the screen, in such strong and powerful ways. as does her gentleness and warmth.

    Chris West, Occupational Therapist, England

  • I can tell you I sense profound shifts within me after sessions that are delightful to witness. What that all evolves into and what has been set in motion is always beautiful to experience. I am deeply thankful for your sessions and it is a pleasure to continue to work with you.

    Poul Poulsen, Denmark

  • Thank you for the incredible impact your healing presence method of therapy has had on my life. Your guidance have been truly transformative, helping me navigate through challenging times with clarity. Through your sessions, I have found peace and relaxation that I never knew was possible. Your intuitive approach and compassionate demeanour create a safe space where I feel heard, understood, and supported.

    Samia Akhtar, Bangalore, India

  • I admire you for your open, honest presence. You do not paint life with sparkling beads of water on pink flower petals but with timber and iron nails to build a sturdy vessel to stand the test of time.

    Annie Cornwall, Australia

  • Thank you for making me fall in love with myself and the awareness that you have helped me gain about life is so incredible. What surprises me about working with you is how I am able to feel my feelings and emotions even though it feels scary. You are teaching me how to stay still and softly flow with the high tides until it passes, rather than fight it.

    Nayana Nagen, India

  • I am still processing how for the first time in my life, I experienced how painful emotions show up in my body. Since working with you the pain has subsided. Thank you for your support..

    Karishma Pal, India

  • If there is anybody in the world right now I trust, it is you. I feel safe and accepted when I am with you. You have made me aware of how to be with my fatigue, and helping me assess how I can be more purposeful and conscious in my relationships

    Kalpana Velakutty, India

  • I want to thank you so much for the session. I wasn't aware that I wasn't breathing and now I am pausing to allow some breath. I am also drinking heaps of water. I feel more in my body. It was really beautiful to have a session with you. Thank you.

    Sandrine, Bali

  • My mindset feels completely different after the sesion with you. Now I can auto filter what I engage with and avoid getting involved in confusing situations. I feel at peace even in the chaos. Thank you so much Pavitra.

    Rima Tidarweti, Bali