Meet Chandra
I bring 30 years of practice on the path of devotion and Yoga to all my endeavors in life. I am guided by a deep curiosity about the connection between body, mind, and spirit.
While teaching and serving at the Hanuman Temple and Neem Karoli Baba Ashram in Taos, New Mexico, I recognized a need to better support the emotional and psychological challenges my students and community members were experiencing. This led me to pursue a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling, where I trained in a somatic framework integrated with a transpersonal perspective.
Since becoming a Licensed Psychotherapist in 2018, my work has focused on supporting women navigating chronic pain, autoimmune conditions, early attachment wounds, and trauma. My approach is holistic, weaving together body-based awareness, emotional healing, and spiritual insight.
In 2015, I began a deep immersion in the philosophy and practices of traditional Tantra, with a primary focus in the Sri Vidya lineage. This sacred framework continues to inform both my personal life and my work with clients, offering a path of integration, embodiment, and reverence for all aspects of being.
In 2024, I expanded my practice by becoming an Ayurvedic Health Coach. Ayurveda, an ancient system rooted in the rhythms and elements of the natural world, provides a powerful lens for understanding physical symptoms and restoring balance. Through this work, I help clients align with their unique constitution, the seasons, and the environments they live in—supporting greater harmony within themselves, their relationships, and the world around them.
I have raised two boys, lived between California and New Mexico for the past 2 decades, and am endlessly devoted to learning on this path of Soul.
My Credentials
Masters in Counseling Psychology; Institute of Transpersonal Psychology/Sofia; June 2014
Licensed marriage and family therapist; State of California, 2018
Yoga Teacher Trainings:
Yoga Garden, Janice Gates; 2003; 200 hour RYT
Kundalini Research Institute; Gurmukh; 2019, 200 hour Kundalini Level 1
The Wild Temple; Brooke Sullivan, 2019 , 300 hour advanced Tantra and Yoga
500 ERYT with Yoga Alliance
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner; 2020
EMDR certified with EMDR Consulting, 2020 (Consultant in training since 2021)
Certificate in IFS and EMDR
Certificate in Grief and EMDR
Ayurveda Trainings:
Ayurvedic Health Coach; Shakti School of Ayurveda with Katie Silcox; 2022