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About Niara
I know what it is to feel lost, shut down, angry, and diminished.
I came into the world with brilliance, talent, creativity, and a fascination for learning about all aspects of our incredible world. My mother, on the other hand, had lost her spark and only knew how to train her daughter to be a “people pleaser” like herself.
My mother wore herself out meeting others’ needs before her own, burying her true feelings and talents so they did not interfere with everyone else’s demands and priorities. She expected me to do the same. So started the war between who I was in my heart and the person I twisted myself to become.
My parents had an unhappy, embattled marriage. Arguments and fights were the norm, and my brother and I suffered a great deal, as well as my parents. I would wonder why people couldn't just love one another. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was embarking upon a quest to find answers to this question.
After two marriages, both ending in divorce, I realized that some of my parents' issues had transferred to me, both in some of my behaviors and the in kind of partners I had unconsciously attracted. Yet I still believed in the possibility of a quality, loving relationship.
In 1993 I found Conscious Loving, the work of two relationship experts, Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.Ds. Profound positive changes in my life resulted in my wanting more. I spent the next 13 years studying and practicing this work, and taking trainings with the Hendricks, including their Radiance Birthwork, Movement and Breathwork, and Relationship Coaching certifications.
Today, my childhood quest is fulfilled. In my journey back to my essential self, I’ve discovered how to regain self-expression and joy. So can you. My belief in love and creating quality loving relationships is a reality. If two people want really want to save their relationship, or if they just want to make a good relationship better, I have the skills and tools to help.
The Hendricks Institute and Foundation for Conscious Living:
Niara is a professional Body-Mind Vibrance Coach, including Radiance Birthwork. Through her own life explorations, she has come to the realization that the conscious practice of relationship and skillful communication best demonstrate our personal growth and evolution. She received her certificate from Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.Ds in July 2004 and has been a student of the Hendricks’ work and methods since 1993. She has been teaching and coaching groups and individuals since 1999. Niara is committed to exploring higher consciousness, through feeling and speaking truth, living in integrity, and inspiring and teaching the same in others. See free handouts on the Resources page. (link here)
The Highly Sensitive Person from Dr. Elaine Aron, Ph.D.
Niara completed a certification training with Dr. Elaine Aron in “Working with Highly Sensitive Clients” in March 2001. Niara is highly sensitive herself. With 15 to 20% of the population sharing this trait and often being judged for it, Niara is dedicated to educating people about this trait and the special needs and gifts of high sensitivity. See the “HSPs in Society” and Self-Tests for High Sensitivity and High Sensation Seeker on the Resources page. (link here)
Certifications, Degrees, Experience
Certified in Body-Mind Vibrance Coaching & Radiance Birthwork thru the Hendricks Institute.
Certified in Working with Highly Sensitive Clients with Elaine Aron, Ph.D.
Bachelor in Social Work from California State University, Sacramento, CA.
18 years of focused exploration & work in personal and spiritual growth including her own healing journey, working with individuals and groups since 1999."The inspiration to live a life you love will carry you long after the adrenaline burst from fearing a life you hate has burned out."
~Anonymous