About Us
Why we exist
In our society driven by consumerism and productivity, the experience of anxiety, isolation and mental distress has been higher than ever before. It is becoming increasingly challenging to regulate our lifestyle and emotions, and to maintain harmony in our relationships. Further, with the pandemic, many of us are beginning to look inward and seek ways to live more meaningful lives. We want to make conscious and sustainable changes to the way we think, feel and live. It is in this context that we reach out to serve with our skills and abilities.
Who we are
We are a team of qualified professionals with experience in clinical psychology, therapy, expressive arts, coaching and experiential learning. Having been on personal journeys of healing and inner work ourselves, our work at Svadhyaya is an integration of our professional training and experiential process.
Growth, harmony, creative self-expression and fun are core values to our work and life. We hold a social justice stance and are intersectional in our approach. This makes us inclusive, queer friendly, gender neutral, promoting safety and respect for all.
Founding Team
Madhuri Narayan
Madhuri Narayan
Madhuri Narayan
Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist
M.Sc., M.Phil in Clin. Psychology (NIMHANS)
Madhuri is a licenced clinical psychologist and psychotherapist trained at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. She has worked with a variety of mental illnesses for psychotherapy and assessment. Her areas of specialisation lie in com
Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist
M.Sc., M.Phil in Clin. Psychology (NIMHANS)
Madhuri is a licenced clinical psychologist and psychotherapist trained at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. She has worked with a variety of mental illnesses for psychotherapy and assessment. Her areas of specialisation lie in common mental disorders (depression and anxiety spectrum), personality disorders, lifestyle/adjustment difficulties, grief and trauma related work. She uses modalities such as CBT, DBT, MBCT, and ACT.
She is a certified yoga instructor and through her own practise of yin and vinyasa forms of yoga, she works with breath, stillness and movement in the body. She is a practitioner of Vipassana and other types of meditation, and continuously explores different forms of creative expression and movement for her inner work
Bhargavi Raman
Madhuri Narayan
Madhuri Narayan
Expressive Arts Practitioner, Facilitator, NLP Coach
B.A., LL. B. (Hons), NLSIU
Bhargavi is an expressive arts therapy practitioner (SMART, Bangalore) and NLP and mindfulness-based personal coach . She works with adults, adolescents, teams and organisations through mindfulness, compassion, expressive arts and play.
She has been immersed in
Expressive Arts Practitioner, Facilitator, NLP Coach
B.A., LL. B. (Hons), NLSIU
Bhargavi is an expressive arts therapy practitioner (SMART, Bangalore) and NLP and mindfulness-based personal coach . She works with adults, adolescents, teams and organisations through mindfulness, compassion, expressive arts and play.
She has been immersed in body-based practices such as contemporary movement, voicework and yoga. Her ongoing vocal training and regular practice of Vipassana and kriya yoga keep her grounded in daily arts and mindfulness practice. She loves spending time in water, through swimming, scuba and free-diving. Over the years, coming back and staying in the present, has become her purpose and pursuit.
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