The woman within
Embodying Ahimsa
I am a healer, intuitive guide, song-weaver, artistic yogini practicing Tantra and optimizing with Ayurveda to bring transformation of ignorance and confusion into awakened awareness.
My birth name is Tamara Dawn.
My people are of Scottish, English and German heritage, though I am a sixth generation Canadian. I am the face of lineages displaced and persecuted for having worshipped Life herself as Sacred; a long line of people who learned to hide in the mind to survive the unmetabolized integenerational trauma held in the body. I have devoted my life to transforming this legacy of sorrow into medicine and gifts for the dawning of the New Age, the returning of the feminine ways of knowing truth, and the healing of humankind’s relation with the rest of the web of Life.
My given name is Sonam Sangmo.
It means “Good Heart of Merit”, or “The Merit of a Good Heart” and it was given to me by a Buddhsit meditation master. My spiritual lineage is with the cultures of ancient India and Tibet, the origins of Dharma; the birthplace of the Buddha. The blessings and gifts these lineages have brought me came through extensive study and practice of the systems of Yoga, Ayurveda, Meditation and Tantra, guided by qualified masters and time spent walking upon the earth of their place of origin receiving her transmission; A privilege I hold with humility and many, many, boundless thanks.
I have spent many moons in Nepal and India, immersing in Buddhist Studies, Yogic trainning, Ayurveda study, initiation into Tantra and many many Suns in meditation.
My never-ending study and practice in these fields for the past 15 years, along with my work with sacred plant medicine, shamanic healing, and the transformational power of art and song, continue to refine me as a guide along the path of Spiritual Awakening.
It is here in this place of guide, as a feminine, intuitve, gentle, nurturing, soft, graceful, deep and safe helper along the path that I open my heart and invite you,
to invite me,
to support you on your journey home to your sacred gifts.
The tools in my bundle I can offer you are:
Yoga Practice
Gentle, Slow, Flowing movement practices to culture your intuitive connection to your own sacred space; Your Body.
Music as Medicine
Ancient, Intuitive, Soulful song to culture the feminie ways of knowing our inner truth by quieting hte mind, opening the heart, and being our own medicine.
Healing Touch
Sesitive, Deep yet Gentle massage from the Ayurveda tradition to re-connect and nourish the awareness of the body, relax the nervous system, and settle the mind in the heart.
Art as Vision
Expressive, Playful, Beautiful inspiration and guidance for re-claiming ourselves as creative visionaries, the artists of our dreams, building confidence to share our inner worlds visualy through symbol, colour, and texture.
Guided Meditation
Calm, Nurturing, Relaxing practices to train, tame and discover the natural bliss of the mind unburdened by agitation.
Spiritual Council
Nourishing, Safe, Tender space holding and guidance (only when invited) for the times along the path when council with someone who has experience on a smiliar journey can be fortifying for the souls’ sense of being held.
My personal mission here in this incarnation is to support the great change that is upon us here on earth as we learn how to repair our broken bond of trust and respect both between humans and with the vastness of the non-human world.
I am here to learn to Love All Things, to Walk the Beauty Way, seeing the teachings in hardships and savouring Life’s plentiful gifts.
I am here to walk the talk of Embodying Ahimsa,
to come home to the natural state of Awake Awareness;
the Bliss of the true Self,
and to encourage, uplift and guide
those who share this mission
in their own unique expression of the Spiritual Path.
This work is joyful, enchanted, and inspiring.
Sometimes it is hard, exhausting and sorrowful.
I know I have needed and continue to need help along the way, and that helpers need helpers, who need helpers in the infinite web of Life that is the Great Mystery of Love.
Details of my training and experience include:
- Volunteering in a Buddhist Monastery in Nepal- 2009 (the beginning of my global spiritual quest)
- Volunteering in a rural village in Nepal supporting a community health initiative-2009
- Volunteering in an off-grid eco-village in the Peruvian Amazon- 2010
- Plant Medicine ceremonies in the Peruvian Amazon- 2010
- Volunteering on organic farms and homesteads in the USA, Thailand and Cambodia- 2010-2011
- Living and exploring the Himalayan culture of Nepal- 2011
- Permaculture Design Certification in Thailand- 2011
- Plant Medicine ceremonies here in Canada with a variety of healers- 2012-present
- Ayurvedic Massage Therapy Training with Ayuskama in Rishikesh, India- 2012
- 200-hour yoga teacher training with Shri Kali Ashram in Galgibaga, South India- 2012
- Teaching Yoga, and offering Ayurvedic treatments back home in Canada- 2013
- 500-hour yoga teacher training with Shri Kali Ashram in Galgibaga, South India- 2013-2014
- Teaching Yoga, hosting workshops and deepening my Ayurvedic treatments back home in Canada- 2014
- Volunteering and continuous Initiation into Tantra Yoga in Canacona, South India- 2015-2016
- Panchakarma Therapist Training with Dr. Arun, the resident Ayurvedic Doctor at Shri Kali Ashram- 2015-2016
- Creating and publishing a Spiritual children’s book- 2016
- Deepening my Ayurvedic Healing practice back home in Canada- 2017
- Ayurveda Massage Training and Marma Therapy with Aithein Healing in India- 2017-2018
- Visiting and studying Yoga and Meditation in a variety of ashrams across India- 2018
- Assisting in Plant Medicine ceremonies- 2013-2023
- Reiki Level 1 attunement with Bliss Prema- 2018
- Offering Ayurvedic Treatments and teaching Yoga at Mā Yoga and Wellness, in Victoria, BC- 2019-2023
- Plant Medicine Dieta with Niwe Rao Xobo in Pucalpa, Peru- 2021
- Sanskrit Language Studies with Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal- 2021-2022
- Buddhist Studies with Ranging Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal- 2022-2023
- Assisting with Yoga teacher trainings in South India- 2023
- Creating and guiding an online Initiation into Tantra course- 2022-2023
- Hosting Buddhist retreats in Canada on Vancouver Island- 2023
- Volunteering at a Buddhist Dharma retreat centre in Squamish, BC- 2023
- Ancestral Lineage Healing Course- Online- Present
What do people I work with say about me?
“I had my first massage with Tamara today and I have to say it was the most amazing, relaxing, releasing and transformational massage I’ve ever experienced!
From the moment I was in contact with her I could sense the level of compassion and genuine love for what she does!
I’ve been struggling in recovery for the last 16 months from a concussion and TBI. Tamara’s presence is very soft yet supportive and she really took the time to listen, ask questions and connect with everything I’ve been going through.
I feel that she took the time to fully understand my needs and let me know that I would be supported in her care while using her wisdom, depth of training, and spiritual guidance.
I felt safe, supported, comfortable and able to fully surrender to the treatment. I came out feeling relaxed, rejuvenated and nourished in mind, body and soul! In fact during our session I could sense and feel the releases happening and my energy shifting – leaving me feeling lighter and refreshed.
She awoke a sense of self love, balance and harmony within my heart and in my being. In the way she worked with me and held space for my healing it allowed me to see myself as a special gift and my body as a true temple of sacred space!
Tamara is an absolutely amazing vessel of Divine love and light!
I have Infinite Love and Gratitude for the experience I had today and I will love myself enough to continue my healing journey with Tamara!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
“Tamara seems to bring a loving presence and an intuitive listening to everything she does – and that’s certainly been my experience on her table. Her sessions are deeply nourishing, and rooted in the divine; she always leaves me feeling completely relaxed, integrated, and with my light shining brighter. Can’t recommend her enough!”