With Dr. Jada MacLeod, ND · In person in Ottawa
Energy healing and Somatic Experiencing in Ottawa
Stress and old experiences don’t only live in your thoughts. They can stay in your breath, your muscles, your digestion and your sleep, long after the moment has passed.
These sessions work with the body directly, slowly and at your pace, so your nervous system can learn a different way of responding.
60 minutes, $185 · Sessions follow a first naturopathic visit
Understanding your nervous system
Stuck “on” or stuck “off”
After a hard stretch, or a lifetime of carrying too much, the nervous system can get stuck in one of two places. Many people move between both.
Stuck on
Racing thoughts, a tight chest, trouble falling asleep, always bracing for the next thing. Pushing through and overriding what your body is telling you.
Stuck off
Numb, flat, foggy or exhausted. Pulling away from people, collapsing at the end of the day, feeling far away from your own body.
Neither is a personal failing. Fight, flight, freeze and fawn are how bodies protect us. The work is helping your body notice it’s safe now, so it doesn’t have to stay on guard.
What we use
Three ways of working
Somatic Experiencing®
A body-based approach to stress and trauma. We notice sensation, breath and movement in small amounts, so stored stress can move through without overwhelming you. You don’t have to retell your story.
Energy healing
A quiet, hands-on or hands-above treatment while you rest, fully clothed, on a warm table. Many people describe it as the deepest rest they’ve had in a while.
Journeying
A guided, deeply relaxed inward state, used in some sessions to explore what sits underneath an issue and to find clarity or direction. Only if and when it feels right to you.
What we explore
What sessions can include
- Reconnecting with your body's natural rhythms, including your breath.
- What animals in the wild know about shaking off stress, and how to trust your own gut sense.
- How early attachment patterns and stress passed down through families can still live in the body.
- Moving fear, anger, grief, shame and anxiety through the body instead of holding them in.
- For people who want it, the spiritual side of healing and feeling at home in your body.
“Come home to your body, build greater capacity to integrate what’s ready, and discover embodied, alive freedom.”
Dr. Jada MacLeod, ND
What to expect
A session, step by step
1
Check in
We talk about what’s been going on and what you’d like to focus on today.
2
Settle
You rest on a warm treatment table, or sit if you prefer, with blankets and support.
3
The work
Somatic Experiencing, energy healing or journeying, or a mix, guided by what your body needs that day.
4
Integrate
We close by checking how you feel and talk about simple ways to look after yourself until next time.
Sessions are 60 minutes, $185, in person at 29 Bayswater Avenue. You can also combine this work with acupuncture in an integrated session, also 60 minutes, $185.
Questions people ask us
Do I need a first naturopathic visit before a session?
Yes. Sessions follow a first naturopathic visit (75 minutes, $295), so Dr. Jada understands your health history before working with your nervous system.
Do I have to talk about what happened to me?
No. Somatic Experiencing works with how your body is responding now. You choose what you share, and we go at your pace.
What does energy healing feel like?
Hands rest gently on the body or just above it. People describe warmth, tingling, heaviness or simply deep rest. You stay fully clothed.
Is this a replacement for therapy or medical care?
No. It can sit alongside counselling, psychotherapy and care from your medical doctor. If you’re in crisis, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.
What is Dr. Jada's training?
Dr. Jada is a naturopathic doctor licensed in Ontario and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and she has trained in shamanic energy medicine.
Is it covered by insurance?
Many extended health plans cover naturopathic services. Receipts include the naturopathic doctor’s licence number. Check with your plan to confirm.
Your practitioner
Dr. Jada MacLeod, ND
Naturopathic doctor for 17 years and Somatic Experiencing practitioner. In person in Ottawa and virtual.
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Individual experiences vary. These sessions are part of individualized naturopathic care and don’t replace care from your medical doctor or mental health provider.