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Permanent freedom from chronic pain is in your hands.

Chronic pain is not a defect — it's your body's very normal response to all that you've been asked to carry. This work is a path of listening to symptoms, softening the nervous system, and reclaiming the healing power that has always been yours.

Leyla - Mind-Body Healing Practitioner

Hi, I'm Leyla

Through my own journey of healing chronic back pain, I discovered that each of us carries the power to heal physical symptoms. When we uncover the true cause of pain and begin to listen to its message, symptoms loosen their grip — and lasting freedom becomes possible.

I do this work to help people reconnect with that power, and to offer an alternative to the cycles of hospitals and medications that so often fail those living with chronic pain.

I believe that with commitment, patience, and trust, anyone can be the source of their own healing. My role is simply to create the space, tools, and support for that transformation to unfold.

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In this path, healing comes from trusting the body's intelligence and giving it the space, awareness and compassion it needs to do the healing work it is naturally gifted at doing.
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This work is for you if…

  • You've been living with pain that persists over time, without a clear cause or explanation.
  • Your pain lingers, flares, or shifts without warning.
  • Your scans or tests look "normal," but the symptoms remain.
  • You feel drained by endless treatments, appointments, and quick fixes.
  • You've begun to fear your own body—or movement itself.
  • You sense that emotions are connected to your pain, but don't know where to start.
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My Approach

I blend Dr. Sarno's mind-body based healing method with ancient wisdom practices, creating a holistic path to lasting freedom from chronic pain.

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Sarno Sachs Method

Dr. Sarno's years of work with his clients and groundbreaking research on mind-body medicine forms the foundation of my practice.

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Yogic Practices

As a yoga teacher and practitioner, these philosophies and practices guide my work. I turn towards the practices of asana, mudra, mantra and pranayama as a tool of embodiment and connection.

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Breathwork

Through conscious connected breath and breath journeys, we create pathways to release what's been held in the body.

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Personal Pain Journey

The tools I share emerged from my personal experience with chronic pain and have become the pathway in which I guide others.

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Collective Liberation

I'm aware of the capitalist and patriarchal world we're living in and how it leads to the cycle of chronic pain. I use this context in my sessions to help us find freedom from these oppressive forces.

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Mindfulness

I use mindful meditation and journaling as tools to witness, to understand and to communicate with chronic pain.

Understanding pain as communication from our nervous system is the first step to reconnection. When we listen instead of fear, respond instead of resist, the cycle can slowly begin to shift.
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Ways to Work Together

Discovery Consultation

A session to connect and understand your unique story to determine the most aligned pathway for your transformation.

Mind-Body Based Healing

Deeply personalized one-on-one work integrating mind-body principles, breathwork, somatic awareness and nervous system regulation to build the foundation of your personal healing practice.

Community Containers

Intimate group experiences where collective wisdom emerges through shared practice, education, and mutual support, recognizing that healing can only happen in community.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about working together and the healing process

No. The pain is not imagined—it is a real, physical experience—but its origin is in the nervous system, not in structural damage.

It can be helpful to have a doctor rule out anything serious—that peace of mind often supports the healing process. That said, this work is safe, educational, and has no contraindications, so you're welcome to begin whether or not you choose to seek further medical tests.

Mind-body work does not deny these findings, but research (and experience) show that many people with the same diagnoses live pain-free. What matters is the role your nervous system is playing in amplifying or even creating the symptoms.

Everyone's journey is unique. Some people feel relief after a single insight; others take weeks or months of steady practice. I usually recommend 4–6 sessions to build a strong foundation.

This is one of the most common fears. Mind-body healing requires persistence and setbacks are a part of the process. I am confident the tools work—but your nervous system may resist at first. The good news is, countless people around the world (myself included) have healed this way and I know you can too.

Mind-body pain is often mistaken for medical or structural conditions such as herniated or bulging discs, scoliosis, arthritis or joint degeneration, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome and other gut issues, migraines or tension headaches, pelvic pain syndromes, carpal tunnel or repetitive strain injuries, autoimmune-like flare-ups and many more.

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Each time we reconnect with our body, the hold of systems that thrive on our disconnection weakens. I share this work to contribute to the wider liberation that becomes possible when we are no longer bound by pain.