SEDONA, AZ, May 12, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Pawan Bareja, trauma resolution practitioner, Buddhist meditation teacher, and author of the award-winning Reignite Your Power: Resolving Trauma Through Mindfulness (Shivansh Healing Press, 2025), has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

A PRACTITIONER AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE, SPIRIT, AND BODY

Dr. Bareja's work occupies a rare intersection: Buddhist Dharma, Somatic Experiencing®, trauma psychology, and embodied compassion. Drawing on more than two decades of clinical practice and teaching, she guides students and clients to regulate their nervous systems, build resilience, and return to their natural capacity for healing — without bypassing the body or the heart.

Her credentials reflect a depth few practitioners hold. She is a Spirit Rock–trained Mindfulness Retreat Teacher (2020), a certified Community Dharma Leader, and a Buddhist Ritual Minister — authorized to teach long retreats, lead sitting groups in diverse communities, and officiate weddings, baby blessings, and end-of-life ceremonies. She is also a certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP), having completed training in 2004 through Peter Levine's Foundation for Human Enrichment, and holds additional certifications in Somatic Resilience and Developmental Trauma, NARM, Bodynamics, and DARe.

Since 2003, she has offered private trauma resolution sessions and assisted Somatic Experiencing® professional trainings at the Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced levels across the Bay Area — providing case consultations and session credits to hundreds of MFTs, LCSWs, psychologists, and body workers. She has also traveled to India to teach trauma resolution to therapists alongside Raja Selvam.

She has taught thousands of students through Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Esalen Institute, the East Bay Meditation Center, San Francisco Insight, and Against the Stream — including specialized class series for breast cancer survivors through Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS) and MBSR training for oncology patients.

REIGNITE YOUR POWER: A LANDMARK CONTRIBUTION TO TRAUMA LITERATURE

Her debut book, Reignite Your Power: Resolving Trauma Through Mindfulness, was published December 1, 2025 and received immediate acclaim. Praised by Peter A. Levine, PhD — developer of Somatic Experiencing® — and Jack Kornfield, PhD, the book reframes trauma through the lens of loss and suffering while offering practical, science-backed tools for resilience. It received the Literary Titan Book Award in December 2025 and the International Impact Book Award in January 2026. An article by Dr. Bareja on related themes, "4 Ways to Heal Trauma with Love," was published in Lion's Roar in March 2025.

"A must-read compassionate and empowering guide to healing trauma."
— Peter A. Levine, PhD, developer of Somatic Experiencing® and bestselling author of Waking the Tiger

COLLABORATIONS WITH THE FIELD'S LEADING VOICES

Dr. Bareja has co-taught with the most prominent figures in trauma healing. In November 2024, she led a workshop on healing ancestral trauma with Dr. Peter Levine at Spirit Rock. In December 2025, she co-taught a workshop on resilience through emotional regulation with Raja Selvam at Spirit Rock. In March 2026, she co-facilitated a weekend workshop with Peter Levine on resilience through releasing trauma. She also regularly co-teaches retreats at Spirit Rock, including a 9-day Metta retreat, a 5-day BIPOC Metta retreat, a 7-day Quan-Yin Compassion retreat, and the annual monthlong mindfulness retreat.

A RAPIDLY EXPANDING REACH

In late 2025, Dr. Bareja launched a social media presence that has grown to 163,000 YouTube subscribers and 6.7 million views across 55 videos — earning her YouTube's Silver Award — with multiple reels surpassing 100,000 views. Her content addresses mindfulness, climate change, and nervous system regulation, reaching audiences well beyond the meditation hall. She is currently working on her second book, focused on climate and resilience.

Her speaking engagements have spanned the Science of Happiness Conference at 1440 Multiversity (2018), the ACEs Aware in Action conference in Long Beach (2022), the Oncology Massage Healing Summit in Minnesota (2023), and a presentation to 75 business leaders in India in January 2026. She has also appeared on multiple podcasts and published articles on the Spirit Rock website since 2001.

FROM CORPORATE FINANCE TO THE HEALING ARTS

Dr. Bareja's path is itself a story of transformation. Born in Delhi, India, she earned her PhD in Economics from Clemson University in 1996 and spent nearly two decades in corporate finance — rising to Vice President at Wells Fargo before following the pull of a deeper calling. A 2001 retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center with Jack Kornfield redirected her life entirely.

That pivot, combined with her own health challenges and a lifelong gift for calming others through presence and touch, led her to build Shivansh Healing — a practice offering private sessions, courses, workshops, speaking, and ceremonies. Approximately one quarter of her students attend her programs for continuing education credits.

A MISSION ROOTED IN COMPASSION

Dr. Bareja is committed to serving populations often underserved in wellness spaces — including young women in Nepal, people who are blind in India, individuals with disabilities, and neurodivergent communities. She is involved with Braided Wisdom and supports organizations that provide meals for children and resources for artists.

"My motivation is not success. It's compassion. Even a smile, even truly listening to someone who is suffering — these are acts of healing. One intentional act each day can change the world around us."

About Dr. Pawan Bareja
Dr. Pawan Bareja is a trauma resolution practitioner, Buddhist meditation teacher, and award-winning author based in Sedona, Arizona. She is the founder of Shivansh Healing and teaches through Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Esalen Institute, the East Bay Meditation Center, and San Francisco Insight. Her book Reignite Your Power: Resolving Trauma Through Mindfulness is available at www.pawanbareja.com.

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