Soma Haus

Beata transforms the way we think, work, exercise and live. She makes psychology practical by blending it with coaching and positive psychology. She is specialising in emotion regulation, stress and burnout prevention, depression, anxiety and redesigning lives to have work life balance. She listens well and people value her progressive attitude and holistic approach to body & mind. By drawing from different trainings and adding her interests in sport psychology, she’s always full of energy to educate, inspire and guide.

Other Trainings and Certifications:

• Member of International Coach Federation
• Full member of the Singapore Psychological Society
• Sports and Society course from Duke University, USA
• Coaching Psychology course from Warsaw University, Poland
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) course from Dr Monica O’Kelly, Australia
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) from Dr Russ Harris, Australia
• ACT & Mindfulness for Trauma from Dr Russ Harris, Australia
• ACT & Mindfulness for Depression and Anxiety from Dr Russ Harris, Australia
• Schema Therapy (ST) from Dr Robert Brockman, Australia
• Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy

Chun is a certified Wim Hof Instructor who dedicates his time to helping others become stronger, happier, and healthier. He leads 1-1- personalised sessions as well as group workshops at Soma Haus that focus on breathwork, contrast therapy and Wim Hof Method. His journey began with him having spent over 15 years pushing body through various activities like scuba diving, snowboarding, skydiving, triathlons, and military training. Eventually, it became difficult to maintain the required energy to recover in time and prevent his body from falling apart. At times, his limbs would swell painfully and prevent movement for a few days, which was probably the body\’s way of slowing him down. After discovering the Wim Hof method in 2016, this painful response subsided tremendously through constant practice of breathing, cold and mindset conditioning. Through his personal experience, he hopes to inspire others in activating the power of their breath and explore the full potential of their nervous system.

Other Trainings & Certifications:

• Stretch Therapy, Into The Stretch
• Ido Portal Method, Joint Strength Conditioning & Mobility
• Singapore Life Saving Society, Distinction
• Snowboard Instructor, New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance
• Skydiving A License. Australia Parachute Federation
• Freedive AIDA 2 Star, Association Internationale pour le Developpement de l\’Apnee
• Singapore Armed Forces, Jungle Confidence Course, School of Commandos Basic Airborne Course, Naval Diving Unit Basic Diver Course
• Standard First Aid + AED

Denise Shu Mei is a mover, bodyworker, and student of culturally-rooted, embodied practices. Denise is deeply informed by their study in forms such as capoeira, house, yoga, taiji, qigong, brazilian jiu-jitsu and butoh. Their treatment approach leverages their background in movement and takes into consideration an individual’s needs, lifestyle, and desires.

Other Trainings & Certifications:

• Basic & Advanced Sports Massage, ISA
• Basic & Advanced Sports Massage, Vital Motion Fitness & FysioTouch
• Lymphatic Drainage Therapy 1 – Chikly Health Institute
• ACE Certified Personal Trainer
• FRC® Mobility Specialist (FRCms), Functional Range Systems
• Structure & Function Introduction, Anatomy Trains
• Singing Bowl Practitioner Training, Wellness Collective
• 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher, Tirisula
• 200hr CE Teacher Training, Carmen Aguilar
• RhythmMetrics, Body+Mind+Spirit Training by Sekou Heru
• Urban Bush Women Summer Leadership Institute
• Contact Improvisation, Earthdance Falling Leaves Jam 2014 Diversity Scholarship Recipient Movement Research
• Capoeira, Qigong, Taiji, House, Butoh, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
• CPR + AED, Singapore Red Cross
• Undoing Racism ® Community Organizing Workshop, People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond

Dr Ruth graduated from Boston University (USA) with a Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training in 2013 and a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree in 2015, after which she became fully registered with the Allied Health Professionals Council in Singapore.

Through her extensive experience with working with neurological and geriatric conditions including, but not limited to: stroke, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease, myelopathy, polytrauma cases, and post-op joint replacements; Dr Ruth has become passionate about working with adults with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.

Dr Ruth has completed advanced training courses in Robotic Rehabilitation Therapy with the Lokomat and is a certified Lokomat Trainer. She has also completed her advanced training with Ekso-GT and is a Level 2 Ekso-GT User.

She believes that every patient’s journey is unique and therefore their interventions become individualised. With the multidisciplinary approach at Soma Haus, the patients are at the core of the treatment approach, which is uniquely catered to them.

Other trainings & certifications:

• AHPC Licensed Physiotherapist
• Licensed Physical Therapist
• Lokomat Trainer Certification
• EKSO GT Certified User
• BCLS and AED Certified
• RYT Yoga Teacher Training
• Clinical Pilates

For the last 22 years; 16 years in Hong Kong and 6 years in Singapore, Dr. Alicia has been providing care and support for individuals and families through counselling, psychotherapy and psychoeducation.

Her experiences and specialisations include working with clinical and developmental issues such as complex trauma (developmental, medical, pre & peri natal trauma), children and adolescent mental health, divorce & separation, coping with chronic and terminal illness, grief & loss, adoption & attachment, parent-child relationship, developmental stresses and adjustment issues.

Dr Pon was on staff and served as an Adjunct Faculty Member with the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Shue Yan University. Since returning to Singapore in 2017, she have been serving full time as a Faculty Member with the National University of Singapore. She lectures on both the undergraduate and post-graduate modules on topics such as children and youth mental health issues, clinical skills such as play and sandplay therapy, and trauma work. Given her extensive clinical and academic experiences, she also provide case consultation and training to practicing mental health professionals on working with children, young persons and families.Dr Pon graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a PhD in Social Work. She also attained her Master degree in Child and Adolescent Health from University of Sydney.  Dr Pon is a Registered Play Therapy – Supervisor for both the Association of Play Therapy in Singapore and the United States. She is also a Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner with the SE Trauma Institute,  an Expressive Sandplay Therapist with the  Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, and a Clinical Member with the Singapore Association for Counsellors.

Dr. Alicia integrates analytical psychology, expressive arts, and body oriented approaches such as Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting, and Sensori-Motor Art Therapy to treat mental health issues.  Her experiences and specialisations include working with complex trauma (developmental, medical, pre & peri natal trauma), divorce & separation, coping with chronic and terminal illness, grief & loss, adoption & attachment, parent-child relationship, developmental stresses and adjustment issues.

Other trainings and certifications:

• PhD (Social Work), The University of Hong Kong
• MA (Child & Adolescent Health), University of Sydney
• Analytical Psychology
• Touch Skills
• Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner,  SE Trauma Institute*
• Clinical Member, Singapore Association for Counsellors
• Expressive Sandplay Therapist, Expressive Therapists Institute of Australia
• Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Body Intelligence UK

* You can learn more about SE here.

Eunice graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Psychology, and her current involvement lies in nervous system education and modalities that facilitate deep rest and restoration for healing.

Her current involvement blossomed from a personal journey with health, which culminated in an endless succession of physical and mental symptoms. Through her journey, she sees to how holding patterns and trauma can play out in the body, but more so, the body’s intelligence to develop new body-brain pathways for sustainable health and liberation from within. She hopes to help others understand the importance of mind-body education but equally the power of being witnessed on an individual level. At the heart of her work is the belief that healing is two-fold – with the Self & Others.

At her own time, she continues to elevate her awareness on modalities surrounding the body, mind and spirit.

Trainings and Certifications:

• Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Bernie Clark
• Relax and Renew: Restorative Yoga (Level 1), Judith Hanson Lasater
• Sound Therapy Practitioner (Level 1), Wellness Collective
• Trauma-Informed Somatic Applications of Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Therapy Asia
• Space Holder for Breathwork, Cold and Hot exposure, Hyperactiv

Jo-an believes that everyone is doing the best they can, given what they know and understand. With foundational training in psychology, psychotherapy and counselling, Jo-an is an attachment-focused EMDR practitioner and has a decade of clinical experience in mental health. She is also trained in other therapy modalities including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), emotion focused therapy (EFT), cognitive behaviour therapy(CBT), Eriksonian hypnosis and others.

She places emphasis on the role of emotion regulation at the core of her practice and moves towards working through internal barriers and traumatic experiences to support her clients in living more fully and authentically. She specialises in stress, adjustment, attachment disorders, depression, anxiety, insomnia and traumatic experiences. Jo-an feels deeply that it is a privilege to hold space for her clients to explore and integrate within.

Acknowledging the wisdom of the body and witnessing how working with the body brings about benefits to one\’s well-being, Jo-an also received her yoga teacher training in 2015 and continues to be amazed by teachings and philosophies of yoga and body-based works. She strives to integrate psychological and clinical knowledge of the mind and body and infuse these wisdom into her teaching and counselling practice.

Other Trainings & Certifications:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Introduction and Skills Building workshop – Dr Jason Luoma & Dr Jenna LeJeune
• Contextual Schema Therapy (Integrating ACT & 3rd Wave Therapy to Building Healthy Adult Mode) – Dr Robert Brockman
• ACT Immersion (on demand) – Dr Stephen Hayes Nurturing Roots to Reach New Heights – Dr Emily K Sandoz Supervision – Dr Emma Waddington
• Emotion-Focused Therapy, Module 1 – Dr Robert Elliott Introduction To Complex Trauma – Professor Sandra C. Paivio
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) – FRTC-SASW Training Academy
• safeTALK Training for Trainers (T4T) – Lindy Macgregor
• Fundamental and Intermediate Training in Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis – Dr Brent B Geary
• Motivational Interviewing Foundation Course – Dr Joel Porter
• Mindful Self-Compassion 5-Day Programme – Ms Kristy Arbon & Ms Miyen Low
• Gottman Method Couple’s Therapy – Level 1 (online)

Jun Xiang offers recovery through movement and bodywork with a deep understanding of the human musculoskeletal anatomy. He is also certified in Dry Needling and Cupping. As an athlete himself, he finds great meaning in helping guide others towards the path of recovery and overcoming pain.

Jun Xiang is also a Senior Instructor at the International Sports Academy (ISA). He has taught the Sports Massage course at ISA for more than 5 years, and has helped many students achieve their certification in the field. With a desire for continuous learning, he is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy. With a holistic mindset towards wellness, he finds meaning in helping others deal with the pain troubling them, aiming to create an environment ideal for healing and improving quality of life.

Through education and sharing, he believes in empowering others to take ownership of their health and maximise their fullest potential.

Other Trainings & Qualifications:

• Basic Sports Massage & Advanced Sports Massage
• Sound Therapy & Singing Bowl Practitioner Training Level 1
• Basic Cardiac Life Support with AED
• Space Holder; Cold and Hot exposure and Breathwork
• AMP Model of Human Performance, Certificate of Completion
• Basic Sports Taping
• Myofascial Dry Needling and Cupping

With mindfulness, movement and bodywork as foundation, Kathy seeks to create safe spaces for individuals to find deep healing from within.

Kathy is a certified Craniosacral Therapist and professional member of Pacific Association of Craniosacral Therapists (PACT) offering healing and recovery by gently guiding the body, mind and spirit back to its natural state of harmony. She is also trained in Deep Tissue Massage and Sports Massage. Outside of manual therapy, she is also a certified sound therapist and therapist trainer in Singapore. Her deepest purpose and calling is to help others explore their internal landscape, to better understand their nervous system and health. Soma Haus is the manifestation of her dream to build community, transform our perspective of health and to bring holistic wellness education to a wider audience.

Other Trainings & Certifications

• Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Body Intelligence
• Basic & Advanced Sports Massage, ISA
• Deep Tissue & Sports Massage, ITM
• Sound Therapy Level 1, 2 & Master Sound Practitioner, Wellness Space
• Craniosacral Therapy, Upledger Institute
• Visceral Manipulation, Barral institute
• Neuromeningeal Manipulation: An Integrative Approach to Trauma
• Structural Essentials Part 1, Anatomy Trains
• Neromuscular Release, Anatomy Trains
• Anatomy Trains in Motion, Anatomy Trains
• Heartmath Interventions Certification, Heartmath
• Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga, Dr. Arielle Schwartz
• RYT 200, Pre & Post Natal Certification
• Stott Pilates Intensive Mat- Plus & Functional Anatomy

Luke, also known as The Breath Architect, is a functional breathing practitioner and lifestyle optimisation coach with a remarkable journey of personal triumph. Confronting the obstacles of ADHD, depression, and chronic asthma, he intimately understands the struggles that accompany health conditions and the suffocating feeling of being trapped. Plunging to rock bottom and almost losing his life became the catalyst for an incredible transformation. Luke now passionately devotes himself to guiding high performers on a path to enhanced cognitive performance and optimum health through the art of focused breathing and lifestyle optimisation.

Other Trainings and Certifications:

• A.B.N.L.P accredited NLP Trainer and Master Ericksonian Hypnotherapist
• Yogi Lab Certified Transformational Breathwork Coach (in progress)
• Breatheology certified Instructor
• Buteyco Clinic certified instructor
• Oxygen Advantage Advanced certified nstructor
• Licensed Unbeatable Mind Coach
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (RMIT University)
• Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (IAL, Singapore)
• Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition (T Colin Campbell Centre For Nutritional Studies)
• Certificate in Plant-Based Sports Nutrition (Matthew Kenney Culinary)
• Certificate in Plant-Based Elite Sports Nutrition (Matthew Kenney Culinary)

Marie is a Holistic Nutritionist based in Singapore. Her vision is to give her clients the tools to build a sustainable healthy lifestyle tailored to their specific needs. She supports clients with chronic conditions, digestive issues, eating disorders, anxiety, insomnia and many other complaints, on their journey to better health and optimal wellness. The holistic approach aims at taking into account the mind-body connection: the interconnectedness of our physiological, mental, emotional and environmental states. Your body speaks to you in wonderful ways, we just need to learn to listen.

Other Trainings & Certifications

• Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Edison Institute of Nutrition
• Fertility, Pregnancy and Postnatal Nutrition Certificate
• Infant Nutrition Certificate
• Reiki Level 1

Mayuko is a certified a Singing Bowl Practitioner, Yoga teacher, and a Non-Violence Communication (NVC) Practitioner. She\’s committed to providing extensive instruction and counselling to my clients, while motivating them to find true inner peace and their healthiest self. Ever since she’s discovered the healing benefits from the sounds of Singing Bowls, she started to apply therapeutic sounds in her daily routines.  Mayuko strongly believes in keeping the balance between body, mind, heart and soul. She aims to create a warm sacred space within us and help people align with the present moment.

Mayuko leads Breathwork & Sound Therapy and Gong Baths at Soma Haus. She also works 1-1 with clients offering Vibrational Sound Therapy and Breathwork. These sessions are tailored to help you create a balance in your mind and body system, laying the ground for healing and resolution to occur. For many of us, our body’s built-in stress management system is in overdrive. With a nervous system chronically stuck in fight/flight/freeze mode, your body is not receiving adequate time to rest and recover from everyday stressors which is why there is a growing trend of lifestyle diseases

Sera is a manual therapist specialising in deep tissue, acupressure massage. Shiatsu or Acupressure massage is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) such as qi lines / meridians. Since 2004, she has been tailoring physical therapy sessions for individuals in Singapore. She enjoys connecting with people on a deeper level to help them understand how their body works so that they can pursue life to their fullest potential.