SAMARA HEALING & AWAKENING

👁️ A friend along the Path, supporting your evolution & spiritual unfoldment

Welcome, friend.
I'm Samara Valentina. 

I'm a psycho-somatic & spiritual guide, healer, and ceremonialist for folks on the path of trauma healing and spiritual awakening.  For over 6 years, I've been supporting 100s of folks (more like 1000+ now) process their personal material, individuate and realize their Divine uniqueness, & awaken to the boundless, Impersonal Self.

 

At the core of the work is supporting you in getting in intimate contact with your direct experience, processing the backlog of trauma or contraction in the bodymind, & inquiring into the Nature of the small self & Self as Awareness. One question that guides my work is, "How good can it get?" 

More about Samara
"For three years, Samara has walked with me through a deep reckoning and beautiful awakening. When we met, I was lonely, exhausted, and afraid. Rigid. I didn't like myself. I felt trapped in patterns that infuriated me but that I didn't know how to change. I was 47 and had tried so many things: ten years of individual therapy, six years of group therapy. EMDR, clinical ketamine, sobriety and AA, transformational leadership workshops, affirmations, Miracle Morning, yoga, zillions of books. I had spent years trying to understand and heal myself, could name my emotions and understand my history. And I remained stuck.
 
Samara is extraordinary. She brings incredible presence, power, and wisdom to her work, while at the same time, she is compassionate, gentle and patient. I feel met, seen, and understood with her, and for that reason, our relationship has been healing in and of itself. It is grounded in deep trust, care, and clear boundaries. Her personal devotion to this work is evident in the way she shows up. She fearlessly guides toward discomfort while holding an unwavering belief in my capacity to heal, release what I've been carrying, and connect with my power. She generously shares insight without ever imposing or directing.
 
Through our work, over time, I've gone deeper and deeper with myself. At some point, it became a homecoming. I learned to recognize and feel my emotions without overidentifying with them. Grief, fear, and rage move through me now, and they make me curious. Delighted even. Because I love myself. I believe myself. I trust myself. My meditation practice has deepened and become a safe steady place to reset. I have connected with my ancestors and guides. I have turned up the volume on my intuition. I have attended several multi-day retreats with Samara that invited me to slow down and be held in ritual. 
 
Today, my relationships are deeper and freer. People pleasing has fallen away. I have (almost) stopped overworking. I am a better parent and friend. I enjoy parts of life that I had been missing: cooking, hosting, traveling, dancing, rest. My body knows peace, and I'm experiencing life beyond healing. I feel clear, light and grounded. I didn’t know that was possible. 
 
I experienced more healing in a few years working with Samara than in 10 years of therapy, and we are going deeper still. I’m exploring what feelings are unfelt, what my soul’s purpose is, and how I can serve. I'm so glad to have listened to the voice in me that said, ‘This is for you.’"
 
Tanya M. 
 
 

"I’ve been working with Samara for seven months now. Most of our work has been over zoom. Recently, we completed what felt like a weekend retreat in person - a somatic breathwork group experience, and then a culmination of a one-on-one daylong ceremony. The work has been nothing short of transformative. I’ve been seeing psychotherapists on and off my whole adult life, and, although those relationships have been meaningful and I have gotten some benefits from the work, none of it compares to the changes I’ve been experiencing in my life since working with Samara. Samara has a deep gift to help others on the path of healing, it truly feels like her life's work. She embodies this so whole-heartedly and authentically. Through her compassionate and deeply insightful approach, I’ve come to understand myself and know myself in a much more deep and intimate way. Central to this shift is a sense of self-love and self acceptance that is foundational to my healing. I am finding myself creating new, healthier patterns of relating and thinking and being. I have clarity on my needs and desires I never experienced before. With that, I can now set real boundaries with friends and family to preserve this sense of self. This clarity is helping me relate to almost everybody in my life better. I feel more whole when moving through the world. It’s helping me sleep better, as I no longer play out unnecessary scenarios in my mind. I feel more clarity in what I want in my professional life as well, and a sense of making decisions out of love and not out of fear. I feel deeply grateful for finding Samara and beginning this work. I was at a point in my life where I desperately needed something to shift - and it has! If you are considering working with Samara, please just start. You will be glad you did."

  
Vicki H.

 

I've been working with Samara just shy of 6 months, and it has truly been the most powerful and effective work that I've done in my 15 or so years of counseling/therapy and EMDR treatment. I have been deeply dedicated to my healing and transformation for many years, and Samara is the first person I've worked with who I really feel is able to meet me at the depth and realness that my history requires. She has done (and continues to do) an incredible amount of work on herself, and it shows - she is able to hold a deep, wide space for her clients. It is such a relief to work with a healer who can wade through the mud and fire of my trauma history. She is helping me reach depths in myself that I would have been too scared to go to alone. Her aptitude and attunement is helping me go to those places, learn how to support myself there, and develop the confidence for radical sovereignty. This is not just healing, this is soul work.
 
 
Kelly M.

 

 

"Samara is one of a kind - she is real, vulnerable, open, honest, and lives her truth + purpose. She embodies everything she coaches and she is wise beyond her years! Working with Samara always made me feel safe, seen, heard and deeply supported - she did a beautiful job reminding me of my humanness and that I am not alone. Her coaching is deeply intuitive and literally ALWAYS in alignment, she is gifted! There is never anything she guides that she hasn't walked that walk already and that is felt. Samara helped me scale my biz and overcome my own limiting beliefs around scarcity/ lack. Mentally I have seen and felt a huge shift with my mindset around money and the expansion of my mind in scaling my biz! I feel more confident in who I am, what I offer the world, and naming my success as a biz owner. Samara helped me refine my messaging to call in the right people for my biz offers and provided amazing feedback and guidance on expanding my vision on what was possible. Samara helped me create my first ever group coaching program which was a huge success and I literally couldn't have done it without her - so so grateful! My 6 months with Samara was deeply healing on a personal level, opening my eyes to codependency, relational patterns and SO much more! I am not who I was 6 months ago and I have Samara to thank for her incredible guidance for that, so much love and gratitude for you! Thank you for being a light in this world."

Anayat E.

 

I’ve worked with Samara in a few different ways over the past year and can say she is an incredible guide and healer! I highly recommend attending one of her Somatic Breathwork sessions if you get a chance, and her magic certainly shows in 1:1 sessions too! I recently did a session with Samara that helped me shift my perspective on my current situation and has opened life up for me a bit more. The container that Samara creates is sacred and incredibly comforting; it is clear she has done her work and is highly skilled and gifted in helping others approach theirs too.
 
Ali M,
 
 
I had the opportunity of attending 2 of Samara's breathworks, and also work with her 1 on 1, and WOW! Samara is a very gifted and powerful individual. She has helped me learn things about myself that I would have never even expected to come up. I love to learn from her, and highly recommend her to anyone looking for someone amazing to work with.
 
 
Alicja R.

 

My wife and I did a Somatic Breathwork session with Samara, which was absolutely fantastic.
After we arrived and prior to starting the session, Samara fully explained the process and answered a number of curious questions in the most professional manner.
Samara has an ability to explain the entire process, blending yoga, metaphysics and a myriad of other subjects into consice and easily understandable explanations.
Samara is not just "good", she is "exceptional" at what she does.
I would highly recommend the services that Samara provides, to anyone that is looking to benefit from them.
My wife and I have already planned another session.

 

Earl P.

 

If you ever decide to join one of Samaras events, or work 1:1 with her, you will not be disappointed.

Not only does she hold an energy of authenticity, but you can tell that she is doing work that she deeply loves and cares about. She will make you feel seen and cared for, no matter what you are showing up with.

I have received some of the most fulfilling and life changing support from Samara in one of the most transitional and difficult years of my life. Without her support I would not be willing to brave and understand many of things I've experienced this year. I have gained so much from our sessions together, more than I ever did with years of therapy. Do not underestimate what you can gain from working 1:1 with her. She is an absolutely amazing mentor that I am so grateful to have found.
 
 
Julie M. 
 

"My work with Samara has been transformative. She established a container where all of me was welcomed, and in that space I have tapped into my strength and power. I have found safety, security, abundance, peace, connection to myself/other/the universe. My anxiety and grief are subsiding. My nervous system is healing. My trauma is resolving. I am less rigid and I see that I have more choices. I feel more capacity to give to others. All of this is opening up space and giving me the courage to create the life I want.
I have achieved more healing with Samara in nine months than I did in a decade of therapy. It happened swiftly. I cannot recommend working with her enough."
  

 

Client 

 

Working with Samara changed my life. I went in having been mentored by her, but working as her direct client was on a whole other level. She was there to help work me through some really challenging mental blocks and she didn't judge me for it - she held space and challenged me to save myself. I have struggled with body dysmorphia, orthorexia, anxiety, and trauma. She gracefully accepted all of me and validated my responses. We worked through some ambitious goals and I can safely say that I have never felt so at home in my own body. Through energy work, Somatic Release Breatwork, parts work, inner child work, shadow work, and highest self visualizations I was able to notice my old programming and rebuild from a place of love. Samara helped me find the way towards parenting myself in a sustainable way. WORK WITH SAMARA - even if you only kind of want to. I promise you, you will see a change in your perspective and Self.

  

Ella R. 

 

Working with Samara has been a deeply supportive and expansive part of my life. I meet with her bi-weekly and also work with her in a mentorship capacity as I step more fully into alignment with my own path and desire to facilitate healing work with others. My intention in working with her has been to heal past trauma, deepen my spiritual awakening, and expand my consciousness so I can live more fully in alignment with who I truly am.

 What I experienced during our time together was unlike anything I’ve felt before. Physically, I was able to truly relax and be held in a space where there was no rush, no pressure, and no rigid structure. Samara creates an environment that allows things to unfold organically - at one point, she intuitively sensed an energetic block before we began my journey, and we took the time needed to let it surface before moving forward. That level of attunement and patience was incredibly impactful.

 During the retreat, I connected deeply with my own Soul and Awareness. I was able to see, with clarity, aspects of my life that were out of alignment - not just as minor annoyances, but as things I have the power to shift. That perspective alone was incredibly empowering. I also connected with my ancestors and was able to process and release ancestral wounding on a somatic level, which was deeply profound and fueled my interest in connecting with them more.

In addition, I experienced connection with my Higher Self and even a Spirit Baby, both of whom brought through messages that deeply resonated and confirmed things I had been sensing about my path and the timing of certain events in my life. I also received clear insight into my soul’s mission, especially around the business I am now beginning to build.

 For anyone considering this experience, I would say: if you are feeling the call to go deeper within yourself, to have the space to truly be, and to be held and supported while doing so, this kind of retreat is incredibly powerful. It offers not just insight, but a lived experience of what alignment, clarity, and inner freedom can feel like.

Callie C. 

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