01/18/2026
We’re grateful for the opportunity to join The Alchemical Path podcast and reflect on embodied healing, somatic work, and why mind–body integration matters in therapy.
Thank you Elizabeth for the thoughtful conversation and for creating a space that holds depth, curiosity, and embodied wisdom ✨
✨ New Episode of The Alchemical Path ✨
In this episode, host Elizabeth Mann welcomes Kanjana Hartshorn, a certified yoga therapist, Reiki Master, and holistic clinician whose work bridges traditional therapy and embodied healing.
Kanjana shares her personal and professional journey from primarily cognitive approaches to deeply somatic, body-based work. Together, we explore how yoga therapy can be integrated with traditional mental health counseling—and why true healing often requires addressing both the mind and the body.
This conversation also clarifies an important distinction many people don’t realize: the difference between yoga teachers and yoga therapists, including the extensive clinical training, specialization, and individualized practices involved in yoga therapy for mental and physical health conditions.
Kanjana Hartshorn, LCSW, C-IAYT, Reiki Master, CCFP (she/her) is the founder of Healing Hearts Wellness, a holistic therapy practice blending:
✨ Traditional mental health counseling
✨ Somatic & yoga therapy
✨ Reiki & energy work
✨ Expressive arts & dance/movement therapy
✨ Ecotherapy & therapeutic writing
✨ Spiritual and relational healing practices
Her work is heart-led, trauma-informed, body-based, and deeply relational—supporting people in all bodies to reconnect with themselves, rediscover compassion, and heal across multiple dimensions.
🌿 Also mentioned in this episode:
• Wanderhome — retreats, experiential CE trainings, and community for therapists and healthcare/wellness professionals (website launching mid-January): wanderhomeretreats.com
• Kanjana’s self-study courses for professionals (currently hosted on Healing Hearts Wellness and migrating to Wanderhome mid-January): https://healingheartswellness.com/professionals/
• The Body Compassion Project Retreat happening May 2026: https://healingheartswellness.com/the-body-compassion-project-2026-retreat/
• A somatic therapy summit this May in Palm Springs where Kanjana will be speaking: https://uun6szabdeo.krtra.com/t/hSX2HEicB69c
🎧 This episode is a powerful invitation into embodied healing, professional growth, and remembering the wisdom of the body.