Integrating Nervous System, Somatic & Energy Work in Therapy — A Conversation with Kanjana Hartshorne

In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with fellow psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, and holistic educator Kanjana Hartshorne for a deeply grounded and expansive conversation about what it truly means to treat the whole person in therapy.

Kanjana shares her journey from cancer care and hospice work into building a somatic- and energy-informed private practice — and eventually a growing ecosystem of trainings, retreats, and clinician support spaces. Together, we explore the gap many therapists feel between traditional clinical training and the lived practices that actually sustain us as humans and healers.

This conversation weaves together nervous system regulation, intuition, movement, meaning-making, neurodiversity, and the importance of practitioner embodiment — reminding us that therapy is not just something we do, but something we are.

✨ In this episode, we explore:

• Why words alone are often not enough in trauma, grief, and chronic illness work
• The importance of practitioner self-regulation and embodiment
• How intuition is a developed skill, not an innate talent you either have or don’t
• Using movement, yoga, and somatic awareness ethically in therapy sessions
• Why nervous system regulation does not mean being calm all the time
• The role of co-regulation — and why it can’t be replaced by self-paced programs or AI
• Personalized nervous system care vs. one-size-fits-all interventions
• Supporting neurodivergent nervous systems with flexibility, choice, and permission
• Integrating meaning-making, consciousness, and regulation for deeper healing
• How therapists can move beyond the couch while staying ethical, grounded, and attuned

🌱 About Kanajana

Kanjana Hartshorne is a psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, yoga therapist, and educator who specializes in integrative, somatic, and nervous-system-informed care. She is the founder of Healing Hearts Wellness and the creator of Wander Home — offering CE trainings, retreats, and innovative tools to help clinicians work more holistically and sustainably.
🔗 Connect with Kina:

• Practice & Therapy: HealingHeartsWellness.com
• Trainings, Retreats & CE Programs: WanderHomeRetreats.com (launching soon)
• Instagram: @healingheartswellness @wanderhome.tlc

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