Niveen
Mental Health Counsellor, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Reiki Healer
Niveen is a Masters trained Mental Health Counsellor, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, Yoga & Meditation teacher, Reiki Healer and Wellness Coach, trained in both Indian and Sri Lankan approaches to Ayurveda and classical Hatha yoga. She specialises in aligning mental health, yoga, meditation & mindfulness with Ayurvedic principles to address specific health concerns.
Please note, as at 17 Aug 2024: Niveen is currently on Maternity Leave, returning March 04 2025.
While she will remain across your questions and feedback with weekly email and team check ins throughout this time each week, she will return to client support only in March.
She has put much thought and care into bringing the best care team together to hold space for you while she is away. Please see our ‘About Us’ page for backgrounds of our therapist team or individual service pages for key contact points.
Consultations and counselling ONLY will be on hold until Niveen returns in March.
Gita Larissa will continue to provide Reiki healing as well as Ayurvedic Massage; Rachel will continue to provide Ayurvedic Massage and Prenatal (Pregnancy) Abhyanga
Gita
Ayurvedic Massage Therapist, Reiki Healer
As a trained Ayurvedic Massage Therapist, you can find Gita around the clinic with her healing hands, wisdom and energy, offering ayurvedic treatments. Gita has been a part of Ananda Wellness right from the very start, supporting and pitching in with so many things that it feels like she has always been around.
Gita Larissa is a long time Yoga and Meditation Teacher, including a teacher to teachers, Ayurveda and Reiki Therapist.
REIKI: Using her extensive experience of working with energy systems, human movement, pranayama, prana / life force, chakra systems and meditation in her yoga teachings along with her committed daily personal practice and ongoing learning, Gita Larissa creates a safe space imbibed with the wisdom carried forward from the healing traditions for the enhancement of your reiki session.
There are times in our life when we need extra support and techniques/ tools to help us through, to help us re-tune into our own inner wisdom and direction. Gita Larissa has a passion to share what she loves and to give people what they need to be the best version of themselves and move through life with ease and clarity.
Rachel
Ayurvedic Massage Therapist, Pregnancy Massage Therapist
Rachel has lived in both India and Bahrain, and trained and studied ayurvedic massage, yoga, naturopathy and western herbal medicine.
She has worked at a number of Ayurvedic, naturopathic and yoga clinics and has a wealth of knowledge to share.
Rachel has expanded her knowledge of women’s health during pregnancy and has received training in prenatal massage layering the principles of Ayurveda.
Her calm and kind energy, wisdom and healing hands will help us all to grow and nurture the spirit of wellness in our community.
Frances
Ayurvedic Massage Therapist
Frances is trained in both Ayurvedic massage and Hawaiian lomi lomi, has magic hands and embodies all the great things we value within the community - kindness, friendliness, warmth, compassion and intention to help heal.