I am a self-taught artist and a certified Intermodal Expressive Art Therapy Practitioner believe am from nowhere and everywhere and that home is not necessarily a physical place. Home is a feeling of rest, ease and trust that one finds and carries within themselves irrespective of where one is geographically located.
Prior to starting Jambavan, I spent 12 years in the field of creative communication with organisations like Disney, Times of India etc. Until Sept 2020, I was living in Mumbai & now I am relishing the slow life in the beautiful coastal town of Varkala, Kerala.
Having bid adieu to the corporate world, I am now using the skills & learnings acquired there & on my extensive travels across the world to hold space for conscious gatherings that can act as safe containers for encouraging deep play & uninhibited creative expression.
I am an Intermodal Expressive Art Therapy Practitioner certified from Swahansa Institute (Member of the International Expressive Arts Training Institutes) in cooperation with the European Graduate School. In Nov 2022, I founded ‘Jambavan Arts Collective’, an Arts & Community Space in Varkala to serve the spirit of the creative inner child that resides within us all.
The Art Immersions done at Jambavan follow the architecture of ‘Intermodal Expressive Art Therapy’ that comes from the European Graduate School pedagogy. The Intermodal technique uniquely combines different modalities from Visual Art, Creative Writing, Music, Movement, PsychoDrama, Theatre etc into a single thematic step by step journey that helps in shedding layers of inhibitions ultimately enabling one to reconnect with their authentic self-expression. This process helps to gently tune into one's own inner voice and give wings to the most unadulterated form of their creative expression
I am trained in Reiki Level 3. Apart from making art, I also like to dabble in poetry every now and then. I love traveling and have had the fortune of visiting 32 countries so far. These days I am deepening into music. I am a student of ‘Naad Yoga’, I have been training in Western and Indian Classic Music and have been dedicating my time to singing and playing the guitar, ukulele, keyboard and the tanpura. I am also deepening my understanding of how to use sound and music as a healing modality. This has led me to discovering a host of indigenous sonic practices as well as modern sound healing modalities like creating digital, ambient soundscapes for journeying purposes.
I love consuming & creating all forms of Art in ways that my inner child guides me. I truly believe that Art has the power to heal & nourish everyone on this planet. And I am committed to bringing this dream alive in whatever way is possible!