Ponsonby News asked founder Sonia Neffati, a holistic therapist based in Auckland, to tell us all about herself.
“10 years ago, I decided to go down the path of self-discovery and improve my self-awareness. The journey started with a book that introduced me to all those alternative therapies. I was on a mainstream therapy for a few years and had hit a wall. I felt some dimensions of my being, my view of my world, were not tapped into. Similar patterns kept on re-appearing even though I talked it through and analysed it with my therapist. Mainstream therapy had however given me a solid ground to be able to go deeper into my self-discovery and adventure into the world of alternative therapies with confidence.
“For many years, I was convinced that I was broken, that my life would get better only when I would be healed. That desperation, which came from a place of lack, was unhealthy. I was looking for a magical therapy that would make all my challenges disappear. I adopted the belief that only positive feelings were good, the more challenging ones meant that I was still stuck in my past. It took me years of personal work to realise that those beliefs were keeping me imprisoned in my own cage even if the door was wide open. The alternative therapies that I undertook helped me realised that I had inner strength and inner resources all along.
“I started with Reiki, to help balance my chakras and work on my energy field. Then Psychogenealogy, which is a beautiful tool to highlight limiting beliefs and conditioning from your ancestors. I have been able to release blockages related to relationships and woman status (in my family). I am still working on other ones.
“Energy Healing (SCM – Structural Cellular Memories), worked on my cellular memories at an energetic level. It has been very gentle and has helped me see my world differently.
“And finally, Rebirth-breathwork has been an eye-opener. It was time to give space to my body and emotions to break free, to be released in the most loving way and in a safe space. Rebirth-breathwork has dug deep, to the point where I uncovered a heavy family secret. At that point, I used psychogenealogy to release it as it was not my burden to carry in this lifetime.
“Those tools have allowed me to go beyond the illusions of my own world and see it for what it is: the beautiful, the challenging, the ugly, the shameful, the successes, the stories I tell myself. I feel more peaceful within, and my external world is reflecting that back onto me.
“I am offering all those services to you, and I will be honoured to be part of your journey.”
T: 027 2518 211, www.holistictherapies.online
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Published 4 March 2022