A gifted psychotherapist, trainer and workshop leader with 19 years of experience in the field, she has primarily trained in Mindfulness based interventions like Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP), Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy (BSCT), Focusing Skills Certification and is equipped in skills in cognitive, affective, somatic works as well as trauma resolution.

Sandy Dias Andrade is a psychotherapist in mindfulness and presence and founder director of Just Being, Pune. She is also a trustee at Connecting, an NGO involved in suicide prevention work. She was responsible for initiating the helpline service and has trained and mentored over hundred volunteers in ‘Mindfulness Based Active Listening’ as well as mentored other organisations and individuals in setting up listening systems.

Harini is an associated counselor with Just Being and holds individual as well as Group therapy spaces. She facilitated Grief Circles for the community on behalf of Just Being Center in association with Connecting Trust. She also works in the area of strengthening leadership in education and child development.

Harini Raval holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from ‘College of Social Work Nirmal Niketan’ and a Doctoral Degree in Education from ‘University of Twente, Netherlands’. She has trained in ‘Mindfulness Based Counseling: Listening with Embodied Presence’ from Just Being & St. Mira’s and ‘Mindfulness & Presence Oriented Psychotherapy’ from Just Being Center.

Dr Mary Kuttikadan is a mindfulness based practitioner and Embodied Listening Facilitator with a background in developmental and behavioral pediatrics. Her work involves assessment of neurodivergent children and supporting families in their journey. As a mindfulness based practitioner she also holds one on one and group spaces for Adults and adolescents.

While practicing as a developmental pediatrician since the last 7 years, she also noticed the need for a more holistic approach for supporting parents and children in her own practice. This led to exploring mindfulness based approaches leading to the presence oriented psychotherapy and RDI, which support her philosophy of supporting emotional health and embracing neurodiversity.

As a mindfulness practitioner, Mary holds one on one as well as group listening spaces for adolescents and adults. Holding spaces for Grief Apart from that, Mary also conducts assessments and supports the diagnosis and management of neurodivergent individuals in her role as a developmental pediatrician

Trained as a developmental and behavioural pediatrician. Trained as an RDI consultant for autism. Trained as a storyteller (Kathalaya Institute for Storytelling), Yoga instructor(The Yoga Institute), EQ facilitator (Equipoise Pvt Ltd). Mary completed her PG diploma in Mindfulness based Listening: Listening with Embodied Presence and is currently completing the Advanced Training in Presence Oriented Psychotherapy.

Jaya is the The Principal In-charge at St. Mira’s College for Girls, Pune and has served at St. Mira’s as Head of the Department of Psychology. She teaches many theory-based modules on the course and brings the theory alive for students. She has an ability to teach in a way that makes theoretical concepts lucid and places them in a concise yet comprehensive framework.

She has actively designed courses to advance students’ understanding of psychology as a profession, designed curriculums for undergraduate programs with psychology as a specialization, taught varied psychology courses for undergraduate levels, including psychopathology, research methodology and counselling psychology. She is also responsible for developing several volunteering programs that were very popular with the community and students. She is also a coordinator of the Internal Quality assurance cell and is instrumental in launching a very successful mental wellbeing program for students.

Romana Shaikh’s journey has and continues to be in pursuit of A Thriving Life for Every Child.

In seeking to make meaning of her own lived experiences of adversity, trauma and marginalisation, Romana has engaged with formal public education systems, comprehensive sexuality education and a training in Presence Oriented Psychotherapy.

​She is the co-founder of Kizazi, a global not-for-profit with the mission to develop, implement and codify breakthrough school models that promise this generation of children a thriving life. Her experience over the past two decades spans across fields of mental health, education, peacebuilding, social entrepreneurship, and leadership. A Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, A Teach For India alum and a teaching assistant for the Presence-Oriented Psychotherapy Diploma, Romana has developed her expertise as a facilitator of personal and collective transformation that weaves an understanding of the human mind, sexuality and the impact of trauma and systemic oppression. Her experiences, reflections and insights form the basis of her first book, Weaving Wholeness.

Romana facilitates a session on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on the program.