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About

The Heart Centered Being

Shiva J

Somatic Facilitator | Tantra Teacher | Relationship Coach

I’ve spent more than two decades working with the human body — and in that time, I’ve come to understand something most wellness modalities miss: the body doesn’t just carry fitness. It carries memory, grief, armor, and unspoken longing. That insight changed everything about how I work.

My path began in fitness. For nearly a decade as a Manager and Fitness Director, I coached over a thousand clients through physical transformation — and kept noticing that the deeper work was never really about the body composition numbers. It was about what people were holding. That observation quietly redirected the rest of my career.

I trained in massage therapy, lineage-based somatic breathwork, Kundalini Yoga, clinical hypnotherapy, NLP, and trauma-informed facilitation. I became a Certified Reiki Master and a Certified Kundalini Activation Practitioner. Each modality deepened my understanding of the same fundamental truth: lasting change happens in the body first, and the mind follows.

"I don't believe healing is something that happens to us. I believe it's something the body already knows how to do — and my job is to help create the conditions for it."

In 2008, I founded The Sacred Kings, a men's brotherhood community built around accountability, emotional depth, and authentic masculine leadership. What started as a small group of men willing to do hard inner work has grown into an ongoing community practice — one I continue to lead and evolve. Its roots run deep: twelve years of active participation in The ManKind Project (MKP) and its New Warrior Training Adventure gave me the initiation model, the Jungian shadow framework, and the peer-facilitation skills that Sacred Kings was built upon. Men's work is not peripheral to what I do. It is central to it.

I also serve as a Regional Facilitator for Tantra Speed Date across Southern California, creating trauma-informed spaces for conscious connection and somatic intimacy education. And through my company, The Heart Centered Being LLC, I produce wellness-centered events and gatherings that bring embodied practice into community.

I recently completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at National University (2026) and am completing a Certified Psychosomatic Facilitator program at the Integrative Psychology Institute (August 2026) — formalizing in academic language what my hands, heart, and practice have known for years. I am currently applying to the MA in Somatic Psychology at IPI to deepen my clinical grounding and bring a more rigorous theoretical framework to work I have been doing intuitively for two decades.

If you've found your way here, something in you is likely ready to go deeper. I'd be honored to be part of that.

Education & Credentials

Education

  • Certified Psychosomatic Facilitator — Integrative Psychology Institute (completing August 2026)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology — National University, San Diego, 2026 (High Honors, 3.79 GPA)
  • Associate of Arts in Exercise Science — San Diego City College, 2010 (High Honors, 3.8 GPA)
  • Massage Therapy Certification — International Professional School of Bodywork, 2008
  • Fitness Specialist Certification — San Diego City College, 2006 (Highest Honors, 4.0 GPA)

Somatic & Mind-Body

  • Certified Kundalini Activation Practitioner
  • Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor
  • 100-Hour Certified Meditation Teacher
  • Certified Thai Massage Therapist
  • Certified Reiki Master
  • Trauma Informed Leadership Training

Conscious Relating & Intimacy Education

  • Certified Tantra Educator, Level 3 — Source School of Tantra Yoga (Charles Muir)
  • Awaken as Love, Level 1 — Conscious intimacy & relational awakening training
  • ISTA Level 1 — International School of Temple Arts
  • Certified Tantric Sexuality Coach
  • Extensive study in Taoist Sexuality Practices with Master Mantak Chia, Taoist Garden, Chiang Mai

Depth Psychology & Archetypal Coaching

  • Certified Jungian Coach
  • Certified Masculine Archetype Coach
  • Certified Masculine Shadow Coach
  • Certified Human Design Coach

Clinical & Coaching

  • Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
  • Certified NLP Practitioner
  • Certified Life Coach
  • Certified NVC Compassionate Coach — New York School of Compassion (Nonviolent Communication)

Fitness & Nutrition

  • Certified Personal Trainer — American Council on Exercise (ACE)
  • Certified Personal Trainer — National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
  • Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach
  • Certified Nutrition Counselor — NASN
  • Masters Level Kettlebell Trainer
  • CPR/AED & First Aid Certified

Affiliations

  • IDEA Health and Fitness Association — Member & Contributing Writer
  • Fitness Writers Network — Contributing Writer

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