Somajna
The Wisdom of Our Body
"Pathmaker, there is no path. You make the path by walking."
Antonio Machado
Somajna
The body knows what the mind is trying to understand.
Our work is with individuals and organisations navigating through the most signficant transitions in their life.
Who we are
Being human is to live in constant awe and intrigue of our potential. Even more so as the world changes and each of us are called to face and embrace our vulnerabilities.
We are curious learners with rich experience of working in global, multi-cultural organisations, as well as budding new enterprises.
Our expertise covers interventional disciplines in organisation development including team and executive coaching, appreciative inquiry, mindfulness, culture and inclusion, leadership development & performance consulting. We thoughtfully integrate poetry, music, art, yoga and other traditions into our work.
Your Transition Partner
We connect, consult & coach.
We believe organisations are fundamentally human systems immersed in a purpose. The wholeheartedness of embracing our humanity is the defining measure of our fulfillment. This is at the heart of navigating individual or collective transitions.
We are committed to you and your organisation discovering and wholly embodying your humanity. Partnering with you, we will:
Help you discover your innate potential
Enable your teams to execute your strategy
Empower your organisation to live its purpose
Our engagement is at the intersection of bespoke coaching, facilitation & consulting disciplines, guided by our experience of working across multiple cultures globally.
We would love to get in touch with you and start a new conversation. If you'd like to know more about our work and what inspires us, please visit the Resources page.
Meet the People
Vinayak Jakati
Partner
Vinayak is a keen observer of life. He is driven to help his clients discover and express their humanity.
He is an accomplished Leadership & Team Coach with over 10000 hours of coaching, training and mentoring experience globally. He is certified by the Neuroleadership Institute (Brain based Coaching), Leiden University (Mindfulness) and Case Western University (Appreciative Inquiry).
With poetry, Vinayak explores the hidden invitations in everyday experiences and how we uniquely express our human nature, as we drift through them. His recently published novel, ‘The 3 a.m. Call’ explores the necessary, but inevitable discomfort of being called by a higher purpose.
Yoga, Music and Poetry are his home buttons.
Jayasree Ramani
Partner
Jayasree is driven by a passion for helping people maximize their potential. Over her 20-year career in Learning & Development, she has held managerial positions in large organisations, as well as engaging as a consultant facilitator/coach with multinational organizations in the IT/ITES, Manufacturing, Automobile, Pharma and Media sectors.
She specializes in Development Centers for Senior Leaders and is also a certified Instructional Designer. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychology and has trained as an ICF accredited coach.
When she's not coaching, she loves engaging with kids as a storyteller.
Sabina Vinod
Consultant
Sabina is a learner for life who believes that life; and the experiences it brings is the best teacher. She expresses this belief through her approach towards facilitation and content development.
With over 22 years in Learning and Development, she has worked with diverse industries like IT, ITES, Retail, Hospitality and FMCG. She specializes in simplifying concepts and models through visuals to ease learning.
Sabina is an Instructional designer, a certified DISC assessor & facilitator and is now working towards becoming a certified TA practitioner.
In her leisure, she potters around her garden and immerses herself in exotic fragrances making soaps.
Nicholas Abel
Clinical Consultant
‘Being human is sometimes hard especially when we are asked to acknowledge our own light’
Nick’s journey is one of rediscovering his own humanness, expressing this through a deepening connection and a heart-centred approach for well-being.
He tells a story through poetry, verse and voice with a hope to help encourage awareness and healing in others through self-discovery.
As a qualified Psychotherapist [MSc, Psych & Counselling, Faculty of Nursing & Sciences] he has experienced different cultures and traditions, working with mental wellness as a professional volunteer in post conflict situations
He works closely with the energy of the person in all interventions and continues to integrate a somatic approach with a simple understanding for a meaningful, individual experience.