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Anika | Somatic Practitioner & Sound Healer | Dancer & Performer

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I help you regulate your nervous system✨
breathwork • grounding • movement • dance • sound
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📢 FLOURISH 2026 features "The Situation Room" special, facilitated sessions designed to pressure-test real-world ERG challenges in a collaborative, judgment-free space and led by Anika Rasheed, Founder of Ground and Grow Somatics Inc.

🎓 These two interactive sessions will help participants move from building buy-in to action by:
- Supporting participants in exploring how leadership perspectives may be shaped by stress, competing priorities, and change fatigue
- Working through real-life organizational challenges related to leadership sponsorship, engagement, and accountability in ERG and DEI initiatives.

🔗 The application deadline for FLOURISH has been extended until October 7. Get started on the FLOURISH project page, link in the bio.

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📢 FLOURISH 2026 comprend « Mise en situation », sont des séances pratique encadrées, conçues pour mettre à l’épreuve les défis réels de GRE dans un espace collaboratif et sans jugement.

Les participant·es soumettront des scénarios de milieu de travail et les traiteront avec l’équipe d’animation et leurs pairs, afin de développer des outils pratiques de stratégie, de communication et de résolution de problèmes. Dirigé par Anika Rasheed, Fondatrice, Ground and Grow Somatics Inc.

🔗 Les candidatures pour FLOURISH sont ouvertes jusqu'au 7 octobre. Lien dans la bio. by @groundandgrowsomatics

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Regulating our nervous system can feel scary and unfamiliar at first.
Breathe, stretch, shake, dance, and take it easy.
Sensuality is a core part of the human experience - it means an awareness of the environment through the senses of sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell. Interestingly, “Kama”, the word from the Indian ancient verses on sensuality and lovemaking - Kama Sutra, means the pleasure that is derived from the awareness of the senses through the body.
Our sexual energy is healing and creative life force energy. It feeds our soul, our spirit, and our body. Where there has been wounding to this area through abuse or neglect, it can be difficult to relate to others.
So coming back to the body and learning what feels safe may help one to figure out what kind of energy and people honour that safety, versus those who don’t.

#fyp #fypppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp #healing #wellness #embodiment by @groundandgrowsomatics

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Really proud to present my choreography and dance to this classic mejance piece at the @hashtakabellydance ladies night Hafla ✨🧚🏽💕

I’m going to be performing this piece at my first Egyptian dance competition this October. So I’m really excited to continue refining and practicing it over and over again😌

There are many different rhythms in the song from malfouf to baladi and Saidi. The dance demanded a lot out of me artistically and physically as I find ways to express the music through movement. It’s just the challenge I need to grow in the art form.

Thank you to my amazing instructor, guide, mentor, and inspiration @nourah.granda for helping me with the technique and understanding the intention behind the moves🫶🏽

My enchanting costume was custom-made by @maison_cairo_bellydance I feel like the fairy princess of my dreams, thanks for bringing my vision to life✨

And a heartfelt shout out to the vibrant dance community and my dance peers for cheering me on. Y’all rock 🤘🏽

#fyp #fypppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp #bellydance #egyptian #dance by @groundandgrowsomatics

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feminine and gorgeous @groundandgrowsomatics 🪬💙

#photography #videography #torontophotographers #torontovideography by @groundandgrowsomatics

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Need a break to ground yourself from the stress of the semester starting?

Join us at Shimmy at Shine! Facilitated by Anika Rasheed from @groundandgrowsomatics !

Release pent up stress with a session of somatic belly dancing, helping you get in tune with your body through movement, mindfulness, and music. This event concludes with an immersive sound healing wind-down, using crystal singing bowls to regulate the nervous system.

+ Free merchandise sponsored by Lululemon!

For more details, please visit the registration form in our bio! by @groundandgrowsomatics

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Move, breathe, feel and DANCE 💃🏽✨

We are excited to introduce Somatic Bellydance - a unique movement experience blending the joy and artistry of bellydance with nervous system regulation through somatic movement, breathwork, mindfulness and sound healing.

This is a space to explore your body through movement, build confidence and reconnect with the joy of dancing - no experience necessary✨

Join Anika from @groundandgrowsomatics for a special Somatic Bellydance Trial Class on September 13!
Time: 11:00AM

Save your spot by visiting www.hashtakadance.com taken in Toronto, Canada by @groundandgrowsomatics

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Move, breathe, feel and DANCE 💃🏽✨

We are excited to introduce Somatic Bellydance - a unique movement experience blending the joy and artistry of bellydance with nervous system regulation through somatic movement, breathwork, mindfulness and sound healing.
This is a space to explore your body through movement, build confidence and reconnect with the joy of dancing - no experience necessary✨

Join Anika from @groundandgrowsomatics for a special Somatic Bellydance Trial Class on September 13!
Time: 11:00AM

Link in bio by @groundandgrowsomatics

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I am delighted to partner with the @_nywc and @workingwomencc to deliver and facilitate the Women’s Empowerment Series - Discovering Our Power Program✨🧚🏽❤️‍🔥🍀🦋

For the next 10 weeks, I’ll be teaching newcomer women and survivors how to build confidence and gain knowledge and awareness of practical tools they can use to support their mental health and wellbeing.

The participants amaze me, so many of them have left their families and home countries to start all over again in Canada in hopes of a better quality of life. It takes tremendous strength and bravery to weather such a path.

Many of them were engineers, barbers, surgeons, mathematicians in their home country and now they are in high school to fulfill the Canadian credential qualifications. I continue to be floored by their resilience and grit.

It is truly an honour to be part of their story and to learn from them so that we may co-create a space where each participant feels empowered with access to tools and resources to build a new community in a new country.

Community is the foundation of my work and ethos at Ground & Grow Somatics. Investing in the wellbeing of community members with resources like time, money, and attention is how we uplift one another and thrive as a collective.

I came to Canada as a refugee in 1999 and lived in the same neighborhood where I am now delivering this program to newcomers. It’s a full circle moment and a manifestation of my life’s journey in healing, wellbeing, and community🫶🏽

I am so grateful. Alhamdulillah 🧿

Thank you for having me North York Women’s Centre and Working Women’s Centre🙏🏽

If you’d like to work with me for somatic and sound healing or for wellness facilitation, then please DM me✨

#wellness #community #newcomer #healing #fyp by @groundandgrowsomatics

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❤️‍🔥model: @groundandgrowsomatics
💋💄MUA: @aleksandra_chizhik_
📸 photographer: @aleksandra_chizhik_

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#makeupartist #mua #makeupartisttoronto #photographer #torontocreators taken in Toronto, Ontario by @groundandgrowsomatics

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Thank you @aireancientbaths for having me in to share an evening of sound healing and nervous system regulation for the lovely @teamtorkan ✨

The beautiful and ambient Aire spa is the perfect place to unwind and release stress. It was truly a pleasure to bring the healing art of somatic and sound healing into the space.

The guests were so gracious and shared very positive feedback of their experience at the spa as well as the sound healing.

This is why I love what I do - sharing nervous system education in ways that reach people who appreciate it and use it to support their wellbeing 🌱

#healing #wellness #soundhealing #nervoussystemregulation #fyp by @groundandgrowsomatics

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Ground & Grow Somatics – Wellness Activation at the Toronto Sunday Market

Welcome to a gentle pause in the middle of your day with Ground & Grow Somatics!

Experience a 3-Minute Nervous System Reset with guided breathwork, grounding, aromatherapy, and live sound healing using Tibetan singing bowls and tuning forks. Each mini session is designed to help you release stress, reconnect with your body, and leave feeling calmer, clearer, and more present.

Drop in anytime during the market for a restorative wellness experience and discover simple practices you can take with you beyond the day.

📍The Parkdale Hall, 1605 Queen St W
⏰ Aug 16 | 11 am – 4 pm
🎫 FREE entry

#SoundHealing #Wellness #Meditation #Somatic #Healness taken in The Parkdale Hall by @groundandgrowsomatics

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What a performance by @nourah.granda team!😍 taken in Greektown - Danforth by @groundandgrowsomatics

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