Asha Passalacqua, CMT, SEP
Massage Therapy, Somatic Experiencing®,
Integrative Ketamine Therapy
Integrative Ketamine Therapy
Asha (he/they) is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), integrative bodyworker, aquatic therapist, dancer, and facilitator whose work invites a return to the fluidity and wisdom of the body. Rooted in warmth, he supports his clients in deepening embodiment and reclaiming their innate capacity for authentic expression, connection and wholeness.
Asha's somatic work is grounded in over a decade of experience in trauma-informed care, including peer support, county-level crisis intervention, somatic counseling, and facilitation of integrative psychedelic retreats. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) trained in Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry (CI) approach, Asha offers a trauma-sensitive, body-centered orientation that supports clients in gently exploring the underlying somatic patterns and internalized beliefs that may contribute to emotional or relational challenges. Through attuned presence and guided inquiry, he accompanies clients in processing unintegrated emotions, unwinding chronic stress responses, expanding their ability to feel through the body, and reconnecting with a felt sense of safety and trust.
His approach, which weaves Somatic Experiencing, Compassionate inquiry, parts work, Vipassana meditation, voice work, breathwork, bodywork, dance and aquatic therapy, is ultimately in service to supporting nervous system regulation, integration, and resilience. At Sage, he also offers integrative Ketamine-Assisted Therapy as a complementary approach for working deeper within this somatic container.
Asha’s therapeutic bodywork offering incorporates the Neuromuscular approach of orthopedic deep tissue massage, Zen Shiatsu’s rhythmic compressions and joint manipulations, Myofascial release, and the power of breath to release chronic tension. These sessions can be offered as stand-alone table work, or complemented with intentional and supportive dialogue that facilitates deeper somatic awareness, containment, and safety.
As a queer, multilingual immigrant born in Sicily, Asha’s path has been shaped by the lived experience of holding complex and intersecting identities. He strives to hold the multiplicities and contradictions within the human experience with grace, humility, and compassion. He earned his B.A. from Hampshire College with a focus in integrative psychology, medical anthropology, and Buddhist studies, and completed his CMT at the McKinnon Body Therapy Center. His passion for aquatic therapy led him to study Aguahara and Fluid Presence in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. He currently facilitates legal, integrative psilocybin retreats with Kiyumi in the Netherlands. In his free time, Asha loves to dance, freedive, and offer somatic-based workshops—on land and in water—that support practices of mutual care.
Asha's somatic work is grounded in over a decade of experience in trauma-informed care, including peer support, county-level crisis intervention, somatic counseling, and facilitation of integrative psychedelic retreats. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) trained in Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry (CI) approach, Asha offers a trauma-sensitive, body-centered orientation that supports clients in gently exploring the underlying somatic patterns and internalized beliefs that may contribute to emotional or relational challenges. Through attuned presence and guided inquiry, he accompanies clients in processing unintegrated emotions, unwinding chronic stress responses, expanding their ability to feel through the body, and reconnecting with a felt sense of safety and trust.
His approach, which weaves Somatic Experiencing, Compassionate inquiry, parts work, Vipassana meditation, voice work, breathwork, bodywork, dance and aquatic therapy, is ultimately in service to supporting nervous system regulation, integration, and resilience. At Sage, he also offers integrative Ketamine-Assisted Therapy as a complementary approach for working deeper within this somatic container.
Asha’s therapeutic bodywork offering incorporates the Neuromuscular approach of orthopedic deep tissue massage, Zen Shiatsu’s rhythmic compressions and joint manipulations, Myofascial release, and the power of breath to release chronic tension. These sessions can be offered as stand-alone table work, or complemented with intentional and supportive dialogue that facilitates deeper somatic awareness, containment, and safety.
As a queer, multilingual immigrant born in Sicily, Asha’s path has been shaped by the lived experience of holding complex and intersecting identities. He strives to hold the multiplicities and contradictions within the human experience with grace, humility, and compassion. He earned his B.A. from Hampshire College with a focus in integrative psychology, medical anthropology, and Buddhist studies, and completed his CMT at the McKinnon Body Therapy Center. His passion for aquatic therapy led him to study Aguahara and Fluid Presence in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. He currently facilitates legal, integrative psilocybin retreats with Kiyumi in the Netherlands. In his free time, Asha loves to dance, freedive, and offer somatic-based workshops—on land and in water—that support practices of mutual care.
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