Ere Meera Sakamoto, LMT, CST

Ere is a holistic practitioner, artist, and educator with over two decades of experience blending Eastern and Western healing traditions to support somatic embodiment and nervous system restoration. Her work is deeply informed by her own healing journey - anchored in meditation, mind-body integration, and a heart-centered approach to transformation.

Her intuitive and trauma-informed sessions are rooted in presence and compassionate witnessing, creating a safe space for clients to meet body-held memories, emotional truths, and intergenerational stories with gentleness and respect. Drawing from Craniosacral Therapy, SomatoEmotional Release, Five Element Theory, Primal Therapy, and Systemic Family Constellation work, Ere helps clients gently reconnect with their bodies, regulate their inner experience, and rediscover their innate vitality.

Originally from Tokyo, Ere’s early life was infused with meditation and healing traditions. After years working in the fashion industry across the U.S. and Europe, a personal awakening led her to shift paths and dedicate her life to somatic healing. Her work is grounded in both personal transformation and deep professional training across meditation, bodywork, and emotional facilitation.

She has trained extensively in:
Craniosacral Therapy & SomatoEmotiona Release with Upledger Institute
Primal Therapy and Inner Child Healing with Svarup de Kooning
Systemic Family Constellation with Suzi Tucker
Hypnotherapy and NLP with Melissa Tiers
Meditative Therapies with Leela Itzler
Ashtanga Yoga Teachers Training with Tarun Kranti Agrawal

In addition to her one-on-one sessions, She is also a co-founder of the Padma NYC Meditation & Holistic Center in NYC where she co-created and facilitated group healing programs, retreats, and meditative workshops. Padma Center has sadly closed its physical location in Union Square during the Covid-19 pandemic but she continues to offer meditation classes and retreats in various locations.

When not holding sessions or classes, she continues to create ethical, nature-inspired clothing through her line Farms NYC, and regularly travels to Japan and Europe to offer retreats and connect with loved ones.


State License:

New York State Massage Therapy License since 2007

Trainings & Cerifications:

Upledger Institute (USA):
Advanced CST - 2025
CST and Cyclus Vital: Grief, Loss and Dying - 2024
SER: Mastering the Inner Physician - 2022
The Brain Speaks 1 - 2021
Unwinding Meridians: Applying Acupuncture Principles to CST - 2021
Listening to the Second Brain: The Enteric Nervous System - 2019
SomatoEmotional Release 2 - 2018
SomatoEmotional Release 1 - 2016
Craniosacral Therapy 2 - 2012
Craniosacral Therapy 1 - 2008

Systemic Family Constellation Facilitator Training with Suzi Tucker (USA) - 2025

Primal Therapy Facilitator Trainings with Svarup de Koning (Tuscany, Italy):
Healing the Inner Child - 2021
Enneagram with Svarup de Kooning (on line) - 2022
Healing the Inner Teenager - 2024

Meditative Therapy Facilitator Certificate with Leela Itzler (Corfu, Greece) - 2017

Integrative Hypnosis and NLP with Melissa Tiers (New York, USA) - 2015

Energy Medicine with Donna Eden (New York, USA) - 2013

Ashtanga Yoga Teachers Certificate with Kranti Yoga (Goa, India) - 2012

Nuad Bo-Rarn Thai Massage with Chongkol Setthakorn (Chang Mai, Thailand) - 2008

Degrees:

Associate in Occupational Studies (Massage Therapy and Personal Training), Swedish Institute College of Health Science (New York, USA) - 2007

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Fashion Design), Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, USA) - 1998

Deploma in Costume Design, Esmod (Paris, France) - 1996