About Grounded Movement

An integrative therapy clinic and school in Ottawa, rooted in nervous system regulation, resilient grounding, and inner peace.

Who we are

Grounded Movement began with a simple belief: real change happens when we work with both the mind and the body.

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We are an integrative therapy clinic and school based in our Holistic Wellness Space in Ottawa. Through private sessions, group experiences, retreats, and practitioner trainings, we help people understand their nervous systems, feel more at home in their bodies, and build tools they can carry into everyday life.

Whether you come to us for your own healing or to learn how to guide others, you will find the same thing here: depth over hype, and practices that are lived, not just taught.

THE PHILOSOPHY

A top-down and bottom-up approach to nervous system regulation.

Mindset. Affirmations. Awareness. These matter, but stress doesn’t only live in the mind, it lives in the body too. In the tissue. In the patterns of how we breathe, how we hold ourselves, how we respond before we’ve even had a chance to think.

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MINDFULLNESS · MEDITATION · AWARENESS

The top-down approach

The top-down approach works with the mind first.

Through mindfulness, meditation, and awareness practices, Imad teaches clients to understand the nature of the mind, to observe their thoughts without being consumed by them, to calm reactivity, and to build genuine tools for regulation in daily life.

YIN YOGA · BREATHWORK · SOMATIC MOVEMENT · REIKI

The bottom-up approach

The bottom-up approach works with what the body holds.

Yin Yoga, rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine and meridian theory, creates long, sustained holds that access the deeper layers of the body that more active practices can’t reach. Breathwork shifts the nervous system out of survival mode. Somatic movement releases tension stored physically, often for years. Reiki works with the body’s energy systems, supporting emotional release at a level that goes beyond the physical.

YIN YOGA · BREATHWORK · SOMATIC MOVEMENT · REIKI

Find your path

ONE-ON-ONE · OTTAWA

Private Treatments

Personalized sessions to help you regulate, release, and reconnect, combining somatic practice, breathwork, and Reiki at our Holistic Wellness Space in Ottawa.

PRIVATE TREATMENT seessions

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TOGETHER · OTTAWA

Group Sessions & Workshops

Shared experiences for couples, teams, friends, and community, from private group sessions to workshops that bring people closer.

EXPLORE GROUP OFFERINGS

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Our Holistic Wellness Space

Our home is the Holistic Wellness Space in Ottawa, a calm, welcoming place designed for rest, movement, and connection. It is where our sessions, workshops, and trainings come to life.

4385 Whitaker Crescent,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 4P1

Meet the Team

Imad

OWNER & FOUNDER
E-RYT 200 · Holistic Healer · Somatic Educator
Imad founded Grounded Movement to offer a more complete path to nervous system regulation, one that works with both the mind and the body. His approach draws on over a decade of devotion to Yin Yoga, martial arts, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tibetan Buddhism, somatic study, breathwork, and Reiki.
Imad believes in depth over hype, and he only teaches what he has lived. Whether guiding a private session, leading a retreat, or training future teachers, his focus is the same: giving people practical tools they can use the next day, and the day after.
Emmett Marsh

I was born in Montréal and grew up in Laval. I obtained a BSc. in chemistry at Concordia University. After graduating, I got married and moved to Toronto. Four years later, I moved back to Ottawa where I raised three beautiful daughters during which time I took various courses like massage therapy and energy healing. I recently retired from a teaching career. During my last year, I integrated meditation with my high school students which they thoroughly enjoyed. Moving forward, after a Yin yoga certification, I feel that I am on the right path to what I was called to be: an energy and spiritual healer. I look forward to being of service to you with loving energy.
Namaste, Maryse Ramage