“I find the world is extremely beautiful, but we are so mired in fears of the future or what happened in the past, we keep missing the beauty of what we are in,” said Anumeha (Anu) Gupta, a spiritual healer who lives in Sunnyvale and has an office in Santa Clara.

Gupta had just finished walking the outdoor labyrinth at Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church on World Labyrinth Day, May 2. Even a healer must take time for spiritual centering and healing.

“If you really want to help others, you have to heal your own traumas, and I’m continually healing myself,” said Gupta, who came to the U.S. from India in 2013.

“I even see the result of my healing in my two children. Your own healing benefits your kids.”

Gupta explained her role as a spiritual healer, pointing out that all have need of healing.

“The healing I do is not anything to do with religion. It has to do with energy. It is ThetaHealing, an energy healing that helps people find even hidden trauma, deep ancestral trauma,” she said.

Gupta defined trauma as anything that overwhelms the nervous system and is transferred through DNA. Four common, unresolved emotions that can manifest physical and emotional issues are resentment, rejection, regret and revenge. People may have anxiety, depression, anger, stress or feel stuck.

“If they don’t know that they have trauma, I help them find it!” asserted Gupta. “I’m using my life to serve people.”

She said that rather than reacting to health issues and negative thoughts and feelings, people can learn to respond and break negative patterns. Gupta’s qualifications as a spiritual healer include certifications in Ayurvedic Wellness, ThetaHealing and Hatha Yoga.

Gupta explained that her sessions are like regular talk therapy with the addition of using techniques to tap into the Theta brain wave—to source energy and open up the subconscious. No physical touch is involved. She is a channel for energy to help people heal.

“It is energy from a source—call it what you will—the creator of all that is,” she said. “The results are mind blowing.”

Gupta (www.ayuwise.com) gets referrals from medical doctors, clients, and online reviews.

“There are a hundred reasons for people to doubt the work I do. But think about, what if it does work?” said Gupta. “That is also a possibility. How their life may change.”

Won’t You Be My Neighbor is a column where we casually interview people we meet in Silicon Valley. The Won’t You Be My Neighbor column hopes to highlight what makes Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and the rest of the South Bay special — the people who live, work and play here.