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Author Talks in Santa Barabara

Join holistic healer and best-selling author Dina Saalisi in Santa Barbara County as she introduces her latest book for sexual trauma survivors

Her interactive, empowerment talks allow guests to explore the unique facets of the transformational journey towards reclaiming an authentic sense of self, while highlighting opportunities for growth, healing, and renewal. She offers simple self-awareness tools and nature-based practices that foster awareness and resilience in the moment. 

Sample exercises she leads at author talks include:

  • Guided visualizations

  • Breathing techniques

  • Writing practices

  • Goddess symbolism

  • Flower medicine

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About the Author, Dina Saalisi

Dina Saalisi is a best-selling author, healer, and educator. She is a National Board health and wellness coach with an advanced certificate in trauma-informed coaching. She has a hypnotherapy credential through the American Board of Hypnotherapy and is a master flower remedy practitioner through the International Bach Center. She offers compassionate wisdom and dynamic methods to transcend trauma with her books and decks as well as through speaking engagements, retreats, and workshops. She resides on unceded indigenous territories of California.

Dina’s Appearances in
Santa Barbara & Beyond

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Upcoming Events nearest Santa Barbara, CA

Early Spring Stirrings Intention Setting

Shopkeeper Studio ~ Sonoma, CA

February 21st, 12 - 4 pm


March 28th, 1 - 3 pm

A Healing Retreat in Dina's Garden

St. Helena, CA


May 2nd, 1 - 4 pm

Flower Full Moon Festival

St. Helena, CA


A look inside the Northern California author’s latest release, Transcending Sexual Trauma

Available now in Paperback, Audiobook, and eBook

Discover how to thrive beyond the impact of sexual trauma with the development of deeper self-awareness and a greater connection to Nature.

Through firsthand personal accounts, guided practices, and the use of energetic plant remedies, explore how to support healing after trauma.

Book cover titled 'Transcending Sexual Trauma' by Dina Saalsi, featuring a pink lotus flower against a colorful sky background.
Open book on a wooden surface titled 'Chapter 1 Get to Know Yourself Better' with pink and yellow lotus flower illustrations and text. Dried pink flowers scattered around the book, with a large photo of a blooming lotus flower on the right page.
A watercolor painting of a person in a seated yoga pose with chakras depicted along the body's center, surrounded by dried pink flowers on a page of text about chakras and meditation.

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