About us
A complete approach to your wellness
Sacred Experience is a Canberra-based fitness business. Since its inception in 2018, founder Adam van Apeldoorn has drawn upon his diverse coaching, psychology and fitness qualifications to help clients overcome the various challenges they face living in the modern world. Unlike other gyms and personal trainers, we offer a more holistic approach to wellness, focusing on psychological, emotional and physical evolution. We look forward to welcoming you into our inclusive, supportive community.
We can help you achieve:
- Greater balance across different life domains.
- Improved health, wellbeing and performance.
- Better functionality, mobility and resilience.
- Improved psychological, emotional and spiritual integration.
- Greater commitment to training through our flexible delivery model.
- Greater engagement in training and less boredom through intelligent session programming.





















Adam van Apeldoorn
Adam van Apeldoorn is a Cert III and Cert IV qualified Personal Trainer and is a registered Level 3 Fitness Professional with Fitness Australia. He has completed several learning modules pertaining to fitness, such as Kettle Bell training, Medball Training, Training Pre and Post Natal Clients, Battle Rope Training and First Aid Training. Adam possesses two masters degrees in Organisational and Coaching Psychology and is well equipped to assist clients on the psychological aspects of training and fitness. He is a spiritually knowledgeable and can guide others in the spiritual space with things like mindfulness and meditation. Recently, Adam has also completed his qualification as a Corrective Exercise Specialist in the Biomechanics Method and completed 100 hours of yoga teacher training in 2023.

Meg Diggle
Meg is a new addition to the Sacred Experience team. She is our resident in-house yoga expert! After having practiced various forms of yoga for years Meg is now a qualified yoga instructor and is now registered with Yoga Alliance after completing her yoga teacher training in 2024. Meg’s trauma-aware yoga approach & expertise in mental health counseling ensures you have a transformative, joyful experience in a safe supported environment.
Delivering Sacred Experiences
Our panel of specialist providers are here to help you with complex problems or to help you get that extra performance edge.

Psychotherapist, Facilitator, Counsellor, Researcher and DJ
Amar Dhall
Centre Director – The Canberra Trauma and Well-Being Centre
Amar is a highly-skilled, experienced and genuinely caring clinical psychotherapist, counsellor, coach and Somatic Experiencing practitioner in training.
He is a thought leader, author and entrepreneur in the fields of trauma, wellbeing and sustainable high-performance.
Amar is one of the directors for Australian-based corporate emotional intelligence training and education company, Primal Intelligence and the USA-based company, The Lawyer’s Centre for Performance and Wellbeing.
Amar holds international, national and local leadership positions in the Mankind Project, a global network of charitable/ non-profit organisations that conduct challenging and highly rewarding programs for men at every stage of life.
The Mankind Project supports a global brotherhood of over 1,000 peer-facilitated men’s groups serving close to 10,000 men each week.
Amar has designed and delivered courses and workshops as well as facilitated groups and circles for people in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia.
In 2014, he was awarded the Dean’s Choice Award for Excellence in Education at the University of Canberra.
Amar is a talented therapist delivering powerfully transformative and restorative sessions for his clients from a place of deep connection, authentic presence and when appropriate, tinged with a playful sense of humour.

Healer, Inspirational Speaker, Energy Maestro, Hypnotherapist, Tai Chi/Qigong, Posture Expert.
Luis Fernandez
Luis provides a wealth of chiropractic, tai-chi, posture and energetic experience to the clients of Sacred Experience.
Luis periodically comes down to Canberra to provide services, and can be booked on request.
Phone:0411 369 991

Holistic Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Transformational Coach, Facilitator and Meditation Teacher
Sandy Farac
Centre Director – The Canberra Trauma and Well-Being Centre
Sandy is a down-to-Earth, real and kind therapist, counsellor, coach and meditation teacher.
These qualities make her approachable and a delight to work with.
Even though Sandy is well-trained and highly experienced, she works without technical jargon.
Sandy really listens to her clients and takes the time to deeply understand you as a person in order to work out what you need.
She is a trauma specialist who supports people with all kinds of pain, whether it is emotional, spiritual or physical.
Sandy has a natural gift for supporting people with physical pain without medical explanation.
She is currently enrolled to complete her specialisation in trauma work using the modality Somatic Experiencing.
Sandy will always tell you truth and gently support you to see the truths you may not want to see, but deep down know you have to face.
Sandy is a compassionate therapist and educator and has designed and delivered online courses and programs for mediation and psychoeducation.
She offers regular online practices to support her clients to remap their inner life incorporating the latest biopsychosocial evidence-based research without the need for them to be scientists or scholars to deeply benefit.
With years of experience supporting her clients to feel empowered and a deeply compassionate soul, Sandy is a powerful therapist.

Dietician
Casuarina Forsyth
Casuarina is a Canberra based Dietitian and Nutritionist, who works with individuals in effectively managing medical conditions; navigating IBS, food intolerances or functional gut disorders; and establishing a healthy relationship with food. She is passionate about helping you make eating easy and enjoyable, and is committed to supporting you to find a balanced approach to eating well that works for you.
If you would like to make sustainable long-term improvements to your health, and work with an empathetic accredited professional who will really listen, understand and support you on your journey, then please get in touch.
Casuarina Forsyth APD
Dietitian and Nutritionist, BHumNut MNutrDiet

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