Reanna Costa – Founder of The Boulter Method and Transformational Guide

My work is rooted in a lineage that carries a profound impact, passed down to me by my mentor, Hal Boulter. Hal was a masterful somatic therapist, who over the course of his career accumulated over 10,000 hours of one-on-one client work and led hundreds of group workshops. The depth of his presence, his wisdom, and his capacity for holding space was unmatched. In his later years, I had the extraordinary privilege to study with him privately, receiving mentorship that not only sharpened my skills but softened and refined the way I approach healing.

 

When Hal passed in 2021, he left me with the request to keep his teachings alive. I carry this transmission forward today through private one-on-one work, group immersions, and breathwork sessions. These offerings are not just therapeutic; they hold a deep energetic transmission. This lineage lives in me and, when you work with me, you feel it too. It’s a transmission of love, healing, and presence that becomes contagious over time.


 

My Journey into Healing

While my healing journey began long before meeting Hal, he acted as a transformative guide, shaping me in ways I didn’t expect. I had already begun offering workshops on nervous system regulation and deep healing through breathwork and somatic therapy. I had also immersed myself in the teachings exploring trauma-informed healing from well known experts such as Gabor Maté and Peter Levine. Hal was like fine sandpaper smoothing the rough edges of my practice and deepening my understanding of the psyche and soma. Over years of weekly mentorship, I not only learned his methods but also experienced profound personal healing. Perhaps his greatest gift to me was reparenting. Hal held me in a space of safety and acceptance that allowed my nervous system to heal, showing me how to extend that same safety to others.

 

Plant Medicine & Ceremony

I have experienced countless ceremonies with Sacred Mushrooms, Huachuma (San Pedro), Ayahuasca, Cannabis, 5MEO DMT, Ketamine, and MDMA. With the encouragement of my mentors, I began to weave medicine into my offerings, guiding participants through journeys of healing and transformation.

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The medicine blend I work with is a unique combination of medicinal herbs to support the nervous system to create a smooth journey. This blend allows for deep healing that is incredibly potent yet more gentle enough to make it easier to integrate into daily life than some of the stronger medicines (in my opinion). In my ceremonies, I weave shamanic practices with somatic therapy, guiding participants through journeys with sound, music, and grounded therapeutic knowledge. I believe in creating a safe container where participants can explore and integrate all aspects of themselves.

 

I have had the privilege of guiding and supporting hundreds of people from around the world, across all walks of life, professions, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds. People come to me for various reasons—healing relationships and trauma, coping with major loss and grief, struggling with addiction, expanding their capacity for awareness, or exploring expanded states of consciousness. I am passionate about teaching how to integrate ceremonial work into your life so that your experience becomes more than just a one-time event—it becomes part of your personal growth and evolution.

 

A Life Guided by Yoga & Healing

Yoga has been a central part of my life since I became a teacher at 20, not fully knowing the depth of what I was stepping into. My journey began with a 500-hour traditional training, which laid the foundation for everything that came after. Over the years, I continued my education with intensives and trainings, exploring the interplay between yoga, somatic healing, and shamanic practices.

 

I left Simon Fraser University after three years of pursuing criminology and psychology because my system couldn’t handle the pace and weight of academia. Depressed and anxious, I sought a different path—one that allowed me to heal and grow while guiding others. Yoga saved my life. As I continued my studies, I found that the more I immersed myself in these teachings, the more awake I became. Yoga, for me, is not just a practice but a way of life, an evolving exploration of self-awareness and heart-centered transformation.

 

My Approach

Today, my work is a blend of ancient traditions and modern therapeutic practices. I combine somatic therapy with plant medicine, yoga, and breathwork to create powerful and safe containers for healing. My approach is rooted in deep compassion and an understanding that true transformation comes from feeling safe, heard, and supported. The work I offer helps people not only heal but also integrate their experiences into their lives in meaningful and lasting ways. I believe that when we can hold space for all parts of ourselves—especially the parts we’ve denied or disowned—we unlock the potential for profound healing.

 

This is the heart of what I offer: a space for transformation, integration, and the embodiment of wholeness.