Before she built a healing practice, Arzoo Bhatia was just trying to make it through the day without pain. Diagnosed with celiac disease as a teenager — at a time when gluten-free wasn’t even a whisper in most Indian kitchens — she was plunged into a world of strict diets, unexplained fatigue, and constant vigilance. While her peers indulged in birthday cake and street food, Arzoo was decoding ingredient lists and tuning in to every signal her body sent.
Instead of growing resentful, she grew curious. What started as self-preservation transformed into something deeper. Her illness became a portal, a push into exploring not just physical wellness, but emotional, energetic, and spiritual well-being.
From Symptoms to Soul Work
As her health stabilized, her questions deepened. She pursued a Master's in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and trained in somatics, spinal energetics, Akashic healing, and Vedantic inquiry. The blend of clinical psychology and Eastern wisdom became her signature approach.
Alongside formal education, Arzoo also learned from spiritual teachers like Brian Weiss and Swami Sarvapriyananda Maharaj — experiences that shaped her belief in soul-level healing. She wasn't just absorbing knowledge; she was integrating it with her own body-led wisdom.
The Birth of Haal Chaal
In 2023, she launched Haal Chaal, literally translating to "your state of being." It offers trauma-informed psychotherapy, natural medicine, energy healing, and spiritual mentorship. Think pranic healing meets narrative therapy. Think nervous system safety meets soul alignment.
At the Women Listed Wellness & Chai event this July, Arzoo Bhatia put up a stall for Haal Chaal. It wasn’t just about visibility – it was about conversation. It offered her a platform to connect with fellow women entrepreneurs and introduce her practice in a space built for women-led businesses. Being part of the Women Listed community gave her an opportunity to speak about healing in a language that women founders, solopreneurs, and professionals could resonate with deeply.
A Women-Led Business with a Unique Edge
Arzoo’s approach is shaped by her own lived experience. She created her own modality, “The Love That You Are™” that combines intuitive psychosomatics, self-inquiry, and energetic work. She also uses tools like WHOQOL-BREF to track client well-being, blending science with intuition.
What sets Haal Chaal apart is its refusal to treat healing as linear or clinical. It meets clients in the complexity of their lived experience and holds space for transformation at every level – physical, emotional, and spiritual. It’s not a one-size-fits-all approach; it’s individualized, gentle, and often deeply personal.
The Journey and the Pushback
Bringing a transpersonal, integrated healing practice to India wasn’t simple. Arzoo had to advocate for a new kind of wellness, one that wasn’t confined to quick fixes or cookie-cutter solutions. She faced skepticism, from clients unfamiliar with energy work to peers unsure of merging spirituality with science. But she stayed the course, bridging worlds that don’t often meet and making room for a softer, more conscious model of care.
Impact and Momentum
Since its inception, Haal Chaal has supported over 8,000 clients, delivered 1,000+ private sessions, and hosted 50+ workshops globally. But the real impact, Arzoo says, lies in stories: of clients finding their voice, of entrepreneurs reconnecting with their bodies, of women returning to themselves. Many clients describe her sessions as the first time they felt truly heard.
Looking Ahead
Her plans for Haal Chaal include wellness retreats, hotel collaborations, and practitioner training programs. She’s not chasing scale for the sake of it — she wants deeper access, not just wider reach. Her focus remains on building a conscious ecosystem of healing spaces that reflect her core values.
To fellow women building from the heart, Arzoo says: "Your lived experience is your greatest currency. Let your pain become your purpose, your joy become your compass. Don’t force yourself into masculine systems of success. Instead, create systems that honor your cycles, your truth, and your sacred energy. Lead from softness. Build with structure. And above all, never underestimate the power of a safe space held with love."
Haal Chaal stands as an example of what happens when women-led businesses are rooted in purpose, not pressure. Supporting women entrepreneurs like Arzoo is central to Women Listed’s mission — to make space for more women to lead, grow, and thrive on their terms.
For Arzoo, healing isn’t a brand. It’s a way of being. And with Haal Chaal, she’s inviting others to reclaim theirs.
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