Samantha Brind'Amour, PhD
Samantha earned her PhD in English and was a college professor. When she realized her students came to office hours to discuss their personal challenges (not to analyze Shakespeare), she discovered her greater calling: to support individuals in becoming the most thriving version of themselves. Samantha is passionate about helping people rewrite the narrative of their lives and become the author of their own story.
Samantha first founded Ascend in Bend coaching in Bend, Oregon in 2021, providing coaching personalized support for individuals navigating mental health challenges, life transitions, and questions about their purpose and life's greater meaning. She partnered with psychiatric and medical practitioners, and served as a bridge between therapeutic and spiritual approaches to personal growth. Samantha is an IFS-informed practitioner and collaborates with IFS and EMDR therapists.
Samantha also worked as a ketamine clinic staff member and co-facilitated women's ketamine retreats in partnership with the Bright Mind clinic in Oregon.
Ascend in Bend evolved into Camino Brillante in 2023 when Samantha met Tímo, who later became her husband. Through Camino Brillante, Samantha continues to offer:
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1:1 coaching in 6-week and 3-month programs
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Sound healing
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Workshops for couples
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Women's retreats
Together, Samantha and Tímo lead group sound healing events. Read more about their relationship with music and sound below.
Tímo Brind'Amour
Tímo's life path has carried him through many experiences, from a yacht captain to church staff to corporate tech work. He attributes his ability to navigate change and positively pursue growth to the peace in his "inner garden". Tímo has been a dedicated yogi and meditator for over 20 years, with great depth of knowledge in global spiritual teachings.
In 2022-23, Tímo worked directly with the Huni Kuin to support various indigenous tribes in Brazil and served as a musician for their chief, Yube, on his tour in the USA and Mexico. Tímo's experiences with the Huni Kuin helped to inform his approach to spiritual and ceremonial practices.
Over the past 3 years, Tímo has traveled extensively, studying and practicing spirituality in Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Peru. He brings a strong sense of devotion and the sacred to the Camino Brillante sound experiences.
Creating Camino Brillante
Samantha and Tímo were committed to their individual spiritual studies for years before knowing each other. When they met in ceremony, they instantly recognized each other's devotion to the path and quickly fell in love. That love blossomed on the shores of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, an international vortex of creativity and prayer. They played endless hours of music, which led to meeting the masterful practitioners of sound and ceremony at the Forest Path. From these ceremonies, Camino Brillante was born.
Camino Brillante combines life coaching with sound healing and spiritual exploration. For those interested in 1:1 work, Samantha offers personalized coaching, as well as private sound healing experiences with aromatherapy. For those interested in group work, Tímo and Samantha lead guided meditations and sound healing experiences for couples, families, and groups.
Tímo and Samantha study traditional music from Brazil, Peru, and Mexico, and sing in Spanish, Portugues, Kaxinawá, Yawanawa, Quechua, and Nahuatl. Tímo plays guitar while Samantha plays charango, a 10-string Andean lute. They also explore sound through a variety of bowls, chimes, flutes, harp, rattles, and drums.
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