Dr. Japji Anna Bas | Nervous System Strategist

Wellbeing Expert | Systems Leadership Speaker

Helping leaders strengthen their most essential tool, their nervous system.

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Drawing on decades of cross-sector research, consulting, and implementation, Dr. Bas equips leaders and practitioners with the strategic clarity and nervous-system stability that make real impact possible.

Known for cultivating the meaningful safety that gets systems unstuck, she transforms complex histories into grounded, actionable insight.

Japji’s work develops leaders who meet high-pressure moments with steadiness, discernment, and a confident sense of purpose.

Trusted by

  • PhD in Wellbeing Environments

    Research that translates directly into leadership clarity and nervous-system steadiness.

  • Somatic + Cognitive Integration

    A trauma-informed method that rewires patterns, sharpens clarity, and restores agency.

  • 20 Years in Systems Leadership

    Trusted to guide high-responsibility leaders—from the UN to NGOs—through complexity without overwhelm or bypass.

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Testimonials

“I am pleased to recommend, without hesitation, Japji Anna Bas as a Leadership and Transformation consultant, coach, strategic advisor, or for any similar role.

I have known and worked with Japji for approximately one year, having had the opportunity to observe her thoughtful execution of ideas informed by research expertise and systems thinking, and her unique way of blending these seamlessly with a compassionate way of listening and communicating advice.

Japji possesses a talent that is unusual and in my opinion highly valuable: that is, balancing highly informed advice-giving capacity with expertise in… [posing questions] without imposing any particular set of epistemologies on the client -- a highly conscientious and balanced task that few people in my experience are capable of achieving to this degree.

To conclude, Japji is highly effective at leading people and organizations to desired and desirable outcomes. And she is a valuable colleague whom I regard highly.”

Frankie Weinberg, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Management, Loyola University, New Orleans

"I am a psychotherapist with 40 years experience working with a diversity of clients who have experienced trauma.

I refer clients to Japji Bas because of her exceptional ability to tune in to people, hold space, develop unique and effective plans for each person, and actively support them to make the changes they want in their lives.

Japji is highly intelligent, intuitive, kind, gently challenging, insightful, and playful. People feel deeply seen by her, emotionally held, and energized to take action. I highly recommend her.”

Kali Munro, Psychotherapist

“Japji came highly recommended during my time at UNSCN [United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition]. She is a systems thinker and able to translate complex research into practice. Her extensive knowledge [is] impressive.

Japji is thorough and delivers results in a timely manner. I couldn’t have been more pleased.”

Christine Campeau, Director, Global Policy, Care

“When I was selected to participate in a Harvard Business School’s LeadingEDGE leadership program at work, I saw an opportunity to work with Japji in order to get the most out of the experience.

As someone who spends a lot of time in my head, I found working with Japji on the somatic practices to be a very valuable tool to help me step out of my comfort zone in a way that didn’t feel super uncomfortable. Japji helped me to take a look at my default patterns – both thoughts and actions – and move towards setting up new ways of working that were more in line with where I want to go with my career in the future.

Japji has a keen sense of how people and systems work and was able to help me see both how I fit into the systems and how to make them work for me.”

Elizabeth Russell, Director, Customer Success Implementation Leader, Alight Solutions

“My experience with Japji greatly exceeded my hopes for this process. Her keenly perceptive insight were paired with concrete practices that have enabled me to make steady progress towards all my professional goals.

I really can't recommend her strongly enough.”

Matt Price, Director, Product and Knowledge Management, Giving Tuesday

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