maia jade

I am a ceremonialist, psychedelic educator, writer, yoga practitioner, and singer of medicine songs. My holistic approach to healing and transformation is rooted in the guidance of nature and wisdom of the body; rituals are held in the context of deep nature immersion, and supported by an ongoing weave of creative and somatic therapies that support embodied integration.

I’m midway through a PhD in Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, advancing studies in Eastern, Western and indigenous therapeutic and mystical traditions. I have been a practitioner in the Santo Daime—a syncretic lineage from the Brazilian Amazon—since 1999, and a lead musician in thousands of ceremonies.

My work is guided by nonhierarchical, inclusive, and trauma-informed perspectives. I welcome individuals who seek a deeper connection with their soul and a more authentic expression of their innermost truth, who do not feel at home in the dominant paradigm, and who are called to a spiritual path outside conventional religious structures.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• PhD student in East-West Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (currently enrolled)

• MA in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (May 2025)

• Inner Trek’s Psilocybin Facilitator Certification program (March 2023)

• 8 Limbs Yoga Centers Teacher Training (2015)

• Vancouver Film School Digital Design Program (2005)

• Esalen Institute Massage Certification Program (2001)

• Ida Rolf Institute, Rolfing Trainings 1 & 2 (2001)

• Naropa University, BA in Ecopsychology and Creative Arts Therapies (1999)