Meghan Taia

I am a ceremonialist, writer and integral coach, sharing practices that invite transformation. I believe the path to individual and collective flourishing is the great way of nature, which guides us toward reconnection: with the guidance of our souls, the brilliance of our bodies, the support of our communities, and the wisdom of the earth. This inner work flowers into sacred activism—as we awaken to the beauty and responsibility of our interbeing, we become reverent and effective agents of change, oriented towards reciprocity and service. 

Decades of study and practice in traditional Amazonian ceremony and Eastern, Western and Indigenous Psychologies converge in my offerings: a mandala of practices that weave myth, ritual, expressive arts, and somatic, transpersonal and eco-therapeutic modalities into an integrative transformational practice. I center my work in ancestral wisdom, while my training as a psilocybin guide aligns me with the science at the frontier of consciousness research. I am currently midway through a PhD in Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, continuing to advance my scholarship, deepen my skills, and cultivate a network of mentorship and accountability.

I believe all people have the right to healing and transformation. As a first-generation Turtle Islander, I offer my deepest gratitude to the Coast Salish tribes whose land I live on, and my allyship to movements for indigenous sovereignty. I am committed to directing the privilege I experience towards dismantling internalized and externalized patterns of oppression. I recognize systemic injustice and power iniquity as trauma, and am committed to making this work accessible for folks of marginalized identities and limited resources. My work is poly-affirming, gender-identity affirming, and grounded in anti-racist, feminist and neuro-queer theory. I speak English and Spanish.

May all beings be free.

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)