The Kiyumi Team
We are a multidisciplinary team sharing a passion for creating accessible and inclusive spaces to support deep, intentional and meaningful journeys. Our team includes psychotherapists, medical doctors, somatic practitioners, bodyworkers, movement and voice facilitators, researchers, art and dance therapists – specializing in supporting people in non-ordinary states of consciousness and integrative experiences.
With backgrounds in plant medicine traditions and trauma-informed care, we bridge traditional and contemporary approaches with respect and sensitivity. Committed to providing compassionate, thoughtful and attentive support.
Amit Elan
Amit Elan guides the vision of Kiyumí, bringing a deep passion for collective healing and exploration, focusing on expression, embodiment, and creativity.
Dr. Julia Javkin
Dr. Julia Javkin is a psychiatrist and physician integrating movement therapy, acupuncture, and psychiatry into psychedelic-assisted healing and integration practices.
Lisa Wessing
Lisa Wessing is a clinical psychologist who is dedicated to learning, exploring, and ever becoming, fusing humanist and somatic psychotherapeutic modalities.
Lia Amit
Lia is a psychotherapist (Hakomi, SE, Focusing, and more), dedicated to the path of awareness through somatics and psychedelic-assisted therapy practices.
Retreat Facilitators
Dr. Juan Paris
Juan Paris is a Venezuelan psychiatrist and psychotherapist leading clinical research on psilocybin while supporting asylum seekers’ mental health.
Públio Valle
Públio Valle is an integration therapist, yoga, and meditation teacher weaving Compassionate Inquiry, Somatic Experiencing, and Hakomi into his work.
Juliana Bizare
Juliana Bizare is an integration therapist with decades of experience in Ayahuasca traditions, blending Somatic Experiencing, Hakomi, and mindfulness in her practice.
Asha Passalacqua
Asha Passalacqua is a bodyworker and movement facilitator integrating Somatic Experiencing, Compassionate Inquiry, and aquatic therapy in crisis counseling.
Amit Zilberberg
Amit is a yoga therapist specializing in chronic pelvic pain, incorporating techniques like Somatic Experiencing and Focusing.
Dr. Santiago Madero
Santiago is a trained physician from Colombia who works as psychiatrist and psychotherapist with a love for contemplatic practices.
Ohad Nave
Ohad is a somatic psychotherapist and phenomenological researcher focused on self-dissolution in meditation and altered states.
Dror Blau
Through his master degree in integrative psychotherapy studies, Dror delves into the synergy of body, mind, and spirit in healing.
Avner Miryam
Avner Miryam is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and poet exploring the intersection of imagery, somatic healing, and psychedelic integration.
Irene Pérez Méndez
Irene has spent 15 years exploring plant medicines, art therapy, and indigenous traditions—living five years in the Peruvian Amazon—while guiding others in self-discovery through creativity, faith, and service.
Dr. Arturo Rodarte
Arturo is a medical doctor and somatic therapist. He has been dedicated to studying ancient and modern healing modalities in Mexico. He is most interested in collective healing practices and the language of the body.
Lilian Gscheidel
Lilian Gscheidel is a gestalt- and dance therapist as well as a trained facilitator for transpersonal breath work and heroe journeys.
Teachers and
Workshop Facilitators
Dr. Gabor Maté
Dr. Maté is a medical doctor with expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness.
Dr. Rosalind Watts
Rosalind Watts is a clinical psychologist who helped shape the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy and the founder of ACER Integration.
Camille Barton
Camille is a Social Imagineer who operates as a catalyst for social change, dedicated to creating networks of care and liveable futures.
Leor Roseman
Leor is a researcher at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London.
Gut Health Experts
and Chefs
Cecilia Foga
Cecília is a trauma-informed holistic health coach, chef, and sound therapist, guiding individuals toward balance, well-being, and personal growth.
Ale Abregu
Ale is attentive learner of life, apprentice of American ancestral traditions, holistic nutrition and detoxification coach.
Denise Auer
Denise is a food artist and plant-based chef dedicated to holistic nutrition and a variety of bodywork.
Marieke Starker
Marieke is a plant-based cook who currently works as a private chef for the artist studio of Katharina Grosse.
Operations Team
Vicky Wizenberg
Vicky is a psychologist and social psychologist integrating movement, creativity, and mindfulness as transformative tools for connection.
Daniel Miceli
Daniel Hugo Miceli is a Latin-American somatic practitioner facilitating trauma-informed plant medicine journeys with a focus on social justice and inclusivity.
