Amit Elan is co-director of Altered – a conference exploring psychedelic research and consciousness happening in Berlin. He worked as a facilitator with the Psychedelic Society UK, co-facilitating legal psychedelic retreats in The Netherlands for a year and a half, and led in the last few years immersive group processes and workshops aimed at the LGBTQ community. He studied Dance, Fine Arts, and different forms of bodywork methodologies, is a certified Hatha Yoga teacher and traditional Thai massage practitioner. His great interest for the study of plant medicines, psychedelics, therapy and shamanism, along with the quest for supporting his autoimmune conditions (arthritis and Crohn’s) is what brought him over a decade ago to research the plant world before learning with the Shipibo medicine people in the Peruvian Amazons.
Susanna Tosi is a plant-based chef for holistic retreats and conscious experiences. This herbalist Student of Italian origins and is currently based in Berlin, where she works as a creative food consultant and intuitive coach. Her background is in storytelling, food, history, photography and people. Her passion is to explore different flavors, places, cultures and human experiences on a quest for connection and collective healing.
Robert Napp/Randma is a certified body-psychotherapist under the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP). He’s been working with individuals and groups for several years, helped organizing the Baltic’s biggest Psychedelics Conference, Psycherence and has worked on retreats for the past 7 years. He’s also a member of EUROTAS – The European Transpersonal Association and has extensive experience in working with people in the integration of psychedelic experiences.
guillaume is a student of traditional healing techniques, such as Shiatsu and Reiki and cultivates his interest for a diverse set of modern technics. He wishes to integrate Western and traditional medecine in his approach and to offer a comprehensive perspective to whoever is interested to hear it. He feels a strong resonance in Daoism, Buddhism and various forms of shamanism and slowly walks his path of contemplation. Deeply thankful for the gifts given by the psychedelic and shamanic experiences he took part in, he is decided to support Kiyumí in its quest for community’s healing and creativity.
Boaz Yaniv is a psychotherapist, poet and psychedelic activist and scholar. He is a psychedelic harm reduction specialist and has assisted hundreds of cases of psychedelic crisis. He is focused on mindfulness based processes in therapy as well as in retreats and workshops.
Benjamin Elan holds a master’s degree in Narrative Therapy and Community Work from Melbourne University as well as being a certified member of the Israeli Association for Traditional Chinese Medicine. With over 10 years of experience as a Chinese Medicine Practitioner and teacher, he has taught retreats and treated clients in over a dozen countries. He is also a Fang Shi – an executive spiritual and holistic advisor. He currently serves as an acupuncturist, medical qigong instructor and mental health professional at the renowned Tao Garden Health Resort in Chiang Mai. In his free time, he enjoys performing poetry and drinking tea with his friends.
Rita Bozi is a multidisciplinary trauma and psychedelic-informed Somatic Relational Consultant Facilitator. She has a passion for both non-traditional and Indigenous medicines, Feldenkrais, Self-responsible communication and right-brained psychotherapy. She draws from attachment-based, mindfulness and bio-psycho-social awareness in healing. Rita has deep respect for and experience with Shamanic traditions and their necessary ecology in the realm of treating trauma. She is a colleague of Dr. Gabor Maté and an advanced student of the “Compassionate Inquiry” model developed in Maté’s group healing circles.
Faye Shapiro is a singer, composer, healer and cultural entrepreneur. She explores the voice as a tool and model for activating radical modes of being, creating and connecting. For the past 15 years, Faye has been supporting people in their journey to meet their voice, through workshop, retreats and private voice healing sessions.
