Meet Our Tribe

Being of service to Iboga has been a journey of the highest order for Amber. Since 2013, her path with this medicine has taken her on the ride of a lifetime, calling her into a deep reckoning with her own shadow, psychology, and nervous system in ways she did not know she had the courage, or the necessity, to face.

The work she has done, both personally and as a space-holder, has activated her intrinsic intuition and a natural capacity to understand the human psyche, particularly the long-term impact of adverse childhood experiences and developmental trauma. Amber considers Iboga, alongside her own lived experience, to be the “curriculum of a lifetime.” Through this ongoing study, she has cultivated a profound relationship with the Universe and a grounded understanding of the nature of reality that continues to inform her work in deeply practical and embodied ways.

Amber grew up in a loving yet deeply fractured home, with parents who were both wounded descendants of addicted and highly dysfunctional family systems. While her childhood appeared stable and supportive from the outside, she experienced emotional and physical abuse that required her to develop strong protective mechanisms. It took decades for her to fully see the underlying dysfunction- and the ways those adaptations shaped her nervous system, relationships, and sense of self.

Through years of honest self-inquiry, somatic work, and trauma-informed healing, Amber began to identify and metabolize long-held emotional patterns, survival strategies, and unprocessed experiences that were asking for her attention. This ongoing process has allowed her to release fear, learn to regulate her nervous system, and embody her truth with increasing clarity and authenticity. She approaches this work with patience, humility, and compassion, knowing there is no finish line- only deeper presence and responsibility. Amber believes her own imperfections and lived vulnerability are not liabilities, but essential elements of being in true service to others’ conscious transformation, as well as her own.

An artist at heart and a professional chef for over two decades, Amber brings a deep reverence for beauty, nourishment, and intentional design into every space she holds. A devoted yoga practitioner since 2006, she holds a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification and integrates vinyassa flow, restorative, and nervous-system–informed movement into her work. Her commitment to holistic wellness and conscious hospitality is foundational to Awaken Your Soul, where each container is curated to be both aesthetically beautiful and deeply nurturing.

Amber’s toolkit includes Root Cause Therapy, Internal Family Systems–informed inquiry, somatic and emotional exploration, nervous system regulation and vagal toning practices, meditation, breathwork, inner child work, journaling, and creative expression. She has studied Trasformational Breath, Emobodied Processing, Conscious Creation Coaching, Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté, Transformational Recovery with Being True To You, and is a Mesa Carrier in the Q’ero tradition of Peru. Above all, she draws from her intuitive intelligence, grounded presence, and what she lovingly calls a “double PhD in LIFE.”

Amber is humbled to be a mother to her powerful daughter, Luna, whose authenticity and truth continually mirror what is possible when safety, honesty, and emotional freedom are honored. She lives by the belief that a child’s authenticity remains intact when the parent takes responsibility for their own unhealed wounds—something she views not only as a personal commitment, but as a collective invitation we are all worthy of receiving.

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