Meet our team

Ayeka is guided by a collective of therapists, researchers, facilitators and integration specialists exploring the intersection of neuroscience, somatic therapy, philosophy and ancestral wisdom.
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Alejandra Rozen Díaz

  • Psychospiritual Therapist
  • Somatic Psychedelic Practitioner
  • Experience Curator

With foundations in depth psychology, transpersonal psychology and classical psychoanalysis, Alejandra works as a translator of the symbolic universe. Her work accompanies existential crises, rites of passage and processes of awakening and suffering. She approaches psychedelic-assisted work as a form of spiritual midwifery, where careful attention to body and psyche allows deep truths to emerge and integrate. Her work incorporates somatic and expressive arts including dance, voice and writing. She has specialized training in trauma healing with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and neurodance applied to trauma through CENA.

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Amira Valle

  • Founder and Director of Elephant Wise Institute
  • Leading Authority on Mindfulness in Education
  • Pioneer in Contemplative Neuroscience Research

With 30 years of meditation practice and a career as a pioneer of contemplative neuroscience and mindfulness in education in Mexico, she is recognized as one of the most prominent figures in her field within the Spanish-speaking world. Honored as one of the “Top 100 Leaders in Education” by GFEL, she has been a featured speaker at major international events, including the World Happiness Summit and the Global Mindfulness in Education Summit alongside prominent figures like Daniel Goleman and Dan Siegel.

 

Currently, she serves as a Guest Professor at UAM, where she heads the Mindfulness and Society research area, and teaches Emotional Neuroscience at IBERO. She represents Mindfulness Without Borders and the Center for Cognitive Learning in Mexico and Latin America, and has directed the UNAM-endorsed Diploma in Mindfulness Teaching for Basic and Middle Education since 2016.

 

Holding a B.S. in Chemistry with honors from UNAM, an M.S. from IBERO, and a B.A. in Education and Mindfulness specialization from the United States, she is currently a PhD Candidate in Education at UNAE. She is certified in top global mindfulness programs and is a member of the Mindful Schools (USA) and Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK) networks. Her key publications include The Elephant’s Gift: Mindfulness for Children (officially recommended by the SEP), Alice in the Land of Consciousness (co-authored with Leah Bella Attie), the Tutoring and Socio-Emotional Education for Middle School collection by Santillana, and the upcoming book Society, Emotional Education, and Mindfulness published by UAM.

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Michael Baskin, PhD

  • Holistic & Somatic Practitioner

Michael Baskin supports processes of transformation integrating meditation, trauma work and somatic practices. He has trained in:

  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Compassionate Inquiry
  • Biodynamic Breathwork

A former U.S. military officer, he has participated in intensive transformation programs across the United States, Mexico, Europe, India and Thailand.

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Leah Bella Attie

  • Psychobiologist
  • Researcher

Bella holds a Master’s degree in Psychobiology from UNAM and collaborated with neuroscientist Dr. Jacobo Grinberg on research exploring human communication and EEG brain

topography. She specializes in trauma, abuse and grief and integrates neuroscience with contemplative practice. She is founder of the Jacobo Grinberg Academy and author of multiple works exploring consciousness research.