This directory is a collaborative response to a direct ask from our partners and practitioners.
The collective vision for this Healing Artist Directory is to:
• connect our communities to culturally-affirming and trauma-informed services that are affordable, available and accessible
• support the ongoing collaboration, collective care, and sustainability of our BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ healing arts practitioners
our collective vision
welcome to our
healing artists
directory
Since 2021, WSM has been partnering with a growing community of local practitioners who offer a variety of ancestral healing arts and movement services at our Community Care Clinics and online workshops.
The practitioners expressed the need for an online Healing Artist directory for the following reasons:
• “To help all of us thrive, uplift ancestral practices, and increase access to healing services by and for women/GNC folks of color.”
• “To support each other and work together to provide healing to our communities most impacted by state violence.”
Thus, the project to launch an online directory was born. We hope this directory will increase accessibility and safety for our community as well as uplift the work of our practitioners and their healing arts practices. Not only will it help our community members connect more easily and directly to practitioners, but also, it will support the practitioners in connecting to each other to build new avenues for collaboration, visibility, business development and growth for all to thrive.
In 2025, we contracted 15 healing arts practitioners, supporting them with a total of $33,000 in living wages, and formed a Healing Artist Network to support our ongoing collaboration together--including community care clinics, and mobile clinics for on-site staff wellness.
The directory serves to integrate, expand, and amplify the connections formed by our Healing Artist Network, and to create new opportunities that are seeded, strengthened, and nurtured by it. Thus, the directory not only will be a visual representation of the ecosystem created through Healing Artist Network; it will also be a living, breathing web/map for deepening the connections within it.
meet our
collective
Nieta is a community educator, forever student, and trauma-informed astrological peer counselor. As a queer xicana born and raised on unceded Tongva lands (San Gabriel Valley/Los Angeles), Sam has special interests in understanding our personal and collective histories to build interconnected, liberation-focused futures that our ancestors would be proud of. As a practice, Nieta Astrology emphasizes healing, personal transformation, and reconnecting the spirit to the body.
Sam Aguilar of Nieta Astrology (she/they)
Community Astrologer
nietaastrology.com
Sanyu Estelle is a Claircognizant ("clear knowing") Soothsayer ("truth teller") that is also known as "The Word Witch" because of her deep love for word origins (etymology) and word culture (philology).
She is known for her straightforward card reading style ("the reading you need, not necessarily the reading you want") and her sense of humor.
Sanyu Estelle (she/her)
Claircognizant Soothsayer
@sanyuestelle
sanyuestelle.com
Cassandra Floyd (also known as Daughter Of The Fates on her YouTube channel) is a multi-disciplinary creatrix specializing in the healing arts as a holistic wellness practitioner, educator, spiritual advisor, and facilitator with more than 20 years of experience bridging alternative medicine, Western health sciences, education, and spiritual leadership. She holds four degrees in the healing arts, including an Associate's Degree in Massage Therapy with 18 specialized certifications, a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine, a Bachelor of Science in Professional Health Sciences, and a Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, with externships in Sarasota Hospital Emergency and a TCM fertility clinic in Tampa, Florida.
Cassandra Floyd (she/her)
Holistic Wellness Practitioner
@daughter_of_the_fates
daughterofthefates.etsy.com
@DaughterOfTheFates
Jenny Garcia is a Somatic Coach, Licensed Acupuncturist, and Herbalist rooted in a commitment to healing justice. She is a fervent believer in the holistic nature of medicine as not just a one-way service but as the intentional practice of relating to one another in mutual care. Jenny’s background in social organizing and healing within and beyond Los Angeles as a born-and-raised Angeleno propel much of her work in somatics and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Jenny Garcia (she/they)
Traditional Chinese Medicine & Holistic Healthcare
@jennygarciaacu
jennygarciaacupuncture.com
Sistah Kandice of Nourishing Your Livity is a Filipina CommUNITY Organizer & Educator raised in gratitude on Tongva LAnds. Her offerings include: Sound Medicine Healing, Bruha Creative Ablon/Hilot, Crystal Reiki, Birthworker/Doula & Pregnancy/Infant Loss Support in service to prioritizing BIPOC & marginalized folks. She believes in decolonizing & Indigenizing our healing by reConnecting w/ our roots & remembering the offerings from our ancestors in hopes it will Liberate, uplift & hold a healing space
Kandice Guerrero of Nourishing Your Livity (she/the/all)
Community Organizer and Educator
@nourishingfrequency
linktr.ee/NourishingYourLivity
Ontario local, graduated from NHI Ontario Campus in 2018. Qualified, Licensed by CAMTC #76399 & insured by AMTA #1573841. Pain management specialist, targeting areas of concern & providing long-lasting treatments. 1000+ hours booked since establishment in 2018, 5-star ratings on Yelp! Connects with other therapists to gain client perspective + improve techniques.
Relaxing, soft tissue work, an overall self care experience. Sarah is a Small Biz Owner. Dog mom. Healer. 90’s baby.
Sarah Gutierrez (she/her)
Mobile Massage Therapist
@sarahtoninmt
sarahtoninmt.com
Violeta is a Shakti Reiki Master with a background in Youth Empowerment and Expressive Healing Arts. Violeta has been teaching Reiki Levels I & 2 since 2016. She's honored to witness Reiki transform lives and communities. The inspiration for the name, Violeta Healing, is Violeta's multicultural identity. Violeta is devoted to being a bridge builder and bringing light to ancestral and generational trauma. The healing frequency of violet is channeled for personal and collective transformation.
Violeta Kebabjian (she/her)
Shakti Reiki Master
violetahealingarts@gmail.com
Marcia Lopez is the founder of Women’s True Healing. Born and raised in Los Angeles to immigrant parents from Guatemala, she has transformed the challenges of her immigrant experience into a journey of healing and purpose. Marcia embraces a multi-disciplinary spiritual practice that draws from diverse traditions. She is an Altamesayoc of the Quechua lineage, a Yogi, a Buddhist meditator, a follower of Mother Mary, and a student of Mayan healing traditions.
Marcia Lopez of Women's True Healing (she/her)
Multi-disciplinary healing arts practitioner
@womenstruehealing
womenstruehealing@gmail.com
womenstruehealing.com
Felicia "Onyi" Richards is a multidisciplinary creative, multimodality healer, Iya Ọṣun and Ọbatala, and teacher. She is the founder of ONYI LOVE, a company that has supported and inspired individuals and communities globally through transformative healing experiences, creative works and education. As part of her HEAL the HEALERS initiative, she works with healers, leaders, creatives and organizations seeking holistic alignment and care for themselves, which enhances and elevates the efficacy of their work for the populations they serve. Onyi is a member of and priestess within the LA-based Ifa community Ile Orunmila Afedefeyo, led by Awo Falokun Faṣegun and Iya Fayomi Ọṣundoyin Ẹgbẹyemi, under the Adesanya Awoyade lineage of Ode Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. In all she does, Onyi seeks to bring grounding, clarity, and peace; and to remind people of their dignity, beauty, and joy.
Onyi Love (she/her)
Multimodality healer
@onyi.love
www.onyi.love
naima is a multimodal healing artist who practices visual art, yoga, massage therapy, herbalism and energy work. they are passionate about using these mediums to support the health and healing of oppressed peoples, specifically QTBIPOC. they love experimenting with cross pollinating healing practices. through these practices they aim to raise awareness about the impacts of trauma and systems of oppression in order to heal from cycles of trauma and work toward liberation. they teach personal and group classes and create community healing events that include art, music, tea and garden spaces. they are most passionate about creating and facilitating spaces for rest and connection.
naima merella (they/them)
multimodal healing artist
@naima.merella
naimamerella.com
My name is Lorena (pronouns She/Her/Ella) founder of Maíz y Yoga. I am a Chicana Movement Curadora, passionate about healing the wounds within through movement, breath & vocal sound so we can heal the next 7 generations and beyond.
Lorena Velasquez-Lim of Maíz y Yoga (she/her)
Yoga practitioner
@maizyyoga
website
Certified Ayurvedic holistic coach, Aromatherapist, Herbalist with over 15 + years of experience. Ayurvedic practitioner services offer traditional holistic treatments that focus on achieving balance in the body, mind, and spirit. By incorporating natural ingredients and ancient practices, these services aim to promote overall wellbeing and address specific health concerns. Natural skincare, a key component of Ayurvedic treatments, emphasizes the use of plant-based ingredients and herbs known for their healing properties. These skincare products are free of harsh chemicals and toxins, making them gentle yet effective in nourishing and enhancing the skin's health. Embracing an Ayurvedic approach to skincare can lead to radiant and healthy skin from the inside out.
Mirna Vizcaino of Mir Botanica (she/her)
Certified Ayurvedic holistic coach, Aromatherapist, & Herbalist
@mir.botanica
mirbotanica.com
Karen Wong
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interested in being part of our collective?
Adding a process for bringing more practitioners into this collective is next on our list!
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I am a seeker of truth and lover of nature and what it provides to nurture us as humans. A Dietitian by trade with many years of experience as a cook. My curiosity for food opened the doors to a mirage of cultures, flavors and ingredients from around the globe, allowing me to become culturally competent about how cultures nourish themselves. I am currently holding the title as a Patient Nutrition Manager at a local hospital, serving the community in which I live. My dream is to live in a environment in where we all have access to food and knowledge to make choices that are of benefit for our bodies.
Karen Wong (she/her)
Dietitian
kmwong.rd@gmail.com
