Alexina Mehta

Alexina Mehta encountered yoga and the spiritual traditions of her Indian heritage at a young age and is fascinated with the possibilities of human potential. Her undergraduate education in Kinesiology and Fitness at the University of British Columbia gave her the initial tools to discover her own body by learning how it works on a mechanical and physiological level, while her formal training in Yoga and Pilates awoke in her the knowledge of the other levels at which the body works. She later continued her studies to become a Naturopathic Physician as well as a doula. Alexina has also trained in other healing modalities such as Craniosacral and Bowen Therapy, Autonomic Response Muscle Testing, Intuition Development, Family Constellation work, Nia dance, and Dying Consciously work. She also studied at the Four Winds Energy Medicine Institute under the tutelage of renowned and respected teachers Alberto Villoldo and Linda Fitch. As part of her training, she journeyed to Peru to be with the Qu’ero elders, the indigenous peoples of Peru.

Alexina’s curiosity started at an early age, where she was faced with the struggle of finding her own identity. This desire to know who she was, what she was, and why she is here started her on a healer’s journey, one in which she would open to learning about the body, the mind and beyond. She has had the honour of working with people who have overcome incredible obstacles and accessed levels of strength and wisdom that are difficult to imagine until a situation comes along that demands them. She loves working with people in this domain, being at the forefront of what is possible, and allowing for such possibilities to become realities. She is deeply grateful for the opportunity to act as a guide and to use her knowledge and wisdom to assist others in accessing their own healing power. Her life experiences have led her to a place where she knows, in every single cell of her body, that we are truly magnificent creators.

Currently, Alexina practices Naturopathic Medicine in Vancouver, BC, utilizing the modalities of herbal medicine, counselling, homeopathy, physical medicine, nutrition, acupuncture and much more. She is essentially a detective, teacher and doctor all in one and uses various diagnostic techniques to discover patterns, and then utilizes the most relevant modalities to address the needs of her patients while teaching them how to become more aware of these needs. Two of her other special interests include the Dying Consciously Program (www.dyingconsciously.org) and women’s empowerment. In her leisure time, she loves to practice yoga, meditate, dance, hike and travel to see and feel the earth in her myriad forms.

Sarah Dykstra

Sarah Dykstra has been a life-long student and disciple of the Sacred. From an early age she has dedicated herself to cultivating an understanding of issues pertaining to human consciousness, the mysteries of life and death, the search for contentment and freedom, and the human being’s place within the greater fabric of the multicosmos. She holds degrees in Classical History and Philosophy (BA summa cum laude) and Religious Studies (MA) and is currently working on a Ph. D. in Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia where she is funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to carry out research on spiritual and mystical experience within a cross-cultural and historical framework. Some of Sarah’s many interests include mystical and spiritual experience, the Sacred Feminine within a cross-cultural context, ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern religions, alternative healing technologies, and global shamanism. In addition to having been a devotee of yoga (in all of its various dimensions, including both its philosophical and physical aspects), she has also been a dedicated practitioner of meditation for ten years. She counts herself especially blessed to have been exposed to the healing technologies and ancient wisdom of the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon.