
About me
Who I Am
I am a somatic and embodiment practitioner who integrates an ecosomatic approach, weaving together body-based healing, ecological awareness, and the wisdom of Andean ecospiritual traditions. My work is rooted in the belief that true healing happens when we honor the wisdom of our bodies, the land, and the sacred web of life.
My Approach
My sessions blend modern ecosomatic frameworks with ancestral spiritual wisdom, creating a space where you can experience deep embodiment, ecological attunement, and the transformative power of ritual. Through guided meditations, somatic exercises, and earth-based practices, I offer tools for awareness, regulation, and renewal, helping you feel held, witnessed, and empowered in your journey.
My Path
My own path has been shaped by a longing for belonging and a desire to heal the wounds of disconnection, both within myself and in the world. Learning from the land, my ancestors, and the traditions of the Andes, I have discovered the profound healing that comes from living in reciprocity with nature and community.
Why I Do This Work
In a time of climate crisis, collective trauma, and mass disconnection from nature, I believe that embodied, earth-centered healing is more vital than ever. My mission is to support you in restoring your sense of connection, resilience, and sacredness, so that together, we can move toward greater wholeness and care for all life.

Hello! I'm Priscilla,
I'm a proud mother to a wonderful 23-year-old son, and a multi-passionate creator who weaves together art, photography, interior design, and culinary arts alongside my eco-spiritual healing practice.
My journey began with studies in psychology and early childhood development, followed by work in educational settings. However, my true calling emerged from witnessing intergenerational trauma within my own family and recognizing the profound need for holistic healing approaches that honor both individual and collective wellbeing.
I began my healing practice in 2010 as a spiritual guide and intuitive healer, deeply rooted in ancient wisdom traditions. In 2015, a transformative encounter with the Bodhisattva Kwan Yin redirected my path toward trauma-informed somatic work. She guided me to explore shadow work, nervous system regulation, and the intricate connections between our inner landscapes and the living world around us.
This divine guidance led me to pursue certification as a somatic and embodiment practitioner, studying teachings derived from Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk's work, including Polyvagal Theory and trauma-informed healing approaches. I also hold certifications in Reiki, Life and Relationship Coaching, Grief Coaching, and Clinical Hypnotherapy.
Integrating Earth Wisdom
After five years focused primarily on somatics and trauma healing, I felt called to reintegrate my mystical and spiritual gifts. Drawing from my Andean Highland ancestry, where energy work and intuitive practices are sacred cultural traditions, I've evolved into what I now call an eco-somatic practitioner. My maternal lineage carries the gifts of intuitive mediumship and clairvoyance, deeply connected to the reciprocal relationship between human consciousness and the natural world. This ancestral wisdom, combined with Andean cosmology, informs my eco-spiritual approach that recognizes healing as inseparable from our connection to the Earth and all living systems.
My Practice Today
I now offer a fully integrated practice that weaves together trauma-informed ecosomatic work with eco-spiritual wisdom. This approach honors the understanding that our personal healing is intimately connected to the healing of our communities and our planet. Through this lens, I support individuals in their journey toward wholeness while fostering deeper connection to the web of life that sustains us all.
I'm passionate about expanding consciousness and supporting those who are open to exploring healing through both ancient wisdom and modern somatic understanding.
I love being a mom! I am very family oriented.
I was born in Lima, Peru. My father’s side of the family are from Chile, and on my mother’s side, Peru.
I’m a huge nerd for anything to do with: Psychology, anthropology-human evolution, holistic healing, spirituality-the unknown, astronomy, history, culinary arts, & the list goes on!.
When I am not working, I am probably practicing my photography, out at night chasing the Aurora, & stargazing with friends! I am always baking & cooking, Painting, decorating, engaging with my son, or having car-therapy sessions with close friends!
I am a lifetime student always learning through experience, taking courses, reading anything that helps me evolve & enhance myself & my practice.
I took the psychology program at the university & found myself orienting towards a spiritual “shamanic” path instead, which took me on a beautiful journey back to my ancestors and their traditions.
My educational background & certifications consists of: Hypnotherapy, Early Childhood Development, Psychology, Life, grief, & Relationship coaching, Reiki, & Somatic- Embodiment certification.
I am currently finishing up a diploma in Interior Design!
I am a very casual and easy going person, I am my full, whole self, without apology.
On our first session together, I go through agreements, and boundaries for the wellbeing of our work together.
I am culturally informed and deeply respectful of the traditions and spiritual practices of other cultures. For this reason, I do not engage in cultural appropriation of spiritually closed practices or sacred traditions.
I do not practice “cult” healing; rather, I offer authentic spiritual healing grounded in my cultural roots. Whenever I incorporate practices from other traditions, I ensure I have a thorough understanding of their cultural history
My practice is constantly evolving— the deeper I immerse myself in learning what is healthy and supportive in the realm of healing, the more my work expands and deepens
Here are a few details about me that I would like to share with you:
On my mother’s side, my family is gifted with extrasensory perception
My ancestors were fortune tellers, sound healers, musicians, artists & traditional healers.
I am a clairvoyant, clairaudient, medium, medical intuitive, and channel, and I trust deeply in my intuition. However, for trauma-informed reasons, I do not offer mediumship or medical intuitive services
I am a lucid dreamer, I have prophetic dreams & “shamanic” dreams.
I am an astral traveler. Since childhood, I have consciously journeyed through the dimensions, fully aware as I traverse these realms.
I had a “Kundalini awakening” by divine intervention with Jesus in 2002. (Before I even knew what Kundalini was! see Blog story)
I do not identify as New Age or religious. My path is rooted in the ancestral wisdom of Andean cosmology
I am not exactly a “shaman” , in Peru we don’t traditionally use that term, however, with the western influences, “shaman” is accepted in the modern world. I identify myself as an Andean energy healer: “Curandera”.
Spirit know me as the “Black Jaguar”. (blog story)
I work with elemental water-spirits sometimes called “mermaids,” though they differ from the Westernized idea of mermaids. These are Pachamama water spirits, deeply rooted in earth-centered traditions.
My spirit teacher/guide is Kwan Yin (Guanyin), The Bodhisattva of compassion & forgiveness. I have a relationship with her. (See blog)
I have worked with & met with divine spirits taking on a physical form also known as earth angels.
I am neither shy nor ashamed to share this spiritual aspect of myself; it is a natural part of where I come from and common across many cultures. When my practice is dismissed as “woo woo,” I experience it as a form of disrespect toward my cultural roots
The Andes & the Amazon in South America, are known for their “shamanic” healing, and psychedelic journeying, for good reason. It has been a part of our culture for centuries.
On a deeper spiritual level…
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
With a heart attuned to the spirit of the land, I honor the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Nêhiyaw (Cree), Dene, Anishinaabe, Métis, Isga, and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) peoples, keepers of Treaty 6 Territory, where I now live and offer my work, in what is colonially called Edmonton, Alberta.
I acknowledge the breath of the rivers, the memory held in soil and stone, and the resilience of the Indigenous peoples who have walked, loved, and tended this land since time immemorial.
May this work be in service to healing personal, collective, and ecological, and may it honor the living wisdom of the land and its original stewards. May we move with humility, truth, and a deepening commitment to decolonial care and relational justice.
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Priscilla Cortes & friends. Aurora in YEG photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes, Goat Mountain, Crowsnest Pass, AB. photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Crowsnest Pass, Alberta photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Jasper photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes in forest of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes, Elk Island, AB. photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes aurora Elk Island, Alberta photo by Megan Posein

Sedona, Arizona Priscilla Cortes

Priscilla Cortes photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes in Jasper Glaciers photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes, Crowsnest Pass, AB. photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes, Aurora in Edmonton, photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Aurora in Elk Island, AB. photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Jasper mountain, photo by Megan Posein

Prisiclla Cortes and her son walking a Jasper mountain path photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Jasper National Park -mountain, photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes on top of mountain, photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Jasper National Park- river, photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes and fam Jasper National Park, photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Jasper National Park, photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes by river in Jasper National Park , photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes country-side , photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Jasper mountain, photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes, Aurora= Elk Island photo by Megan Posein

Priscilla Cortes Fire- Crowsnest Pass, photo by Megan Posein