
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
As a gesture of respect, I wish to acknowledge the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory and lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux in Treaty 6 Territory located in Edmonton, Alberta.
May we strive to be mindful of the history of Indigenous peoples as we commit to fostering a more inclusive and just future.
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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-spritual 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, & respect traditions and spiritual practices of other cultures, therefore, I do not culturally- appropriate spiritual closed practices or cultural traditions .
I don’t practice "cult" healing; I offer authentic spiritual healing based on my cultural roots and I make sure I have a good understanding of the cultural history of any outside practices I use.
My practice is always evolving, the more I immerse myself in learning what is healthy in the world of therapy, the more my practice grows.
Here are a few details about me that I would like to share with you:
My family, on my mother’s side, are all gifted with extra sensory perception.
My ancestors were fortune tellers, sound healers, musicians, artists & traditional healers.
I am a clairvoyant, clairaudient, medium, medical intuitive & a channel. I trust my intuition. However, I do not offer mediumship & medical intuitive services for trauma-informed reasons.
I am a lucid dreamer, I have prophetic dreams & “shamanic” dreams.
I am an astral traveller. I’ve been astral projecting since childhood & I am conscious while traversing the dimensions.
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 myself as New Age or religious. I follow my ancestral traditional 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, some might call them “mermaids”, but they are not exactly like westernized “mermaids”. They are Pachamama water spirits.
I am known to the gatekeepers. (blog story)
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 not shy or ashamed to disclose this spiritual part of me, it is the norm where I come from, and it is the norm in most cultures. When someone calls my practice “woo woo”, I find that it is a form of disrespect to my culture.
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…

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