about

Ayano Atsumi-Masty, C-IAYT, MSc

Hi, my name is Ayano (pronounced a-ya-no, written 綾乃 in Japanese). I am originally from Japan and currently live in Colorado, USA. I am passionate about facilitating a space for people to explore their inner wisdom and truth by diving inward and through embodied awareness. 

In my childhood, I moved frequently and far. I spent my youth in three entirely different cultures in three countries far apart from each other: Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. For a long time, I could not grasp where my challenges in navigating life and emotional and spiritual matters came from. Through various therapeutic and spiritual explorations, I came to recognize that a sense of displacement as a young child has had a significant impact on how I experience, perceive and make sense of my life. Because of this sense of displacement, there are recurring themes of feeling "in between" and "not belonging". I have a great compassion towards those of you who may feel similarly. 

I was trained through the Kripalu School of Yoga and Phoenix Rising School of Yoga Therapy and certified as a professional yoga therapist (C-IAYT). I am also certified as a Compassionate Inquiry practitioner and trained in a few programs related to trauma, mindfulness and psychedelics.

I graduated from the master's programme in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology with distinction (MSc), specializing in Psychedelics & Entheogens, Shamanistic Psychology, Multidimensional Trauma, and Transpersonal Coaching. I am currently enrolled in the PhD programme in Applied Transpersonal Psychology, further exploring the healing process beyond body and mind.