Isabel Cali

I want to recognize my teachers and their teachers, the indigenous people of the many land's past, present and future that hold plant medicine sacred, as well as the custodians of the land which continue to guide our human consciousness through wisdom and connection to the natural world.

My name is Isabel Cali, and I am the Founder of Mycelia Embodiment Practice. MEP was created through the realized need for trauma-informed spaces and resources in order for people to navigate their plant medicine experiences with full autonomy, intention, education and safety. 

As an herbalist, I believe that all plants are intelligent in their own right. We see this through their connection to the mycelia network. The web where all plant life communicates through in order to survive and thrive. I believe that our own nervous system is a brilliant reflection of this intelligent web. From a somatic view, our nervous system is always working to keep us safe and to co-regulate our inner and outer environment. 

Through much personal experience with Plant Medicine, it became clear to me that without trauma-informed principles and the inner and outer resources to navigate altered states of consciousness, people could experience further dysregulation, re-traumatization, and also the inability to fully embody the gifts received during the short trip.  I have felt this in my own nervous system. As my somatic skills developed, I noticed that my capacity to witness and process all parts of myself became more available to me. I could navigate these experiences with greater ease and resiliency, leading to a greater sense of wholeness.

My life work is dedicated to receiving, understanding, and sharing the wisdom of the natural world that comes from my own body, personal experience, and wisdom of the herbal healers and ceremony holders that have come before me. It is only from this place that I can help to guide, support and hold space for my clients to integrate their own wisdom.

 I use trauma informed skills, co-regulation, and somatic inquiry to support you to access your inner truth in order to make meaning out of your plant medicine experience. I believe that all plants are powerful, even non-psycho active plants can be just as potent. Therefore, my somatic integration work can be coupled with all plant allies according to your current needs. If you are unsure of what plants may accompany your healing process, I would love to help you choose the appropriate remedies using my training in evolutionary herbalism. 

Wherever you are on your plant path, I hope that Mycelia Embodiment Practice is a space that supports and empowers your personal healing. I really do believe that when we tend to our inner garden, the Earth heals too.