KEATON'S PROFILE

I began my yoga practice in sincerity at the age of 16. In January 2018, I started working at a local yoga studio in order to be in the world more fully, gain access to authentic yogic practice, and deepen my understanding of yogic philosophy. During this time, I studied texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, and began writing about yoga and philosophy for high school English projects.

Around then, I picked up my first oracle deck, followed by tarot, and began crafting small personal rituals that helped me feel more open and connected to nature. My art became spiritual in nature—I attended a visual arts specialty school since the ninth grade but now my art felt like a deeper expression I often paired with a poetic artist statement to really let myself swim in the symbolism.

In early 2019, I attended my first women’s circle, and it changed me. The openness, vulnerability, and shared sense of power were electric—it was the moment my emotional world truly opened. This experience occurred around a March eclipse and marked a turning point in my life.

That same year, I began researching astrology more deeply. I had loved astrology since childhood, but now it began to make profound sense as richer conceptual frameworks revealed themselves through both logical and poetic study. I started painting birth chart art pieces, translating the symbols and emotional textures I perceived while working with people’s charts.

Early Trainings & Foundations (2019)

In 2019, I completed my first formal facilitation training through the Wild Woman Project, earning a Circle Leader Certificate on my 18th birthday. I also enrolled in a long-term aromatherapy program through Aromahead (unfinished).

As my crystal collection grew, I found my way into energy healing trainings after noticing subtle sensations moving through my hands—experiences that felt intuitive, embodied, and beyond what could be seen. I completed Foundations and Essentials courses with Eden Energy Medicine, which blended Eastern philosophies (Traditional Chinese Medicine and yogic chakra systems) with a contemporary framework. This laid the groundwork for experimentation and personal inquiry.

During this period, I also developed a strong ethical stance around crediting source material and began encountering the shadow sides of the alternative healing world—cultural appropriation, cult dynamics, scams, and misuse of power. Seeking grounding and integrity, I turned toward herbalism and nature connection through poetry, time on the land, and studies with the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, focusing on Alchemical and Vitalist Herbalism (both unfinished and extensive programs).

In the fall of 2019, I received Reiki Levels I and II in the Usui lineage and jumped into practice offering free sessions and exchanges. I then travelled to Virginia and began more formal yoga and somatics training with the Shakti School, earning a 75-hour certificate in Rasa Yoga.

Yoga, Reiki, & Trauma-Aware Study (2020–2021)

In early 2020, my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training shifted from in-person to online as the pandemic began. I earned my certification through Breathe Yoga, where I had been working for several years as a coordinator. That same year, I completed additional 25-hour certifications in Prenatal Yoga and Vinyasa for All through the same studio.

In October 2020, I earned my Akashic Records Reading Certificate from Magically Inclined. This period was rich with exchanges and peer-based learning. I was also deeply immersed in tarot, beginning to conceptualize my own deck while listening to teachings from Soul Tarot by Lindsay Mack.

As 2021 began, I completed Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness training with David Treleaven.

In early spring 2021, I enrolled in my most intensive program to date: Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) training with Sattva Yoga Academy, which had moved online due to the pandemic. I later continued with their 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training. This program was deeply rooted and transformative; however, a significant period of burnout arose, and I turned toward creative arts as a form of recovery.

Creative Recovery & Continued Study (2021–2022)

During this period, I participated in scholarship-based certificate programs in filmmaking and poetry. Writing became a lifeline, leading me to enroll in creative writing courses through the University of Toronto, completing three courses by early 2022.

Around this time, I received my Reiki Master and Teacher certification (Usui lineage) with Andita Palaus, along with Levels 1–3 in Quantum Reiki with Antojai. Feeling called to share this work, I facilitated a Reiki circle where participants were attuned to Level 1 and guided through self-healing practices. I also received Angel Energy Healing certification from Melanie Beckler and offered sessions for friends and family.

Education, Care Work & Integration (2023–2025)

In early 2023, I entered the Early Childhood Education Diploma program at Humber College. Throughout my studies, I facilitated mindfulness sessions and “stretch breaks” for classrooms, board meetings, and online spaces.

After completing additional training in Danish forest schools in 2025, I became a registered Ontario RECE and began practicing in a Reggio-inspired childcare setting in Toronto.

While in college, I offered healing sessions and readings sparingly, directing most of my energy into creative projects: extensive poetry, short stories, and the development of two tarot decks and several oracle decks—currently unpublished and, in my own perfectionistic view, unfinished.

Where I Am Now (2026)

I am now 24, working full-time as a Registered Early Childhood Educator. My healing and creative practices are essential supports that carry me through my days. I share a seasonal newsletter titled This Season, offering windows into what is alive across these interwoven areas:

Nature
Witnessing, observing, and reflecting on the natural world, and gathering community around these practices.

Art
Engaging freely in creative process and experimentation, and gathering community around making.

Healing
Offering, receiving, and building ethical, accessible healing practices in community.

Community
Building, nurturing, and being nourished through collective relationships.

Education
Learning, teaching, and growing together through shared inquiry.

Reflection
Sharing writing, frameworks, and documentation as a way of making meaning together.

Facilitation & Naturembodied Collective

I am also still a community facilitator. As I noted previously my facilitation journey began in 2019 through my women’s circle training with the Wild Woman Project, rooted in authentic leadership and community care. At 18, I led and attended multiple circles and felt a deep devotion grow toward the power of witnessing and being witnessed.

In the years that followed, I facilitated queer-centered gatherings under the name Faery Circles, leading with authenticity and honouring the whole self. These experiences continue to inform my work today.

Now, I humbly offer the circle gatherings I once dreamed of—simple opportunities to be in nature, practice gentle mindfulness, and explore creative mediums together. This same spirit of witnessing is present in the Community of Practice circles I host for early childhood educators.

Finally, my healing and creative work lives through Naturembodied Collective, where I share:

• art, creative experiments, and behind-the-scenes process

• nature-rooted insights and astro + tarot symbolism

• original artwork and process notes

• early childhood reflections and field notes

• community gathering reflections and early invitations

• mindful prompts and healing practices to reconnect with nature and self
  (most recently, Reiki healing sessions shared on YouTube)