About

Experience~Qualifications

I'm a Holistic Health practitioner in the SF Bay Area, in Northern California, with a Master's degree in Consciousness, Psychology, and Transformation from John F. Kennedy University. In 2023, I completed a 240-hour year-long certification program in Psychedelic Therapies and Integration; a multidisciplinary program covering medical, academic, transpersonal, indigenous, somatic, and trauma-informed models, along with experiential training in facilitation and integration.

My path to consciousness studies, research, and psychedelic facilitation emerged around a health crisis that led to a profound spiritual healing journey. I draw much inspiration from the groundbreaking work of Psychiatrist Dr. Stanislav Grof (pictured here), a renowned psychedelic researcher, co-founder of transpersonal psychology, and creator of Holotropic Breathwork™. Grof coined the term Holotropic, which translates to becoming whole. In addition, my beloved Professor of Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness, Samuel Malkemus, Ph.D. (Institute of Holistic Transformation), continues to provide much inspiration and guidance. The concept of the inner healing intelligence, the wisdom within us, is a catalyst in my approach to this work.

My consciousness research centers on the lived experience of healing by examining the transformation of identity on the path of healing treatment-resistant conditions with psychedelic medicines. This qualitative research and the findings from a Co-Operative Inquiry group were presented at the Anthropology of Consciousness Conference. I presented a discussion on Headache Disorders and Psychedelic Medicine to the Psychedelic Society of Colorado. More background here

Certifications:

Psychedelic Therapies and Integration: VITAL Program,

CITI Behavioral/Social Researcher, American Red Cross CPR.

Aura-Soma Level 3 Practitioner.

Additional Training & Affiliations:

Ketamine for Healthcare Professionals, The River Course with Dr. Joe Tafur, M.D.

Trauma Studies - National University

Emotion Focused Therapy-Dr. Adele LaFrance

Institute of Holistic Transformation

American Headache Disorders Association.

Lineages

Emerson Grace takes a holistic approach to healing and aims to promote growth, balance, and overall well-being of the individual. The name blends ancestral connections; to the American essayist, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, coupled with a Great Grandmother Grace, in the maternal lineage. Emerson's philosophy of self-discovery, interconnectedness, nature, and spiritual teachings have long captivated me. Grace is a guiding force that supports healing, facilitates inner peace, and helps individuals navigate life's challenges with resilience and serenity. Emerson believed in personal introspection, intuition, and the exploration of nature as a means to achieve spiritual connection. Known as the Sage of Concord, he was a central figure in the transcendentalist movement that emerged from New England in the 1820s. According to Emerson, each person should strive to find an original relation to the universe. I believe that nature and her sacred plants are merging with our consciousness. These medicines can help to connect us to a knowing of a participatory universe - where everything is interconnected and alive, and we belong to it all. Scientists, shamans, and psychonauts have called these sacred plant teachers by various names; including psychedelics, (meaning making/mind-manifesting), entheogens (bringing forth the divine), and spirit molecule. While these medicine tools are not for everyone, I truly believe that therapeutic use of psychedelics is a way the heal many of the illnesses of our time, and research is confirming this. I am passionate about helping people on the path to wholeness. My paternal lineage is rich with Meditteranean heritage (Greece) where my YiaYia practiced as a medicine woman and trained in Athens. https://www.emersongraced.com/post/la-mysterias

With Dr. Stanislav Grof and Brigette Grof (2019)

I believe that when used responsibly and in a mature way, entheogens mediate access to the numinous dimensions of existence, have a great healing and transformative potential, and represent a very important tool for spiritual development- Dr. Stanislav Grof