Music isn't the background.
It's the medicine.

Byron Metcalf, PhD, is a transpersonal guide, teacher, shamanic practitioner, and award-winning professional musician. For nearly three decades, he has been involved in consciousness research and spiritual development, specializing in the transformative potential of alternative states. As a drummer, percussionist, and recording engineer, Byron produces music for deep inner exploration, breathwork, shamanic journeywork, and the healing arts. He is the founding director of HoloShamanic Strategies, LLC.

Claudia Cuentas, LMFT, is a Peruvian artist, researcher, educator, and therapist passionate about the decolonization of health and multiple pathways of healing trauma. Trained in Somatic Experiencing, Drama Therapy, and Expressive Arts Therapy, Claudia holds extensive studies in Indigenous healing practices from Aymara and Quechua lineages of South America. She is a certified Psilocybin facilitator in Oregon, trained in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy through MAPS, and currently serves as Cultural Director of Alma Institute in Portland. She is also a recording musician and singer-songwriter.

David Starfire has been producing music for meditation and psychedelic-assisted therapy for many years. He's the music facilitator for high-profile retreats with Robert Thurman and Richard Schwartz (IFS), and his music has been used in sessions with Gabor Maté and Bessel Van der Kolk. He co-founded PsyAssist and is Head of Music and Sound at TRIPP VR, the #1 meditation platform in virtual reality. In 2023, David released a widely acclaimed album featuring meditations by Ram Dass.

Eric Sienknecht, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist specializing in chronic pain, mood disorders, and trauma. Trained in KAP through the Ketamine Training Center and in MDMA-Assisted Therapy through MAPS, he serves as Sub-Investigator, Co-therapist, and Trainer on Phase 3 clinical trials for treatment-resistant PTSD. Eric is a lead trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program and presents regularly on music, ethics, and working with expansive states of consciousness.

Ryan Hoffman, LMFT, is Founder and Therapist at Bay Area Holistic Psychotherapy. Trained in EMDR and a former MAPS Zendo Project volunteer, Ryan specializes in holistic psychotherapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, psychedelic integration, and spiritual experiences. He is a trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.

Veronika Gold, LMFT, is co-founder of Polaris Insight Center, a ketamine-assisted psychotherapy clinic and training center in San Francisco. She serves as therapist, trainer, and consultant for KAP practitioners worldwide. Veronika worked as mentor supervisor for Lykos Therapeutics and as Sub-Investigator and Therapist on MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Phase 2 and 3 Clinical Trials. She is trained in 5-MeO-DMT assisted therapy through Beckley Psytech and as a psilocybin facilitator through InnerTrack.