About Us

Our vision is to become compassionate, pure, healthy, and unconditionally loving people. We humbly walk this path with prayer, meditation and the foundational support of our ancestors and their medicines.

In a world shrouded by illusion, Maharani Medicine bursts through the shadows as a shining light. We call upon the guidance of our sacred plant teachers to shed hardened layers around our heart built by the suffering we have endured.

Through dance and song, we shatter resistance keeping us from a righteous and all pervading Spiritual Relationship with life.

Our ancient Amazonian Medicine combined with communal celebration yields profound healing for our selves and the entire planet.

We strongly believe in the Great Spirit that dwells within all living beings. This Spirit is alive, deeply caring and calling us home to the Present Moment. We embrace all religions and creeds. All roads lead to the same One, loving and ever-present Being.

Our Vision

Our Mission is to provide a sacred container, as well as education and support for those who are called to Plant Medicine. Ceremony is a state of mind that can embraced every single moment of our lives. We seek to help others cultivate this way of being through integrating spiritual experience.

We also believe that human connection is a powerful gateway to the soul. Maharani Medicine offers a community space for all people to share and grow.

We honor ourselves by truly integrating our Plant Medicine journeys. In choosing to remember Love on the daily, we help the world heal. It is our prayer that we can support people, whether they are preparing for ceremony, sitting in ceremony or integrating afterward. We want every person we meet to thrive and find great internal success.

We invite you to join us!

Eliana

Hi! My name is Eliana, and I founded Maharani Medicine in 2018 with a big prayer in heart.

My journey started at the very beginning. As an adopted child that grew up in an extremely religious environment, raised in a war zone in the Middle East, I had lots to process.

When I was 18, I discovered mushrooms as a medicine. A great passion sparked within me, and I embarked on a path of self-discovery. I wanted to become a better person, connect to Spirit, and heal my past. I chanted with Vaishnava monks, studied classical Hatha Yoga and Human Design and met Grandmother Ayahuasca for the first time in 2014.

I knew my life’s purpose was rooted in Plant Medicine from my very first ceremony. There was a real sense of familiarity that I had never felt before. I found an opening in my soul that touched a profound space within me. I devoted my time studying plants as much as I could.

Eliana - Founder of Maharani Medicine

I worked with different groups, deepening my relationship with the Medicine. For the first couple years, I sat with a Shipibo group and learned about sitting in darkness & silence, as well as cultivating icaros. Eventually, I found my long standing teachers who have paved the way to our work today.

My primary teachers are Prem Vidu and Dara- both are tied to the Santo Daime and Umbandaime lineages from Brazil. The Brazilian traditions spoke to me because they are rooted in celebration. They venerate nature and creation. Dance is a prayer; Song is a meditation. Our connection to nature Herself helps us find the connection to our own Selves!

After several years of sitting with circles, singing and studying, the ceremonial torch was passed down to me, under the mentorship of Vidu and the Medicine herself.

Since 2018, I have facilitated close to 120 ceremony retreats and served thousands of people. It is an honor to witness people in a field of Miracles.

What makes me a solid practicioner is my down-to-earth, keep-it-real mentality. I desire to make healing spaces accessible to all sorts of people, not just “spiritual types”. 

Being human is what makes us spiritual- that includes our messy, tougher sides. Ceremony is for all parts of ourselves, not just what looks pretty on the outside.

 

I have a lot of real life experience- I am a survivor of domestic violence and witnessed a lot of drug abuse within my nuclear family. As a single mom, I’ve experienced a good deal of hardship, but I’ve also learned the art of resilience. The “Shadow Work” I’ve done personally allows me to meet others within their own darkness. By digging into my own subconscious layers, I can bring more support to those around me who seek to do the same. Life has melded me into a very observant, aware and intuitive person, able to adapt in high intensity situations.

I love people and facilitating community spaces. Since 2016, I have helped manage several community houses, which requires a great deal of patience, understanding and compassion. I love the magic that happens when people come together, and I love helping that magic grow!

I have continued my studies by diving into Master Plant Dietas. The Diets have solidified my energetic foundation within ceremony work. I have dieted Uchu Sananga, Chiric Sanango, Bobinsana, Capirona and Nihue Rao. These plants teachers have left a tangible mark within me, and have greatly enhanced my capabilities as a practicioner.

Finally, my music is a gift that I am always excited to share with the world, especially in ceremony. I have been studying music for 20 years, and have found that music is truly healing on a quantum level. Ceremony comes to life with the power of music and plant medicine combined. I am so grateful for my voice and the healing it has helped bring others.

I am in service because I want healing to be accessible to those who need it most. I serenade people because I remember how my soul was healed when someone sang to me. I open my home because there are so many who have not found their community yet. I offer this healing space so it may be a beacon to those who feel lost. I pray that anyone I serve feels safe and supported as they unravel and rediscover themselves in a brand new way.

Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu- May All Beings be Free from Suffering!

Austin

OUR CO-FOUNDER 

 
My name is Austin and I am the co-founder of Maharani Medicine. My path to medicine has been a long road from sorrow to beautiful heights of transformation.
 
My dearest gifts were born out of the many trials I’ve endured. These trials have built me into who Spirit has called me to be. Throughout my life, I have suffered through a plethora of trauma– sexual, verbal and physical abuse, starting in my childhood. This abuse led me to demons of self loathing and addiction. This is where the medicine found and saved me.
 
By the time I met Ayahuasca and Eliana in 2020, I was on death’s doorstep. I was an angry and tormented young man, ready for a change. Ceremony was my last resort to reimagine my life. Leading up to my first ceremony, I had never prepared for anything with so much determination. My preparation paid off- I received a full-blown miracle from the medicine. All-encompassing suffering became full acceptance of myself- I felt self-love for the first time. By embracing the darkest parts of myself, they transformed into love and birthed a new way of being. I was finally free.
 
Shortly after this initial ceremony, I gave my life to God and service. I sat in ceremony frequently, and volunteered in the space through the years. As time went on, I immersed myself in rigorous study of Plant Medicine and ceremony. Grandmother continuously shows me how to hold space for people in their process, and to carry this medicine with integrity. I am blessed to work with the powerful guides of Umbanda and the Divine Mother inside and out of the ceremony room. I continue to learn more from the medicine each and every day, including harnessing musical gifts.
 
"May we float gracefully upon the great sea of this universe, traversing our greatest storms with elegance. Jai Ma!"
Austin
To deepen my connection within ceremony, I have dieted Chiric Sanango, Uchu Sanango, Capirona, Bobinsana, Nihue Rao, and most recently Noya Rao. These master plant teachers help me hold the force of the medicine within our ceremonies in a beautiful way. The boundless power and connection that is offered to everyone through mother nature and plants, continuously astounds me with awe and beauty. The bonds and wisdom I have received, have filled me with gratitude beyond measure for the infinite ways we have to connect to self through these medicines.
 
With the support of my teachers, dietas and studies, I have co-facilitated our retreats since 2022, and have been an active part of Maharani Medicine for five years now. As we step into a new year, I aim to further step into a leadership role within our community. Leadership is not something foreign to me, as someone who has been in the military and workforce. I am honored to apply my experiences within this space.
I believe in myself as a practitioner because I have faced the darkest circumstances and come out the other side. I cherish dedication, prayer, and surrender, and I seek to share these values with others. I strive to be light, and carry light, in every decision that I make. I make a daily commitment to truly embracing myself wholly and completely, and acting from places of love and compassion. I seek understanding and resolution in all circumstances.
 
It is my sincere mission to help all who come seeking change, healing, and spiritual evolution. I want to guide people who are as lost as I was into a new way of being. As long as there are people willing to cultivate forgiveness, compassion and empathy we may yet change the world.
 
To all who I have met and assisted on this path- thank you. To all of those I have yet to meet, I say, welcome! We will rise up above the darkness, fully align ourselves in the light, and find that have always been Home.
 

Our Crest and Logo

Depicting the Cosmic Serpent, the Eternal Spiral of existence! A powerful representation of our Sacrament, Abuela, as well as spiritual rebirth.

At the center, we find Pachamama, the Divine Mother, holding the whole world in Her hands. We pay homage to the Earth, who has given us everything we see and know.

The web of life, the Dreamcatcher brings it all together, representing community and human connection.

At Maharani Medicine, we believe in uniting the pillars of authentic relating, spirituality and internal development from a grounded perspective, filled with humility and open heartedness. Our retreats are for all peoples, regardless of belief, creed or walk. Jai!

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