Sacred Ceremonies & Community Events
upcoming community & member events
At Nurtured by N8ture Transformational Ministries, our gatherings are created to inspire healing, connection, and growth—both individually and collectively. Whether you’re joining us in person or online, these events are sacred opportunities to deepen your spiritual practice, nurture your heart, and strengthen community bonds.
✨ How to Join:
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Members: Please log in to your Member Hub to register for your chosen event. Member donations and access links will be available there.
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Community Guests: You are warmly welcome! Non-members may register or purchase tickets directly through our website via our secure checkout.
We encourage early registration as space is often limited and our circles are intentionally intimate. Come as you are, bring your heart, and let’s heal, awaken, and celebrate together.
see our upcoming ceremonies and events below
Ceremonies & Events
For Members
December 2025
Heal Our World Meditation
Date: December 9 | Location: Online (Zoom) | Donation: Free | Duration: 1 hour
Join us for a gentle guided meditation focused on collective healing. Together, we will send light to our communities, families, and to the places in our world that long for peace.
Expect soft breathwork, grounding, and shared intention-setting.
All are welcome to this circle of calm and compassion.
Kambo Practitioner Interest Meeting
Date: December 10, 2025 @7pm EST | Location: Online (Zoom) | Cost: Free | Duration: 1 hour
For those who feel called to work with Kambo as a sacred medicine and healing ally, this session offers an introduction to the path of becoming a Kambo practitioner. We will share the origins, uses, safety considerations, and spiritual responsibility of carrying this medicine.
This is a space for curiosity, discernment, and heartfelt inquiry.
Sound Healing & Membership Drive
Date: December 27 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 6pm–9pm
Donation: $20 Members & Non-Members
Immerse yourself in the soothing frequencies of sacred sound and vibration. This restorative session invites deep relaxation, energetic balance, and inner peace as you’re guided through a meditative sound journey.
✨ Release, restore, and realign through the healing power of sound.
January 2026
Kambo Healing Circle
Date: January 3 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 1pm–7pm
This ceremony is an invitation to soften into the heart’s wisdom. We will share ceremonial cacao, guided meditation, reflection, and gentle connection practices.
Step into the New Year with clarity, healing, and heart-centered transformation. This sacred ceremony—guided by the wisdom of Kambo, Cacao, Sananga, and Hapé—invites you to release what no longer serves you and open to new possibilities.
With only 6 seats available, this intimate experience supports deep cleansing, heart awakening, and alignment of mind, body, and spirit in a nurturing circle.
✨ Begin your year renewed, grounded, and inspired.
Cacao Healing Heart Ceremony
Date: January 17 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 2pm–8pm
Donation: $25 Members
This ceremony is an invitation to soften into the heart’s wisdom. We will share ceremonial cacao, guided meditation, reflection, and gentle connection practices.
Cacao holds us in tenderness, allowing emotional clarity, grounding, and the remembering of love as our center.
Come as you are. Leave more open, more held, more you.
February 2026
Cacao & Rapè Circle
Date: February 1 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 4pm–9pm
Donation: $25 Members
This circle combines the opening sweetness of cacao with the clearing medicine of rapè. Together, we journey into heart awakening, vision alignment, and intuitive clarity.
This gathering is guided with reverence, presence, and care.
A chance to realign your heart and spirit with your purpose.
March 2026
Kambo Healing Circle
Date: March 21 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 1pm–7pm
Awaken your spirit this spring with clarity, healing, and heart-centered renewal. This sacred ceremony—guided by the wisdom of Kambo, Cacao, Sananga, and Rapé—invites you to shed the heaviness of winter and open to new growth and possibilities.
With only 6 seats available, this intimate experience supports deep cleansing, heart awakening, and alignment of mind, body, and spirit in a nurturing circle.
✨ Begin your year renewed, grounded, and inspired.
June 2026
Cacao & Rapè Celebration
Date: June 21 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 4pm–9pm
Donation: $25 Members
This circle combines the opening sweetness of cacao with the clearing medicine of rapè. Together, we journey into heart awakening, vision alignment, and intuitive clarity.
This gathering is guided with reverence, presence, and care.
A chance to realign your heart and spirit with your purpose.
September 2026
Kambo Healing Circle
Date: March 26 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 1pm–7pm
As the seasons turn, gather in sacred ceremony to harvest the wisdom of your journey. Guided by the ancient medicines of Kambo, Cacao, Sananga, and Hapé, this experience invites you to release what’s been fulfilled and integrate the lessons that have ripened within you.
With only 6 seats available, this intimate experience supports deep cleansing, heart awakening, and alignment of mind, body, and spirit in a nurturing circle.
✨ Begin your year renewed, grounded, and inspired.
For Non-Members
December 2025
Heal Our World Meditation
Date: December 9 | Location: Online (Zoom) | Donation: Free | Duration: 1 hour
Join us for a gentle guided meditation focused on collective healing. Together, we will send light to our communities, families, and to the places in our world that long for peace.
Expect soft breathwork, grounding, and shared intention-setting.
All are welcome to this circle of calm and compassion.
Sound Healing & Membership Drive
Date: December 27 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 6pm–9pm
Donation: $20 Members & Non-Members
Immerse yourself in the soothing frequencies of sacred sound and vibration. This restorative session invites deep relaxation, energetic balance, and inner peace as you’re guided through a meditative sound journey.
✨ Release, restore, and realign through the healing power of sound.
January 2026
Kambo Practitioner Interest Meeting
Date: January (TBD) | Location: Online (Zoom) | Cost: Free | Duration: 1 hour
For those who feel called to work with Kambo as a sacred medicine and healing ally, this session offers an introduction to the path of becoming a Kambo practitioner. We will share the origins, uses, safety considerations, and spiritual responsibility of carrying this medicine.
This is a space for curiosity, discernment, and heartfelt inquiry.
Cacao Healing Heart Ceremony
Date: January 17 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 2pm–8pm
Donation: $65 Members
This ceremony is an invitation to soften into the heart’s wisdom. We will share ceremonial cacao, guided meditation, reflection, and gentle connection practices.
Cacao holds us in tenderness, allowing emotional clarity, grounding, and the remembering of love as our center.
Come as you are. Leave more open, more held, more you.
February 2026
Cacao & Rapè Circle
Date: February 1 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 4pm–9pm
Donation: $65 Members
This circle combines the opening sweetness of cacao with the clearing medicine of rapè. Together, we journey into heart awakening, vision alignment, and intuitive clarity.
This gathering is guided with reverence, presence, and care.
A chance to realign your heart and spirit with your purpose.
June 2026
Date: June 21 | Location: Winston-Salem | Time: 4pm–9pm
Donation: $65 Members
This circle combines the opening sweetness of cacao with the clearing medicine of rapè. Together, we journey into heart awakening, vision alignment, and intuitive clarity.
This gathering is guided with reverence, presence, and care.
A chance to realign your heart and spirit with your purpose.
We Are Here To Serve You
Meet Our Board of Stewards
Aja Fiyah
Lead Shaman / Founder / Executive Director
Aja Fiyah is an Ancestral Native Indigenous Minister, carrying the sacred bloodlines of the Ivory Coast, Benin, Congo, and the Native peoples of the Carolinas. As the founder of Nurtured By N8ture Transformational Ministries and Sage & Lavender Holistic Collective, she creates sacred spaces for deep healing, spiritual awakening, and ancestral reconnection through plant medicine, ceremony, and community.
Her medicine path is deeply intertwined with Ayahuasca, serving alongside tribes and shamans in the jungles of South America and Mexico. Guided by visions, ancestral teachings, and the frequency of pure joy and unconditional love, Aja honors Ayahuasca as a living sacrament—a divine spirit that facilitates profound transformation of body, mind, and spirit. Her work preserves the ceremonial integrity of this medicine while holding space for its reclamation within the African Diaspora and Native Indigenous traditions.
For over two decades, Aja has supported thousands in their journey to wholeness through herbalism, sacred plant medicines, energy work, and Indigenous spiritual practices. Her teachings bridge ancient traditions with modern needs, offering holistic programs, retreats, and guidance that empower others to reclaim sovereignty, self-awareness, and harmony with the Earth.
As an advocate for religious freedom and cultural preservation, Aja works to protect the sacred right to practice ceremonial plant medicine, to preserve ancestral herbal knowledge, and to create pathways for BIPOC and Indigenous healers to access education, accreditation, and sacred leadership opportunities.
In every gathering, Aja carries the prayer that all who enter her circle feel seen, nurtured, and reconnected to their divine blueprint. Her life’s work is to remind humanity that healing is our birthright and that within the roots of our ancestry and the stars of our destiny lies the medicine we seek.
John H. Williams, Jr.
Founding Member
Board Chair / Chief Financial Officer
Founding Board Member, Board Chair &
Chief Financial Officer
John “JW” Williams Jr. provides strategic leadership for both financial operations and information technology. With more than three decades of executive experience, he brings a proven record of accountability, transparency, and effective governance to his role. An accomplished entrepreneur, JW has successfully built and sold multiple businesses, offering valuable insight into sustainability and long-term growth. He is also committed to education and empowerment, teaching financial literacy to help individuals and families build stronger financial foundations. By uniting his expertise in finance, technology, and organizational leadership, JW ensures that the board’s work is carried out with integrity, foresight, and a lasting commitment to service.
Anthony J. Bonner
Founding Member
Chief Operating Officer
Founding Board Member & Chief Operating Officer
Anthony Bonner is an international chef, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate whose journey with plant medicine began in 2018. As founder of Sage & Lavender Holistic Collective and COO of Nurtured By N8ture, he blends culinary artistry with ancestral traditions to create transformative dining and wellness experiences. Dedicated to cultural preservation and intentional living, Anthony inspires communities to reconnect with their roots and celebrate life through food, ceremony, and healing spaces.
Amy Reese
Founding Member
Chief Administrative Officer
Founding Board Member & Chief Administrative Officer
Amy Reese is a visionary leader and entrepreneur whose work bridges business growth and personal transformation. With over 25 years of leadership and a proven track record as a business growth strategist, she has dedicated her career to equipping entrepreneurs with the tools to succeed. She has helped countless business owners achieve growth while devoting many years to mentoring, all with a deep commitment to holistic healing. Her spiritual awakening, catalyzed by plant medicine, inspired her to help others align with purpose and live in victory. As CAO and founding board member of Nurtured By N8ture, she blends strategic leadership and spiritual guidance to create spaces of empowerment, healing, and growth.
Meet Our Advisory Team
Ana Garcia Hernandez
Shaman & Spiritual Leader
Ana Garcia Hernandez serves as a Shaman and Spiritual Leader with Nurtured By N8ture Transformational Ministries. Her journey began in childhood under the guidance of her grandmother, Belén Rios, who taught her the art of limpias with eggs, herbs, and aguardiente. This early initiation into folk medicine and spiritual cleansing became the foundation of her healing path.
After completing linguistic studies at Universidad Veracruzana, specializing in French, Ana’s path led her to the Riviera Maya, where she deepened her connection to ceremony and tradition. In 2017, she trained in fire ceremonies with Irene Soto Albores, learning rituals of cleansing, energetic cuts, and abundance. Her spiritual evolution expanded through Ayahuasca teachings beginning in 2020 with Arturo Lopez and further studies with Amina Gomez Tezcatlahuiz.
Recognized for her gift of mediumship, Ana trained with Sebastián Lia in Evidential Mediumship and was initiated into the Conchera tradition with Lolita Vargas Cortes. Today, she walks as a curandera, menstrual therapist in training, and light bearer—honoring her truth, her ancestors, and her sacred medicine.
Candace Garland
Assistant Shaman & Ceremonial Leader
Candace Garland serves as an Assistant Shaman and Ceremonial Leader with Nurtured By N8ture Transformational Ministries. She is a medicine woman, artist, and trauma-informed space holder devoted to guiding others on their healing journey. Her path with Ayahuasca began in 2018 and has since deepened through years of training, Master Plant dietas, and ceremonial service. For six years, Candace worked as a facilitator at Nimea Kaya, a retreat center in Pucallpa, Peru, where she supported individuals in ceremony while learning closely from Shipibo-Konibo traditions.
Candace serves Ayahuasca alongside Kambo, Cacao, Rapè, and Sananga, offering a diverse range of sacred medicines with reverence and integrity. In addition, she shares energy work, sound baths with instruments and her voice, and Astrology/Tarot as complementary tools for transformation and integration.
With compassion and grounded presence, Candace holds safe and sacred spaces where participants can reconnect with their sovereignty, awaken their innate wisdom, and honor the sacred lineages that continue to guide her path.
Dr. Amsu El
Chief Medical Steward
Dr. Amsu El serves as Chief Medical Steward at Nurtured By N8ture Transformational Ministries. He is distinguished acupuncturist and wellness coach based in the North Carolina Triad. With expertise in Acupuncture, Asian Medicine, Symptometry, and Nutrition, he has created one of the most comprehensive wellness programs in the region, guiding individuals toward optimal health, vitality, and peak performance.
Since establishing Sustaining Life Wellness Center in January 1999, Dr. El has become recognized as one of North Carolina’s most sought-after acupuncturists and natural health speakers. His practice, located in the bustling Triad area, proudly serves Winston-Salem, High Point, Greensboro, and surrounding communities. Known for achieving consistent, life-changing results, Dr. El has earned the trust of patients who once relied solely on traditional medicine.
Beyond his thriving clinic, Dr. El extends his care nationwide through innovative tele-consulting and delivery of holistic wellness solutions. His mission is to make integrative health accessible, approachable, and effective while educating the public on the transformative power of acupuncture and alternative modalities. At Sustaining Life Wellness Center, the guiding principle is clear: empowering people to heal, sustain, and thrive.
Corliss Gallaway, RN
Medical Support Advisor
Corliss Gallaway, RN serves as Medical Support Advisor for Nurtured By N8ture Transformational Ministries, where her deep respect for the healing power of Mother Aya inspires her work. With more than 20 years of progressive clinical and leadership experience, Corliss brings both compassion and expertise to the community she serves. She is a Registered Nurse and currently holds the role of Clinical Nurse III at Duke Regional Hospital’s Neuro/Ortho Unit, where she provides advanced care for patients with complex illnesses while contributing as a charge nurse and active member of the unit’s quality assurance program. In June 2025, she expanded her practice into the Pre-Operative Clinic, preparing and optimizing patients for surgical procedures.
Her leadership history includes serving as a Clinical Project Coordinator with Duke Medicine’s Department of Community and Family Medicine, as well as holding key roles in nursing administration across long-term and rehabilitative care. Currently pursuing her Family Nurse Practitioner degree at Chamberlain University, Corliss is dedicated to integrating plant-based medicine, spiritual healing, and evidence-based Western medicine into a truly holistic approach to care.
James Dockery
Head of Security
James Edward Dockery Jr. serves as Head of Security and Advisory Board Member for Nurtured By N8ture Transformational Ministries. A College Police Officer with a strong background in Criminal Justice, James brings more than two decades of combined experience in the U.S. Army, law enforcement, and executive protection.
Guided by principles of truth, honor, and virtue, James has dedicated his life to service and protection. His time as an executive protection agent sharpened his awareness of the dangers posed by recreational drugs and other community threats, reinforcing his belief that true security requires constant vigilance and preparedness.
James also holds multiple FEMA certifications, equipping him with a holistic perspective on safety that goes beyond traditional approaches. His leadership ensures that security is not just about protection, but also about fostering environments of trust and well-being. James is proud to integrate his extensive expertise with the ministry’s mission of compassion, transformation, and lasting community impact.
Get Involved / Join Us
Nurtured by N8ture Transformational Ministries is more than an organization — it is a living community rooted in healing, connection, and spiritual growth. We welcome those who feel called to walk this path with us, whether through prayer, fellowship, ceremony, or service.
By becoming a member, you join a circle of individuals dedicated to honoring sacred traditions, supporting one another’s journeys, and contributing to the collective transformation of our community. Membership affirms your commitment to our mission, values, and practices, and allows us to grow together in alignment with the Divine Creator and integrity.
Membership in Nurtured by N8ture Transformational Ministries is always free. Joining our community affirms your commitment to walk in alignment with our vision and values, and opens the door to participate in our sacred gatherings, teachings, and transformational work.