you are the medicine

I HELP YOU REMEMBER THIS

My Purpose is to inspire, teach simple and common sense values to promote remembering our worth, Who we really are and that we BELONG to ourselves, to Mother Earth and to each other. 

In this VIllage, we are Rooted in Truth & Authenticity

I am committed to TRUTH—personal, ancestral, and spiritual. I guide others to reconnect with their inner truth, even when it’s uncomfortable. We share openly and vulnerably, modeling the courage it takes to live authentically.

My own lived experience is the heartbeat of my mission. I have walked through fire—addiction, trauma, grief, cultural disconnection—and emerged not only alive, but transformed. My healing journey is not abstract or theoretical—it’s embodied and real. This gives my work an unshakable authenticity and emotional depth that can’t be faked.

I’ve lived the pain my clients and followers feel.

My offerings come from my own integration of suffering, healing, and empowerment.

My work is the medicine born from your own healing.

services

therapy & ACCOMPANIMENT

Compassionate Inquiry Therapy

End of Life Accompaniment

One Day Ceremony Retreat

Online workshops

Embodied Mindfulness

Magic Mindfulness

retreat ceremonialist & keynote speaker

Ceremonialist for Hire

Speaker/ Teacher

gris alves

Thanatology * Ceremonialist * Speaker * Coach * Vocalist * Ancestral Healing Retreats

Gris Alves is a Thanatologist, Mindfulness Teacher, Compassionate Inquiry Therapy Practitioner (a somatic based therapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Mate), addiction recovery coach, and ceremonialist specializing in earth-based healing. She is the host of the bilingual podcast Tales of Recovery (Recuperando La Vida), https://open.spotify.com/show/2KJo9gI9XnEodvKxpowrf where she shares her journey of healing through love and mindful practices. Gris facilitates Ancestral Healing Ceremonies and supports those in deep grief, particularly around end-of-life experiences. With 30 years of experience in addiction recovery, she currently uses Dr. Gabor Maté's Compassionate Inquiry therapeutic approach.

life is a ceremony

Welcome to our Village, a community of compassionate people who have done the work and are grounded, embodied, and compassionate beings that live with open hearts. We are here to remind you of your worth, accompany you while you REMEMBER, in service to Love, Mother Earth and all those that live in her.