Meet Our Teachers

Ligaya Na-oy

Ligaya began her shamanic path in 2014, when events provoked her to inquire about the nature of existence and healing from a non-Western approach. This exploration sparked a continuing self-transformational journey leading her to European Shamanism in 2015 where she learned forgiveness, letting go, compassion, and gratitude as foundations for healing and presented pathways towards obtaining personal sovereignty.

Ligaya is grateful to be a Pachakuti Mesa Sanctioned Teacher. She leads a community meditation group and cherishes joyfulness, curiosity, and the treasures accessible by being present to her students. As she continues to walk her path, she weaves in wisdom she has harvested from various traditions, sharing the sacredness of our interconnection with each other and the natural world. She deeply appreciates being part of this animated and conscious existence.

Ligaya was born in the Philippines and grew up with the indigenous tribe of the Cordillera mountains on the island of Luzon. She spent her youth as part of a community that is rich in rituals honoring our beloved Pachamama, the cycles of life, and nature. Her emigration to the United States in 1986 severed this connection and caused her to eventually forget.

Ligaya joined the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition in 2015. The PMT helped her remember and tap into forgotten shamanic rituals and ceremonies from the tradition she belonged to as a young girl, valuing wisdom from the ancestors and practices giving back to the seen and unseen world. More importantly, the PMT provided her with a heart-centered community that values right action as a way of life.

Credentials

  • Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Sanctioned Teacher: The Heart of the Healer Shamanic Mystery School

  • Certified Energy Healer, The Heart of the Healer Shamanic Mystery School, 2022

  • Tao Hands Practitioner, Tao Hands Academy, Dr. and Master Sha, 2022

  • Coaching for Life and Work Certificate, University of California Davis, 2019

  • Certified Practitioner of Soul to Soul Coaching: Ancestral Pathways International, 2016

Credentials

  • Certified Practitioner of Soul Evolution Healing System: Ancestral Pathways International, 2016

  • Shamanic Practitioner since 2015

  • Divine Healing Hands Practitioner, Dr. and Master Sha, 2015

  • Apprentice of Isterfen Traditions of Shamanism and Sacred Arts with Lineage Holder Allyn M. Simms

  • Reiki Practitioner

Emma “Chio” Robalino-Rivas

Chio’s passion for healing started in 1992 when she became a Physical Therapist specializing in neurological and vestibular rehabilitation. Her devotion to healing guided her to look into other modalities, eventually leading her to European Shamanism in 2014, opening her up to Spirit in a profound way.In 2019, Chio was introduced to the significance of rituals and ceremonies through the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, a gateway to a heart centered connection with the Lineages of South America. She is immensely honored to be of service to Pachamama and to all life on Pachamama. She embodies compassion and guides students through this multi-layered tradition while providing a supportive space for personal healing and transformation. Chio resides in Sacramento, California.

Credentials

  • Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Sanctioned Teacher: The Heart of the Healer Shamanic Mystery School

  • Certified Energy Healer, The Heart of the Healer Shamanic Mystery School, 2022

  • Certified Practitioner of Soul to Soul Coaching: Ancestral Pathways International, 2016

  • Certified Practitioner of Soul Evolution Healing System: Ancestral Pathways International, 2016

  • Shamanic Practitioner since 2015

  • Apprentice of Isterfen Traditions of Shamanism and Sacred Arts with Lineage Holder Allyn M. Simms

  • Reiki Practitioner

  • Completed Aromatherapy Advanced Training with David Crow, LAC, The Shift Network, 2016

  • Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy: California State University Fresno, 1992