Psychedelic Therapy Research, Education & Empowerment

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I’m Miriam Grace Kaiyo. I like to consider myself a Human Transformation Architect.

I create systems, experiences, community, and frameworks that support how humans heal, grow, and evolve - bridging science and spirituality, research and lived experience, theory and embodiment.

My work lives at the intersection of:

Research (psychedelic facilitation, biopsychosocial-spiritual care)
Education (transformative learning experiences - mostly online)
Systems & community design (organizational, legislative, and real-world)

I recently helped pass Utah H.B. 390, advancing research into psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans, part of a broader commitment to building safe, meaningful, and evidence-based pathways for healing.

Across everything I create - from research to courses to communities - I am devoted to one question:

How do we create the conditions for meaningful, lasting transformation?

This site is a home for that exploration.

Whether you're a facilitator, researcher, organization, or simply a human on a path of growth, I'm excited you're here! Please feel free to explore and connect.

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Psychedelic Facilitation Research

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Research & Publications

Learn more about my publications, research, and work as the Chief Impact Officer at Pneuma Science, an independent research lab specializing in psychedelics.

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We are a growing community of spiritual seekers gathering regularly to learn, experience, and support one another as we step into our authentic selves & co-create the world we wish to see.

Learn more about my doctoral research to understand underground psychedelic facilitation practices in the United States, and how we can best utilize psychedelics for healing.

No Magic Pill: What Psychedelics Actually Do (According to Underground Facilitators)

Article 4 of 12 in the series “Facilitating Transformation: Insights from the Psychedelic Underground” Conversations about psychedelics are brimming with myth and misinformation. And it makes sense given our tumultuous history with them: prohibition, the War on Drugs, the this-is-your-brain-on-drugs commercials on repeat. So if your relationship with psychedelics is confusing or complicated - especially considering the federal government's latest push to fast-track psychedeli

Not Your Guru: The Radical Ethics of Refusing to Heal Someone

Article 3 of 12 | Facilitating Transformation: Insights from the Psychedelic Underground If you sat down to work with one of the facilitators I interviewed, you'd probably hear something unexpected from them: they do not want to heal you. But this isn't because they don’t want you to heal, but because they will insist that the healing is yours. And that their job is not to lead you, but to help you find your own leadership on your healing path. For me, this is one of the mo

The Missing ingredient in psychedelic preparation: Self-Love

Preparing for a journey can be a lot. There are lots of considerations - what will you take, with whom, where, and when. For many people, uncertainty or a lack of experience might result in a search for an expert or guru, the right protocol, and tips and tricks that will guarantee a meaningful experience. There's valuable guidance out there, no question. But I want to name what's been missing from conversations about preparing for a journey: you, and your own capacity for sel

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