Multimodality Healer Anthropologist

Kelsey Deanne Grubbs

I have had many life chapters in many places. I grew up in various parts of the US, a lover of the performing arts and anthropology, weaving the analytical mind with the feeling heart. I went to a conservatory of music for concert piano, and completed undergraduate and Master’s degrees in anthropology. I then pursued acting and narrative filmmaking for 10 years in NYC, LA and London. Wanting to explore different healing modalities, I became a certified medicinal aromatherapist and teacher, Reiki Master, and studied shamanism, sound healing, and psychic-mediumship. Now, living in Scotland, I am integrating my experiences and completing a PhD in social anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. My research uses ethnography and documentary filmmaking to explore how humans and more-than-humans (mostly plants, trees, and nature spirits) can heal and live in harmony together.

Certificates and Degrees:

- Reiki Master Teacher Certification with Rev. Krista Jacobson Thompson.

- Advanced Shamanic Courses with The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, founded by anthropologist Michael Harner.

- 200 YTT (Yoga Teacher Training) with Gypsea School of Yoga in Uvita, Costa Rica.

- Advanced Medicinal Aromatherapy and Teaching Certification with Wisdom of the Earth in Sedona, AZ.

- Native American Flute with Ami Sarasvati.

- Sound Bowl Healing with Natasha Ponton, Solaris Sound Healing.

- Herbology Certification from the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh

BA Anthropology, Lawrence University

MA Applied Anthropology, University of North Texas

MA Anthropology, The New School

PhD Candidate Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh