Hi, beloved!
Welcomehome.

Chances are, if you’ve arrived here in my little world, we might have some medicine to share.

And you might be wondering if there’s some memory, some wisdom, some spark waiting for you here. You might be curious about who I am, and where all of this medicine comes from.

So, I’m going to open the doors of my being for you, and let you see the magic behind the mundane (or the mundane behind the magic!), so you can remember why you’re here.

My story is the same as so many human stories (though with different specifics, of course)— and begins when everything ends.

My ending began on Christmas eve, when I heard, through a doctor’s voicemail, that my then husband and I wouldn’t (ever) conceive a child.

In that moment of life-shattering grief, my whole world dissolved, and I fell into an abyss.

Of course, there is (so) much more, but for the sake of keeping this story short, I want to share what happened afterwards, and the path that opened that brought me Home. 

As I searched my way through the rubble of that explosion, and traversed the valley of the shadow of death, deep magic began to blossom in spite of all the pain: wild experiences far beyond anything I could have ever dreamed. I began to predict events, see spirits in my bedroom and ancestors in my dreams, and weave magic through my poetry again.

The truth is, of course, somewhere deep inside, I had always had these gifts. As a child, I had had prophetic dreams, and had sung and danced and channeled the wise wild forces of life—for as long as I could remember. But, the weight of the modern human experience had separated me from it all.

As my world broke apart, something in me starting coming Home—to who I already was.

And so, I set out on a journey to understand what in the world was happening to me.

Along the way, I met with indigenous elders, mountain spirits, ancient plants, talking mushrooms, angels, animals, and eternal figures of Light who sang the songs of my soul back to me.

And slowly—

the rivers of creation began to come alive again—
and All That I Am began to blossom through my body—
and everything mundane became full of magic—
and everything magical became mundane—
and I became a vessel for Life. 

So, that’s the short story.

If you prefer all of the very mundane (and magical!) specifics of how I have come to offer this medicine on Earth, you may want to know my ahem, credentials:

Education

  • B.A. with honors in English Literature + Theatre, The University of Virginia

  • M.Ed. in English Literature and Science, The University of California, Los Angeles

  • The Invitas Institute, a year-long training in Creativity, Corporate Consulting + Organizational Leadership with poet David Whyte

Apprenticeship

  • 8+ years of advanced shamanic apprenticeships

  • 7 dietas (6+ years of psychedelic plant medicine learning) in the Shipibo Tradition

  • 4 years of study with the herbal medicines + dragon mysteries of Ireland + England

  • 3 years of apprenticeship in Hawaiian Fern Medicine (Pua'a'ehu'ehu)

  • 4 years of somatically-focused personal plant medicine integration work

  • 2 years of study in shamanic astrology + archetypal wisdom

  • Birth Doula Certification with Whapio + the Matrona

  • Tantric Birth Workshop with renowned midwife Naoli Vinaver (including the Rebozo Technique)

  • 3 years as a student of Jennifer Welwood, and her merging of Buddhist wisdom + somatic psychology

Creative Projects 

  • Two, full length studio albums of music and a catalogue of singles (singer + songwriter)

  • Currently compiling a book of essays and poetry (and hundreds of unpublished ones)

  • Ordained minister (offering weddings, blessings, baptism and ceremonies of all kinds)

In the last decade, I have lead dozens of retreats + workshops around the world: from Peru, to California (including The Esalen Institute), Hawaii, Alabama and Kentucky, focusing on earth medicine, sound / song, and the restoration of the creative life force: BIRTH: Blossoming into Spring, Drumming + Dreaming, Spiral of Life, The Elements of Creation, Psychedelics + The Shadow Realms, Trust Your Inner Vision, Tuning the Human Biofield, Heart of Devotion, among others, alongside sound journeys and healing ceremonies.

Any work we do together is always in service of your awakening and embodiment, with an orientation towards the restoration of your innate capacity to navigate your life from your own deepest knowing.

I trust that you know, deep inside, how your story goes.

And together, we support the rivers of intuition, expression, intimacy and reciprocity in flowing freely through your body, so you, too, become a vessel for Life.

All my love,

If you’re interested in a bio + photo, for any marketing purposes, here’s an (even shorter) story!

Jane Mayer is a medicine woman, creative, doula, and guide to the unseen realms, who delights in supporting humans and Earth in coming fully alive. Alongside supporting private clients, she writes, records and performs music, and guides a school for creativity and awakening.

A keeper of song and a lover of mythos, her practice is borne of the weaving of indigenous medicine from Peru, Hawaii and Ireland, the Christian mysticism of her home in the deep South, and a depth of knowledge in the nervous system, subtle body, and the somatic experience of awakening.

She holds deep trust in the wild intelligence of nature to guide all of Creation, and orients others to their deeper nature and innate gifts with sound, myth, dreams, plant, energy medicine and somatic integration.

She is  devoted to the heart of all  things, sacred union, and the  liberation of all beings. To learn more, visit  iamjanemayer.com.