Lindsay Rider
Lindsay Rider works to support holistic wellness through rites of passage, ceremony, movement, and meditation. Throughout her Bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Studies, she specialized in Youth Work and served her community as a harm reduction educator. She received her Master’s from CIIS in Integrative Health and Wellness, writing her thesis on the integration of psychedelic therapies.
Lindsay received certification through the AWE Foundation’s Psychedelic Therapy Training and is pursuing a PhD in Psychedelic Therapies. She has experience as a birth doula, death doula, naturalist, gardener, and appreciates the open road. Her work is grounded in connection with the natural world. Lindsay currently guides immersive experiences in the red rock desert of Southern Utah with her copilot Rico.
Academia
Ubiquity University
Current PhD student, Psychedelic Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies
Master of Arts, Integrative Health
Portland State University
Bachelor of Arts, Youth Work
Certifications
AWE Psychedelic Therapy Training
Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach
Transformational Imagery Guide
Sierra Childbirth Institute Doula
Patient Navigator
Trainings
MAPS Psychedelic Harm Reduction Zendo Training
Core Remembrance Mentorship
Family Constellations
NOLS Wilderness First Responder
Kambo Intensive Training
Plant-Based Culinary Institute
Harm Reduction Educator, Outside In Needle Exchange
Teachers
Lila Vega
Ramiro Gastón Peralta
Rena Gazmiri
Alejandra Soto
Wambli Jose Angel Flores
Rogelio Otakame Carrillo
Miguel Carrillo
Missono
Tom Swindell
Susana Bustos
Leslie Davenport
Jonathan Ott
Jonathan Dickinson
Lynne Whitesides
Emma Bragdon
Jorge Ferrer
Ba Luvmour
Josette Luvmour
Janine Maitri
Meg Jordan
Natalie Metz
Melissa Joy Brewster
Haven Wheelock
Nicole Devaney
Carol Morgaine
Janet Herrera
Thomas Kemp
Explorations
Transformative Imagery
Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy
Holism
Herbalism
Psychedelics
Holotropic Breathwork
Family Systemic Constellations
Gestalt Therapy
Radical Dzogchen
Wixárika Bioculture and Cosmology
Entheogenic Shamanism
Transpersonalism
Ritual and Ceremony
Mysticism
Rites of Passage
Initiation
Fascia
Vipassana
Hridaya yoga
Anusara yoga
Harm Reduction
Enneagram
Psychosis
Ecstatic Dance
Ayurveda
Nourishing Traditions
Spiritual Midwifery
Gardening
Sedona Method
Slot Canyons
Reciprocity
I have been gifted treasured opportunities to learn from beautiful lineages and beautiful lands.
In return, a portion of Nova Guidance’s profits are annually donated to the following organizations:
I’ve found myself and a home surrounded by the Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument.
GSEP works to honor and protect this magnificent desert.