Grace Marie Abiera

Headmistress

roots: Visayas + Mindanao Island, Philippines + Kickapoo Land (Illinois)

current branch: Kumeyaay land (San Diego, Ca)

My name is Grace Marie Abiera (she/they), and I am an herbalist, Reiki Master Teacher, Breathwork Specialist, Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), and Birth Doula with over a decade of experience offering somatic healing practices both in studio and to my local community.

I approach healing through the Wise Womxn Tradition and weave the teachings passed down to from my Filipino immigrant upbringing to help humans return to the Earth’s natural laws governing the mind and systems of the body. I recognize the path of healing is held in the loving embrace of community and am committed to walking the path of justice and remembrance alongside plants and other humans.

I have over a 1000 hours of both yoga training as well as in-studio teaching experience from Washington D.C., to San Diego, CA. where I offer a range of formats for my students to receive the medicine of yoga (e.g., vinyasa, hatha, yin, pranayama/breathwork, and meditation) In 2022, I designed and launched San Diego’s first and only breathwork focused yoga class at Yoga Deck located in Bankers Hill, SD.

My experience extends beyond the studio, teaching yoga, Usui Reiki, and herbalism in spaces for individuals, corporations, festivals, including domestic retreats throughout California and international retreats in Bali, Indonesia.

You can find me singing to the faes in my garden and creating herbal medicine for my loved ones in my apothecary in San Diego, CA!