The family-held field of Awaken Roots
Meet the Awaken Roots tribe—a compassionate group of experienced leaders dedicated to guiding you on your journey of healing, self-discovery, and growth. With diverse expertise in psychology, holistic practices, and emotional wellness, we are here to create a safe and nurturing space for your transformation.
Zafire (Dr. Z)
Zafiro Fierro, PhD Ceremonial Practitioner
Some arrive at Awakened Roots out of curiosity.
Others arrive because something within them is ready to realign with what has always been true.
Zafiro walks with the latter.
Her work centers on integration — the steady return to coherence beneath achievement, responsibility, and inherited narratives. She works with individuals who have already engaged deeply in their inner lives and sense that another threshold is near — not as escape, but as refinement.
Zafiro holds a PhD in Clinical & Health Psychology and is a licensed psychologist in both Canada and Mexico. She has completed certification training through TheraPsil in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and has undertaken ceremonial study within traditional Mayan lineages in the Yucatán. These foundations shape her commitment to safety, discernment, and ethical integrity.
Though her clinical foundations guide her depth of presence and ethical discernment, within Awakened Roots she steps into ceremonial embodiment — grounded, attuned, and deeply human. Participation in retreat does not constitute psychotherapy or medical care, but unfolds within a carefully tended and responsibly held space that honours the intelligence of the medicine and the inherent wholeness within each person — a wholeness felt in the body before it is understood in the mind.
She does not position herself as a healer, but as a steady and discerning presence beside — holding the field with precision and reverence while each participant encounters their own clarity and alignment.
This work is not about transcendence.
It is about integration.
Not about becoming someone new.
But about realigning with what has always been intact.
If something in you recognizes this, the timing may already be right.
Alexander Sanchez
Mentor of Embodiment | Keeper of Stillness & Rooted Return
Alexander, our retreat facilitator, brings over 14 years of experience guiding individuals toward self-awareness, authentic connection, and emotional healing. As an author and retreat leader, his raw, authentic approach creates a safe space for participants to explore and transform the wounds we all carry with compassion and depth.
Through his workshops and one-on-one support, Alexander combines profound insight with practical wisdom, empowering participants to embrace vulnerability and achieve meaningful breakthroughs. His empathetic and grounded presence makes him an integral part of the transformative experience at Awaken Roots.
Alexander brings grounded wisdom and embodied strength into every space he enters. As a mentor, wise rooted soul and mirror, he gently guides others back into their own rhythm—supporting the integration of ceremony through rooted reflection, stillness, presence, and the remembrance of what it feels like to return rooted to the home of the body. He holds the masculine current with humility, clarity, and unwavering respect for each journey, each rooted remembering.
Sofia
Sacred Architect | Empowered Feminine | Root Holder
Sofia is the unseen thread that weaves coherence through it all. She curates the experience behind the scenes—from branding and client care to organizing every sacred logistical detail—with loving intention and deep attunement. Her presence radiates grace and grounded joy, offering a frequency of calm, beauty, and empowered feminine leadership. Before you arrive, she has already made space for your sacred rooting in the journey of your awakening by remembering.
