Meet the Inekawa Team
We’re a collective of souls committed to awakening, healing, and guiding others on the journey to spiritual wholeness. Together, we bring a diverse tapestry of experiences, wisdom, and sacred devotion to our work, creating a community where growth and healing are possible for everyone who joins us.
MESSAGE FROM OUR SPIRITUAL LEADER
“Awakening isn’t what we think and can’t be accomplished through more doing”
Awakening isn't a destination reached through effort or will. It's a profound letting go, a dissolution of the illusory "me." As this false self fades, one realizes their true nature: boundless and interconnected with all that is. In this moment of liberation, free from the chains of desire and need, the magical unfolding of existence reveals itself. This is the real you and has always been you. This is true freedom.
Brad Sterner
Co-Founder, Retreat Leader, ICAC Spiritual Leader
Core Team
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Brad serves as Inekawa’s retreat leader and the spiritual leader of the Inekawa Conscious Awakening Center.
His journey began when he experienced a profound kundalini awakening in 2017. This transformative event ignited a spiritual journey that led him to a deep understanding of the true nature of reality. Now, he dedicates his life to guiding others towards their own awakening and liberation from the constraints of the ego.
Inspired by the teachings of enlightened masters such as Ramana Maharshi, Jesus, Buddha, and Nisargadatta, Brad offers a compassionate and insightful approach to spiritual inquiry. He helps individuals explore the depths of their consciousness, dissolve self-limiting beliefs, and ultimately realize their inherent oneness with the universe.
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Kala is a retreat facilitator and a certified trauma support specialist dedicated to helping women move beyond past trauma and reconnect with presence in the body. Her journey began in 2021 with a deep calling that led her to the sacred communion with ayahuasca. Through this profound experience, she was guided to release years of trauma, and awaken to a path of embodied awareness and expanded consciousness.
Kala believes healing is not about fixing what is broken but uncovering what has always been whole. She supports individuals in deepening their self-connection, cultivating trust in their journey, and remembering their divine essence. Holding deep gratitude for the path that led her here, she honors the sacrament as a teacher and is devoted to supporting others ready to awaken to the truth of who they are.
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Medical Team
Integration Team
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Christina is a Certified Addiction Recovery & Psycho-Spiritual Integration Coach, with additional training in Integrative Health and the Hakomi Method. She offers compassionate, personalized support for individuals navigating the transformative landscapes of psychedelic integration and personal healing. Christina’s philosophy centers on the belief that true healing involves embarking on a journey back to the true and higher self we innately know ourselves to be.
With a deep commitment to presence and radical acceptance, she encourages clients to trust the now, fully releasing what "should be," "might be," or "was," to find peace in what is. For Christina, this ongoing practice of acceptance is the essence of healing. She sees her role not as a fixer, but as a mirror, reflecting the extraordinary light and resilience already within each of her clients. Her approach ignites memories of inherent strength and gifts often forgotten, guiding each individual to remember their innate potential.
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Boro is a passionate transformation coach dedicated to helping individuals embrace their true selves. With a deep love for philosophy, psychology, and the intricacies of human experience, Boro's journey towards spiritual growth began several years ago during a transformative Ayahuasca experience. This pivotal moment ignited his commitment to personal development and healing.
For two years, Boro volunteered as a guardian and Ayahuasca integration coach at Soul Quest Ayahuasca Church, where he supported others in their healing journeys. He holds a certification in Being-True-To-You, equipping him with the tools to guide clients towards authenticity and self-discovery. Boro’s approach is rooted in compassion and understanding, making him a trusted ally in the pursuit of personal transformation.
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Nick helps individuals navigate personal transformation by integrating profound experiences into lasting change. He supports clients in embodying insights from their transformative experiences, guiding them to deepen their connection with themselves, incorporate their discoveries into daily life, and create lasting personal growth.
With an approach centered in deep reflective listening and curious inquiry, Nick guides clients to find their own answers and their true selves. He offers a calm, compassionate presence that invites clients to share with vulnerability and experience deep emotions. He draws upon his experiences with shadow work, mindfulness, and somatic awareness.
Nick’s own journey of self-discovery, healing, and spirituality began at the age of 50, when he tried psychedelics for the first time to help with a lifetime of cyclical depression. These first experiences revealed radical insights into how his childhood experiences instilled negative thought and behavior patterns of which he was completely unaware. Inspired to help others with their own healing, he became a Certified Psycho-Spiritual Integration Coach with Being True to You and is currently enrolled in Suicide Attention Training with Dr. Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry approach. He was a volunteer for 9 months with the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.