Meet Our Team

Our team operates with a philosophy of embracing the "eternal child" mindset, where we see challenges as opportunities for imaginative solutions and approaches. We’re not afraid to think outside the box, take risks, and explore unconventional ideas.

FOUNDER

Alexandra Burgess

It Was Through The Liberating Hope Of Art And Movement That Ali Found Her Medium Of Catharsis. ​

Every movement, every dance, was a step toward shedding years of guilt and shame, revealing the superpower she never knew she had: her eternal child and her humanity. While life dealt Ali the challenging hand of diabetes at the age of 10, her spirit remains resilient. Today, she stands proud with degrees in Theology and Psychology, a rich 14-year history in fitness, advertisement sales, recruiting for M&A, Accounting, Technology and 5 years at Google. Ali’s insights from philosophers like Emanuel Levinas and Carl Jung are seen through-out her work. Her journey has taken her from boardrooms with Google’s C-level executives to the free-spirited gatherings at Burning Man. Through it all, she’s made a poignant observation: people who embrace movement, curiosity, creation, and play radiate an undeniable vitality

HEAD OF STRATEGY

Edwardo Reyes

Eduardo is originally from Guatemala, a UC Berkeley Grad, a skilled business strategist, former consultant with the UN, and a product growth manager at Meta. He trained as a meditation teacher at Three Jewels in New York City, a Tibetan Buddhist enlightenment studio from the same branch of Buddhism as the Dalai Lama. Eduardo’s meditations are designed to help you visualize your highest potential, generate the feelings you want to experience in your daily life, and unlock the energy needed to pursue your dreams. He seamlessly blends ancient wisdom with modern insights to create a transformative experience that resonates with the challenges and aspirations of contemporary life.

HEAD OF MOVEMENT

MITYA STAEV

A multidisciplinary artist and movement therapist Mitya Staev was a balletmaster at the Russian Academy of Art and Culture and Russian and American Pole Dance Champion, new world record holder. He works with the physical body through dance, performance art, and movement therapy and focuses on integral experience through art and games. Mitya blends Holistic Sciences and Art and is a creator of unique dance style including AHIMSA where the body becomes the main tool for studying the flow of nature’s processes and essential bond between body, mind and the eternal child.

What Past Clients Are Saying

  • "Ali's thought work surrounding the incorporation of your inner child is unparalleled. I've witnessed Ali's motivation on utilizing inner child play for healing and growth first hand during her in person lectures and parallel play sessions and she is a profound leader in this niche space. I'd highly recommend reading anything she has to say on this subject and I am looking forward to her in person retreats incorporating this work in the future."

  • "Mitya has a unique way of helping us find the ticket out of hell within our bodies. He knows how to calm the nervous system down and activate play and psychological safety!  He takes us out of our minds and back into our hearts and has changed the way I relate to movement." 

  • "Eduardo teaches us how to let our imaginations roam and be free. He teaches us to cultivate the innocence of a beginner's mind and activate our eternal child through thought and visualization. He understands the power of mindfulness, how to own your truth and experience bliss." 

  • "Loved the playfulness and creativity Ali brings out in us from her shared experiences. The book has been a powerful tool for me to apply in my day to day challenges. It's helped me with my transformation and truly believe this is much more than a book. Highly recommend reading it slowly and playing along with it. Can't wait for this book to expand to an eternal child retreat. Sign me up!"

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