Makenzie Darling

How Did I Get Here? Let’s Get Personal…

In fourth grade, I began walking dogs to pay for my own therapy. When asked why, I simply said, “Because it ends with me.” Even at a young age, I understood that I was called to be the light of my lineage—a cycle breaker, healing generational wounds and creating space for transformation.

This commitment to healing carried me through countless dark nights of the soul, the heartbreak of losing loved ones, and an unyielding search for my true purpose. Each challenge brought me deeper into the shadows, yet every descent revealed profound light waiting to be uncovered.

I turned my personal struggles into service, dedicating my life to connecting and uplifting humanity. I founded Movement Maker, a marketing agency partnering with social entrepreneurs and mission-driven organizations to amplify their impact and elevate collective consciousness. Through this work, I discovered the power of building both local and global spiritual communities, fostering a deep sense of belonging and purpose.

My journey expanded further through the transformative power of plant medicine. I traveled deep into the Amazon, working alongside the indigenous Shipibo tribes in their sacred ayahuasca ceremonies. These profound experiences catalyzed my spiritual and emotional healing. I became Chief of Staff at a seminary for entheogenic Ministers, while also organizing pilgrimages with a Zapotec family in Mexico to host sacred mushroom ceremonies.

After completing a two-year seminary training program, I deepened my practice by earning certifications in the Enneagram, integrative somatic trauma therapy, Life Coaching, and Internal Family Systems. When I faced the devastating loss of both my parents in one year, I channeled my grief into ancestral healing, exploring new ways to connect cosmically with my lineage. Through ancestral certification programs and communal grief rituals, I unearthed profound connections to my heritage, Source, and ultimately, to myself.

Today, my life’s work is guiding others on their path to awakening—helping them transform their deepest pain into their greatest power. Based in San Francisco, I host workshops, events, and ceremonies across the Bay Area. If you’re ready to embark on your own journey of healing and empowerment, I would be honored to walk alongside you, championing you every step of the way.

Continuing Education

  • Integrative IEQ9 Enneagram Certification

  • Certified in Internal Family Systems through the IFS Institute

  • Hakomi Principles Training

  • The Congregation for Sacred Practices (2 year seminary school)

  • Ancestors and Cultural Healing Training through Ancestral Medicine

  • Francis Weller’s - Entering the Healing Ground: Grief Ritual Leadership Training

  • Pilgrimage to the Amazon to work with Shipibo healers

  • Natured Based Expressive Arts Therapy Certification through CIIS

  • Embody Lab Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification

  • Mexican pilgrimage to work with a Zapotec family hosting ninos ceremonies

  • Studied with Grace Alvarez Sesma around Día de los Muertos and Honoring Ancestors

  • Masterclass for Healers with Dr. Gabor Maté through wholehearted.org

  • Ancestral Lineage Healing Training through Ancestral Medicine

  • Thomas Hubl’s Five Month Ancestral Healing Code Intensive