My name is Madeline Giles, and I am a somatic guide, breath teacher, writer, and dream-worker. Guided by reverence for the liminal - the in-between spaces where spirit meets form - my offerings support a return to the ancient, living wisdom carried
in body, breath, soul, and dream.

Whether through one-on-one mentorship, group gatherings, or storytelling, my intention is to create spaces where people can hear themselves again - where the body becomes an oracle, the breath a bridge, and the inner voice a trusted guide home.

I began my practice in 2015 through founding Angelic Breath Healing, a breathwork experience centered on connecting with angels - the holy messengers of our hearts. I continue to share breath meditations  through online courses, in-person retreats, and Earth Nourishment - a monthly online breath gathering devoted to seasonal attunement, inner listening, and Earth-rooted presence.

I hold a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica with an emphasis in Consciousness, Health, and Healing and I am certified in somatic trauma resolution and post-traumatic growth. My background includes apprenticing in herbalism through the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism and the Gaia School of Healing in addition to extensive practice in breath techniques and breathwork facilitation. Today, I continue to deepen my studies in somatic care, herbalism, and embodied dreamwork.

Grounded in personal practice and seasoned discernment, I approach healing work with an orientation toward Earth, body, soul, and nervous system.

In April 2024, I self-published my first book, Then I Woke Up: Dreaming with Mother Earth, a lyrical exploration of dreams, embodiment, and Earth-centric spirituality. I currently reside in Colorado with my fiancé and our ever-growing family of garden beds, herbs, fruit trees, and houseplants.

Some of my Training, Influences, and Who I’m Learning From:

  • Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica with an emphasis in Consciousness, Health, and Healing. I attended the University from 2013-2018 and served as an assistant from 2019-2020. In autumn 2023, I participated in an Advanced Spiritual Psychology training with the university.

  • Certified in Somatic Trauma Resolution and Post-Traumatic Growth through ReBloom Coach Training. I studied with Rachael Maddox from 2019-2022 and assisted on staff from 2021-2023.

  • Participating in Fundamentals of Medical Herbalism at Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism (2025-2026)

  • Studying & practicing Dreamwork with University of Santa Monica (2013 - 2023), Ariella Daly (2022-2024), and Toko-pa Turner (2024-present)

  • I invest in ongoing 1:1 therapy and somatic sessions to practice what I teach and to receive Mentorship for existing services

  • Learning from Clark Strand & Perdita Finn - currently immersed in Whole Earth Animism

  • Participated in Finding Safety In Yourself, a 6-week somatic experiencing course with Luis Mojica

  • Participated in Unshamed, a somatic series for healing shame by David Bedrick

  • Breathwork Healer Training with David Elliott (2014-2018)

  • Folk Herbalism Apprenticeship & Earth Education with Marysia Miernowska (2016-2019)

  • Alchemical Alignment one-off workshops + ongoing 1:1 sessions with Tele Darden (2021-2024)

 

A glimpse of my inner world

I’m an herbalist and natural beekeeper. I dream of regenerative gardens and a life devoted to listening to the land, trees, Fae, and bees.

I want a freshly picked bouquet of multicolored wildflowers at the center of a handcrafted farm table with twinkling candlelights. As the table fills with the faces of my loved ones, I remind guests to mind the mead offerings for the Fae.

I dream of sharing true seasonal abundance together, embracing and savoring late autumn and deep winter as a necessary descent into dreaming, into death, into rest as vital nourishment for the resurrection and renewal of spring.

I see flickers of this life in the way I feel and live my life today. And yet, this well-tended dream seed doesn’t erase or deny the smoke plumes rising, the helicopter’s engine transporting water again and again to another wildfire in the north. The record-breaking temps that propel some to say, “this is the coldest summer of the future.” My dreams of living in full harmony with the earth amplify the urgency of her current cries for help.

Recently on a walk in my neighborhood, I saw children playing wiffleball while the world burned on the horizon behind them.

This is my present view. I wonder: what is my future? Our future? How will we meet this moment? Will we root to the occasion and take powerful collective action?

No matter what, I refuse to feed my dreams with doom. I will keep seeking spaces where little me turns into regenerative We. No matter what, I will seek and share ways to plant prayers of possibility.

How to work together