Hi, I'm Eleanor!

“When we are connected with the Earth, we heal.”

I am a lover of the Earth on a mission to reconnect humans back with our beautiful planet. Because, when we're connected with the Earth, we're connected with ourselves and each other. With the combination of a master's degree in marriage and family therapy and having sat with a lot of plant medicines and psychedelics, I've gone deep into understanding the dynamics of interpersonal relationships, transpersonal psychology, spirituality and the human growth potential.

I founded The Makaranda Method in early 2018 and I have been growing this holistic, private practice ever since. Even with a Masters, I've chosen not to pursue a therapy license because it doesn't fully align with my values and beliefs. Instead, I've embraced the title of “coach,” allowing me the freedom to guide and empower others in a way that feels authentic to me.

Now, you must know something about me. I'm not your typical therapist or coach. Sure, I draw from traditional techniques, but I also bring in some unique tools – psychedelics, mindfulness meditation, existential philosophy and light work through love to name a few. We dive deep into the heart of consciousness, exploring life's mysteries, and finding beauty in the dance between life and death.

I believe my work is to guide you with compassion and tough love to empower you to tap into that inner wisdom we all have, and to help you sync up with the rhythms of nature. Because when you're living authentically and in alignment with your soul, magic happens.

Formal Education

Certificates + Trainings:

  • Psychedelic Accreditation from PRATI Institute: Psychedelic Research and Training Institute

  • MMTCP: Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, Class of 2023 with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield 

  • Death Doula Certification from The Death Wives

  • Animas Valley Trained

    • Soulcraft Intensive

    • Wild Mind Intensive

    • The Way of Council & the Art of Mirroring

    • Nature and the Human Soul

    • Animas Quest

Education + Certifications

Life Experience + Volunteer Work: 

  • One Year Apprenticeship with Elder in Psychedelic Guiding

  • 11 Day Vision Quest with Animas Valley 

  • Jackson Hole High School Special Ed. Dept.

  • Wyoming Medicaid with Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Adolescence with Substance Abuse at AIM House in Boulder, CO

  • Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding 

  • Foster Care System with Therapeutic Riding in Longmont, CO

  • Trailwinds Hospice Volunteer

A few of my teachers: 

What do I care about Most in the world? 

I love nature and my family. I have the most wonderful parents, Tracy and Henry Hooper. I admire their love for each other and I am so grateful for how they have loved me and my sisters unconditionally. I am in the middle of 3 girls. My older sister is Margaret Hooper and my little sister is Kathleen Hooper. I feel very close with my sisters and Kathleen is my best friend. I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my sweet husband Jon Medina. He is the most compassionate, tender, strong and grounded human I know. I love love itself 💗, I love music, I love money as the pure energy it is, I love my friends, I love meeting new, amazing humans, I love practicing yoga, I love meditating, I love hiking, I love being a community member of Burning Man, I love experiential art, I love human composting, I love dancing, I love authentic expression, and I love this life.

What breaks my heart? 

Trash breaks my heart. Plastic water bottles, which kills the water and our bodies and our planet. How do we still have these toxic plastic containers even circulating? And I contribute to the trash… I do my best but the amount of single use items in our current system blows me away. It breaks my heart that so many have such a hard time talking about death and do everything to avoid it, even though it is coming for all of us. My heart breaks when humans are mean to each other, the animals and the planet. Hurt people, hurt people and there is so much hurt. My heart longs for love, and it needs to be taught and cultivated. Love, more than anything else is what we focus on at The Makaranda Method.