Naia Riley is a legally ordained Priestess of Quimera with over a decade of experience leading rituals and workshops. She is an international teacher and performance artist, utilizing dance as a transformative ritual to guide individuals on their path towards deep healing. Naia is passionate about empowering people to discover their inner voice and heal themselves on a cellular level through therapeutic movement and ceremony. Additionally, she works as a nutrition therapist, providing trauma-informed care to assist people in overcoming disordered eating and fostering a healthy connection with their bodies.

Naia has trained extensively in the field of trauma recovery and supported the development of The Luminous Healing Center – an intensive outpatient program for people healing from PTSD. Naia weaves her own stories of recovery and healing into her teachings, receiving rave reviews from clients praising her approach that combines empathy and humor with evidence-based knowledge. As a Priestess and Ceremonialist, she has trained for 8 years in teaching Quimera Method, a ritual dance technique and performance art form that promotes healing through the medicine of movement. Naia utilizes these methods in her ceremonial workshops, as well as in her day job to help people heal from trauma and eating disorders.

Credentials & Certifications

• B.S. Pre-Medical Nutrition Science

• M.A. Family & Consumer Sciences

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

• Trauma Informed Yoga Certification

• Primary Researcher at San Francisco State University and developed novel 

• Legally ordained Priestess through the Temple of the Goddess Isis

• Quimera Method – Ritual Dance certification

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A monthly Ritual Dance Workshop

Join us for a guided dance journey designed to unlock your body’s unique expression and experience healing through movement.

This is more than a dance class; it is a ceremony and an exploration of dance as ritual. In this workshop, there are no steps, no choreography, and no mistakes. Whether you are a first time dancer or a seasoned performance artist, this workshop is for you!

Upcoming Dates: Every third Tuesday — April 21, May 19, June 16

Time: 6:45-9:00pm

*ARRIVE by 6:45pm. Doors will close promptly at 7pm and this is a closed container. Aim to arrive before 6:45pm so you have time to park and get settled in.

Location: The Abundance Collective

376 40th Street, Oakland

Bring:

📝 A journal & pen

💧 Water bottle

Wear:

💃🕺Comfortable clothing you can move in (that feels expressive or ceremonial if you desire).

Sliding scale: $25 – 45 IMPORTANT! This workshop is offered on a sliding scale, $25-$45. Please RSVP “going” on Partiful and send your contribution via Venmo to @Naiaviolet

To get on the list for future events or if you have any questions, please contact Naia at (818) 585-9076 or quimeraritual@gmail.com

• Founder of Nutrition with Naia – outpatient eating disorder treatment

• Nutrition Program Coordinator at The Lotus Collaborative, San Francisco

• “Intuitive Eating” – 6 week series at The Lotus Collaborative, San Francisco

• “Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Trauma Healing” – Two part series at The Luminous Healing Center, Santa Cruz

• 10 Day “Embodiment Transformational Retreat” in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Groups

• “Red Tent Sisterhood” – Monthly meetings at Sacred Awakenings Reiki studio

• “New Moon Serpent Ceremonies” at DA Dance Studio in Concord, CA

• “Meditation Mondays” – Weekly meditation group at Cal Poly, SLO

• “The Merry Hoopsters” – Weekly flow arts group at Cal Poly, SLO

• “Let’s Talk Sex” – Monthly sex education group at Cal Poly, SLO

• “Intuitive Eating” – 6 week series at The Lotus Collaborative, San Francisco

Trauma & Sexuality

• Educator and Nutrition Program Coordinator at The Luminous Healing Center in Santa Cruz

• “Let’s Talk Sex: Embracing Your Sacred Sexuality” at Heart & SOUL-stice Festival

• “Intimacy Alchemy & Sacred Sexual Artistry” at Lucidity Festival

• “Healing from Trauma through Sacred Sexuality” at Burning Man

• “Let’s Talk Sex” – Monthly sex education group at Cal Poly, SLO

Movement Arts

• Performances of Ritual Dance in Mexico, Guatemala, Egypt, India, Nepal, Scotland, England

• “The Alchemy of Movement: A Guided Dance Ceremony” at The Center SF

• 10 Day “Embodiment Transformational Retreat” in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

• “Embrace the Dance of Your Heart” at Skyhigh Odditorium in Oakland

• “New Moon Serpent Ceremonies” at DA Dance Studio in Concord, CA

• “The Merry Hoopsters” – Weekly flow arts group at Cal Poly, SLO

• Private hula hooping lessons in San Luis Obispo

• Aerial Silks Lessons at Suspended Motion studio in San Luis Obispo

Performed at Dance in the desert Festival, Las Vegas (2025)