WHO WE ARE

We are devoted to bringing Relational Trauma Resolution Psychedelic Therapy to the world and sharing it's potential to radically transform individuals, families and communities

OUR STORY

Co-founded by Sasha Cuff and Leah Goard, The Sovereignty Way was born from a shared lifelong quest to uncover what it truly takes to heal and live a deeply meaningful, fulfilling, spiritual, sovereign life.

Dedicated to uncovering the way, after 30 years respectively seeking, researching and testing in their fields, they landed on the same answer. Embodiment.

Their purpose, passion and paths aligned to bring their vision to fruition and this body of transformative work into the world through world class training, retreats and individual experiences.

Together, alongside a tremendous community of dedicated individuals, therapists, coaches and leaders who are working to support individuals, families and communities to heal, come together and embody a liberated existence.

The Sovereignty Way is a call to come alive and a path to inner freedom.

Our Values

  • SINCERITY

  • INTEGRITY

  • INNOVATION

  • TRUTH

  • HUMILITY

  • COMMUNITY

Our Community

We are sincere, curious, kind, courageous, discerning folks; therapists, facilitators, nurses, doctors and entrepreneurs. We are individuals, parents, sisters and brothers who are deeply devoted to being of service with integrity and be part of this a new paradigm of embodied healing and living. We are humbled and grateful to be stewards of this work.

We come together to heal, learn, practice, play, dance, and become sovereign.

Our Team

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SASHA CUFF
Co-Founder/Facilitator

Sasha is an innovative pioneer within the fields of Trauma Resolution, Relational Healing, and Psychedelic Therapy.

He is a  Relational Trauma Resolution Practitioner who, over the last 25 years of working in the trenches with highly traumatized people, he developed The Sovereignty Method – a comprehensive set of cutting edge tools and techniques applicable to the full range of relational and trauma healing.

His biggest contributions to the world of therapy came through avidly studying a variety of healing traditions and spiritual paths from around the world and applying them in practice to uncover which styles and modalities worked the best for each therapeutic presentation.

The result is a rich, broad spectrum approach to life and healing.

Since 2017, he has been passionately empowering therapists and medicine facilitators to embody the skills necessary to hold safe, integral, deeply healing containers.

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LEAH GOARD
Co-Founder/Facilitator

Leah is a visionary, business strategist, relational somatic psychedelic facilitator, intuitive, and seeker.

Known for her innate ability to bridge the practical with the magical, through her  multifaceted approach, from the applications of strategic planning and systems, to the magical healing of breathwork, relational trauma resolution therapy, and medicine work,  Leah shares and teaches with integrity and deep reverence for the work. 

With over 25 years coaching and facilitation experience, Leah has empowered thousands of leaders, entrepreneurs, healers, and disruptors to expand their vision of possibilities, embody their true nature, embrace their unique gifts and step into their sovereignty.

Having lived with and healed debilitating complex PTSD, through The Sovereignty Way, she brings a depth of raw personal experience, understanding and compassion knowing what it takes and what is possible when we commit to healing, opening the doorway to truly come alive.

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KELLIE KNOLL
Training Facilitator

Kellie has been in the healing arts and wellness field for over 25 years, and has immersed himself in a range of alternative therapies, including massage, acupressure, breathwork, yoga, meditation, men's work, qigong, non-violent communication, and shamanic healing techniques. 

A relational somatic therapist and counselor, at the core of all of Kellie’s work is the practice of relational somatic therapy and its paradigm-shifting wellness approach that encourages awareness of the present moment through body sensations, movement and tensions. Opening the passage to healing our deeper-held patterns in our nervous systems that shape our lives. 

Kellie has raised four incredible children, experienced a conscious relationship, is a brother, and a friend to many amazing souls. His personal connections have been his most significant mentors. 

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MICHAEL O’NEIL
Traning Facilitator

Michael is trained as a somatic and psychedelic therapist and also has a Master's degree with a specialty in psychedelic integration. Michael's practice is grounded in many years of serious meditation practice and training in multiple healing and initiatory modalities across several traditions.

He has a history of working with men afflicted with severe drug addictions, gang involvement and developmental disorders and guiding highly successful clients as an adventure guide. He is kind and relatable and regularly creates a safe space for people to go deep.

Michael's therapeutic practice is geared towards not only resolving trauma effectively but also evoking and integrating the power and gifts that always lies hidden beneath trauma so his clients can lead more optimized and connected lives.

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CINDY STOCKDALE
Community Maven

Cindy has been a technician of the energetic arts for almost 20 years. She is a multi-passionate, multidisciplinary woman who has practiced yoga, shamanism and energy healing with thousands of people.

She is also a wizard behind the scenes, working her magic through business organization and management and thrives on supporting and weaving like-minded people together in community, sharing in this magical experience called life.

Cindy is passionate about helping people reclaim their power, rewrite their personal story, and transform their lives.

Her highest purpose of all is to remind people they are loved, deeply.

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MARGARET REFFELL
Web Strategy

Margaret has been building websites, and online programs for over 12 years. She specializes in building high-volume online learning portals that allow facilitators to bring their vision to life!

Along with spending her days knees-deep in technology, Margaret also understands the inner work needed for success, and growth.

Margaret's thirst for knowledge allows her to be an expert problem-solver, and a lifelong learner.

INTRODUCTION TO THE SOVEREIGNTY WAY

Join us for this free introductory webinar! 

We acknowledge that The Sovereignty Way business was founded on, and operates in, the unceded territory of the Shíshálh Nation.