Meet Our Team

Artemis Yardas Gross is an Advance Practice Holistic Nurse Educator, specializing in training and mentoring registered nurses and health professionals in the Art of Healing Touch and Energy Therapy. Throughout her professional nursing career, she has held certifications as a Holistic Nurse through the American Holistic Nurses Association and as a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner and Instructor. She currently holds a Masters Degree in Nursing Education. As a Nurse Healer, she has shared her broad knowledge and experience of energy healing, specifically, Healing Touch, throughout the world, including Peru, South America, Europe, and Canada for over 30+ years.

"Medicine Woman." It is not a title she chose, but a path she was called to walk, a spiritual mission she carries in her heart. Her lineage comes from her mother, of the Kechua people. Her parents are from Bolivia, and her mother still speaks the language of their Kechua ancestors. This heritage is the root of herself. Her journey with plant medicine began over twenty years ago, and she has been a student ever since, learning directly from the wise jungle, sacred plants, and elders of different traditions, including the Tubu, Matzes, and the Shipibo tribe, who taught her to listen to the plants and serve in the healing of others with respect and simplicity. For many years, she has lived a nomadic life, calling Peru her home, though she has no fixed address. The Earth is her temple, and the mountains and rivers are her guides. She has been blessed to facilitate healing ceremonies across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. She is honored to share these ceremonies and to have open doors everywhere she goes. She hopes to connect with other indigenous communities and continue sharing these sacred traditions. She comes in peace, with respect for all paths, and a deep commitment to the healing of people and Mother Earth.

Armi brings nearly two decades of operations and leadership experience to Healers in the Mist, with a career spanning healthcare, home health care, and large-scale retail. Her background in healthcare runs deep. Trained in Practical Nursing at Centennial College, Armi went on to manage a virtual medical clinic, directing patient records, scheduling, billing, and financial operations, and later led daily operations at a home health care provider supporting clients with mobility, post-surgical, and long-term care needs. Earlier, she led teams of 40+ as an Operations Manager at Future Shop/Best Buy Canada and managed logistics at Walmart Canada. Armi is known for building efficient processes, mentoring teams, and putting people's wellbeing at the centre of every decision. A Community Ambassador with TNO Toronto since 2018, she also speaks Tagalog and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Randall Vanadisson is a PhD candidate in Communication, specializing in the phenomenological and sociopsychological traditions. His academic work bridges cultural anthropology and social psychology, offering a lens particularly relevant to therapies involving plant medicines and expanded awareness. His expertise in communication security, including privacy protective protocols serves a critical funciton for operating in sensitive therapeutic spaces where client confidentiality is paramount. Randall holds a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Sociology, with specializations in cultural anthropology and social psychology. As an experienced researcher, writer, editor, and publisher, he contributes both scholarly depth and practical communication strategy to board level decision making.