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Mothership Collective
A sacred space for deep transformation, held by the divine feminineHere you will find ceremonial, somatic, and spiritual work rooted in devotion, discipline, and relationship.This is work of listening — to the body, to spirit, to lineage, to what wants to be healed.If you are here, something in you already knows the way.
About Me
Meet Malka
I work as a medicine woman, priestess of Ifá, yoga teacher, bodyworker, sound healer, and musician.
But more than any title, I am a listener and a channel.My work is devoted to the great mothers — the feminine forces that nourish, protect, cleanse, and reveal.
I work in service to Ọṣun, the spirit of the fresh waters, love, fertility, beauty, truth, and healing.This is not quick work.
It is honest work.
It asks for readiness, humility, and care.
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My Offerings
My work takes many forms—body and energy work, divination, yoga, sound, ceremony, and blessing.
Each offering is a doorway into deeper listening and right relationship with yourself and the unseen.I offer sessions in-person in Oakland, CA, at partner yoga studios, or virtually via distance healing.
Yoga
Private sessions and weekly community classes at local studios
Energy work
1:1 healing sessions combining divination, massage, and reiki
Ceremonies
Sound healing, plant medicine, blessings, and cacao
Retreats
Multi-day immersions in sacred locations throughout the year
What is Mothership?
Ma. The first syllable. The sound that means nourishment across every tongue. Mother. Madre. Mater. Mà má. The sound of being held, of milk, of safety. The sound we return to when we need holding.And ship—the vessel. The structure built to carry us through waters too vast to cross alone. A ship requires a crew. It asks us to tend to each other, to be in relationship with those aboard.Mothership: where we are held by something greater and by each other. Where Ọṣun's waters carry us. Where the great mothers—across lineages, across time—remind us we mother ourselves and one another. We are never alone in the crossing.
Why this matters now
We're living in times sick with greed, separation, ego, and imbalanced power. Indigenous elders have prophesied that the rising of the feminine is what will heal us—a return to softness, listening, rest, and community.I'm here to serve that rising. To help us move from ego-driven and separate toward connected and whole. To create space where we mother ourselves and each other. Where we remember we're all held by something greater.The Mothership carries us through these waters of transformation, back home to ourselves.
available to all
Music as medicine
Music is how I pray. How I create container for ceremony and healing.Listen to songs, chants, and medicine music that have come through my practice.
my offerings
Yoga
Yoga is where we come home to the body. Where we learn to listen, to soften, to build strength from the ground up.
Private Yoga Sessions
These classes can be restorative or vigorous. We could focus on asana and alignment, or dive into pranayama, mantra, yoga nidra, or mudra.
Weekly Yoga Classes
Join us at Left Coast Power Yoga. All levels welcome.
Sundays 9:30am - 10:40am (Laurel)
Mondays/Wednesdays 4:30pm - 5:30pm (Grand)
Thursdays 12pm - 1pm (Grand)
Bhakti Yoga Workshops
These workshops are opportunities to go beyond the physical practice with ancient texts, history, and other practices to connect with the spiritual heart of yoga.
my offerings
Energy Work
One-on-one sessions where body, spirit, and ancestors guide the healing that wants to happen.
Divination Healing
(1:1 Sessions)
Divination work is listening to the messages your body and spirit carry. I offer these 90 minute sessions in-person in Oakland, using massage and reiki to help you clear what's stuck while receiving guidance from ancestors and your higher self about your path forward.
Reiki Training
(Levels One & Two)
Reiki is energy work that connects you to the wellness within yourself and all of nature. I initiate students to Reiki Level One and Level Two through a process of five sessions. Thanks to my unique lineage, this form of reiki is infused with plant spirit intelligence.
If cost is a barrier, please reach out.
I hold a limited number of sliding-scale and community-rate sessions. Your healing matters, and we'll find a way.
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New to this work? Not sure what you need? Book a free consultation and we'll talk through what's alive for you and where to start.
Acknowledgements
With Gratitude
This work stands on the shoulders of those who came before.Land Acknowledgment
The Mothership Collective is based in Oakland, California, on the unceded territory of the Ohlone people. I honor the land and waters that hold us, the original stewards of this place, and the continued resilience of Indigenous communities.Lineage & Teachers
Deep gratitude to the Ifá tradition and the lineage of Priestesses who have carried this sacred knowledge. To Ọṣun, the great mother of the fresh waters, who guides this work. To Stephanie Snyder, my yoga teacher of 20 years. To Yoga Tree and Dharma Mitra Yoga. To the Yawanawá and Shipibo teachers in Brazil and Peru who trained me in plant medicine ceremony. To the Indigenous elders whose prophecies and wisdom inform this path. To all the ancestors who walk with us.Photography
With gratitude to my dear friend Shadi Rahimi for many of the photos that grace this site.© 2026 The Mothership Collective
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About Me
Meet Malka Lew
I work as a medicine woman, priestess of Ifá, yoga teacher, bodyworker, sound healer, and musician. But more than any title, I am a listener and a channel.
I have over 700 hours of yoga training from Yoga Tree, Dharma Mitra, and two decades of study with my teacher Stephanie Snyder. I'm a Reiki Master and massage therapist with a Master's degree in Somatic Psychology. I lead plant medicine ceremonies, having trained in Peru and Brazil.I tend to all of these practices with deep discipline, because I believe that's what right relationship with these powerful traditions requires—especially as someone practicing them in the West.
My Work
My spiritual path through Ifá in Nigeria has revealed my connection to Ọṣun, the great mother of the fresh waters. All of my work channels Ọṣun's medicine: caring, loving, protecting, fighting when necessary, and holding up the mirror to what needs healing.Often, people find me when they're struggling with self-love, fertility, or matters of the heart. This is Ọṣun's work, and I'm honored to be her channel.According to my elders, another piece of my destiny is to guide people through deep transformative processes—like a midwife of death and rebirth. My spirit invokes purging and cleansing, where old patterns surface to be recognized, healed, and released so new ways of being can take root.This is not light work. It requires readiness, surrender, and a willingness to unravel the ego.
My Music
Music is prayer. It's how I communicate with the unseen and create container for healing.I work with guitar, harp, harmonium, ngoni, medicine drums, and crystal singing bowls. My musical practice is woven into all of my work—whether I'm leading sound healing ceremonies, holding space in plant medicine gatherings, or offering devotional chanting in Bhakti yoga.I sing mantras from the yogic tradition, icaros I learned directly from the Yawanawá and Shipibo tribes, and original songs that have been channeled through ceremony and practice. Sometimes the songs are ancient. Sometimes they arrive new. All of them are medicine.I'm grateful to collaborate with incredible musicians who help hold ceremonial space and co-create sound healing experiences.Listen on Spotify
My Practice
I've done extensive training to remove my ego from my work and understand what is mine and what isn't. I maintain disciplined spiritual practices—yoga, sacred plant work, Ifá practices, and music—that are essential to holding clear, clean space for others.I'm deeply aware that practicing multiple traditional systems requires intensive tending. I've taken my time to find the best alignment and care as I bring these practices together into my own unique offering. I'm committed to all of them and I listen deeply in the dance of right relationship.
My Vision
I'm an advocate for the rising of the feminine, which has been prophesied by many Indigenous elders I've studied with as the medicine needed to heal a world sick with greed, separation, ego, and imbalanced power.I practice a way of softness, of listening, of taking time to rest and forgive. I honor the power of community and the sweet song in everyone's heart waiting to be sung. I believe the medicine already exists within all of us—but there is a silence and stillness necessary to access it.If you feel resonance with these words, the call to book a session has been happening for you for a long time.Your soul is ready.
Upcoming Ceremonies
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or schedule a 15-minute consultation to get questions answered
About Ceremonies
Sound Healing Ceremonies
To gather in ritual and engage in deep collective rest is a revolutionary act.I create a sonic landscape using crystal singing bowls, chimes, harp, harmonium, and more. The variations in sound provide space for different emotional experiences—some activating, some calming and nurturing.Sound healing works on a cellular level, affecting our DNA receptors. It's also profoundly healing on a collective level, inviting a way of being that is present and receptive to connection.Details
Length: 1.5 hours (or more)
Location: Various locations throughout the Bay Area
Donation: Starting at $555 for a group ceremony
Optional Add-On: Cacao ceremony to enhance heart-openingemail me for more info
Plant Medicine Ceremonies
Sacred work with Grandmother medicine, held with deep reverence and care.I was trained to lead these ceremonies by Yawanawá and Shipibo teachers in Brazil and Peru, and I draw on my guidance as a Priestess of Ifá to inform my spiritual leadership. I collaborate with yoga studios and like-minded organizations to curate sacred retreats, and I typically lead a ceremony every couple of months.I work with at least one musician and a guardian to ensure the highest level of care, safety, and reverence.Private group ceremonies and one-on-one ceremonies are also available.Details
Length: 7-9 hours at night
Location: Various locations
Donation: Contact for more infoemail me for more info
Cacao Ceremonies
Cacao is heart medicine.When added to sound healing or other ceremonies, cacao opens the heart center and deepens our capacity for connection, healing, and presence.I work with ceremonial-grade cacao, preparing it with intention and prayer. The cacao ceremony can stand alone or enhance other offerings like sound healing or plant medicine work.Details
Length: 1.5 hours (or more)
Location: Various locations throughout the Bay Area
Donation: Starting at $555 for a group ceremonyemail me for more info
Blessing Ceremonies
Life's sacred passages deserve ritual and reverence.I create ceremonial space to honor and bless the transitions that shape us. These blessings are tailored to the specific moment you're moving through, holding space for what's ending and what's beginning.Each blessing is unique and co-created with you. We'll talk through what this moment means, what needs to be honored, and how community can hold you through it.These ceremonies typically include sound healing, prayer, intention-setting, and ritual elements specific to your transition.Examples of blessings I could support
Parent-to-Be ceremonies: Honoring the transition into parenthood
House blessings: Welcoming sacred energy into a new home
Grief and memorial rituals: Honoring those who have passed
Major life transitions: Divorce, career changes, new beginnings
Details:
Length: 1.5 hours (or more)
Location: Your choice
Donation: Starting at $555 for group ceremonyemail me for more info
my offerings
Retreats
Multi-day immersions in sacred locations throughout the year.
Upcoming Retreats
October 31 - November 7, 2026
Mar De Jade, Chacala, MexicoDia De Los Muertos Yoga Retreat
with Left Coast Power Yoga
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