Marta Shumylo was born and raised in Lviv, Ukraine- a daughter of two doctors. Fascinated with witnessing her parents assist clients with various illnesses, Marta spent her whole childhood learning directly by observation. She immigrated to the United States with her family when she was fourteen years old and that is where she started exploring and developing her interest in art. Shumylo received her undergraduate education at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, exploring spirituality and healing through the creative process. Seeing the invisible, looking to understand who and what God is, through the exploration of the limitations of the material world. After finishing her degree in art, Marta moved to New York and continued her studies at Columbia University in Clinical Psychology with concentration in Spirituality, Mind, Body, once again returning to the original interest in healing and spirituality she felt as a child while observing her parents assist the seriously ill. Through steady work on her inner world, Marta has been blessed to find her root teachers and dive deeper into meditation & healing, continuously learning from her elders.

Since 2014 Marta has been working with plant medicines in Peru, Brazil and Mexico. Studying with Indigenous People has opened up her commitment to Mother Earth, which came in full force after spending time in the Amazon Rainforest. Since then, she has fully dedicated herself to the Medicine Path, committed to bringing healing to those who feel called to work with this plant medicine. Currently Marta works as an Uni Guide- preparing people to drink Ayahuasca in ceremonial settings, led by Indigenous people. She organizes retreats and assists her community with integration sessions, helping those who are interested in going deeper with the insights and visions received in ceremonies.