Meet the Team

Roman Hanis
Co-founder of Paititi Institute Author / Healer

Roman Hanis is an international bestselling author, healer and co-founder of the Paititi Institute, which stewards 4,000 acres of essential buffer zone for the Manu national park between cloud rainforest and Andean foothills where some of the last remaining uncontacted tribes on the planet still remain. Since 2001, he has immersed himself in Amazonian and Andean traditions, supporting thousands of individuals from across the world, while continuing to study and collaborate with Indigenous elders. His work was featured in the critically acclaimed documentary The Sacred Science (2010), and his book Beyond Ayahuasca is now holding a bestseller status across multiple countries in the Shamanism category.

A certified Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, Roman apprenticed under Myriam Hacker from the Open International Institute of Oriental Medicine. He holds a degree in Eastern medicine, and is a lifelong practitioner of Jungian and Buddhist psychologies, having verified these intercultural approaches to resolution of suffering through overcoming his own life-threatening bout of Crohn’s disease in 2002. In 2004, the Yahua tribe formally pledged him as a curandero, a commitment he honors by offering healing retreats, community projects, and educational workshops throughout Peru and the United States.

Driven by sacred activism, Roman dedicates his life to preserving the rainforest’s ecological and spiritual heritage. Through ancestral-school initiatives and collaborative research, he works alongside Indigenous communities to safeguard traditional knowledge and foster sustainable livelihoods. His mission: to share ancient pathways of healing so that both local and global communities may remember how to live in harmony with the Earth.

 

 

 

Robin Lyons
Holistic Coach & Mentor

Holistic Coach & Mentor Robin Lyons holds over two decades of extensive experience in athletic pursuits, elite coaching, and transformational work. Through her years of training and guiding athletes and individuals towards their goals and potential she discovered that self-actualization isn’t about physical strength or external achievements, it’s approaching life in balance with your whole being and having the courage to face oneself with honesty and compassion.

Robins own hardships became a catalyst to a greater purpose: helping people claim their true potential through developing the strength and courage to face their struggles and transform old patterns into greater freedom and purpose that aligns physical and spiritual wellbeing.

In 2000 Robin started her strength & conditioning coaching career, working under world class coaches and pursuing her competitive athletic career in Track and Field, Bobsleigh, CrossFit and Long Drive Golf.

In 2010 Robin returned to academic studies to complete her master’s degree in Sports Conditioning and Human Performance and becoming certified as a Strength & Conditioning Specialist. She then took a position as a strength and conditioning coach for 2 years at University of Southern Utah.

In 2013 Robin moved to Arizona to pursue an elite coaching position that provided an opportunity to broaden her coaching skills beyond physical performance. She dived deep into individualized coaching and consulting, integrative medicine and holistic lifestyle coaching. She proceeded to become a Functional Diagnostic Practitioner to support her clients by identify the root cause of injury, sickness, hormonal imbalance and performance plateaus.

In 2017 Robin moved to Idaho following her heart calling to live the mountains and immerse herself in outdoor pursuits. This led to opening MTN LAB Performance Coaching, an in-person holistic training studio that supported coaches and local mountain athletes. With much success she educated and mentored people to embrace a more intentional relationship with their body, mind and soul. Robin guided people to embrace a new relationship with oneself by defining deeper meaning behind their routines and goals. 

In 2020 Robin was called to Peru for an Indigenous wisdom retreat with Roman Hanis of Paititi Institute. She was introduced to the foundations of personal transformation, inner work and Romans approach on how to work with inner trauma, limitations and conditioning.  The experience was life changing; awakening a space to feel what it really means to live life authentically and fully…outside of external success and ego. In 2021 she became a Somatic QiGong practitioner supporting her inner journey and learning to weave the physical strength, mental, emotional, and spiritual connection.

Today Robin lives in Peru, taking the next call as a collaborative adventure with Paititi Institute in offering her gifts and support ancestral wisdom.

As Physical & Spiritual resilience coach Robin mentors those seeking to awaken to their true potential through living in alignment with Mind, Body and Spirit. By nurturing all these aspects, her clients learn that real strength comes from living with courage and openness.

 Robin guides clients through practices that foster deep self-awareness and transformation. Her approach includes:

  • Mindfulness and reflection to uncover patterns and hidden beliefs

  • Shadow work to integrate unprocessed experiences

  • Time in nature to reconnect with innate wisdom

  • Authentic expression to embody one’s truth

  • Physical Readiness training that supports competence and vitality for their life purpose

  • Emotional Balance learn how to work with emotional body to harmonize and regulate the nervous system

This process helps clients release limitations, expand their perspective, and step into their fullest potential.

Robin’s mission is to empower individuals to reclaim their personal power and live with authenticity. By creating a safe and supportive space, she helps client’s step beyond their comfort zones, embrace vulnerability as strength, and take aligned action toward their passions and purpose.