“Your healing and my healing are not separate. Our healing is connected to the healing of every being on the whole earth”

Founder of Plaza Artista Studio, Priya Marita Diaz, (she/they) is a Chicanx musician, sound healer, yogini, educator, actor and community organizer. Priya offers her skills for community centered from Beacon Hill in the heart of Seattle. Their purpose lies in holding space for growth and guiding others as they navigate the intricate pathways of life, seeking meaning, expression and healing.

Priya grew up in an intentional yoga community in Central California and began studying yoga, theater and music at the age of 11. Living off-grid, up a secluded dirt road in the Santa Cruz mountains, among the pines and redwoods, instilled a deep connection to the earth that has guided them throughout their life journey. Friends with the mountain plants from childhood, Priya is also an avid herbalist, creating herbal remedies from locally foraged medicinal plants.

Priya studied classical hindustani music in California and Nepal, plays various instruments, including voice, guitar and percussion, and holds a Masters Degree in Education. Priya offers sound healing sessions, sound baths, music circles, consulting for artists, community gatherings and creative arts events at Plaza Artista Studio, located at the top of Beacon Hill in the unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples.