Jaydee Azavari is the Founding Executive Director of the Appalachian Academy of
Therapeutic Arts, a nature-immersed educational program in Asheville, NC. AATA is dedicated to activating the next generation to go beyond the current framework of our world while preserving the sanctity of childhood.
AATA has created the Therapeutic Arts pedagogical model designed to cultivate
self-mastery by integrating body, mind, and spirit through nature immersion, somatic
embodiment, and the principles of harmonic resonance.
Jaydee is a mother to 6 children and a parent dedicated to meeting the needs of her children as they grow and evolve. This has led her to many different genres of schooling, including Sudbury, Waldorf, Private, Home, and Unschooling. Before her time with AATA, she was an Independent Homebirth Midwife, with an extensive unique background in the
childbearing field.

2009-2016~ Instructor of Midwifery and Administrator at The Matrona Midwifery School
2010~ Founder of SQUAT Birth Journal
2011~ Bachelor of Arts and Science in Midwifery and Women’s Health, from The
Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA
2019~ Brainspotting Phase I & II Trainings, BSP Developmental Trauma Training &
Advanced BSP Children’s Training- Certified Brainspotting Practitioner