Iya Whiteley

About

Iya Whiteley is known as a Space Psychologist and Human Performance Researcher, with experience spanning media, storytelling, current affairs and culture. Iya is a space psychologist, and adventurer who is passionate about exploring the extreme states of human experience and healing the inner space. She is a mother, scientist, pilot, skydiver, and scuba diver. She has served on government space committees and is a published author in Space Psychology and newborn development. Iya sees connections between seemingly disparate topics such as space psychology, communication with non-human beings, and global healing practices. “Based on my extensive experience of improving human performance in extreme environments and in developing training for astronauts; I see there is a limit to what we can improve on once we become mature adults set in our ways.