About Fakir
Pioneering Contributions to Body Modification and Spirituality
Artistic Legacy, Global Impact, and Media Presence
Body and Spirit: Fakir Musafar’s Exploration
Meet Our Team
Ken Coyote
Director, Lead Instructor
Native of California — B.A. Psychology UC Santa Cruz — Fakir Basic 1993 — Advanced work with Fakir & Erik Dakota in 1994-1996 — Developer and innovator of course instruction and materials including the Advanced and Comprehensive Body Piercing curricula, Health & Safety Guidelines, and Aftercare for Body Piercing — Photographer, Diver, Writer
Dustin Allor
Instructor
California native — Began her piercing career in 1994 at age 17 — Attended Fakir Basic in 1997, Advanced in 1998 and apprenticed under Ken Coyote in Santa Cruz — Professional piercer in California, Texas, Tennessee, and Australia — Associates Degree in Jewelry From Austin Community College — Owner/Designer of Phoenix Revival Jewelry
Jef Saunders
Instructor
Becky Dill
Instructor
Ian Bishop
Instructor
Native of Tennessee — Middle Tennessee State University and student of Herbal Medicine — Attended Fakir Basic 1994, Fakir Advanced 1997, Fakir Basic Branding 1996 — Owns and operates ICON Body Piercing in Nashville and Murfreesboro — APP Member
Lani Soleil
Instructor
Native of Peru — Piercing since 2009 — Owns and operates La Linea Body Art in Las Vegas — Attended Fakir Comprehensive 2016, Fakir Advanced 2024 — APP member since 2015
Laura Jane
Instructor
Native of Michigan — Attended Fakir Basic 2010, Advanced 2012 — Owner of Gamma Piercing in Michigan and Wisconsin — Cool Mom (not a regular mom) — APP Member
William (Grin) Grindatti
Instructor
Native of Detroit Michigan— Graduate of Michigan College of Art and Architecture and licensed architect — Ardent branding, tattooing and scarification enthusiast with 20 years of practice in these arts — Attended Fakir Basic 2009, Advanced 2010 — Branding instructor — Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner