Hi and welcome to my website! I look forward to working with you. I am passionate about empowering others through somatic movement, and facilitating rich transformative experiences through process work. I value the therapeutic benefit that embodiment has in supporting wellbeing, and teach from a holistic perspective to honor body, mind, and spirit, with 20 years experience as a somatic/dance/yoga professor. I am currently a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the California Institute for Human Science, with research interests in somatic psychology, subtle energy, and shamanism. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in dance from California Institute of the Arts, and certification as a Yoga Instructor, Somatics and Movement Therapist from the Natural Healing Institute. I have recently completed level 2 training in shamanic practice with Dreamtree Wellness.  

My Story

I have been on a self-healing, self-realization adventure for as long as I can remember. Throughout the journey, my intuition has always led the way. The first somatic practice to enter my life was dance. When I was old enough to walk, I danced. Over time, I have immersed myself in the many textures of energy healing through somatic dance, with meaningful metaphors and fertile visualizations. Meditation entered my life next. When I was big enough to climb, I scaled the tree tops to meditate from the bird's eye view. The tranquility was brief, but it taught me the valuable lesson of finding sanctuary. Then many years later yoga arrived, with prana energy work and breath work. Next mindfulness and positive affirmation mantras entered my life, bringing with them lessons in self-compassion and resilience. Of course my explorations have included many other practices along the way, which I incorporate freely as my intuition guides. I often feel like an archaeologist, excavating the body for its knowledge, not sure of what may be discovered, but certain that the site of the excavation is correct. I trust the inherent wisdom of the body, the authentic knowing that is revealed, and by deeply listening, I have facilitated my own transformation. Among the beauty that has emerged, is a passion to share this transformative experience with others, that can benefit greatly.