about me

My work ihas evolved from my younger days as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the early-90s to my current path in the Nursing Sciences, I have always been fascinated by how the body survives, adapts, and eventually — with the right support—repairs.

I am currently grounding my somatic practice in the rigorous standards of Nursing/Clinical Science. This allows me to look at the 'Complex System' — the hypermobile joints, the neurodivergent brain, and the survivor’s nervous system — through both a clinical and a spirit-led lens.

I believe in radical accountability, the heavy reality of the shadow, and the grueling, beautiful work of reclaiming your life after a crisis.

My training is grounded in deep discipline. I treat the subtle body not as a fantasy world to escape into, but as a precise anatomical system. My role is not to save you, fix you, or dictate your path. I am here to hold an unshakeable, safe container, provide the structural tools, and help you lay the foundation so you can step into your own sovereign power.

How I Understand the Body

Rather than working with isolated symptoms or parts, I work with the whole system — physical, emotional, energetic, and relational.

I am currently weaving my spiritual and energetic practice into the rigorous standards of Nursing/Clinical Science. This allows me to look at the 'Complex System' — the hypermobile joints, the neurodivergent brain, and the survivor’s nervous system — through both a clinical and a spirit-led lens.

Education & Clinical Foundations

My background includes trauma-informed bodywork, somatic movement and yoga, nervous system education, energy work, and ritual facilitation.I am currently grounding my twenty-year legacy in the healing arts within the rigorous standards of Clinical Nursing. This allows me to bridge the gap between ancient somatic wisdom and modern medical science.

Somatic & Nervous System Studies

  • Unergi Body-Psychotherapy: 1-year intensive apprenticeship with Ute Arnold; 2012-2013.

  • The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method℠: Certified through the Trauma-Conscious Yoga Institute; 2020.

  • TraumaWise Yoga (200-hr): Trained by Stephanie Pappas in the lineage of Ravi Shankar and Dr. Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing); 2019-2020.

  • Specialized Trauma Training:Transcending Trauma through Yoga with Zabie Yamasaki, and Yoga for Trauma with Dr. Nathalie Edmond; 2019.

  • Psoas Foundations: Advanced studies in the "Muscle of the Soul" with Liz Koch; 2020.

Clinical Bodywork & Holistic Massage (Est. 2006)

  • 710-hr Holistic Massage Therapy Certificate: Health Choices Holistic Institute; 2005-2006.

  • Specialized Clinical Touch: Trained in Massage for the Medically Frail & Hospice (Sage Education; 2012) and Infant Massage (Infant Massage USA); 2014.

  • Technique Mastery: Ohashiatsu, Zen Shiatsu, Polarity Therapy, Trager Approach, Neuromuscular Therapy, Prenatal, and Reflexology.

Energy Medicine & Ritual Facilitation

  • Usui Reiki Level 1, 2, Master/Teacher: Initiated by Murielle Wesch; 2010-2012.

  • Shamballa Multidimensional Healing Practitioner: Initiated by LeeAnne Englert, LPC; 2013

  • Shamanic Healing Practitioner: Three years of intensive study through the Church of Earth Healing led by Rev. Bekki Shining Bearheart; 2019-2022.

  • Indigenous Perspectives:Walking In Balance with the Visioning B.E.A.R. Circle Intertribal Coalition; 2021.