My Story

As a mother to 5 amazing children, my heart is on a journey to rediscover nature, health, connection and slow, mindful living which is reflected in the way I raise my children and the way I show up in the world. 

After spending 18 years in the corporate world doing public relations and communications for large tech companies like Amazon, Allrecipes and T-Mobile, the pandemic was an invitation for me to step fully onto the path of the healer - something I'd spent the past 20 years preparing for. 

This path started with my yoga teacher training in 2003 where I found my center through meditation and movement, and continued with trainings through the Sacred Living Movement, owned by the incredible Anni Daulter, beginning in 2013 to host sacred pregnancy, motherhood and sisterhood circles.  My training continued further to include study with April Bolding in the Phoenix Heart Arise Program to offer womb clearings in 2018. 

Because my son Lake has a number of health challenges leaving him immunocompromised, very early in the pandemic I knew I would need to shift my priorities away from work and toward my family. That was the beginning of so much change for me. I left my job and began to homeschool my children using the Montessori method and planted a huge garden including a Medicine Wheel to care for our medicinal needs through herbs, prayer and sacred ritual. I began study with the Herbal Academy and am currently working toward certification as an intermediate Herbalist. At the same time, I began an intensive journey toward earning credentials that would solidify my commitment to this new path in two other areas of focus, meditation and sound healing.

I'm incredibly thankful I was able to attend and graduate from Karuna, a two year Buddhist Contemplative Psychology program that originated from Naropa University and is being carried forward by the wise and wonderful teacher Melissa Moore and a fantastic staff of facilitators. The program is focused on deep listening, compassion, meditation, embodiment and process work to help uncover the jewel of wisdom inside all of us. Karuna is a 307 hour course set in the Colorado Rockies at the gorgeous Drala Mountain Center. It was rich with emotion and insight and taught me so much. At my graduation I was honored to receive the spirit name Sage of Infinite Realms.  

This year I also earned my certification from Atma Buti Sound and Vibrational School, after two years of study in Level 1, 2 and 3 Sound and Vibrational Healing, including 221 training and practicum hours. Atma Buti is one of the only board approved sound healing schools - approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Bodywork (NCBTMB) and its courses are regulated by the State of Colorado Department of Higher Education.  It is owned and taught by Suren Shrestha, honoring his ancient traditional lineage of Nepalese sound healing. I am pleased to offer this traditional method of Himalayan sound healing alongside gongs, crystal bowls, shaman drums, chimes, tuning forks and more. I will continue study in this area as I truly believe it is a healing modality that is so gentile yet so powerful it has the ability to change lives physically (down to the cellular level), energetically, spiritually and emotionally.

And Finally, I'm in the process of renewing my yoga instructor 200 hr training certification through the Yoga Means Union Institute in Rishikesh, India. What a blessing it is to be able to follow my heart in this way!

Of course none of this would be possible without the support of my loving partner of 19 years, Kelly, and all my family who watched the kids many times while I went here and there for this and that schooling and training over the years. And also, one final thank you to my dearest teacher, Kathryn Larsson of Inner Source, who will be my partner for all circle gatherings. Her wisdom and experience have shaped who I am today and I am forever grateful to her for that.

So an incredibly heartfelt outpouring of gratitude to all of my teachers and my family for supporting me on this path.

This is a long story, but in many ways, it is just the beginning. I hope you'll join me on the path, allowing me to tend to you and help you rediscover your jewel of wisdom and your wholistic health through sound healing, natures medicine, movement, beauty and deep connection.