As a young woman I thought I had it all together.  I had my dream job, was traveling the world, and was dating a wonderful guy.  I began having daily anxiety attacks, couldn't sleep, and felt disconnected from events happening in my life. Food became my enemy as I started suffering from food allergies and intolerances.  I was struggling to get through each day without breaking down. "I'm fine" was my standard response to anyone who asked how I was doing.  

 Suffering from past abuse and trauma I became an expert at pushing down feelings in an effort to just make it to the next day.  I was unable to express what I wanted or needed to others and to myself.  I was numb to emotions and sensations.  I was numb to what my body was trying to tell me.  The choices I was making were not getting me what I wanted for myself. I knew I wanted to feel better but didn't know where to start.  I didn't feel safe or connected to my body, my emotions, or in my relationships and it was negatively impacting how I showed up for myself.

I developed patterns in my body, mind, and soul that were necessary at the time to keep myself safe but were no longer serving me in the present.  Through Ayurveda, yoga, body work, meditation, and emotional and spiritual processing, I slowly began to release the imprint of trauma from my life.     

TEACHER AND GUIDE 

As a public health professional I've developed and led programs and workshops on stress, anxiety, depression, emotional wellness, and nutrition.  I breakdown complex information in easy to understand bites. As a health educator I've seen that modern medicine and big pharma don't always address the underlying abuse and trauma that arise as present day issues.  

I share the wisdom and tools of Ayurveda, tantra, yoga, body work, meditation, herbalism and yoga nidra as you move through your own transformation.  I use my unique combination of knowledge of Western medicine and Eastern healing systems to teach and guide women as their own best healer.  

EDUCATION

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) // California State University Northridge

Certfied Health Education Specialist (C.H.E.S.)

Ayurveda Health Counselor (600 hr) // The Shakti School

Yoga teacher (200 hr) // Knekoh Fruge, Rob Zabel

Certified Intrinsic Coach // Intrinsic Solutions International

Teachers // Katie Silcox, Indu Arora, Tracee Stanley, Chris Muse, Meredith Klein, Mary Thompson