Background

I graduated from massage school in May, 2000 and have been in continuous private practice since. While I have 24 years of experience with various massage and bodywork modalities, I especially love tuning into the nervous system. In hands-on sessions, I work with muscle and connective tissues, lymphatics, and the circulatory system, while simultaneously engaging the parasympathetic nervous system. This facilitates tissue repair, supports all of our restorative functions, deepens relaxation in the physical body, and cultivates a mental-emotional-spiritual state of greater peace, ease and joy.

In February, 2021, amid the upheaval that came with Covid, I had a big epiphany. It became crystal clear that I want to dance with people for a living. No, I need to dance with people for a living. I came across the Leven Institute for Expressive Movement. I enrolled in their SomaSoul® Somatic Therapist and Shake Your Soul: The Yoga of Dance® Facilitator programs, and began a two-year journey into becoming a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist. I was surprised by all I learned along the way, and by the ways my perspective, life experience and relationships changed because of it.

Not only was I trained to move (and be still) with people for a living, I learned how to come into greater presence, and to support people in their life’s journey, with more heart and ground. This also aligns with my own higher purpose, which is to cultivate change in our world through a path of self-discovery, healing and personal transformation.

I began the Satya Yoga Immersion Teacher Training with Yo Soy Satya in July, 2023. It was a perfect complement to my training with the Leven Institute for Expressive Movement. I wanted to learn more about yoga, and like the LIFE Movement program, this program emphasizes healing and transformation through inquiry and self-discovery. Through a deep exploration of Yoga’s Eight Limb Path, I learned many new ways to support myself and others in a path to greater wholeness.

Education

• Yo Soy Satya: Certified Satya Yoga Instructor (2024)

• Leven Institute for Expressive Movement: SomaSoul® Somatic Therapist and Shake Your Soul – The Yoga of Dance® Facilitator (2023)

• Western Colorado University: BA Biology (human emphasis) with a minor in Psychology (2005)

• MountainHeart School of Massage and Transformational Therapy: Massage Certification and Transformational Neuromuscular Therapy Certification (2000)

Professional Affiliations

I am a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist through ISMETA; a Certified Massage Therapist by the Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy (#MT-16878); a member ABMP; and am insured by ISMETA and ABMP.