My Approach
As a bodyworker and energy healer, I see each person as a unique individual with a distinctive story and background. At the same time, I also recognize each person's place in the broader patterns of life and collective whole. When we are calm and relaxed, we all have the ability to connect with our inner guidance and the flow of creation. As such, my role is to listen to the person, the body, and the spirit and assist each individual in connecting with their true essence, the divine, and nature. It is my belief that when one feels heard, one feels safe and invites the gift of compassion, understanding, and healing into their presence. I am honored to share my knowledge, experience, intuition, and spirit in the service of all my sessions.
My Path
I have been a practicing healer for 30+ years. During this time, I have learned various forms of Energy Healing, including Reiki, Unlimited Body®, and Classical Shamanic Healing from a diverse group of individuals across the United States as well as in Belize and Guatemala. In order to bring greater compassion, peace, and balance into the lives of others as well as to our local and global communities and to the earth. In 2017, I decided to become a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT). Then, in 2018, I became a Jin Shin Do® Acupressure practitioner and also studied the John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Approach®. In 2019, I began studying Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapy and in 2024, I completed extenisve training in Manual Lymphatic Drainage in the Vodder Technique with the Klose Institution. In 2024, I also began working with clients suffering from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Then, in 2025, I was diagnosed with the trifecta of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, and Dysautonomia (OI and POTS), which has greatly informed my work with these types of clients. I am also an active member of the Ehlers-Danlos Society Allied Health Care ECHO program.
Life Experiences
After 9 years in the United States Army, I worked for over 20 years as a horticulturist, which gave me a profound experiential relationship with plants, the Earth, and many of nature's processes. I also have a Master's Degree in Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh with a specialization in Medical Anthropology and Ethnobotanic Studies.
My spiritual practice guides my worldview, my actions, and my desire to assist others. Since I was a child, I have had a close relationship with the Earth and Nature. As a teenager, I read the Tao Te Ching for the first time and have been a believer in Tao (The Way of Nature) ever since. I am also a practicing Chan Buddhist. Over the years, these spiritual connections have deepened to the point where the Way of Nature and Earth are the focus of my life and practice. I have been practicing meditation and daily nature observation for over 30 years.
In my spare time, I write, garden, hike, take nature photos, read, and am learning Spanish.
I am currently working on a spiritual memoir called The Earthwise Path: An Ecoocentric Spirituality.
