My Story: Transforming Self through Transforming Body

I am passionate about healing, evolving, and liberation. As I see us all being interconnected- healing of one supports healing of the collective. We may never know how one small act can shift things for ourselves and others- reverberations ever expanding.

My story like so many others has origins in the challenges of poverty, lack, and intergenerational trauma. These experiences and more resulted in insecurity, hiding, loss of voice. I learned early on to fend for myself, to explore on my own, and that I needed to figure things out in order to survive. Experiences, meeting of friends and others that expanded my world view led me to my spiritual path. Surrendering to something higher than myself. Landing in deep reverence for the earth further expanded my seeking. I landed in a purple yoga studio on Union street. I listened to the small voice inside of me that told me to commit. I committed to a month of 2x weekly practice and within a short time- weeks to a couple months I was transformed.

I attest to the transformation of my psyche as my body opened and strengthened from my yoga practice. The way I moved in the world, my whole personality, my very being changed. Voice, confidence, the ability to connect emerged. I came to value and like myself. It shocked and surprised me. My family noticed, people that knew me from my upbringing noticed. The reality of a mind-body connection is not lost on me. In addition to the physical practice there was also increased bodily awareness, mindfulness, and the beautiful supportive presence of my teacher- showing and offering a type of wisdom, humor, and integrity that continues to serve as how I strive to show up in the world. I bow to my teacher and to my younger self for finding a practice that was so supportive.

My Mission and Why I Offer

My evolution continues. I walked into that yoga studio more than 20 years ago.  Since that time I’ve practiced and learned about many different methods of healing and liberation. Because I experienced such a huge transformation that was on a body-mind level, studying Somatic Psychology was a natural calling. I offer from what I know and utilize my ability to connect in way that you will experience being held, seen, and valued.

My mission is to support you in your healing and evolution. As a soul being it may be that you have strayed from connection to your true self and value. It may be that the difficulties of life are weighing heavily on you. It may be that trauma has impacted you and it is hard to move forward. I am on this path of life too and am here to travel the path with you offering support and guidance

Credentials & Training

I graduated from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA in 2012 with a Masters in Counseling Psychology with and Emphasis in Somatic Psychology.

I trained with Laurel Parnell of the Parnell Institute in Attachment Focused EMDR at Omega Institute in New York in 2022 with continued training in 2023.

Additional Select training I have completed include:

Grieving & Ritual: CIIS, San Francisco Mar 2015; Facilitator: Sobonfu Some’

Healing the Soul Wound: Indigenous People and the Colonial Template, San Francisco Nov 2014; Facilitator: Dr. Eduardo Duran

Victim Offender Education Facilitator Training: Insight Prison Project, San Francisco Mar 2014; Facilitator: Sonya Shah

Deepening Understanding of Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome: CIIS, San Francisco May 2013; Facilitator: Dr. Joy DeGruy