I am a Hakomi Somatic Therapy Practitioner, Experienced Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher (E-RYT 1000), Reiki Practioner and Breathwork Teacher. Cumulatively, I have over two thousand hours of study in the healing arts. have dedicated much of my life in the last ten years to understanding and reducing my own suffering, and deepening my study of holistic, client-centered healing modalities.
I bring a holistic approach, meaning I see each individual as whole, to my individual and group work. My training is rooted in the foundations of yoga and the Hakomi Psychotherapeutic Method, as well as other modalities that incorporate somatic, trauma-informed and mindfulness-based approaches.
What brought me to this work is my deep curiosity about the human experience combined with a desire to soothe my own suffering. I found meditation at 15, and yoga in my late 20s, which has lead to teaching for the last 10 years. The teachings and practice of yoga offered me a foundation of steadiness, stability and strength. The teachings of buddhism continue to offer me a steady loving refuge and anchor, as in the last 5 years I have devoted much of my time to studying and deepening my understanding of the dynamic, human, emotional part of ourselves. The parts that are less known and less steady, the parts of us that may want something else, that hold a lot of fear or grief, the parts that are dissonant from our heart. Somatic work, and particularly through the lens of Hakomi is really such a beautiful process to me because it values all parts of our experience as wise, and helps us gather insight from all the wise parts of ourselves.
I consider engaging in these practices personally, meaning continuing to being a client of Hakomi work as one of the most important aspects of what I do professionally. I truly love what I do and am deeply honored to witness my clients as they do the sacred work of personal growth.
In addition to teaching yoga and somatic therapy, I have also led Outdoor Yoga SF since 2015, and truly appreciate the gift of being holding a community for many years and doing my best to run a business with integrity and care for everyone involved.
I am humble student of life, the body, nervous system regulation, mother nature, and loving presence. I believe deeply in relational healing, and that everyone is the answer to someone else’s prayer. By giving ourselves the gift of being seen and known and supported by another, and in turn knowing ourselves more, we come to live in a way that is more authentic, alive and free.
To our healing, wholeness and freedom 💛
Education + Trainings
Hakomi Certification - In Process, 2024 - 2025.
Hakomi Comprehensive Training Level 2 Teachers Assistant, 2025 - 2026 with Melissa Grace, Online/ Boulder, CO
Hakomi Comprehensive Training Level 1 Teachers Assistant, 2023 - 2024 with Melissa Grace, Online/ Boulder, CO
Hakomi Comprehensive Training Level 2, 2021 - 2022 with Melissa Grace, Online/ Boulder, CO
Hakomi Comprehensive Training Level 1, 2020 - 2021 with Melissa Grace, Online/ Boulder, CO
25 HR Breathwork Training, Spring 2019 with Grof Institute.
Reiki 1 + Reiki 2, Spring 2018 with Greg Wieting.
50 HR Advanced Assisting, Spring 2018 with Janet Stone.
200 HR Yoga Teacher Training. Fall 2017, Love Story Yoga with Stephanie Snyder and team.
50 HR Intuitive Sequencing Training, March 2017 with Janet Stone.
50 HR Chanting, Spring 2017 with Janet Stone.
Yoga Nidra + Yoga Assisting Training with Stephanie Snyder + Martin Scott, Fall 2016.
200 HR Yoga Teacher Training. Fall 2015, The Pad Studios.
Healing Touch Level 1 Training. With Rauni King @ Pacific Pearl La Jolla. April 2016.
Holistic Culinary + Nutrition Training. 700 HR Natural Gourmet Institute Graduate (NYC) Spring 2014.
Positive Psychology Training with Kayleigh Pleas. Fall 2014