about me

i grew up in an environment that felt bereft of devotion to anything other than western patriarchal capitalism

surrounded by a culture fascinated with conditioned worlds i was taught to objectify my body, rather than experience it

with little interest in embodied experience, i lived in my head and pain lived there with me

mental filter upon mental filter, these layers disconnected me from direct experience and detached me from the immediacy and the unfolding of life

i tirelessly attempted to turn away from my discomfort and the amount of energy required to not to feel my body left me exhausted

when all of my numbing strategies were no longer enough to block out the longing in my heart for wholeness i found myself on the spiritual path

a journey of homecoming to myself

as i followed the compass of my body i began to access the truth of my experience

and the closer i listened the clearer that intuitive guidance became

i encountered an intimacy with reality through the portal of my own body

a poignant beauty that showed me heartbreak and joy greater than i’d ever imagined

naturally, healing began to occur and i found myself in devotion to the nervous system

for years i have trained full time in ancient eastern wisdom traditions, a number of contemporary somatic modalities, and immersed in timeless non-dual lineages

along the way i came across classical tantric teachings which were revelatory, a pre-modern tradition of empowerment with tools to access what was alive in me

it presented, in ways ever-fresh, deep truths my body had always known, returning me home, over and over again

elements of this framework among others continue to hold me throughout my integration, exploration and offering

i have been incredibly fortunate to encounter beautiful allies and mentors along the way

i bow deeply with gratitude to my teachers, their transmissions of embodied truth has made my journey possible

just as my body led the way for me, my heart longs to lead others into the wisdom of their own embodied experience so that it may also be a compass for them to discover the unspeakable aliveness and freedom that can only be known through the body