Why I Do This Work
A personal journey into embodied awakening and faith.
My Journey Home
Back in 2016, after my divorce, I found myself in a very dark place. It wasn’t only about the marriage ending—it stirred up years of pain I had carried: childhood trauma, neglect, abandonment. At that time, yoga was mostly exercise for me, and meditation was something new I clung to in order to steady my mind and body.
One day, in meditation, something shifted. Sitting in quiet prayer, trying to clear my mind, I felt a presence say: You are safe. You are so loved. I am always here with you.
I can’t fully describe it, but I was surrounded by love in a way I had never known before. My body, mind, and soul felt peace all at once. It was like a full-body smile.
That moment changed me. I knew I wanted to help others—especially those who had never felt like they had a safe place to land—connect with that kind of love.
Searching for Love
From there, I became a yoga teacher and went searching for the love I had tasted in meditation. I dug deeper into many paths: divination, tarot, astrology, chakras, mysticism, neuroscience. Each one offered a glimpse, a doorway into mystery. I began to notice the threads running through them all—echoes of the same truth spoken in different tongues, all pointing toward a love greater than words.
I had grown up Christian, but what I experienced in church rarely felt like love. Maybe you’ve felt that too—disappointed by religion, hurt by communities that claimed to speak for God, or longing for something more expansive than the tradition you grew up in. When I encountered that overwhelming presence of safety and belonging, I couldn’t reconcile it with the God I thought I knew.
As I listened more deeply, I came to see my role differently: not to hand people beliefs or practices, but to help them soften fear in their bodies. Because when we are steady, open, and grounded, we can sense our own spiritual truth—the presence that has been with us all along.
A God Moment
Over time, I began asking Spirit to be with me—and move through me—in every class I taught. My role became clear: to help people release fear, soften, and then surrender, so Spirit could do what only Spirit can do. Because when we’re caught in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, it’s nearly impossible to open to love.
Then came another turning point. In what I can only describe as a God-moment, I stumbled into a new yoga studio space—that happened to be right next door to a church. Curiosity led me inside the church, even with doubts. I couldn’t make sense of the story of Jesus, and I remember crying as I admitted I couldn’t pray the words of the creed—they felt foreign in my body.
But people walked with me. Through grace, conversations, and prayer, I came to experience that same presence of love through the story of Jesus. It felt like a homecoming—the child in me who had once believed but walked away was gathered back into love.
This is how Spirit reached me. Your story may look different, and that difference is holy too.
Holding Space
Over the years I’ve been shaped by many streams of learning — from teaching yoga and meditation to training in trauma-informed care, neuroscience, somatic healing, Reiki energy work, Internal Family Systems, and attachment theory. I am also currently in formation through a two-year program in spiritual direction. All of these threads inform the way I listen and hold space: embodied, compassionate, and deeply respectful of your unfolding.
Whether in a group or one-on-one, I don’t claim to have all the answers. What I offer is space: to wonder, to wrestle, to receive.
My approach is:
Embodied — our bodies are gateways to truth and presence. We notice sensation, breath, and movement as part of the conversation.
Trauma-informed — everything is paced gently, with care for safety and nervous system rhythms.
Inclusive — you don’t need to believe a certain thing to belong here. All faiths, questions, and doubts are welcome.
Relational — healing happens in connection, when we are witnessed and held.
In groups, this might look like circles, guided practice, and time to share stories. In one-on-one sessions, it might look like quiet listening, gentle questions, or silence—allowing what matters most to rise.
It’s not about striving or fixing. It’s about noticing, softening, and opening—so you can come home to yourself, and to the Spirit moving through you.
