ABOUT ME
Who am I?
I'm a yoga therapist, counselor, mindfulness teacher, mom of two daughters, and wife going on 22 wonderful years. I love traveling, yoga, food, reading, and anything that gets me into nature. I consider myself a quiet adventurer and a calculated risk-taker.
For as long as I can remember, what has lit me up is deep connection: listening carefully and helping people follow the threads that lead them to a fuller understanding of themselves and a more meaningful and engaging life. The profession came later but the instinct was always there.
These days, that instinct has a shape. I work at the intersection of neuroscience, somatic psychology, and contemplative practice — which is another way of saying, I help people understand why their nervous system does what it does, and then find their way back to steadiness through a body/mind conversation.
To learn more about what I'm discovering, check out my blog posts. They are full of both quiet and raucous discoveries and tools to guide and support you.ries and tools to guide and support you.
MY BACKGROUND
How did I get here?
My path here wasn't straight — it wound through social work, nature guiding, high school counseling, and teaching yoga — but each stop built upon the last. There was always a consistent thread.
I kept following what genuinely interested me — deep conversations, inner inquiry, the question of how and why people actually change — and the professional shape of that eventually became yoga therapy.
The turning point, if I had to name one, was discovering neuroscience as a bridge. I had been teaching yoga and somatic practices for years and found them genuinely transformative — but I wanted to understand why they worked. When I found that bridge between Eastern practice and Western science, something clicked. I suddenly had language for what I'd been experiencing and teaching. That understanding — body, mind, and brain as one integrated system — is the foundation of everything I offer now.
I hold a master's degree in counseling and am a certified yoga therapist, trained at the intersection of mental health and somatic practice. But what I bring to this work isn't just credentials. It's twenty-five years of practicing, teaching, and continuing to learn alongside the people I serve.
MY WORK
What do I do?
My work takes many shapes — because it's essential to meet you where you are. But underneath all of it is a consistent framework: five pillars that serve as the lens through which I approach everything I create and offer. Those pillars are nervous system regulation, self-compassion, deep listening, somatic parts-work, and deep imagery. Whether you're coming to me as an individual looking for support, or as a practitioner looking to deepen your own somatic facilitation skills, these pillars are always at the foundation.
I work with individuals through one-on-one yoga therapy — a somatic process that draws on the five pillars and your body's own wisdom. And self-paced online courses and workshops are available for those who prefer a more independent experience.
I also offer the Somatic Immersion, a group experience that brings this same framework into community — practical, embodied tools you can take home and use on your own. And for experienced practitioners — yoga professionals, mental health practitioners, and other wellness professionals — I offer the Somatic Immersion Training, a professional continuing education program in the somatic frameworks I've spent two decades developing.
Through my Your Yoga membership, I teach weekly online yoga and meditation classes, and I lead retreats that blend somatic practice, culture, nature, and the particular kind of learning that only happens when you step outside your ordinary life.
My work also finds its way into corporate wellness workshops, podcasts and speaking engagements — shorter formats, same foundation.
Whatever direction you take, please know that working with me is an individualized, non-prescriptive experience. I am the facilitator — with lots of tools and resources — but you are the expert of your own experience. I'll be in it with you — present, curious, and fully on your side.