I was a childhood ballerina and aisle dancer at the local supermarket while my mom got groceries(!). I loved dancing and I stopped in middle school when I had to choose between dance and sports. Before I was able to get back to dance in a serious way, I began suffering major digestive issues that have been a part of my life ever since.

When one of my BIG birthdays came around I knew that I had some reckoning to do with my internal dancer. I explored a multitude of dance styles and ideas trying to figure out what felt right. And then I found JourneyDance. Right away I knew in my body that it was for me, before I even understood exactly what it was! Like many of us do, I didn’t embrace it right away. I found a variety of reasons why I couldn’t do it, but it found me anyway……and thank goodness!

Becoming a JourneyDance instructor opened my body and spirit up to ever deepening layers of healing and growth. It was my rabbit hole! Embracing my dancer self allowed other hidden parts of me to come forward. I then began a study of energy healing, which was another lingering path I had yet to look at in earnest. Studying the movement of energy in the body led me to qigong and chinese medicine. My journey of healing (my digestion is much better) and my journey of learning have been intertwined. Everything I know about the body, I have learned through a deep understanding in my own body. I have done the work, felt the feelings, unearthed old traumas, and learned how to hold myself with care and love every step of the way.

As a former classroom teacher, it has been delightful to bring the essence of reciprocal learning and deep engagement with me into healing work. I love discovering all the ways that listening, dancing, qigong, energy work, massage, 1-1 sessions, and group experiences all come together to create deep transformational healing.