About

My life and my work both have been deeply driven by my fascination and trust in the body. My journey through studying the body has come in many forms; through my own experience of chronic pain, to my devoted yoga practice, to my decade plus years of experience as a body worker, and extensively through dance. As a Dance Artist and Dance Educator, I’ve spent the past 20 years sharing my love of movement and speaking to the body’s incredible intelligence. I always tell students, the body knows how to heal and organize through movement and momentum- “listen to your body, keep moving, and trust that it’ll find its way.”

When pursuing my MFA in Dance I became immersed in researching trauma, specifically how the body stores trauma and how this trauma presents in daily life. Entering my MFA program I assumed that I would continue to follow a career in academic dance education, though it was clear to me that my passion was being reimagined. This pivotal experience redirected my life.

After graduating from my master’s program I continued to explore the world of trauma and quickly found Somatic Experiencing. Here I found my home, my community, and found what I didn’t even realize I was looking for. My studies of Somatic Experiencing led me to discover the work of Kathy Kain’s Somatic Practice and Stephen Terrell’s Transforming the Experienced-Based Brain. During this time I also returned to graduate school and completed an MA in counseling. I believe in this work and have experienced my own immense growth through these somatic arts.

And here we are.