My story into the healing arts

I was born mostly blind in my left eye, and this had heightened sensitivity in my touch and hearing in my earlier years. Naturally I took to music, growing up with a father passionate about connecting with people through playing music together made it my first medium in the healing arts. It was in my teenage years that I found that even with no training, I had a natural gift to feel what was going on while exchanging massages with friends. At the age of 18, I was attuned into Reiki and continued receiving attunements until I had my final "master practitioner" attunement at the age of 21. At this point in my life I knew that I wanted to pursue the path of massage and healing arts as my career.

In January 2013 I attended the 600 hr Massage Therapy program at The Healing Arts Center in St.Louis, MO, graduating December that same year. There I learned applied Anatomy and Physiology, draping and massage ethics, Swedish massage, Deep tissue, Myofascial Release, and a variety of palpation techniques. After graduating I moved forward to cultivate my knowledge in Acupressure, Foot Reflexology, Lymphatic Facilitation, and continued to dive deeper into the body's Fascial networks and different forms of advanced Myofascial Release techniques, including Oscillatory and Rhythmic MFR techniques. I am currently training through the International Alliance for Healthcare Providers and the Upledger Institute International, training in CranioSacral and SomatoEmotional Release Therapies actively working on becoming Certified CST-T provider,

Over the last 9 years I have trained in NVC (non violent communication) and other therapeutic dialoging to help connect further into my client’s needs, hold an empathic space for a deeper body/mind/spirit experience, and to create stronger client/ therapist relationships with clear and respected boundaries.

In my practice I have worked along side of Chiropractors, Naturopathic doctors, Physical therapist, speech therapist, and Acupuncturist to create holistic wellness plans for clients that have resulted in big transformations in their lives quality.

I have witnessed my manual therapy sessions help people with:

  • Chronic pain issues,

  • Post surgery recovery

  • Post accident recovery

  • Carpal tunnel

  • Planter Fasciitis

  • Throat dysfunction

  • Speech issues

  • TMJ

  • Trouble breathing or shallowing

  • Sciatic nerve issues

  • PTSD symptoms

  • Postural correction

  • Cancer treatment symptoms

  • Lymphedema

  • Circulatory issues

  • Restricted range of motion

  • Insomnia

  • Opiate dependency recovery

    and the list goes on!

This is what brings me the most joy out of this work, getting to see the client’s quality of life improve as well as the work and gifts that they bring into the community benefit from our sessions together. I also find joy in being challenged to learn new things, as everyone is so unique in the tensions, I am constantly being humbled by new people and stories that come in to work with me.

I am a human of many passions, while bodywork and the healing arts are very important to me, I also have deep love for writing music, gardening, seed saving, natural building techniques, cooking, dancing, exploring nature, foraging for edible and medicinal plants and fungi, and engaging in deep connective conversations with other people.

My clients love who I am and what I offer because of my calming presence, knowledge of the body, and intuitive connection to the work that I do. I strive to make meaningful therapeutic relationships with the people that I work with and do everything I can to educate and send them home with ways to care for themselves between sessions.

Dakota and their baby Rhythm at 6 months old