I love helping others get well; I think of it as paying forward the compassionate healing I have received. I also know that vitality exists on the other side of struggle and pain, because I’ve been there!

I first discovered yoga in 2013. I started with a dvd on my laptop; I didn’t even have a mat. I soon found – and fell in love with – live classes with a local teacher. Before long I was enrolled in a 200-hour teacher training so I could pass on the benefits I was feeling to other people. My yoga journey continues to this day, as the tradition is deep, rich and broad; it truly cannot be learned in just one training or even in one lifetime.

My journey to becoming a practitioner started later in 2014 when unexpected trauma entered my life. I was violently attacked by a stranger on my way home. I feared for my life in those moments, and although the bruises and broken bones healed within weeks, for months afterward I was unable to leave the house or go about my normal daily activities.

I had all the symptoms of PTSD: feeling helpless and disconnected, frozen and distracted, with bursts of intense flashbacks and waves of uncontrollable emotion. I tried trauma-oriented talk therapy, and although I liked my therapist, the process of trying to talk about what happened actually made my symptoms worse. I began searching for alternative healing, and that’s when I discovered somatic work.

My first somatic session as a client was a revelation to me. I didn’t have to talk about the story of what happened. Instead, we focused on body sensations arising in the moment. The practitioner offered gentle touch to help my body feel safe again. After my first session, I actually felt like a Human Being for the first time in months! Eventually, I even felt better than I had before the attack happened. Some changes happened immediately and others were slow and gradual. Somatic healing gave me my life back, and completely resolved all my PTSD symptoms as well as other symptoms such as anxiety and depression that had plagued me on and off for years.

I knew I had to share this work with the world. I soon began training to become a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). With the boundless wisdom of the yoga tradition and the modern gifts of body-oriented, trauma-healing modalities, I believe I offer a well-rounded approach that holds possibilities for deep transformation.

In 2019, my husband and I moved from Colorado to Evansville, Indiana, and I opened my office here. I have continued to add to my training and to deepen in yoga; read about my qualifications below. Click here to see more about each modality I practice.

Interested in working together? Contact me with questions, or schedule an appointment.