Credentials

You may or may not have noticed that I have a minimal presence on social media; I dislike social media. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer to connect with people in person -- over a nice cup of tea, over the phone, while hiking or sitting on a beach for a girlfriend get-away. Technology and electronics rule the daylight hours; I choose to not let it impact my evening hours too. I do not want to feel obligated to post to stay present. I do not want to have to ask my clients for referrals so they can tell you how great I am on review boards. I don't want to be judged and compared to the person whose listing falls above or below mine. Therefore, I advertise by word of mouth. Or, you stumbled across my website because it was meant to be.

My time is sacred. My space is sacred. My clients are sacred. I don't have a huge list of clients that are pounding down my door with a long wait list. Instead, I choose to honor the cycles of life, the power of intuition, and the mystery that ties it all together. I honor the vulnerability of the client who takes a risk because it feels right, even if the client doesn't understand why. Clients who seek me out are not mere clients, they are souls that need what I have to offer, to help them on their journey. We are in each other's lives for a reason and a season. By exploring my website and understanding what I stand for, you will come to know me. You will know if we are a fit and if what I have to offer is what you need. I do not hold the power; I act as a container and a guide to facilitate that which is ready to come to the surface. You are the author of your own story. Only you can know if I may be of service. But to facilitate that knowing, please feel free to call me and let's have a fifteen minute discussion (no charge) so that you can know if meeting with me is how you would like to spend your precious time.

And for those who rely less on their intuition and more on facts, I have included some of my credentials below:

ACADEMIC EDUCATION:
• Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology – I was a mental health therapist for a year in community mental health
• Bachelor's Degree in International Business Management


YOGA & MEDITATION:
• Two 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certificates: one with The Samarya Center and one with Guru Gayatri & 3HO
• Completed 90% of the curricula for Integrated Movement Therapy (Yoga Therapy) – from the Samarya Center
• 10-day Silent Meditation Vipassana Retreat
• Training & curricula with The Himalayan Institute
• Vishoka Meditation Course
• Sri-Sukta Meditation Course
• Sri-Sukta Meditation Level Two - in person
• Living Tantra Meditation Course
• 1-month residential spirituality program (twice)
• Service trip to Cameroon West Africa
• 3-week meditation intensive in Khajuraho India
• Training & curricula with 3HO
• 9-day Summer Solstice programs (three times)
• Women’s Camp programs (three times)


SOUND HEALING:
• Sacred Sound Healing Certificate from The Shift Network (14-month program)
• Eileen McKusick's Biofield Tuning: Level One - Foundations


NATURE MEDICINE & SHAMANISM:
• 2-year Witch School with the Cunning Crow
• Starhawk's Magical Activism Series 2021
• Foundation for Shamanic Studies trainings
• Basic - The Way of the Shaman
• Two-week Shamanic Healing Intensive
• Sandra Ingerman's Medicine for the Earth Training
• Malidoma Some's Indigenous African Spirit Technologies Training - Elemental Medicine
• Peruvian Healing Practices & Sacred Ceremonial Service 12-month Immersion through The Shift Network (in process); including 10-day Sacred Plant Medicine and Sound Healing Journey to Peru
• Moon Medicine 2023 with Sage Mountain
• Spirit Weavers Virual Gatherings (twice) and one in-person


HERBALISM & PLANT MEDICINE:
• Earth Activist Training: Permaculture Design Certificate (Audited)
• Hundreds of hours of study in plant medicine
• Rosalee De La Foret Curricula: Taste of Herbs; Apothecary; Herbal Cold Care
• Breitenbush Herbal Conference
• Northwest Herb Symposium
• The Green Gathering
• Pacific Women’s Herbal Conference


DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY & MYTHOLOGY:
• Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes Reyes (author of The Women Who Run with the Wolves) 5-day intensive trainings
• Original Voice – Dante’s Divine Comedy and the Stages of Hell
• Wounded Healer
• Original Voice (2 sessions)
• Art as a Sacred Act
• Pacifica’s Graduate School Depth Psychology Community Courses and Faculty
• Ecopsychology (obtained a Certificate)
• Deep Creativity with Jennifer Sellig
• Deep Vocation with Jennifer Sellig
• On Longing: A Pilgrimage Toward Our Heart’s Deepest Desires with Jennifer Sellig
• Michael Meade/ Mosaic Voices Mythology Courses
• Finding Stories to Live With
• Wounded Healers in a Broken World
• Finding Your Personal Myth
• Myth, Meaning and Imagination
• Paths of Initiation (in process)
• Healer, Mentor, Elder, Guide (in process)


THE MIND, HEART, AND SOUL:
• Sounds True Courses
• 8-week course Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training: A Trauma-sensitive Online Course to Build Resilience and Thrive During Stress
• The Power of Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff & Chris Germer
• 2025: Year of Courageous Loving with Tara Brach (in process)


INTIMACY & SEXUALITY:
• Erotic Freedom Club
• Erotic Blueprint Breakthrough Program
• Masterclass with Jaiya
• Book Club: Your Blueprint for Pleasure
• Pleasure Island 2024 with Jaiya and Ian


DEATH MIDWIFERY:
• Death Midwifery trainings
• Level 1 & Level 2 with Jerry Grace Lyons
• Death Midwifery Workshop with Ylva Mara Radziszewski
• Providence Hospital's Hospice Training


ADVENTURE, CHALLENGE, & SELF DISCOVERY:
• Week-long Survival Immersion course with Wilderness Awareness School
• Two, 8-day onboard immmersion sailing instruction trips with Nancy Erley
• Bike Bordeaux to Toulouse on Canal de Garonne 2023
• Bike Seattle to Columbia River along Palouse to Cascades 2024
• Bike Seattle to Pacific Ocean along Olympic Trail 2025 (training for)


OTHER PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS:
• 5 belts in Tae Kwon Do
• Sailing certificates through ISPA - International Sail & Power Academy
• Competent Crew
• Sail Day Skipper
• Sail Coastal Navigation
• Coastal Skipper Advanced
• 6 Sigma Deployment Champion Certificate
• Audited the 6 Sigma Black Belt course
• Audited the Master Black Belt course
• Won the “Best Process Improvement Project” (against 51 competitors) – judged by a Fortune 500 company
• Ben Graham Process Improvement training
• 3-day Salsa Dancing intensive
• …and many more weekend intensives / workshops / trainings …