"She studies things at a deep, soul level, not just techniques"
Trainings and Certifications
I have a deep desire to accompany you on your healing journey. In order to serve you best, I have been engaged in fourteen years of continuous study in the field of bodywork and healing, both on an academic level and hands-on. I have additionally focused on my own personal growth through meditation, yoga, chi kung, therapy, and living life as present and conscious as I can.
Bodywork:
Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) - Alive & Well, San Anselmo
140 hours
Chi Nei Tsang Advanced Practitioner (CNT) - Gilles Marin, Chi Nei Tsang Institute, Berkeley; Tiffiny Fyans, Mentorship Program, Oakland; Mantak Chia, Chi Center Santa Cruz
950 hours
Acupressure - Acupressure Institute, Berkeley
Jin Shin, Tui Na, Table Thai, Reflexology, Chinese Medicine Theory
400 hours
Oncology Massage - Isabel Adkins, Massage Therapy Institute, Davis
115 hours
Continuous Education - deep tissue massage, pregnancy massage, lymphatic massage, craniosacral therapy, sports massage, advanced release techniques, carpal tunnel...
208 hours
Energy Medicine:
Reiki Master - Gabriel Cousens, Peter Young, Francesca Fasano
45 hours
Master of Intuition Medicine (MIM) - Francesca McCartney, Academy of Intuition Medicine®, Sausalito
812 hours
Apprenticeship in Hungarian Mysticism - Ken Ludden, San Francisco
750 hours
Trauma Resolution:
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner - Steven Hoskinson and Kathy Kain, Tiburon; Steven Hoskinson, Intensive Training, San Diego; Peter Levine, Exploring the Ordinary Miracle of Healing, Esalen; Peter Levine, The Eye of the Needle: Work with Near Death States and Anesthesia States, Tiburon.
300 hours
Spiritual Direction:
Doctor of Theology - Holos University Graduate Seminary
Master of Theology - Holos University Graduate Seminary
Ordained Minister - Holos University Graduate Seminary
Informally, I also brought my attention to nutrition, herbology, nonviolent communication (NVC), the Sedona method, yoga, chi kung, and exercise.