When setting out on a journey, do not seek advice from those who have never left home - Rumi
I am a body storyteller, medical empath, intuitive, and animal whisperer. I am also a wife, and mother of a 26-year old (amazing) son and Olive, a kindred spirit and one of the most energy sensitive dogs on the planet.
I have always been energetically sensitive so this work is a natural fit and where my gifts are ideally expressed. Dr. Jules Constant says the best way to find and establish health is to get a disease, and then figure out how to cure yourself. This is the western description of the shaman's journey, where one is "given" a thorny health problem and nobody but you can figure the way out. My journey was via mercury toxicity that led to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, and significant destruction to my system. I was educated by its many tentacles: leaky gut syndrome, chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue. Thankfully that was another lifetime, but having recovered from a deep chronic condition I understand what clients are going through. I am mindful of how precious health is and what it takes to recover and maintain wellness.
As the child of a doctor, I believed natural methods were the icing on the cake to western medicine. I always preferred getting things from the simplest, cleanest source and pharmaceuticals never agreed with me. But I also believed (mistakenly) I needed a prescription for thyroid replacement so had to be under a medical doctor's care. I gave that a 30 year chance but my continued downhill slide convinced me to leave and find my own way back to health. Today I can eat what I like, I don't have crushing fatigue, and my brain and vitality have returned and continue to improve. In my 60's I see myself growing healthier all the time, as my peers who have embraced western medicine take more pharma and have more complaints.
I have spent many hours of study obtaining useful, reasoned knowledge through science, but as important is my intuition. Animals are my greatest teachers as they require me to trust my instincts if I am to serve them to the best of my abilities. They don't have a placebo effect, so when something works you don't have to guess, you just respect and appreciate its power. They have been the perfect teachers for talking to humans bodies as well.
I am a body storyteller, medical empath, intuitive, and animal whisperer. I am also a wife, and mother of a 26-year old (amazing) son and Olive, a kindred spirit and one of the most energy sensitive dogs on the planet.
I have always been energetically sensitive so this work is a natural fit and where my gifts are ideally expressed. Dr. Jules Constant says the best way to find and establish health is to get a disease, and then figure out how to cure yourself. This is the western description of the shaman's journey, where one is "given" a thorny health problem and nobody but you can figure the way out. My journey was via mercury toxicity that led to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, and significant destruction to my system. I was educated by its many tentacles: leaky gut syndrome, chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue. Thankfully that was another lifetime, but having recovered from a deep chronic condition I understand what clients are going through. I am mindful of how precious health is and what it takes to recover and maintain wellness.
As the child of a doctor, I believed natural methods were the icing on the cake to western medicine. I always preferred getting things from the simplest, cleanest source and pharmaceuticals never agreed with me. But I also believed (mistakenly) I needed a prescription for thyroid replacement so had to be under a medical doctor's care. I gave that a 30 year chance but my continued downhill slide convinced me to leave and find my own way back to health. Today I can eat what I like, I don't have crushing fatigue, and my brain and vitality have returned and continue to improve. In my 60's I see myself growing healthier all the time, as my peers who have embraced western medicine take more pharma and have more complaints.
I have spent many hours of study obtaining useful, reasoned knowledge through science, but as important is my intuition. Animals are my greatest teachers as they require me to trust my instincts if I am to serve them to the best of my abilities. They don't have a placebo effect, so when something works you don't have to guess, you just respect and appreciate its power. They have been the perfect teachers for talking to humans bodies as well.
Education & Certifications
People Animals
Master of Public Health (Community Health Education) Reiki Level II (Animal)
San Jose State University Kathleen Prasad/Animal Reiki Source
Bioenergy Balancing (1 year) Animal Acupressure Level II
Bioenergy Balancing Center, Palo Alto Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute
Childbirth and Infant Care Instructor
Kaiser Hospital, San Jose (1992-1995)
Doula
Stanford Doula Services (1990)
Master of Public Health (Community Health Education) Reiki Level II (Animal)
San Jose State University Kathleen Prasad/Animal Reiki Source
Bioenergy Balancing (1 year) Animal Acupressure Level II
Bioenergy Balancing Center, Palo Alto Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute
Childbirth and Infant Care Instructor
Kaiser Hospital, San Jose (1992-1995)
Doula
Stanford Doula Services (1990)