I’ve always been very

sensitive and connected to my spirituality. As a kid I had recurring dreams at night about babies being born and of strangers gathering to celebrate unity surrounded by bright white & yellow light. I felt like people would find me cheesy and weird so I spent a lot of my early years dulling it down in efforts to fit in, and later hiding behind toxic habits/ numbing out. 

I “floated away”  from my body often to avoid the conflict in my mind and the wall around my heart. In my teens I started to find deeper healing in my yoga practice- a lifelong respite for me since I started at age 3. I rediscovered my connection to the divine when I would move from the deepest waters inside of me- which looked like a blend of yoga, dance, and free-form movement…or when I was making art about what I was seeing.

In art school, I became fascinated by the ancient sacredness of ceremony that calls the spirit back that often centered around water and light. Seeing how it is a common thread between so many cultures enthralled me.

It inspired me to get my Somatic Healing degree and study the waters of the body- how emotions connect to the physical, what causes them to be stagnant and how to clear them. I pursued 1000 hours of yoga teacher training from many lineages- from Prana Vinyasa, to Iyengar, alignment and therapeutic- so that I could confidently and safely care for each water body that walks into my class. Then I deepened my fascination and study in ancient dance, art, and water ceremony. I moved to Hawaii specifically to listen to the water there, and to birth this work of love called Aura Toning into form.

Through dedicating myself to this journey, I have found that no matter how much confusion or sadness I came onto my mat with, I would always be guided back to the simplest truth- I am Love. We are Love.

I know this is truly the very beginning of my learning, and I have deep respect, love, and appreciation for the teachers I have met along the way who have simultaneously guided me and given me the opportunity to learn by doing. I especially want to thank Shiva Rea of Prana Vinyasa Yoga, Deborah Hanekamp of Mama Medicine, Colleen Saidman Yee, and Rodney Yee of The Yoga Shanti Method.

I think my greatest healers in this life are water, my body, and forgiveness.

The more I share Aura Toning and have the privilege to work with bodies of all ages and backgrounds, the more I have gotten to see the powerful transformations that occur through the simple recipe of movement, water & light for each person to heal their own water body. My dream is for every single person to feel the depth of healing I have experienced and more.

The integrated understanding that we are all water, that is so deeply felt that it can’t really be explained, will always be my North Star.