I am a passionate advocate for cyclical living, women’s wellness, and embodied feminine leadership. I support women to reclaim bodily autonomy and reawaken to their innate somatic intelligence.
Giving Thanks for the Wise Women (and a few Men)
I am grateful for the teachings carried by the many guides I have had the privilege to connect with on this path.
I was introduced to the power of menstruality and menstrual cycle awareness by Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo-Wurlitzer (authors of “Wild Power”, and “Wise Power”, and founders of Red School in the UK), completing the Red School’s Menstruality Leadership Program and serving as a Red School Menstruality Mentor. I’ve engaged in contemporary menstrual studies with Lara Owen (author of “Her Blood is Gold” and “Reorganizing Menstruation”), and under her mentorship conducted research into the effectiveness of menstrual cycle awareness practices in resolving menstrual challenges. I am currently completing the second of three years of training in Somatic Experiencing, expanding upon a prior year of study with the Hakomi Institute of California.
I deepened into connection with the womb, creative energies, and pelvic health practices through training in techniques developed by Tami Lynn Kent, PT (creatrix of Holistic Pelvic Care; author of “Wild Feminine”, “Wild Creative”, and “Wild Mothering”), Ami Opal, ND (Internal Pelvic Attunement), and Rosita Arvigo. I honed skills in ritualizing menopause through the Institute for Birth, Breath, and Death. I had the honor of studying indigenous practices for the ceremonial honoring and celebration of life’s transitions through traditional Mexican medicine and the “closing of the bones” ritual with Angie Yañez and Andréa de Keijzer (Collective Rebozo).
My post-lineage approach to yoga for women is strongly influenced by training in Well Woman Yoga Therapy and Yoga Nidra with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli (author of “Yoni Shakti”), classical Hatha yoga studies with Shandor Remete, Emma Balnaves, Mark Horner and Judy Yu (Shadow Yoga), and foundational training in the system of yoga with Matthew and Holly Krepps at Circle Yoga Shala (CYT 500).
I also give thanks for the rich community life, living example of healthy elderhood, and mentorship provided by Therese Charvet and Tere Carranza who have been living, breathing and teaching women’s mysteries and deep earth connection for decades at Sacred Groves - a ten acre forest sanctuary in the traditional lands of the Suquamish Tribe on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
