After giving birth to my children, I really wanted to be a good mom. I wanted to have fun with my kids and enjoy our lives. But I was exhausted and at times, in pain. I noticed that I could still feel some part of the trauma of my birth in my body, especially in my womb, and I could even see some of it in my first-born child. I realized I needed to take care of myself, not just for me, but also for my children and for my family.

In an attempt to get help, I stumbled upon Beyond Mayan Abdominal Therapy work and other modalities of healing. Feeling the effects on my body, this new yet ancient approach made so much sense to me. It was based on a different way of thinking, complementary to what I had learned in college when studying to become a pediatric nurse. It allowed me to see a completely new perspective on not only medicine, but also on my own state of health.

Of course, going to the doctor for emergency or acute situations, like when you need to be patched up, is a no-brainer. But when I was working in pediatrics, I started to wonder how so many people, including me, were ending up feeling broken (or at least partially broken). It seemed like some people ended up actually breaking something to get the message that their life isn’t quite working.

When I was a nurse, I saw how the doctors were often puzzled and unable to get to the roots of a disease. It seemed like too many people stayed sick longer than needed or experienced harmful side-effects of certain drugs. It just didn’t feel sustainable.

As I learned more about Beyond Mayan Abdominal Therapy (from Kim Hart’s H.A.R.T Method), Pelvic Hydrotherapy (from Red Tent Wellness) and other holistic therapies, I saw how the tools I was learning could actually help me build long-term health, and break out of the cycles I had seen over and over again as a nurse. After feeling like I was getting to the breaking point with my own body, I wondered how I could maintain my health without feeling like I was falling apart at a young age. My motivation came from deep within myself, to feel good again and take care of the family I had created.

I still remember the moment when I got back to trusting in my body again. My kids were younger, and I was in bed with a really bad sinus infection. I didn’t want antibiotics because I didn’t want to go through the side effects, again. The nurse in me wanted the quick fix, but I knew there was something deeper that needed healing. They had derailed my system before, and I didn’t want to recover from antibiotics in addition to the sinus infection. I felt like I was barely holding it together. 

So I just layed there, and decided it was either going to get really bad, or it was going to get better. I gave in. I allowed my body to do what it needed to do. In letting go, I allowed myself to come back. And in fact, the less I fought, the better I felt.

That was the day I started to trust my body again. Since that day, I’ve opted for holistic approaches, and steered away from pharmaceuticals. I took back responsibility for my body, and I have no regrets (except not doing it sooner). I’m not saying I’ll never take medication again, but only for a good reason. Trying to force my body into health was something I never wanted to do. I know there is a different way now.

I always loved helping people feel better--that was the best part of being a nurse. So, I started seriously investigating alternative systems of medicine and healing besides the western medical framework. Turns out, many of the ancient healing traditions across the world share similar philosophies about how to restore health and vibrancy to parts of the body when it’s not working as it’s meant to be.

Using my own bodywork approach that I call Intuitive Massage, as well as Beyond Mayan Abdominal Therapy and other modalities, I help my clients ease pain, muscle tension, and emotional stress while supporting their immune system and overall sense of wellness.

The effects these techniques have been shown to help increase the flow of blood, lymph and vital energy to tissues and ligaments. I specialize in helping people regain a sense of ease and openness where they hold the most tension, quite often in their pelvic region. While I’m gently massaging and connecting to the tissues in your body, even including the belly and uterus, I can help you release tension from areas you might subconsciously protect.  People will often say to me that they had no idea a certain part of their body was so tense. Of course, we can get so busy in our day to day lives that we forget to give our bodies the attention they need. When clients get up from my table, they often tell me they feel like they shed layers of heaviness they didn’t even know were weighing them down. Empowering people to feel better in their own bodies is why I’m here.