the mother of three children, the eldest having special needs. I found myself immersed in the world of severe non-verbal autism.  Life as a mother was consumed with the pursuit to understand and support my son with autism and his sisters growing up in its shadows. I was lead to Ayurvedic Medicine and completed my first round of studies in Ayurveda at Mount Madonna Institute, College of Ayurveda in Watsonville, California in 2007. Meanwhile, I focused my work life on teaching our most severely impacted young learners as a special education teacher.

I have had to discover my personal strength, my shakti, through extreme challenges as a woman, as a friend, as a parent, as a teacher and as a daughter.  I have faced illness and experienced stress and exhaustion, and their effects on the body, mind and spirit.  With a teaching career that spans over two decades, a lifetime of yoga practice and training, formal training and experience in Ayurveda spanning the past 15 years, Reiki Master Level training and an immeasurable passion for healing, I combine my unique experiences to bring a holistic approach toward health.  These experiences form the foundation from which I aim to guide others toward personal healing.​​