Biography
I began my training at the Massage School of Santa Monica where I studied Swedish Circulatory Massage. While there I heard about an immersive healing arts school that offered on-site residence in a location far removed from the outside world of media and other contemporary distractions. The Heartwood Institute was tucked into the mountains of Northern California in a beautiful wilderness setting without any TV or Wi-Fi. This school offered a program of study with supplementary daily meditation, Qigong, East Indian chanting, and shamanic journey practices besides a comprehensive curriculum in massage therapy. Its remote environment and focus on meditative practices enhanced my sensitivity to subtle energies that are indispensable to the work I bring to my clients today. While there I had the opportunity to study Polarity Therapy with Bruce Berger author of Esoteric Anatomy: the Body as Consciousness. I also had the good fortune to be taught Shiatsu by Paul Pitchford author of Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition. Under Paul Pitchford I went on to do an internship and further nutritional training through the eyes of Chinese Medicine. After a year in the mountains studying with these great teachers I moved back to Los Angeles to practice. I have a passion for merging East and West. I have continued my education at the Institute of Psycho-Structural Balancing where I studied deeper musculoskeletal therapies. Merging deep muscle and tissue release with balancing the body's subtle energy systems creates optimal results for pain relief and eliminating stress.
Through the years I have had the honor to work on many different people including athletes, celebrities, dancers, the elderly and infirm, the cast of Cirque Du Soleil for the show Volta, as well as folks with everyday aches and pains.
Most recently through my continued research I have discovered a new “to our minds” Healing Modality called Shiva Murti Healing (Siwa Murti). It is by far the most effective energy medicine I’ve found. It heals a variety of ailments and body pain. I have traveled to Bali Indonesia multiple times where I trained with a Master Healer and High Priest named Ratu Nabe. I have since become a full Jero healer and teacher of Shiva Murti Healing. I have a deep passion for spreading this incredible work. For more info on studying Shiva Murti please click the link below.
