I help clients get better faster and optimize their health so they can live the life they desire instead of giving up what they love!
I've always loved solving complex problems and developing new solutions. During my 12 years as a mechanical engineer, teaching yoga on the side to keep me balanced and calm, I discovered my bigger passion for personal connection and optimizing health.
Always a perpetual student and feeling guided on my holistic wellness path, I studied yoga, breath practices and meditation, and when I retired from engineering in 2008, I started my massage therapy training.
As more pregnant students came into my classes, I went to every training I could and loved supporting women through the joys and discomforts of pregnancy!
After a transformative experience in labor & delivery with a dear friend, I knew I wanted to train as a birth doula to support even more moms and have more skills and tricks to share with my students!
Meanwhile I had my own health journey of open-heart surgery, sports injuries, car accidents, childbirth, herniated discs, headaches, and food sensitivities that led me to research and seek out additional pathways to optimizing health.
Eventually I found John Barnes' Myofascial Release Therapy for releasing undiagnosed restrictions in the connective tissue and discovered the power of nutrigenomics to impact gene expression for cellular health.
As a result of putting all I've learned into practice, I've never felt better and it's an honor and joy to now offer options and customize treatments specifically for my client's needs.
I love using my analytical skills, vast knowledge and training, personal experience with injury recovery, and lots of heart to identify and treat the root causes, not just symptoms, of dysfunction.
When I help clients learn to manage their stress or emotions, get a better night sleep, stop headaches, reduce or eliminate their pain and restore range of motion, I am grateful they trusted me to be part of their care team and I am truly honored to help.
I’m constantly reminded about the power of the human spirit and the ability of the body to heal when supported in the right way.
When I help clients learn to manage their stress or emotions, get a better night sleep, stop headaches, reduce or eliminate their pain and restore range of motion, I am grateful they trusted me to be part of their care team and I am truly honored to help.
I’m constantly reminded about the power of the human spirit and the ability of the body to heal when supported in the right way.
It is truly an honor and a privilege to be trusted to help. I don’t take that lightly & I look forward to working with you!
When we feel strong, vibrant & healthy, we are capable of working and playing as fully as we can, in all the ways we want.
- We show up differently and can truly be our best!
- We can focus better to achieve bigger and more impactful goals in our career, school, or community. - We can be more present in our relationships and with our families. - We now have the energy to play with our kids. - We can do the things we love well and live happier and more joyfully.
- We can focus better to achieve bigger and more impactful goals in our career, school, or community. - We can be more present in our relationships and with our families. - We now have the energy to play with our kids. - We can do the things we love well and live happier and more joyfully.
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All photos on this page from the incredible Jill Mills of Heartlove Photography during a beautiful sunset.
My Training Includes:
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware Honors Program
- 500hr yoga certification through the Himalayan Institute (Started yoga in 1999!)
- Additional 200hr prenatal/postnatal yoga certification through Collette Crawford
- Massage therapy certification through the Baltimore School of Massage
- Over 250 hrs of advanced Myofascial Release Therapy training with John F. Barnes
- Pre/postnatal and labor massage certification through Carole Osborne
- Pediatric massage therapy certification through Tina Allan of Liddle Kidz Foundation
- Birth doula training with Brenda Lane and birth doula certification through DONA International
- Evidence Based Birth training with Rebecca Dekker
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Hours
M, W, F 9am-4pm for private Yoga & Myofascial Release Therapy.
Sat, Sun or other days and evenings by appointment only.
See yoga class and workshop schedule for additional options.