Education & Professional Training
2000 – 2002
Bastyr University
Pursued a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Wellness.
2001 – 2002
The Samarya Center for Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Therapy
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Earned RYT-200 designation.
2003 – 2005
The Samarya Center for Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Therapy
500-Hour Yoga Therapy Training
Earned E-RYT 500 designation.
2011 – 2013
The School of Evolutionary Herbalism
Alchemical Herbalism Program
Training included plant spirit healing, spiritual ecology, traditional Western herbalism, Ayurveda, medical astrology and astro-herbalism, energetic relationships between plants and the elements, planetary influences, and studies in Alchemy, Spagyrics, and the Hermetic tradition.
2011 – 2015
Psychic Awakenings Institute
Energy Healing Program
Clairvoyant Awareness Program
Training focused on energy healing and clairvoyant perception (reading subtle energetic fields). The institute is an offshoot of the Berkeley Psychic Institute.
2017 – 2018
Sound School – Awakening Voice: Power of Love (with Gina Sala)
Year-long training in sound healing.
2017 – 2020
Apprenticeship
Apprenticed with Tara Boyce, a healer and teacher whose work draws from yoga, shamanism, tantra, meditation, bodywork, Ayurveda, spiritual psychology, herbalism, and plant medicine.
2020 – 2023
The Embody Lab
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate Program.
2022
The Somatic Narrative – Workshop with Kathy Kain.
2022
Transforming the Experience-Based Brain (Module 1) – Training with Stephen Terrell.
2023 – 2024
Somatic, Relational, Trauma-Informed Practices for Therapy with Rita Bozi
Somatic therapy training.
2023 – Present
Professional Supervision and Mentorship
With somatic therapist Rita Bozi.
2024
Advanced Somatic Therapy Training with Rita Bozi.
2025
NeuroAffective Touch Institute
Foundation Training – a somatic therapy modality focused on developmental and preverbal trauma.
2026 (In Progress)
The Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing
Energy Body Mastery Course.
Professional Experience
2005 – 2010
The Samarya Center for Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Therapy
Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist (Full Time)
2010 – 2015
Yoga Instructor – Seattle Area Studios
Taught classes at yoga studios throughout Seattle.
2010 – 2015
Private Yoga Therapy Practice
Worked with clients experiencing PTSD, complex trauma, chronic pain, anxiety, and related conditions.
2013 – 2017
Yoga Teacher Training Program Director and Instructor
Developed and taught a 200-hour yoga teacher training program.
This small cohort program (8 students per group) emphasized yoga as a spiritual practice and path of self-inquiry rather than purely physical exercise. Responsible for all curriculum development and instruction.
2015 – Present
Private Practice
Offer somatic therapy, intuitive counseling, and integrative healing work for clients from diverse backgrounds.
2017 – Present
Witch School Founder and Instructor
Teach energy work and nature-based spiritual practices through an ongoing yearly program for small groups. Responsible for all curriculum development and instruction.