About
Respect
I respect and honor each person’s unique journey. A non-judgemental space and confidentiality are the foundation for building safety and trust.
Empowerment
My intention is empower each person by supporting access to their own inner wisdom and resources and the power of personal choice in each moment.
Kindness
Kindness is a quality of the heart that allows emergence of what needs healing. It guides my approach and I support people to relate to themselves with more kindness.
Nature
Despite our modern technological world, we are part of the natural world and subject to natural laws. Awareness of our interconnection with all Life is crucial to healing and transformation.
I am guided by:
Something beyond words or concepts pulses in my blood.
It lives in my bones. My spine is a sacred channel for ancient wisdom.
I am allowing and welcoming the teachings that Life is bringing me.
I walk with my ancestors at my back. They speak to me through my body.
We are healing together.
About my work and what guides me
My role is to bear witness
I am a teacher and guide for people on the journey of Remembering, trained and accredited as a Holistic Counselor, Systemic Family Constellations Facilitator, and Yoga and Embodiment Teacher.
With Indian and American origins, I serve as a bridge between the East and West, and my work is a testament to the harmonious blending of Eastern spiritual teachings on awareness with Western psychological and somatic approaches. My approach combines 25 years on the yogic path with Western depth psychology and trauma-informed counseling/coaching. It is integral and holistic, inspired by a Sufi psycho-spiritual map of the essential qualities of the human being.
My background includes university and graduate studies in sociology, psychology, women’s studies, biomedical sciences, and naturopathic medicine.
As a mother of two children, I consider mothering one of my greatest teachers. I live with my family in Umbria, Italy.
Using my Life Journey to support others
One of the most powerful parts of my learning and healing has been the teachers, guides, and therapists who have created safe spaces for me to share my own journey in their supportive presence.
It is my intention now to provide this same safe and supportive presence to others on their journeys of remembering, recovery, and living an embodied, joyful, and fully alive life.
Background
Trainings & Education
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National College of Natural Medicine Portland, OR 2004-2007
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University of Florida Gainesville, FL 2000 Bachelors of Arts in Sociology
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Minor in Women’s Studies & Psychology
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Family Constellations with Praful Saracino (2023, 2024)
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Working with People Holistic Counseling Training with Rafia Morgan & Turiya Hanover Italy 2020-21
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Healing Trauma: Building Resilience & Weathering the Storm with Dr. Albert Wong 2021
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Self-image and True Identity with Avikal Constantino 2021
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Freedom to Be Yourself – Understanding the Inner Judge with Avikal Constantino 2020
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Self-image and True Identity with Avikal Constantino 2020
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Yoga Health Coaching with Cate Stillman- 2016-2017
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Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga – Ariel Schwartz 2021
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ParaYoga: Tantra Shakti – Rod Stryker Bali 2018
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ParaYoga: Yoga Nidra – Rod Stryker Bali 2018
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Odaka Yoga 200 hour with Roberto Milletti & Francesca Cassia Rome, Italy 2017
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Vinyasa Yoga 200 hour with Gérard Arnaud Lausanne, Switzerland 2014
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Dharma Yoga Vinyasa 200 hour with Uma Kleppinger, Portland, OR USA 2006
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Bikram Yoga 500 hour Los Angeles, CA USA 2002
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Journey Into the Wisdom and Power of the Feminine with Turiya Hanover 2020
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Tara: The Alchemy of the Enlightened Feminine with Chameli Ardagh Zurich 2015
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Moon Mother Training Level 1 & 2 with Miranda Gray Lausanne 2014, 2015
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Red Moon Workshop with Miranda Gray Lausanne 2015
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The Women’s Tao with Veetao Hogan Lausanne 2014
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The Dance of the Uterus with Mona Hebert Lausanne 2013
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Feminine Power Leadership Training Los Angeles 2011-2012
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Pulsation Bioenergetic Heart Segment Training with Magna Rasulo Italy 2020
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Path
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