A BIT ABOUT

I was 18 when I took my first ever yoga class. I was also 18 when I developed an eating disorder that would persist for another few years of my life. As it generally goes in this human experience, my path hasn’t always been one of ease, and I haven’t always existed in this foundationally embodied state that I’m currently in. My embodiment journey started with disembodiment and strong dissociative tendencies when I was a teenager from early attachment and developmental trauma. I masterfully escaped being in my body and was avoiding much pain, as so many of us do. My nervous system state operated in chronic dysregulation which manifested as full blown bodily anxiety over the smallest of scenarios, jumping at the most minute of noises, appeasing others at the expense of myself, quieting my opinions and feelings because I was so terrified of being vulnerable, and even uncomfortable and confusing chronic health and gut issues. Life felt hard, and at times hopeless. As my eating disorder intensified, I was unknowingly finding touch points of reconnection with my body multiple times a week through my new found yoga practice. My healing really began here. Yoga saved me in many ways – it was the tiny thread keeping me connected to my inner world in the midst of such a disconnected time. I was 21 and already in therapy at the time when I finally realized I needed help, that my problem was bigger than what I could hold on my own. I began to deepen into my spirituality and started to support my mental health in new ways – listening to podcasts, seeing an individual therapist, in support group therapy, earnestly attempting to deepen my personal relationships and show up vulnerably, trying to discover my purpose in life, and hiring mentors to guide me. I was integrating my healing and it began to show.

As I healed my eating disorder, I then got certified to teach yoga at 24. Through my journey of teaching yoga, it became clear that the gift of feeling and embodiment was my path to follow. I eventually found my way into somatic therapy and my life was never the same. In a matter of months, I noticed more of an ability to remain calm and grounded with frequency regardless of what was happening around me, I didn’t allow stressful circumstances or other people’s reactivity to overtake me like I once used to. I began to worry less and feel less anxiety in my body. I felt a stronger ability to trust myself and my path, a greater capacity to connect with others around me in an authentic way, and I began to notice the beauty around me all the time – the beauty of nature and the gratitude for my life. I never knew how good I could feel until I began somatic healing work. Life felt like a whole new experience. It was as if I went from seeing the same 3 colors to being able to see the full spectrum of every shade imaginable. Somatic therapy gave more meaning and perspective in my life – possibility has blossomed, and life has expanded in unforeseeable ways. This is where the root of my passion for body based healing lies, in my own journey. I’ve since done multiple somatic trauma trainings, guide clients through their own healing journeys, as well as teach yoga and somatic movement workshops around the LA area. Our body holds every ounce of our lived experience, and our ancestor’s experiences. We carry these traumatic imprints, old stories, and survival based protective patterns within us that keep us contracted until we decide differently and seek out our healing. It is so possible to heal. The proof is in my own journey and neuroscience shows us too.

If this work calls to you like it did for me – trust that you are being guided to a life far greater than your imagination may have access to right now. I’m here to guide, support, and collaborate with you if and when you feel that healing spark in your heart.