I undertook the first step on my spiritual journey in 1971 when a deep yearning to connect with Nature motivated me to begin a daily meditation practice. A second step occurred n 1979 when I found myself facing a life threatening illness for which my doctors could offer only a partial and temporary reprieve.  Necessity led to my discovering energy medicine and subsequently to a deep appreciation of its ability to support not only the physical healing process but also spiritual development.  Inspired to make this valuable, and at that time uncommon, knowledge more accessible in my community, I spent several decades running community bodywork exchange groups while teaching meditation and researching a wide range of mind/body therapies.

From the beginning of my involvement in meditation and the healing arts it has been my desire to facilitate access to the healing power that lies within each of us.  So it was with great joy that I discovered Inner Relationship Focusing in 2001.  I immediately began to incorporate Focusing into my daily life and soon afterwards into my bodywork practice.  In 2008 I became a certified as a Focusing Trainer under Ann Weiser Cornell and Ruth Hirsch.

In teaching Focusing my emphasis is on helping students to systematically and enjoyably build strong Focusing skills, and then to go on to discover the richness of life that comes from bringing Focusing and Presence into their day-to-day activities.

I integrate Focusing into all of my bodywork sessions and classes as it naturally deepens the mind/body connection and makes it so much easier to navigate through difficult feelings that can arise during the healing process.

Private sessions in Inner Relationship Focusing, Tong Ren Therapy, Breema® Bodywork, and Jin Shin Jyutsu® form the core of my private healing practice.

Besides teaching Focusing Levels 1-4, I offer classes and/or individual instruction in Breema Bodywork, Self-Breema® exercises, Jin Shin Jyutsu Self-help and beginning Tong Ren Therapy.

I offer Levels 1-4 by phone or in person.

You can also check Workshops by Date and Location for schedule of upcoming workshops (as dates become known, workshops will be posted there).