My Story
A tulip on fire, but not consumed. This vision in many ways represents my journey. I’ve found strength in the softness, power in the peace, and beauty in the alchemy.
Growing up, my sensitivity to the world around me - and the world within me - was more than I could handle. My body learned to numb to survive, but she couldn’t do this forever. The whispers got louder, and eventually turned to screams. Something within me was calling me back to myself.
To begin the journey, I left a career in engineering consulting. The part of me seeking our collective liberation led me to work next in the field of educational equity. As I moved away from my family and out to Colorado, I began to move toward myself, but there was so much more to uncover.
Through walking my own healing path, I surrendered into my own body to find safety and worth, and I learned to accept the love and support offered by my now-husband. After a decade of deconditioning and burning down what no longer served me, I deepened even further into the discovery of my true nature through the study of sacred systems.
I’ve now fully reclaimed my sensitivity and from this place, I offer the wisdom from my wounding. It is my honor to compassionately support your remembering and journey back to yourself.
Notable Experience & Studies
Student of Geometry of Grace | Dr. Alec Verkuilen Brogan
200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training | Movement*Wisdom
Reiki I & II Certification | Juniper Moon Healing Arts
Embodied Movement Class & Practice | Ishtara
Companion Volunteer | Judi’s House for Grieving Children & Families
Welcome Mindful Compassion Training | Naropa University
Education
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, Summa Cum Laude
MA Urban Education Policy, Brown University
MEd Educational Leadership, Broad Center (now at the Yale School of Management)
Anticipated 2027 | MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Naropa University
“I’ve accepted that the whole of my life will be a pilgrimage toward the sound of the genuine in me.”
- COLE ARTHUR RILEY