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Frequently Asked Questions
Our time together may include any of the following:
• Breathing Practices (Pranayama): Specific techniques to regulate the nervous system, calm the mind, bring fresh oxygen to the cellular structure, and prepare the body to both release and receive.
• Language Refinement: Words shape our reality. We’ll pay close attention to the stories you’re telling yourself and the language you use, to see where it limits or frees you.
• Mantra: All matter originates as energy. This energy expresses itself through sound. Mantra helps us organize thought patterns and shift the body’s energetic frequency.
• Meditation and Guided Visualization: Tools to calm the mind, increase present-moment awareness, and connect you with inner guidance and clarity.
• Movement: Not about choreography or performance—this is your body as a vessel for strength, listening, and presence.
• Writing: Hand to paper is a powerful tool for clarity and integration. Guided prompts help you listen, process, and anchor in your truth.
• Somatic Hypnotherapy: Somatic Hypnotherapy is a powerful method that combines body awareness with subconscious healing. By accessing where old patterns and memories are stored in the body, we can release stuck energy, shift habits at their root, and reconnect with the body’s innate wisdom.
• Intro to Ayurvedic Lifestyle: Explore simple and subtle lifestyle and dietary shifts tailored to your constitution, environment, and current needs — offered as insight, not rigid rules.
If you’re feeling a nudge—even a quiet or uncertain one—that may be enough.
This work is for those who want to reclaim their lives and co-create a reality that feels good—honoring health, vitality, possibility, community, and a sense of ease, even amidst life’s ups and downs.
At the root of all practice is seva—our service to others. But we can’t serve from empty; we can only give from full.
This work is designed to fill your cup—and teach you how to keep filling it on your own in ways that are exciting, sustainable, and nourishing.
You can dive right in and book a session through the website. Or, schedule a free 30-minute call to ask questions and explore the best way to work together.
I offer private, personalized retreats at my sanctuary on the Big Island of Hawai‘i (Kūaloli Retreats). Surrounded by nature, the land and elements add to the depth of this work, offering spaciousness and quiet that allow your body and mind to attune to a deeper rhythm. You can go to the contact page and message me. You can schedule a complimentary call. I also work with people on-line who may not be able to travel to Hawaii.
My work is shaped by many teachers—both formal lineages and personal mentors—who’ve influenced how I practice, teach, and live. Some include:
Janet Stone & Stephanie Snyder – Longtime teachers in San Francisco whose devotion to the original intentions of yoga continues to guide me.
Surja Jessep – For seven years I studied and practiced Somatic Hypnotherapy with my teacher, Surja. The work profoundly transformed my own life, and it’s an honor to now share this practice with others.
Carolyn Myss – A no-nonsense teacher blending spiritual and physical health with clarity and wisdom.
Pema Chödrön – A guide in Tibetan Buddhism, courageous compassion, and emotional honesty.
Jai Uttal – For his heartfelt, embodied approach to mantra, music, and devotion.
Ana Forrest – For her fierce approach to embodied strength and emotional clearing.
The School of Life – Life itself: illness, injury, grief, loss, love, joy, awe, forgiveness and everyday practice.
Before moving to Hawaii, I taught large groups in San Francisco for over a decade, forming lasting relationships with many students—some for more than 15 years. This teaching experience, combined with the guidance of my teachers, shapes how I work today.
This path continues to evolve, and I honor both my teachers and the life experiences that teach me every day.
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