About Me
YOGA
It wasn’t until I was in college that yoga entered my life. At first it was something I wanted so badly to incorporate into my life, but I found it incredibly frustrating. Something about linking my breath to my movement and holding warrior poses felt so difficult and I struggled to tune in.
Eventually, a back injury led me back to yoga. A college trip to Bali changed my perspective and my life. It was here that I realized the consistency of the practice and the power of breath-body movement that could help me heal. The sense of physical relief I received helped me to stay on the path. It was only through that initial frustration and discomfort, heartache, and darkness, that I was led to the spiritual and emotional side, and to my 200 hour teacher training.
Now as a RYT200 I look back on it and I see why I was frustrated by the physical practice of yoga. It brought all my emotional pain and stuck energy to the surface and that scared me because I wasn’t ready to deal with all of that, I didn’t want to. Time taught me that allowing this discomfort to surface is the only way to heal.
ENERGY WORK
Reiki came into my life at a time where I most needed it, but wasn’t ready to step onto the path of my own healing. The same professor who brought a group of us to Bali invited us to sign up for a level 1 training with a practitioner she was bringing to the school. I signed up without having a clue what I was even signing up for, but something about it spoke to me.
I knew that this was meant to be on my path, but at the time of completing the training my life was going down a path I knew wasn’t meant for me, but I was stuck on. Self sabotage, unhealthy habits, numbing and trying to fill in the missing pieces of my heart with external things I knew would never work. In time, and through a lot of work I felt the energy call me back and I knew the time was right.
I received my Reiki level 2 certification in 2018, my Reiki Master certification in June 2021 and my IET level 1 certification in October 2021.
We are all on our own journey’s to remembering who we are, why we are here, and what our purpose is. My intention through yoga and energy work is to help clients find a quiet place within themselves where they can foster self love, awaken their bodies natural healing abilities, and release blockages that are holding them back and keeping them from remembering their truth.
All your life society has told you that you can’t. You can’t be who you want to be. You can’t have the career you want. You can’t live the life you’ve dreamed of. You can always count on doubt and fear to tell you these things. It is your job in this lifetime to remember that you can.
I believe that fear is an illusion created to prevent us from developing our own light, stepping into our power, and remembering who we are. My passion is to help others step onto their own path towards healing, so they can be reminded that love is all they were born with. My only hope is that my experiences can be turned into something greater and help awaken your spirit to the light that is already within you.
To all of the teachers and friends who have helped me on this journey, I am forever grateful.
When I’m not practicing or teaching, I enjoy traveling, spending time in nature, baking, and doing sustainable DIY projects!
I have a small business - Awakened Roots - where I create reiki infused suncatchers and crystal jewelry. To see and hear more about that you can follow my instagram page or check out my Etsy shop!
“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
