Connection and Purpose

Being human is a dance of finding balance between our connections and our own unique spark, our place and purpose. In Okinawa, home of more centenarians than most other areas of the globe, discovering one's purpose is a key factor to well being, and is called Ikigai.

When we align with our values and purpose, we are more content in good times, and resilient in times of stress. This in turn leads to enhanced health.

Other factors that promote well being and healing include enjoying a mainly whole foods diet (with a preponderance of local foods, fresh when possible), moving throughout the day, spending time outside, connections with friends and family, and engaging in creative pursuits.

For nearly 40 years I've been engaged in Healing Arts as a Licensed Massage Therapist, and added many complimentary tools to my Medicine Basket, including Reiki, Lightwork, shamanic teachings, Qigong, Tai Chi and Breema; and harmonic healing - including both therapeutic harp and Tuning forks. Interest in herbs and flowers led me to making over a hundred flower remedies or 'essences,' which help us align with empowering our essence and true nature.

No Mud, No Lotus

In Dr Karl H. Maret's forward to Tuning the Human Biofield, he writes "teeny reciprocal tuning forks on each cell membrane, producing either incoherent or coherent frequencies, 'changing their tune,' as it were, when bathed in coherent sound." (P 39)

Sound healer and author Eileen McKusick goes on to say: "Sound balancing is a therapeutic method that makes use of the frequencies produced by tuning forks to detect and correct distortions and imbalances within the biomagnetic energy field, or biofield, that surrounds the human body."

Healing Arts

The movement, energy and creative modalities I've studied assist in tuning our biofield, bringing us into harmony and balance. This year I'm working more deeply with creativity as a healing modality. All healing is self-healing, we choose guides and practitioners to assist us as we gather our own healing tools.

Each experience, whether in a class or one on one coaching and healing session, will be unique and customized to meet individual need. I offer opportunities to work in person or virtually, and look forward to incorporating the empowerment of Creative processes to your own healing tool kit.

You're invited to join me, and attune to your own note and compass.

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Take it to the Journal

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Plant Medicine

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Coconut Milk Yogurt

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