Welcome! I am an earth - body spiritual counselor, Buddhist, performance artist, giant puppet maker, visual artist, writer, gardener, climate activist and mother. My passion is to help people restore their innate goodness of body, mind and spirit through mindful loving attention, breath, creativity, movement and nature connection. I lead workshops to inspire a commitment to honoring the earth with prayer and creative action. 

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My wisdom path began as a child in the back fields of my home with many plant and animal mentors who offered me beauty and kindness. This lead to studies in art and philosophy at Vassar College. With a passion for seeds and birth I became a Birthing From Within® doula/mentor and a Mother Woman® postpartum support group facilitator. I witnessed in others and discovered in myself profound strength and resilience in bringing a child into this world. I learned to trust the body as wild nature and trust that times of painful darkness can lead to profound gifts. Yet for this to happen we need loving kindness and mindful presence in our communities. This led me to in-depth studies in Buddhist Psychology and Body-Centered Spiritual Psychotherapy. In 2016, I received a Masters in Buddhist Pastoral counseling from the Graduate Theological Foundation including a three year practicum at the Hartford Family Institute. I later became certified in Somatic Attachment Therapy and Somatic Parts Work, studied Inner Relationship Focusing, Landscape Shamanism, Eco-Psychology, and Sound Healing. The land around me continues to teach me about beauty, wildness and resilience. 

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Along with my passion for supporting people in their healing, I have a life long history in the arts and theater. I began as a child actor at the Sharon Playhouse, and went on to study with Rachel Rosenthal,  Ricardo Pucetti, Double Edge Theater and Sand Glass Theater. I have led summer camps and homeschool programs for children in puppetry and activist theater. Fueled by my love for this earth and her children I produced giant puppet parades and direct actions as well as written plays that address climate change and social injustice. I have an on-going passion for making visual art!

 

At the heart of my personal journey is writing. You can read about healing, art activism and the wild spirit on my SubStack: The Rain~.

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Thank you for reading and I look forward to meeting you!

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