I had a long a successful career as a Transportation and Land Use Planner. My work won accolades from professional organizations across the country, but I felt like an imposter. This skewed sense of self took its toll on my marriage and after a 37-year relationship, I chose to call it quits.  The following summer, I had a mystical and unexplainable experience involving a crow suicide.   After some deep soul searching and a budding TRUST that the universe had my back, I left my position in January 2011 and took some time to determine what was to be my next step. 
 
I had always been a prolific dreamer but in that time, I had a profound and prophetic dream in which I was listening to a woman singing. I felt every note she expressed move through me. It was so electrifying, I knew I had to speak to her. When I told her how her sounds made me feel, she cocked her head to one side and asked "what do you mean"?  In response, I said "it's like this", at which point I opened my arms wide and my legs lifted behind me; I was prone about six feet off the ground and feeling freer than I had ever felt in my life.  And then I awoke.
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That dream gave me HOPE; it reminded me of how important my love of singing had been during my youth in a home built on trauma.  That dream and many others since have guided my journey in the exploration of Energy Medicine which taught me the important connection between BELIEF and biology. 

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Along with leadership and facilitation trainings in my first career, I now hold a certificate in Sound Therapy. I am studying Biosonic Tuning Fork Frequencies with John Beaulieu.  I am a long time Reiki and Shamanic Practitioner as well as a Facilitator of Joanna Macy's The Work That Reconnects. I've studied Healing and Therapeutic Gardens at the Boston Architectural College, from which I created a formula for designing sacred spaces; I've participated in a program at Kripalu called Sing the Body Electric with Eileen Mckusick and the Brothers Koren; I hold a certificate in CPR and First Aid and am a Maine Notary Public and Marriage Officiant. 
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In addition to offering individual and group sound sessions, I create, solo or collaborative experiential workshops and events designed to generate connection, inspire creativity and foster spiritual healing. 
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As a breast cancer survivor, my treatment relied on my strength of spirit and the support system I accumulated over the years by practicing authenticity, vulnerability and maintaining a strong sense of integrity.  It's that same strength of spirit that guides me to this day.  

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What follows is a list of some of trainings I've taken, experiences I have undergone, and areas of work/interest I have pursued.  They are somewhat organized chronologically with most recent listed first.  I'm proud to be a lifelong learner!