My
entry into the spiritual arena began when I was a child
in Jersey City, NJ. My parents were immigrants from Slovakia
and devoutly Catholic. I was drawn to the teachings about
love and to the rituals and mysticism of Catholicism, but,
by the age of 16, I became disillusioned with it. Although,
I did not have these words for my experience at that time,
I found my spiritual teachers unable to help me access the
profound freedom of direct connection to myself and other.
Eventually, I began to explore nature-based indigenous spiritualities
which led me to a path of self-inquiry. It was on this path
that I learned to open to authenticity and love. I view
self-inquiry and spirituality as inseparable and the foundation
of my work.
I have an M.A. from the University
of Creation Spirituality, Oakland, CA
I am certified in Conscious Relationships
and Breath and Body Centered Transformation work through the Hendricks
Institute, Santa Barbara, CA and am an ongoing participant of the International
Retreat Group facilitated by Sandra Maitri.
Signficant teachers of mine include:
Sandra Maitri, Diamond Heart Approach
to Realization
Jett Psaris and Marlena Lyons,
Conscious Living Institute
Lessert Moore, Rick Thomas &
Patti Thomas, Lakota Elders
Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks, Hendricks
Institute
Matthew Fox, Creation Centered
Spirituality
Wendy Palmer, Aikido and Intuition
Training
Jeremy Taylor, Dream Interpretation
Jessica Allen, Dream Enactment
StarHawk, Wiccan Spirituality
Freda Morris, Hypnosis
David Quigley, Hypnotherapy
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