I have been a pharmacist since 1988, and although I love the science and the challenge of the work, I’ve always known that there is a more intuitive way to heal, body and soul. As a child, I would play in the woods, creating "medicines" out of things I found in the forest, pretending to be a healer. All of nature was my teacher; the trees would share their wisdom with me, the animals were my friends and would show me where to find ingredients for my potions, the wind would carry me away, journeying to other realms. When I started school, I soon found out that if I wanted to fit in, I would need to conform, leaving the world of the spirits in the woods behind. The next 35 years, I existed in societal conformity, secretly longing to be free.
I met my first teacher of shamanism in Connecticut and pursued my formal studies in Ancient Peruvian shamanism. I was initiated in the sacred teachings of the Q’ero shaman, and began my shamanic healing practice and teaching in Connecticut before moving to New Hampshire. At the present, I have completed a 3+ year apprenticeship in Ancient Irish Shamanism, the Way of the Seabhean. I am going in-depth with these teachings in the teacher training. The Seabhean is a wise woman who walks the path between the worlds. She holds the presence and abilities of the shaman and the wisdom of the Cailleach, the ancient old woman. These teachings weave in the sacred feminine which our planet is calling to come forth to bring balance back to our Earth, our Mother. The way of the Seabhean resonates deeply in my bones and calls to my European ancestry. It has a way of balancing out the masculine teachings from Peru. I hear and answer the deep calling to share my gifts and medicine with others, to commit to a shamanic life that is in harmony with living in today's world, to be a guide for others to heal their deep wounds, scars, and trauma, to assist in bringing balance and ease back into their lives. Shamans believe that all disease begins in the energetic, and over time can result in changes in the physical body. My medical background combined with my shamanic training and years of experience gives me a unique insight into healing the body and soul.
I have studied on the land in Ireland, in the cloud forest of Costa Rica, and the sacred mountains and jungle of Peru, as well as here in the US. I have a keen interest in how genetics and quantum physics are beginning to scientifically explain that which the shamans all over the world have known for millennia; how shamanic healing effects and shifts our energy bodies and physical bodies.
I have been a shamanic healer, teacher, and mentor in Connecticut at the Naughty Shaman Center for the Shamanic Arts before moving to New Hampshire in September of 2016. I now happily call New Hampshire my home and I am very excited to offer shamanic healing, mentoring, shamanic midwifery (assistance with death and the dying, transitioning souls), energetic house & land clearings, fire ceremonies, workshops, Wisdom Circle (for women), and more, in my new community of New Hampshire! I see clients in my Concord office, as well as by remote sessions via phone or Zoom, worldwide. Let's talk about how you can start living your authentic life and one of soul freedom!
