How I Got Here
My path to craniosacral therapy has been anything but linear. In the 1990s, as part of my study of Aikido, I completed a 150-hour training of deep tissue bodywork that integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian work with Western physiological orientation of muscle, nerve and connective tissue. I was introduced to Craniosacral Therapy around that same time as a client recovering from an auto accident.
Now, after completing the 3-year, 300-hour Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) course with Master Instructor Gary Peterson, including 150 hours of supervised practice, I am working towards certification. During my BCST training, I added Polarity Therapy training to my tool kit, deepening my understanding of the body’s energetic systems. More recently, I have also been exploring Myofascial Release (MFR) and the role that interstitial and connective tissue play in a functioning body, as well as in the healing process. This study is fascinating to me and all of it contributes to my work with clients.
My work is informed by decades of exploring how the body holds wisdom, releases trauma and tension, and returns to wholeness.
But bodywork alone doesn’t tell the full story. I’m a long-time meditator, martial artist, dancer, sailor, yogi, and lover of nature. The simple act of moving through my day – physically and sensorially – deepens my awareness of myself and my surroundings. Decades of meditation and martial arts practice – from Aikido to Tai Chi and beyond – have taught me about presence, listening, and the being-to-being connection that Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy invites.
In 1999, I began what would become several decades of studying meditation with Richard Miller. I stumbled into a six-week Yoga Nidra workshop, and one thing led to another – weekly sanghas, workshops, exquisite retreats, a multi-year study of the Yoga Sutras, and a year-long course on the breath, Pranayama. Attending iRest® Level 1 & 2 Trainings gave me tools to offer these practices to others and led to my certification as an iRest teacher. For nearly three decades now, Richard’s teachings continue to shape how I live and work: welcoming what life brings, feeling into a sense of Being, encouraging body-centered inquiry and joy.
All of these threads – bodywork, meditation, movement, presence – weave together in the craniosacral work I offer. The hands-on touch is gentle, but what happens beneath is profound: your nervous system settling, your body remembering its capacity to heal, stillness creating space for restoration.
I live in Marin County, California, where I swim, hike, and steep in the wonder.