Let the wisdom of your own body lead you home.
About Me
My Story
I offer one-on-one assisted stretching, yoga, and energy work (reiki and Integrated Energy Therapy) because I believe in the healing power of movement, touch, presence, and attention. I believe that deep relief can be found in breathing and feeling, especially when we allow ourselves to breathe and feel together.
I came to this work after years and years of living with depression and anxiety. I am still on my own healing journey, and while I believe that we all have our own path, I have learned that we need not always be alone in our travels. I like to think of a stretch or reiki/IET session as a waystation – a place of shelter or rest for a weary pilgrim, a time to pause, reflect, refuel, and allow yourself to be cared for. My intention as a practitioner is to create a space where your body can relax and feel safe being open, to help you unload some of the heavy baggage you no longer need to carry, and to bolster your courage for the next step on your path, wherever it may lead.
My Training
2024
Death Doula Certification
Going with Grace
Hospice Volunteer Training
Pathways, Fort Collins, CO
2023
Equine Myofascial Release I
Broomfield, CO
2021
Assisted Stretching
StretchLab, Denver, CO
Trauma Informed Yoga
Holistic Yoga School, Loveland, CO
Gong Training Level 1
Breathe Meditation and Wellness, Dallas, TX
Ordination as a Minister
Madonna Ministry International
2020
200-hr Yoga Teacher Training
Balance Yoga and Wellness, Forty Fort, PA
Karuna Reiki I training
Pathways to Inner Healing, Moscow, PA
2017-2018
Angel Healing Level 1 training
Integrated Energy Therapy Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced level training
Usui Reiki I-IV (master level) training
Pathways to Inner Healing, Moscow, PA
Offerings
Private assisted stretching, yoga, and reiki sessions in Fort Collins, CO and surrounding areas. Sessions are offered at your home or office. In-office appointments can be arranged upon request.
Private Yoga
60 min or 75 min class
Private yoga classes are a wonderful way to deepen your yoga practice. Unlike a group class, my private classes are customized for your body, experience level, and emotional needs. You have my full attention and will receive guidance on alignment, breath, use of props, and energetic flow. I have experience in kundalini, vinyasa, slow flow, yin, and restorative yoga as well as qi gong and dance, and I draw movements and exercises from all of these styles to intentionally design a class that will support you in building strength, flexibility, balance, and most importantly, inner peace.
Energy Work
80 min session
In my energy work sessions, I incorporate the modalities of both reiki and Integrated Energy Therapy (IET). Reiki, which means “life energy,” is a gentle energy healing technique developed in Japan in the 1920s. IET, developed by Stevan Thayer in 1994, is similar to reiki but places a greater emphasis on releasing limiting beliefs (or, as Stevan says, getting the “issues out of your tissues”). My sessions are intuitively guided, so each session is unique.
Assisted Stretching
60 min session
I’ll guide your body into stretches, using the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) technique to help your body feel comfortable going deeper at its own pace. We’ll use your breathe to calm your body and help you feel more relaxed even in the discomfort of a stretch.
Caregiving and Companionship
Duration depends on needs
I offer companionship and non-medical caregiving for the dying and those with special needs. Please contact me to discuss your situation and we’ll figure out how best I can support you or your loved one.
What You Will Need
For stretches and reiki sessions, you will need a quiet space where we will not be interrupted (guest bedrooms are ideal if you have one). We will need enough space for my massage table. I suggest having a pillow, blanket and bolster available if possible. Sessions can be conducted outside, weather permitting.
Cancellation Policy
Please notify me at least 24 hours in advance if you need to cancel our session.
If you need to cancel the day of our appointment, I may need to charge a cancellation fee.
Upcoming Events
FEB
26
2025
Restore and Gong Bath
Open level class with about 30 minutes of gentle restorative poses and 30 minutes of gong vibration. Every Wednesday night, 7:30pm-8:30pm at Be Free Healing in Fort Collins, CO. Sliding scale pricing is available.
JUN
21
2025
Naked Ecstatic Dance for Women
3hr workshop co-facilitated with my magical friend KC Trujillo. When women gather with bared bodies and open hearts, ancient primal energies are awakened from deep within our bones. If your inner witch is longing for wildness, join us for a night of unclothed, uninhibited expression. Hostesses KC and Kristen will hold safe space for free movement and will provide a sultry, fiery, and fun playlist to stoke your goddess energy. We’ll begin with optional cacao and a clothed check-in circle, and then as the music starts we’ll invite the layers to come off. We’ll dance and sing together, and after a closing circle we’ll nourish our bodies with light refreshments. Open to all who identify as women. Wear clothes that you’ll enjoy stripping off. Bring anything you’d like to dance with (for example, wraps/scarves, flowers, feathers, or reasonably sized flow toys) and a blanket or robe for coziness during closing circle. 6:30pm-9:30pm at Be Free Healing in Fort Collins, CO. $25.