Resume of Education and Training
1974 BA degree in Sociology UCSD Graduated with honors
1975 Began a meditation practice
1976 Began Motherhood and raising children, involved in teaching parenting and mothering skills for 10 years
1980 Started studying and practicing Yoga
1985 Joined the Baha’i Faith
1991 Began 4 year involvement in Sweat Lodge Ceremonies Vision Quest in Utah in 1993
1992 Certification in Massage Therapy at School of Healing Arts in San Diego
1993 Began work as a Massage Therapist both in spas and private practice
1993 Took Usui Reiki I attunements
1994 Took Usui Reiki II attunements
1994 began to include energy healing in private practice, continuing this combination into the present time, adding new methods as I learn them
1994 studied advanced body therapy (advanced anatomy and massage techniques) and T’ai Chi at San Diego Mind Body College
1996 began training with Shen Therapy Institute
1997 continuing Shen Therapy Intensives
1998 finishing Shen techniques training with the Shen Therapy Institute
1999 attended California State University at San Marcos, studying teaching
1999 Began practice of Shamanic Journeying and Soul Retrieval
2001 Took Reiki III and Usui Master attunements
2004 began teaching Massage Therapy classes at Kaplan University while maintaining private practice in Encinitas, taught for 2 years
2004-2008 taught Reiki Training privately
2005-2007 taught meditation classes
2005 Took Karuna Reiki attunements
2005 Took New earth attunements
2006 attained certificate of completion of Matrix Energetic Seminars
2007–2009 more Matrix Energetic Seminars
2008 Seminar with Barbara Hand Clow, Mayan Elder
2008 Seminar with Jeff Primack of Supreme Science Qi Gong Foundation
2008 Studied Core Shamanism with Foundation for Shamanic Studies
2009 Chi Gong training with master Ming Tong Gu
2010 Spirit Releasement Therapy with Dr. Jared Van Sloten
2010 Raindrop aromatherapy technique
2010 Medicine Buddha Training from the Han Mi tradition of Buddhism
Proficient in the following Massage Techniques: Swedish, Integrated Deep Tissue, Hot Stone therapy, Pregnancy massage, Foot Reflexology, Trigger Point therapy, Neuromuscular therapy, and Sports Massage.