The sense of touch and awareness of texture have always been important for me. I began working with fabrics when I was 5, studied weaving with the indigenous people of Guatemala, and have had a business restoring Navajo textiles.

At the age of 27, I first encountered Japanese contemplative practices which led me to the martial art, Aikido, and to Zen Buddhism. I served as the Chief Instructor of the Southwestern Aikikai in Santa Fe, NM, and then spent 11 years in intensive study as a Buddhist nun.

For me, Rolfing has been a journey of self inquiry and discovery of new possibilities for the body. As a martial arts instructor, I witnessed clearly the difference between authentic movement coming from within the body and the mechanical movement that occurs when someone has been told how to move. Now, as a Rolfer™, I explore with clients ways for them to experience ease and resiliency in their bodies and the ability to find authentic movement in all their activities of daily life.

What's new for 2010? I just completed the first year of a three year program to become a practitioner of Somatic Experiencing®, a body awareness approach to working with trauma. Additionally, I am now providing Rolfing at the WellCare Foundation clinic in Phoenix. The clinic provides free integrative health care to working single parents without health insurance. I am learning so much there.