I completed my Masters of Arts in Spiritual Guidance at Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) in June 2016. My training includes therapeutic theories and techniques found in Transpersonal and Spiritual Psychology, specifically Psychosynthesis, Focusing, Jungian Dream Analysis, and Somatic Experiencing. As the owner of Inspired Life Counseling, I conduct one-on-one and couples counseling sessions, women's retreats, yoga and free form dance classes, rights of passage ceremonies, and courses on spiritual psychology. In addition to my private counseling practice, I have many years of experience working with families and individuals in hospice as a volunteer and as a Spiritual Care Counselor. I have been a Hatha Yoga teacher since 2010 and have facilitated countless workshops on psychospiritual growth with groups both large and small with individuals of various races, ages, genders, and sexual orientations. I also served as the Senior Minister at the Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth in Ann Arbor, MI where I gave weekly sermons on Interfaith and Interspiritual topics with an emphasis on social justice and embodied spirituality.
In 2010, I received my Bachelor's Degree in International Service from American University where I pursued two concentrations: Peace & Conflict Resolution and Global Environmental Politics along with a Minor in Sociology with a focus on Race Relations. Throughout my studies, I traveled to 20 countries studying movements of peace and social justice. Before beginning my path as a spiritual counselor, I worked on an organic family farm, managed a small scale farm on an inner-city middle school campus, and joined forces with a number of grassroots poverty, environmental, and food justice organizations. As a social worker and Program Manager, I also worked with marginalized students in a high-impact adult mentoring program in Denver, Colorado. Most recently, during the summer of 2018, I served on the Ann Arbor Police Task Force, working to address racial injustice in policing through community police oversight.
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You can never leave footprints that last if you’re always walking on tiptoe.” -Leymah Gbowee
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature nor do children as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is not safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” -Helen Keller