I know you’re busy, so I’ll give you the cliffs notes.

My birth trauma began in the womb, so I’ve pretty much felt unsafe in this world from the moment I entered it. My mom was placed on bed rest half way through her pregnancy, and I was born 6 weeks early via emergency C-section. My (loving) helicopter parents perpetuated this story of being sensitive, delicate and accident prone by hovering over me from the NICU until well let’s face it, now. Limiting beliefs arose around perceived weakness, decision paralysis, perfectionism, and self-worth. Growing up, I was no stranger to the ER, and I was soon nicknamed delicada, the “boo boo baby” of the family. I suffered a severe back injury at age 14, which played a detrimental role in my core and confidence building. Of course, this further exacerbated body image issues I had learned from my family, schooling, and society. Unfortunately, I chose a very sedentary profession - accounting, which only made things worse. I was expected to work 12-14 hour days, seven days a week, seated on folding chairs or odd ends in dark rooms. The non-ergonomic compression on my spine was too much; and at only age 24, I was spending 6 hours a week at the chiropractor, on all kinds of medieval torture devices, to manage my pain. I knew this wasn’t sustainable, and I was starting to lose hope. My sister suggested yoga, and once I got stable, a friend dragged me to my first class. Trust me, I was as nervous and intimidated as you; but fortunately the teacher, the style and the playlist sucked me in, and I was hooked from the first class. As someone who suffered from anxiety, depression and low back pain from a young age, yoga saved my life in more ways than one. I’m grateful to have found this practice when I did, because it fundamentally changed the trajectory of my life. I was able to take my health and healing back into my own hands. My SF teachers and yoga community drew me in deeper, closer, and at each burnout - they were there to catch me, my mat was there to catch me and support me in deepening my practice.

My teacher Susannah says, “If you tell yourself you’ll do something long enough, and you don’t do it - at some point, your soul stops believing you”. This is how I felt for so long, so I made a promise to myself while in India in February 2019: three strikes, and you’re out! I needed a break, a pause, and luckily, a new path appeared for me before I even knew I needed it - the akashic records. I had my first AR session with Brynne in February 2020. I was on already on a high, filling my spiritual cup with yoga, Sanskrit, and reiki, as well as creaturely time in nature with friends. This was the cherry on top, and the messages she brought through were clear. I’m a teacher with a strong connection to the spiritual plane. I’m here to bring forth ancient spiritual knowledge from other lifetimes, as well as to modernize it and make it more accessible for others. My inner critic is firmly entrenched; it was not only by design, but my family also perpetuates it. This is one of the main lessons I came to learn about, work with, and master in this lifetime; so that I can help others in doing the same - finding freedom from their mind. I had never felt so seen or validated, and it was loving, freeing, encouraging energy - all internally sourced. So here I was, finally ready to leave corporate finance once and for all to teach yoga full time, and then we went on lockdown due to COVID. It’s been a wild, strange and beautiful year, and a lot has changed. My injury presented an opportunity to be trained by Brynne. What was supposed to be a 3 month introduction turned into a year long, mentorship style, advanced training with soul family from around the globe. This community filled a huge void left in my heart by 2020. When I found out in June 2021 my foot has actually been fractured this past year, the records supported me still with patience, focus, and stamina, as well as streamed downloads of content and creativity to build out this website from scratch in two months. I’m fortunate to have been able to take the time to heal my fractured foot, to launch a business I’m passionate about, and to spend much needed time with family and friends. You can get frustrated waiting, or you can use it as an opportunity to jump. Yoga, akashic records, plant medicine, solo travel, burning man and dance have forever changed my life. They’ve allowed me to reconnect with my true nature, getting creaturely and curious, creative and expressive, and most importantly collaborative. I’ve been able to soothe, heal and prove to myself that I’m not weak; and in fact, I’m much stronger than I think. These practices are essential to my self-care and living a value based life, which has propelled me to be brave, bold, and brilliant. I’m incredibly grateful for both my gifts and my limitations, and the role they played in shaping me today.

The point being - we all have our own trauma, and none is more painful or important than the other. Trauma is carried within our spiritual DNA, and it’s part of this human experience. If we don’t become aware of it or address it, we can’t clear it or release it, which is crucial to moving forward. It may never be removed entirely, but even if you could peel away a layer or two, you’d feel significantly lighter. Since I found yoga, I have been working on myself with an attitude of curiosity for self-excavation. I love airing out the dirty laundry, so that I can see it, accept it, and integrate it. Awareness brings it to light, so that you can attend to it, heal from it, and move on - brightly, receptively, compassionately. Those hidden parts will always be a part of us. Whether you choose to let the light in and work with them, well that’s up to you! My teacher Stephanie says something along the lines of, “use the tools of this practice, or life will make a tool out of you”. When you’re checked out and not engaging in your practice, you become too passive, distracted or avoidant. It’s hard to stop the tornado, and perhaps you spin out, lose the reigns to your chariot. When you’re practicing consistently, you become steady, balanced, clear and in the flow. You may not be in control of what happens to you, but you do have agency over your reactions. These practices are here to help you; they’re truly gifts from God. This isn’t for me, this is for you, whoever and wherever you are. I hope you enjoy and learn something new!

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