"Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It is a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others." (Pema Chodron)
Education and training that informs my work
2025
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VM1 - Visceral Manipulation (Barral Institute)
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Ongoing Thai training with my teacher Bhaskar Bhanerji
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2024
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CS1 - CranioSacral Therapy 1 (Upledger Institute)
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Breema practitioner certificate program
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2023
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125hr Craniosacral Therapy Advanced Course (McKinnon Body Therapy Center)
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72hr Thai massage (McKinnon Body Therapy Center)
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64hr Deep Tissue Applications (McKinnon Body Therapy Center)
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24hr Touch and Trauma (McKinnon Body Therapy Center)
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24hr Intro to Craniosacral Therapy (McKinnon Body Therapy Center)
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2022
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100hr Swedish Massage (McKinnon Body Therapy Center)
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Month-long Teachers Intensive with Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor
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300hr Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training (Yoga Hana)
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2015-2022
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The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy
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Motivational Interviewing
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Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
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DeGasquet Method
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2010-2013
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B.S. in Physical Therapy and Special Motricity (University "Vasile Alecsandri" of Bacau)
* This video was part of my Craniosacral Therapy class and it is a metaphor to me finding my identity through this work.
I hope it reaches your heart in the way you need at this moment!
My Story
You know that saying “There’s beauty in the struggle”? I am the living embodiment of it - not in the sense that I’m beautiful because I struggle, but more like my struggle is beautiful because it’s SO REAL. How do I know that? First of all, because I was blessed with a stiff body, made to run, have tight hips and well contoured muscles. My body is not lean, flexible and slender - and that’s okay. It has gradually learned how to open up and untangle all the stories it's learned or stored throughout my upbringing.
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With the help of my many teachers from my own practices (ashtanga yoga, zen meditation, bodywork) and also with the unspoken words of other sentient beings (redwoods, ferns, birds, sloths), I have slowly delved deeper and deeper into the layers that connect the body with the nervous system. To make it simple - I have learned (and still am) what it means to truly feel RESTED and CONNECTED to my deep self.
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As each year unfolds, I am continuously curious and mesmerized at how fascinating the mind-body connection is. Sometimes, my hardest work does not lie in anything physical that I might be doing with my hands, but in the deep relationship that is created within each encounter with my clients.
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