To begin with, I’m a native of San Diego, CA and was born there in 1956.  All of my early & middle years were spent as a theatrical dancer and then a professional costumer and wardrobe manger in Los Angeles.  I’ve been fortunate to have traveled around the world many times in connection with work and realized early on, just how incredibly small it truly is in this day and age. 

         An itch to do something more meaningful with my career began to manifest at the age of 43 and I decided to use my 25 years of costuming experience & knowledge to teach Fashion Design at the high school level.  There were many highs and lows involved with this job and I have a tremendous amount of respect for those brave souls who are managing to remain in the teaching profession, but I soon realized that the “frustration level” of dealing with the bureaucracy of a school system was not for me.  I did know at that point, though, that my true calling was going to involve helping people and bringing healing to them in some way.  I credit my high school students, a very gifted school nurse by the name of Nancy Woods, and others of the school staff, for helping me to discover that fact; it wouldn’t have happened without them!

         A meeting at that point with China Taryn Rose, a gifted psychic medium and Reiki Master, changed the direction of my life by introducing me to her Reiki Master Teacher, Rev. Dr. Lea Alexander, and everything fell into place!  I’ve had the privilege of studying Reiki and other various healing modalities with Dr. Lea for over 3 years now and began my professional Reiki practice 2 years ago with an emphasis on helping and healing animals and their people. 

         Working with Reiki and animals, along with their humans, has been one of the most rewarding things that I have ever experienced!  I’ve always felt a strong pull to animals of all kinds, and learned to ride and care for horses in my twenties.  My experience in sharing Reiki with horses, dogs, birds, and cats has been amazing to me because in connecting with an animal to give it healing energy, you can’t help but be humbled. 

         I truly believe that it is probably the closest you can come in your daily life to a feeling of great purpose and oneness with the “all of being” and that which powers the universe!