Background

I started my fitness career in the early 90’s. I instantly fell in love with helping people change their lives.  

I’ve had the blessed opportunity to work at various resorts throughout San Diego, La Jolla, Scottsdale, and Chicago.

I received my comprehensive Pilates and Advanced Mat certification through Power Pilates in Chicago. I continued my training with Romana Pilates as well as taking many CEC courses with advanced trainers/mentors throughout the years. 

My original 200-hour Yoga Training was with NorthShore Yoga in North Chicago. A wonderful program focused on Vinyasa / Ashtanga, Pranayama and Ayurvedic principles. 

My desire to understand the body in more detail led me back to school to attain my Massage Therapy Degree from SOMA Institute of Chicago.

I had no idea how this would forever change the direction of my career and life. 

Below you will find an extensive list of certifications and training I have taken throughout the years.

I am always educating myself by taking a class, reading a book, trying to understand what our bodies are capable of. 

I lead all my work within the Craniosacral Paradigm which is the belief that the body has all the tools it needs to heal itself. I am here to listen, follow and assist in the most non-invasive way possible. 

AFAA – Aerobic and Fitness Association of America

TRX, BOSU, Bender Ball, ViPr, HKC Kettlebell, Advanced Myofascial Rolling.

NASM – Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Coach. MMA

Power Pilates – 650 Hr. Apprenticeship Program for Equipment and Advanced Pilates – Classical Program

Romana Pilates – Level 1 – 2 

Balanced Body – Core Align 1 & 2

North Shore Yoga – 200 Hr. Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Program – Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga

Cooking and Hospitality Institute – Le Cordon Bleu Degree; Culinary Arts and Nutrition

SOMA – Institute of Clinical Massage – Clinical Massage Therapy Diploma 750 Hr. Clinical Massage

Advanced Trainings

WATSU – Level I

Upledger Institute –

Craniosacral I & II Teaching Assistant

Somatoemotional Release I & II

Cranial Nerves

Glial Cell I & II

The Brain Speaks I and II

Chronic Depletion & CD-The Body

Grounding and Healthy Boundaries

SER TIP - Guided Imagery.

          Acupressure principles I and II

DeOmbrio Institute –

               Whole Body Lymph Pumping, a PT approach

Barral Institute 

               Visceral I, II, III, IV.

               Neural Manipulation I, II, III

               Concussions I

               Listening I & II

               Fascial Decoding

               Vascular – Upper Body, Lower Body

Colorado School Of Healing Arts – Lymphatic Program I – III.

CHIKLY

Lymphatic – LDTI, LDT2

Anatomy Trains – Tom Myers 

Ortho-Bionomy –

Heart Field, Enteric Nervous System, Peripersonal Space

OsteoDouce – Energetic Osteopathy

I've completed 100's of hours of various individual CEC's from various organizations such as Polestar, Stott, Anatomy Trains and many more. 

As you begin your search for your practitioner of choice, be sure to honor yourself by doing your research. Where did they get their training, how many in-person hours did they put in to master this skill. I have put in 1000's of hours of training and still consider myself a student. This is why I continue to invest in myself. I would personally find it next to impossible to take one weekend course and be amazing at something. Most of the courses I have listed I have taken at least twice.