the yoga years

The yoga years solidly took root upon moving to San Francisco following the completion of her undergraduate studies. Inspired to turn to the mat to recover from a running injury, she quickly fell in love with the practice, ditching her running shoes to replace miles with mantras. For several years she immersed in this passion, dedicating 2 hours a day, 5 to 7 days a week. Wanting to share this love, she underwent multiple in-depth trainings and teacher certifications with some of the best in the world. The techniques and philosophies she learned remain a lifeblood to the heart of her healing practices.    

Training Includes:

Nosara Yoga Institute
Dharma Mittra Yoga
Ana Forrest Yoga
Seane Corn, Off the Mat Into the World (including the OTM year of leadership training)

formal studies

After commencing studies in pre-med at Vanderbilt University she became disillusioned with the future prospect dominated by a prescription pad. So, she traded the path to conventional Western medicine for a degree in Economics and Math.

A few years later, it was her yoga training that rekindled the fire in her belly for healing and inspired her to pursue a degree in Naturopathic Medicine. With medical school application requirements parallelling that of conventional medicine, she faced west, doing pre-med coursework at the University of California Berkeley and receiving a baccalaureate pre-med certificate from Mills College.

These efforts would result in admission into the School of Naturopathic Medicine at Southwest College (now Sonoran University) in Arizona, where she would spend four more years to receive her accreditation as a doctor.

Studies Include:

Vanderbilt University
University of California Berkeley
Mills College Northeastern University in Oakland
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (now Sonoran University)

fun & functional

As a newly minted doctor, she quickly learned that information alone did not motivate people to sustain change. She started building a toolset that would aid her clients in achieving real results. That’s when the real work (and the real play) began. By gleaning wisdom and experience from several sources, this curated coursework has allowed her to enrich her practice and approach to help you navigate your personalized path for pleasure, health and vitality.

Training Includes:

Transformational Coaching
Eating Psychology
Hypnosis
NeuroLinguistic Programming
A Tantric Approach to Sex and Relationships
Numerous Alison Armstrong pieces of training on gender, partnership and communication.