From this, my path unfolded rapidly. I need to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. It came out so clearly in a conference where we deeply meditated. So I climbed it in 2017. A physical culmination of the mountains I climbed without even realizing I was on them.
In 2019, while working in medicine, I met a doctor who was the head of pediatric palliative care and he introduced me to a shamanic practitioner. I was engrossed with her teachings. This is when I knew connecting to my own intuition would be an integral part of my life. So I formalized it by training at the Foundation of the Sacred Stream– a school of consciousness in Berkeley, CA.
Since Kili, I’ve climbed Cotopaxi (one of the world’s highest active volcanoes), Everest Base Camp, circumnavigated Ausungate mountain in Peru, and have traveled to Greenland, Madeira, and soon to the Dolomites for trekking trips. Mountains remain as my life motif. It’s easy to always look for the summit, but you can only get there by focusing on the step you’re currently taking. I’ve learned to befriend pain and be thankful for the path. And I’m excited to share that duality and all of the healing that comes from it, with you.
I ended my relationship shortly after that and wandered into my own ‘dark night of the soul.’
In 2012, I lost my dad suddenly while he was visiting me on vacation.
my story
I felt lost. I was meditating, but it was on and off– mostly on quiet mornings. I asked big questions and my answers came in a series of memories. Me as a teenager, flashing before me like screenshots. I started crying. I wanted to turn away. The voice, my inner knowing, said, “Ok! You don’t have to. But you know what you’ll get if you don’t…this same struggle and suffering.”
