I am delighted to be offering Raw Food, Radiant Life education – a dream come true! In my many years as an occupational therapist, it has been heart-wrenching witnessing the tremendous suffering of people trying to manage with serious, frequently disabling and/or life-limiting illness.
Over, and over again, I have journeyed with them through illness and many times into death. It has been a labor of love, and, much as I have wanted to give my patients all that I could, I have very frequently felt that what I had to offer was paltry in comparison to the enormity of their challenges.
The Quest for More Effective Healing
In my desire to offer more, I have diligently sought and wonderfully found new ways to help through complementary methods. That quest began with prayer, continued into studying/teaching Reiki, then massage, CranioSacral therapy, Healing Touch, ARCH/Infinite Oneness energy work, aromatherapy, guided imagery, yoga, sound healing, and raw, vegan nutrition.
My Personal Health Challenge
In 2000, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, termed "undifferentiated connective tissue disease," and the disease process was marked by substantial pain and inflammation. There were many times I had great difficulty even turning over in bed or rising from a chair. The joints in my hands were becoming deformed. I experienced profound fatigue.
About three years prior to my diagnosis, after being trained in Reiki hands-on energy healing, I had prayed asking what to eat to allow the Reiki energy to flow most easily; information quickly came my way from numerous sources regarding a raw, vegan diet. I knew that was the answer to my prayer. However, I did not adopt the diet. I chose to convert to a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, but I was a very unhealthy vegetarian – lots of pizza, pasta, macaroni and cheese and peanut butter sandwiches, but very few vegetables.
Eventually, the pain and disability caused by the autoimmune illness outweighed the challenges of diet and lifestyle change, and my diet evolved into a raw vegan diet, with an earnest commitment in 2007, as one of my two New Year's resolutions. The other resolution was to practice more yoga, which I knew I would not do unless I had to, because of the level of pain and fatigue and because it was a major process for me to even get up from the floor. So, I enrolled in yoga teacher training because I knew it would make me go. By the end of the five months of training, I was able to teach a basic yoga class and was able to decrease my anti-inflammatory medication. At graduation, I spontaneously began to jog towards my water bottle, across the yoga room. I was astounded, because I had not jogged in years!
In my many years as an occupational therapist, I had never seen anyone recover from a severe autoimmune illness, and I wanted to help people experience recovery the way I did. However, I felt that I did not know enough to teach a raw vegan lifestyle to others.
I found the answer to my deep desire for more training in a master's level program, Spiritual Nutrition Mastery, developed by Gabriel Cousens, MD, at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center.
The Transformation
Following Dr. Cousens' program, I recovered – off all medication, now able to do whatever I want to do – hike, jog, perform deep tissue massage... and with the energy to share it all with you. I no longer feel that what I have to offer is paltry; it is amazing! I long to share it with you.
"If you are dealing with an illness – autoimmune disease, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, essentially any other ailment, or if you just want to feel more alive, vibrant, and tuned in to your spiritual nature, I hope you will connect with me."
How I Can Help You
I invite you to connect with me through:
- Raw Food, Radiant Life! health coaching to transform your health
- Swedish or Thai Massage for deep relaxation and release of muscular tension
- CranioSacral therapy/SomatoEmotional Release and/or ARCH/Infinite Oneness energy work for profound relaxation, trauma release, and Divine spiritual connection
Your journey to wellness doesn't have to be walked alone. Let me share with you the tools and knowledge that transformed my life and can transform yours too.