Professional Accreditations
Illinois Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)
Professional Membership:
American Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP)
Diplomas:
Chicago School of Massage Therapy – 1999
B.A. Loyola University of Chicago – January 1996
Professional Development
Mateo Magee - Living the Ceremony
Ongoing Apprenticeship in Shamanic Studies (4/17 to Present)
O2 Collective
Breathwork Fundamentals (2025)
Vogler Institute
Ancestral Healing (06/24)
Intro to the Hara (03/24)
ABMP
Touching Trauma (02/24)
The Embody Lab
Integrative Somatics Parts Work Level 2 (12/22)
Integrative Somatics Parts Work Level 1 (12/22)
Trauma-Informed Bodywork
Embodying Resilience - Healing Trauma (11/22)
Heart Math
The Resilient Heart: Trauma Sensitive HeartMath (2/22)
Holistic Learning Center
Spiritual Life Coach Certification (5/20)
Self-Mastery Coach Certification (10/19)
The Art of Cupping
Basic Cupping for Health and Vitality (5/18)
Silicone Moving Cups (5/18)
Thai Abdominal Massage with Felicity Joy
Level 2: Blood and Flushing the Organs (8/17)
Level 1: Digestive & Detoxification (8/16)
Center for Sacred Studies
Maitri Breathwork Facilitator Training (2/12 to 2/14)
Stargate Mystery School (2/11 to 11/11)
Ministerial Training Program (4/09 to 4/11)
Everyday Medicine Woman
Reading the Akashic Records for Others (12/14)
Reading Your Own Akashic Records (11/14) & (09/07)
The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy
ATMAT for Conception, Pre-Natal & Post-Natal (05/14)
Spiritual Healing II (02/09)
Spiritual Healing I (03/06)
Women's Health Intensive (09/06)
Level Three: Certification (10/06)
Level Two: Professional (09/05)
Level One: Self-Care (06/04)
Barral Institute
Visceral Manipulation II (12/10)
Visceral Manipulation I (10/10)
Chicago College of Healing Arts
Foundations in Herbalism (3/08 to 3/09)
Rainbow Journey, LLC
Two-Year Shamanic Studies Apprenticeship (01/04 to 11/05)
with Dr. Tom Voitas, DC, and Susan Lipschutz, LSCW
Christopher Alvarado
Gender Influences in Massage Therapy (07/06)
Ben Benjamin Advanced Training Midwest: Orthopedic Massage Workshops
Neck Injuries (04/03)
Knee, Hip, and Thigh (01/02)
Shoulder/Elbow (11/01)
Common Injuries (10/01)
Kate Jordan Seminars: Bodywork for the Childbearing Year
Pregnancy and Postpartum Massage Therapy (04/02)
The Chicago School of Massage Therapy
Shoshin Shiatsu: A Four-Day Training in Energetic Attunement (05/05)
Post-Event Sports Massage at Chicago Marathon (10/04)
Entering the Dreamtime: A Shamanic Exploration (03/03)
Precision NMT: Head, Neck & TMJ - 18 hours (01/03)
Are There Shadows Lurking at Your Boundaries: Ethics - 3 hours (02/02)
Clinical Applications for Therapeutic Massage II: Lower Extremity - 7 hours (02/02)
Clinical Applications for Therapeutic Massage I: Headache - 7 hours (01/02)
Myofascial Massage Therapy - 75 hours (05/00 to 07/00)
The Usui School of the Seeker's Path
Second Degree Reiki (04/00)
First Degree Reiki (02/00)