Something About Me

I was born in England in 1960. My mother was born in France, my father in Czechoslovakia and my brothers in Australia. My home is in my center, in my heart.

I have always disliked the word ‘healer’. It’s had a ring of falseness, of self-grandiosity. It’s taken me many years to honor the reality of my karma because in my heart that is what I am.

My parents were Holocaust survivors. I know what it is to be traumatized, to live with extreme fear and anxiety, to exist so closely, personally and deeply touched by the worst of human potential and the damage it brings. I grew up witnessing that damage on a daily basis and was thoroughly and completely subsumed by it.

I grew up never hearing the words “massage”, “meditation” or “deep breath”. I never had guidance, a mentor, a wise person to show me the way.

What I had was a deep, uncompromising, knowing within, an invisible force that guided me to and through this place described in Mary Oliver’s poem, The Journey:

“Little by little,

as you left their voices behind,

the stars began to burn

through the sheets of clouds,

and there was a new voice,

which you slowly

recognized as your own,

that kept you company

as you strode deeper and deeper

into the world,

determined to do

the only thing you could do -

determined to save

the only life you could save.”

I did stride deeper into the world and I became clear, whole, strong, kind, loving, connected. I learned to listen to my nature, to my wisdom, to follow my own path and I’ve made so many of my dreams a reality. I travelled the world, 4 continents and 26 countries, from Mongolia to the former Yugoslavia, including to Ukraine in 2018, to the town my father grew up in and could never bring himself to return to. I authored a book, A Dual Path: Sacred Practices and Bodywork. I’ve taught at many of the corporations and schools in the area from Harvard University, the Massage Institute of New England to Blue Cross/Blue Shield. I went to Sandy Hook the day after the shooting to do massage. I have a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and a Masters in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University. I taught self-defense and empowerment for Impact, Model Mugging for 7 years, and was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. I’ve taken and taught countless classes and received countless awards in bodywork. I share my life with my soulmate, he and I walking Hand in Hand through this incredible, amazing, curious, daunting thing called life.

I did save myself.

Although my soul longs to heal the world, I know this is something I cannot do. What I can do is be with each individual, each interaction, with a focused touch and a warm open heart. I can meet you where you are, I can touch you with warmth and compassion, I can create a space for you to be, to breath, to go into that place of knowing. I can be present, walking Hand in Hand with you, guiding you to your center, a place of calm, peace and solace that is within you.

This is my invitation.

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