Sacred Ally
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you." - Rumi
About
the word ally has its roots in the latin word alligare, meaning "to bind" or "to tie to".
My Journey to This Work
For most of my life, I lived disconnected from my body and at war with myself.
On the surface, I was a CrossFit coach and a highly competitive athlete—strong, disciplined, and driven. But beneath the surface, I struggled with addiction, using substances to numb what I couldn't yet name or feel.
After leaving an abusive marriage, I began casually exploring expanded states of consciousness. One particularly beautiful yet destabilizing experience cracked me open in ways I wasn't prepared for. I knew immediately that I needed support, but I had no idea what that meant or where to find it.
What followed were a number of synchronistic events that led me to Jungian Therapy. After following Jung's approach for a couple of years, my body began waking up. Intermittently my eyes began to swell with tears, my spine began pulsing like a heartbeat, and my heart ached as if someone had it clenched in their fist. I had absolutely no understanding of what was happening. I couldn't connect my tears to an emotion and I didn't understand why they were pouring down my face. I didn't know how to soothe my heartache and my pulsing spine increased along with my psychological distress. I eventually found my way into somatic healing circles, and then somatic therapy itself.
At first, I was confused by how much I couldn't feel compared to what others were expressing in these somatic circles and courses. While in many ways my internal world was louder than it had ever been, when I would intentionally look inside, I saw nothing, and I felt nothing, at least at first. Occasionally I did begin to feel something, but when I did all I could feel was tightness. I didn't have the language, awareness, or capacity to be with what was underneath my skin. I quickly realized that my body held a story far beyond what my mind could grasp—and I had been completely disconnected from it.
If I wanted real transformation and lasting change, I would need to learn to listen, trust, and allow the wisdom of my body to unfold in its own time and guide my healing.
It's been five years since that initial experience. Five years of unlearning, learning, embodying, descending, ascending, expanding, contracting, and integrating. Five years of discovering what it means to come home to myself, and the rest of whatever life I have ahead of me to continue on that path.
I walk alongside others with deep gratitude and reverence for the journey.
What you seek is seeking you - Rumi
Training & Background
I weave together somatic, psychological, and contemplative practices to support the wholeness of a human being
Completed Trainings:
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Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate (The Embody Lab)
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Compassionate Inquiry
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The Tamura Method
Current Studies:
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Year 4 of 4: The Congregation for Sacred Practices
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Year 2 of 3: Classical Tantra Teacher Training (Dancing Shiva, Asheville, NC)
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Year 2 of 3: Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Training
I create safety and containment — a space for you to discover, connect with, and remember your wholeness
Beyond the Work
I live in Lyons, CO on the ancestral lands of the Ute, Arapaho, and Cheyenne peoples.
I believe rocks are alive (they are also one of my favorite things to collect), plants are spirits, animals have souls, and every human is a uniquely innately intelligent divine being who knows how to heal and belongs to earth, community, and the larger collective.
Outside of work I spend a lot of my time writing and being physically active. Cozying up at the local coffee shop and creating poetry or writing through a process is one of my favorite simple joys in life. Lifting weights, dancing and walking in the mountains are ways I deeply enjoy moving my body and feeling connected to life.
I love spending time at the edge of running water surrounded by big rocks (symbolically and literally).
I believe life is incredibly complex and ridiculously simple.
And sound is currently one of the most enjoyable senses for me, but I could never pick a "favorite" sense.
Heal yourself with the light of the sun and the rays of the moon.
With the sound of the river and the waterfall.
With the swaying of the sea and the fluttering of birds.
Heal yourself with mint, neem and eucalyptus.
Sweeten with lavender, rosemary and chamomile.
Hug yourself with the cocoa bean and a touch of cinnamon.
Put love in your tea instead of sugar and drink it looking at the stars.
Heal yourself with the kisses that the wind gives to you and the hugs of the rain.
Stand strong with your bare feet on the ground and with everything that comes from it.
Get smarter everyday by listening to your intuition,
looking at the world with the eye of your forehead.
Jump, dance, sing, so that you live happier.
Heal yourself with beautiful love, and always remember,
you are the medicine.
~ Maria Sabina Magdalena Garcia
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