Biography
Biodynamic Craniosacral
2013-2015 Body Intelligence 2-year foundation training, Agoura Hills CA
6/2008 and 3/2009 Mary Louise and Christopher Muller - 5-day, Temecula CA
2/2009 Cherionna Menzam - 5-day, Santa Monica CA
5/2011 Anna Chitty - 5-day, Culver City CA
9/2015 Myrna Martin - Craniosacral for Moms and Babies, Agoura Hills CA
12/2015 Benjamin Shield - TMJ and craniosacral therapy, Los Angeles CA
11/2015 Benjamin Shield - Pediatric craniosacral therapy, Los Angeles CA
11/2016 Lois Laynee - Working with Tongue Tie, Agoura Hills CA
1/2017 Debra Bochinski, Midwife - Working with Moms and Babies, San Diego CA
11/2007 and 5/2010 Upledger craniosacral, CST 1&2, Orange County CA
4/2018 Bahdrena Gemini from Switzerland - Follow the Footprints of the Tide, San Diego CA
6/2018 Stanley Rosenberg from Denmark - Accessing the Vagus Nerve for Trauma and Autism, Agoura CA
5/2018 Dianne Poole Hello - Healing Trauma
5/2018 Stephen Porges - Safe and Sound Protocol
11/2018 Dr Katherine Ukleja - The Belly, Motion and Emotion, Washington DC
6/2019 Dr Steve Haines - What is Emotion? Pasadena CA
9/2019 Focusing (trauma healing by Eugene Gendlin) - online, with Ann Weiser Cornell
3/2021 Focusing (advanced trauma healing) online - 1 year training - Ann Weiser Cornell & Barbara McGavin
10/2021 - 6/2023 Focusing Therapist certification / teacher training - Ann Weiser Cornell & Barbara McGavin
11/2019 Dr Katherine Ukleja - Behind the Smile - Working with the Face, Throat, Belly to Balance the Vagus Nerve, Washington, DC
Bowen
11/2012 Bowen Neuro-Structural Technique with Linda Craig, Basic - Advanced, Seattle WA
10/2013 Bowen for TMJ 1&2 - Ron Phelan - Seattle WA
10/2013 Bowen for hormonal balancing - Ron Phelan - Seattle WA
10/2014 Bowen Importance of Symmetry - Graham Pennington - Thousand Oaks CA
5/2016 Bowen Applied Myoskeletal therapy - John Garfield - Sacramento CA
3/2018 Art of Bowen and Scar Tissue Release - Alastair McLaughlin , Sacramento CA
4/2018 Targeting Primary Dysfunction - Graham Pennington, Sacramento CA
5/2019 Bowen Applied Myoskeletal therapy - Working with the Neck and Extremities - John Garfield - West Hills CA
Lymphatic Drainage
7/2000 Dr Vodder method with bandaging & post surgical applications, Walchsee Austria
8/2002 Vodder recertification, Victoria Canada
5/2003 Dr Bruno Chikley Lymphatic Drainage through Upledger, all levels including Lymphatic Drainage for visceral applications, Sedona AZ
Visceral Manipulation
2011-2013 levels 1-6 with Gail Wetzler, Orange County CA
2013 Visceral Listening 1 with Gail Wetzler, Orange County, CA
2014 Visceral Listening 2 with Gail Wetzler, Orange County, CA
Myofascial Release
1996 - MFR 1 - John Barnes - Santa Barbara, CA
1997 - MFR 2 - John Barnes - Palm Springs, CA
Aston Patterning
2003 + Aston basic courses including Toning and Facial Fitness with Judith Aston - Incline Village, Nevada
Jones Strain Counterstrain
2010-2011 Levels 1-3, Cranial & Visceral/Lymphatic
Massage
1991-1994 1000 hour Holistic Health Practitioner program including massage and acupressure, Muller College, San Diego CA
1993 Shiatsu - 300 hour - using TCM points - Mueller College of Holistic Studies
1993 Thai Massage - Teri Rogers - Mueller College of Holistic Studies
2005 Thai Massage - Deon De Wet - private studio, Beverly Hills, CA
1991 Facelift Massage with Belle Tuckerman - Murrieta CA (gentle exfoliation, chin tie-up, hot towels, micro-clustered water, ozone toning)
2002 Russian Medical Massage including hot stone therapy with Dr Ross Turchaninov (Phoenix AZ) and Oleg Broumier, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Recipient of $500 award from Science of Massage, Dr Ross Turchaninov, for my work with Deltoid Muscle Syndrome