Shamanic Energy

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New York

"Every time we reclaim a part of ourselves, clear ancestral patterns, and return to presence, we elevate the frequency we carry—and that shift ripples outward into our family system and community and has a profound effect."

How would you describe the work that you do?
I offer healing sessions—both one-on-one and in group settings—that weave together aspects of energy medicine, Somatoemotional release, craniosacral therapy, shamanic healing, and ancestral wisdom. My work is difficult to categorize because it continually evolves. At the heart of this work is my intention to reconnect you with the energy of your own soul, your body’s self-healing wisdom, and the divine presence that is always available to you. 

What is a session with you like?
Each session is a co-created space of deep listening and presence. Together we work gently with the nervous system, clear stagnant energy, and call home lost or fragmented parts of the self. I begin by grounding and creating a safe, energetic container to hold the work. From there, I blend shamanic journeying with a somatic approach to energetic balancing and integration.

What led you to this work?
I began my healing journey as a bodyworker at 19. After many fulfilling and successful years, my tendency to overextend myself—without strong boundaries or first tending to my own needs—eventually led to debilitating chronic fatigue and autoimmune illness. This was a profound turning point. A pivotal part of my journey was learning the indigenous practice of Lomi Ke Ala Hoku — life meeting life, to honor my own energy, and to tend the sacred within. This inner alignment created a more grounded, present, and intuitive field for my clients. From this place, I stepped fully into the energetic and spiritual realms, supporting others in ways that honor both their sovereignty and my own.

Who is this work for? 
I work with people moving through different kinds of trauma, grief, spiritual awakening, illness, and the various wounds of disconnection. Some clients are in crisis, and others are simply longing to reconnect with or strengthen their inner light. 

Who are your teachers? Or do you have a specific lineage? 
My work is shaped by years of study and apprenticeship within several traditions. I have training in Craniosacral Therapy and Somatoemotional Release. For 6 years I apprenticed in the lineage of Lomi Ke Ala Hoku, a deeply sacred Hawaiian healing tradition taught by Jody Mountain in the lineage of Kahu Abraham Kawa'i, Aua'ia, Maka'i'ole, Uliama. I’ve also trained in shamanic healing and journeying, learning to work with ancestral energies, spirit guides, and elemental forces. I have been fortunate to have wonderful teachers and mentors throughout my journey. 

What are the different ways people can work with you? 
People can work with me one-on-one—either in person or remotely. I also offer group healing journeys, where we gather in sacred space to clear, reconnect, and awaken together through guided breath, energetic clearing, and journeying. For those walking the healer’s path, I offer mentorship—supporting the cultivation of confidence, clarity, and intuitive skill in working with others. 

What do you think personal growth has to do with collective change? 
Personal growth is the seed of collective transformation. Every time we reclaim a part of ourselves, clear ancestral patterns, and return to presence, we elevate the frequency we carry—and that shift ripples outward into our family system and community and has a profound effect. This is how personal healing becomes right action and sacred activism—an embodied offering to the greater whole, informed by possibility instead of fear. We become a mirror reflecting a new possibility. 

How do you make your work accessible?
I offer a limited number of sliding scale sessions to support those in financial need and I’m committed to finding ways for this work to remain rooted in reciprocity, so that it reaches those who are ready to receive it. My group healing journeys are also more accessible and are powerful communal spaces— similar in structure to private sessions, but held in a shared field of intention and presence.

What are some of your daily rituals and practices? 
Each morning begins with tending to my altar — a living, breathing container of energy. An altar is more than a display; it is a bridge between the seen and unseen. I root into the earth, clear and strengthen my energy centers, work with my voice and reaffirm my boundaries. These daily practices help me to cultivate my presence and bring in new information. My art practice is also an essential part of my self-care. Time spent in my ceramics studio offers the same quality of presence — a way to slow down, listen, and be in the moment. 

What is on your altar?
My home altar changes frequently, but l like to include something for each of the four winds - my mesa of stones and crystals (south) that I work with and use with clients, a vessel of water (west), a candle (north), and a feather (east). I have a photograph of my grandmother Phyllis Kelly who taught me to communicate with the elements, wisteria flowers from my garden (the purple petals representing for me transformation), my ceramic bells, and sacred gifts: my mother-in-law’s rosary, a mala, I-ching coins, a tibetan bell and vajra, and a statue of Quan Yin and Mother Mary. 

What is the best advice you've ever gotten? 
Over 30 years ago, after a life-changing healing session where I released trauma from another lifetime, a mentor said to me: “I can show you the miracle, but it’s up to you to keep the miracle.” These words have stayed with me ever since. They remind me that healing isn’t something that happens to us—it’s something we actively choose, moment by moment. 

What are three books you recommend? 
The list changes frequently depending on the person, in general: Letting Go: the Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and The Soul’s Journey to Wholeness by Jeff Carreira.

Photos by Phil Lehans.