I am a Mother, writer, protectress of simple and sacred birth, yoga teacher, lover of plants, dancer, medicine maker and gatherer of wimyn . Deeply embodying the sacred feminine, I spend most of my time nurturing a loving home, preparing nutritious and fresh meals, knitting, drying herbs and living instinctually in nature with my husband and 4 children, ages 12, 7, 4 and 1. As a family of 6, we live on a beautiful piece of land in Saint Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia, where we share our little homestead with two dogs, two cats, a cow named Marocchina, goats, chickens, turkeys and ducks.

A dedicated movement practice initiated for me at the age of 10 when I began studying martial arts, in the form of Tae Kwon do. I loved the discipline and functional form movement paired with ancient eastern spirituality. The devotion to my art and having a teacher to guide me were formative in the most positive of ways. I soon began teaching to younger students and achieved my 2nd degree black belt, after many hours of study and training.

I left my home town to pursue University study and missed my Tae Kwon do community. To fulfill my need for practice, I began to develop a love for the gym and became a fitness instructor and personal trainer. This evolved to finding and falling in love with Yoga, which was close to my martial arts roots in physicality and philosophy and form.

Now, I’ve been practicing Yoga for over 25 years and teaching for 20. Yoga has contributed to my healthy and autonomous pregnancies, as well as peaceful home births and continues to be a daily touchstone in my life.

I have studied many complimentary healing modalities in my lifetime, including natural nutrition, reiki, herbalism, Thai massage and the art of natural birth keeping. Since becoming a mother 13 years ago, I have studied instinctual and traditional birth with many inspiring indigenous midwives and teachers.

I continue to serve my community and sisterhood in many ways as my life and creativity allow.

As an advocate for the innate wisdom of wimyn and of our birth right to create and bring forth the creative flow in conscious joyfulness, I believe that remembering and protecting the ancient feminine practices of yoga, art, ritual and community will bring about the ultimate peace the world is craving.

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