I had a deep intuitive knowing from a young age that I needed to dance. I loved movement in all its forms and experienced surprising transformations through moving my body. I decided to study dance full-time at university and it was there I began my training in gentle somatic methods. I was amazed to experience profound levels of healing through the work. It sparked a curiosity in me about how movement could have such a big impact. 

At the same time I was engaging in service in my community, volunteering with battered women, working with young children, helping neglected and abused dogs. I saw how disconnection from the body was often one outcome of experiencing trauma. It was also clear to me that the body holds a wisdom beyond what most people realize. It seemed to me the body held the answers to most deep change and healing.

It became a passion and I embarked upon over twenty years of research and practice into somatic and other methods of healing and transforming body and mind. I studied and practiced yoga, meditation, Qi Gong, sacred and contemporary dance forms, learning the hows and whys the body is the key. I found life, vitality, joy. We all have a body. Anyone can do this. I felt a deep wish to share those methods that had worked for me and make these more accessible to others. 

When Giselle and I reconnected, it seemed our lives had been following parallel paths that always brought us back to healing. I felt called to support others on their healing journeys. The Embodiment Institute was born out of our friendship and this collaboration, this deep wish to share.