GUIDE EXPERIENCE:
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Creator and Lead Trainer of IN:PULSE and SOMA & SOUL
In-Person Somatic Dance Training Cohorts
Have led over 100+ students through these trainings and accompanying offerings; giving them tools in expressive movement therapy, workbooks to create belonging and safety through platonic intimacy, and overall somatic leadership training. 

Creator and Lead Trainer of Embodied Muse, Re:VIVE Your Vibe, and Core Essence
Online Embodiment Trainings 
Dozens of students trained in feminine movement arts, voice, breath, and dance techniques for more awakened and embodied living. 

Creator and Host of Maui's Movement & Sound Celebration Retreats
Multiple weekend long retreats with 50+ participants; Hosted at Hale Akua Eco Retreat. 

Creator of Maui's Organic Ecstatic Dance:
Held space for 2+ years to large groups on a weekly basis; taught opening class, circle work, DJing and closing meditation. Hosted at Maui Aerial Arts.

Maui Jail System
Teaching weekly Yoga and Dance classes to female inmates in yoga, breathwork, dance, trauma integration, & nervous system regulation.

Somatic First Aid Responser 
First response volunteer in; treating survivors with somatic trauma integration, healing touch, and overall team organization. Held space for non-victims to prepare to go into the front lines and hold space for others. 

Asst. Teacher to Dance as Medicine, El Salvador with Milena Mee

Asst. Teacher to 5 Rhythms, Maui Hawaii with Masha Tretiakova

Demo for Amy Secada & Heather Christie at Envision Festival 
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Facilitator at festivals & events across the globe including Embodiment (Guatemala), Beloved Festival, Embody (Big Island), Ecstatic Dance Bus Tour, Daybreaker, & MORE.

Professional Universal Dance Association (UDA) Instructor

DJ PERFORMANCES

RECENT PERFORMANCES:

Closer for Maddy O'Neal at Stonehouse, Nevada City, CA

​Live DJ Performance across the West Coast Ecstatic Dances. ​
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Resident DJ at Hula Hula Kai Ecstatic Dance, Maui, HI

DJ & Facilitator at Embodiment Festival, Guatemala, Lake Atitlan

DJ & Facilitator at Embody Fest, Big Island Hawaii
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DJ Performances at Ahimsa Sanctuary, Awalau Forest, Empanada Lady, Booch & Co., Lahaina Art Fair, & many more.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in International Relations & Community Social Studies, James Madison University. 

'Talking Hearts' Certified Counselor, Joan & Tomas Heartfield, Huelo, Hawaii

'Dance as Medicine' Certified Teacher, Milena Mee, EL Salvador

Mentee of Awake-One Divers (Continuum Movement), Cass Phelps, Kauai, Hawaii

Soul Motion Level 1 Training with Vincent Martinez, Portland, OR

Intensive Study with Martin Keogh, author of Dancing Deeper Still, BC

Yoga Alliance 200 hr. YTT Certification, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Leviathan Contact Improv School Intern, Mark Young, BC

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Counseling Training, Ashland, OR

Tamalpa 'Life as Art' with Rosario Sammartino, California

Bana Kuma African Dance & Elemental Ritual Study with Chris Berry, Big Island, Hawaii. 
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