I don’t have it all figured out. I have crap days and dope days. I’m not a practicing Therapist, Doctor, or Psychologist. I’m a Survivor, and a stubborn Badass with a story. I've spent many years studying and working on healing myself. I’m really just  someone that refused to give up. I had to find ways to be happy in a body that I have been at battle with, and Rituals are where it’s at for me. They honestly have saved me. The art of drinking tea or taking a bath by candle light with good tunes playing, that’s not just relaxing, that’s taking space for yourself, it’s mending and being present in the same moment. 

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​I used to be so annoyed with the idea of structure, I’ve also never liked being told what to do. But when I received news that I was sick, I allowed myself to become submissive to structure. Maybe it was the word for me, it just sounds and feels harsh (rigid even), so I thought of other words that meant the same thing. I found routine, but that felt boring and not like something I could attach myself to, at least not in the ways needed to inspire me to get up every morning and partake in self love or self care. It was when I found the word “Ritual” and the history behind it, that I felt truly connected to the act of repeating good habits on the daily. 

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I've learned that I have to train my mind and work with my body and spirit in order to have peace. Rituals have helped me to create a life where I'm more in control of my story. I spent many years feeling like a victim to my thoughts and body. it was so liberating to finally connect the two (three, if we include spirit, which we should). Showing up for yourself, whether it's through exercise or cooking a balanced meal, those habits align you with your best qualities and allow opportunities for growth. We have to believe in who we are and what we are capable of, and that requires not only strength, but self discipline. I have that word tattooed on the inside of my wrist. I put it there to remind me that the pathways to healing and abundance, are through self love. Health doesn't arrive at the doorstep with flowers. You have to apply wellness to your life like it IS your life. At RW, this is exactly what you'll be doing. Learning how to not only be well, but also how to embody it. Moving energy is a gateway to the life you've imagined. 

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I'm going to be incredibly honest with you, healing is a process and it takes guts, but man is it worth it. I'm also going to be brutally open about my past, not something that many practitioners do. I've chosen to because I had a few practitioners open up with me about their trauma during my healing journey, and it helped me so much, still to this day I credit them. It gave me the strength to see a different future for myself, and not just see it, but also trust it. The power of words, community and the body's ability to heal itself are real.  I endured years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. As a result of the trauma, I have endometriosis, high tone pelvic floor dysfunction, low immunity, fibromyalgia, and ptsd.  I use rituals and energy medicine to help ground me everyday, these things that I am about to teach you, I use them too, all of them actually.