  
            Certified Acupressurist 
             
            My acupressure journey began as an inspiration, evolved to a seed, 
            then a decision. A knowing to be made manifest, a path to share with 
            others, ultimately to be harvested as a deeply fulfilling 
            satisfaction. It has been a path to wholeness.  
             
            Growing up outdoors, a part of the elements, on the back of a horse, 
            I felt in close rapport with nature. I knew my connection with 
            nature was my life.  
             
            I began my studies at the Acupressure Institute of America in 
            Berkeley, California, graduating in 1991. Mirroring my spiritual 
            development was the study of the Spirit of the Points themselves, 
            allowing completion of Spiritual Dimensions of Healing in 1992. 
            Embodying nature within became my focus. I continued my education at 
            the Acupressure Institute, receiving a diploma in Emotional 
            Balancing in 1994.  
			 My Acupressure journey continued with Chinese Medicine Five Element 
            focus becoming my passion. Seasonal workshops connecting each season 
            and its element became my practice. 
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            In September 2005 I attended the SOPHIA Intensive at the Tai Sophia 
            Institute* in Maryland. This program’s focus is becoming the needle: 
            learning to create movement and balance through one’s very own 
            presence or being.  
             
            My education continues with Sacred Intuitive Healing, further 
            studies in the sacredness of our relationship with the elements in 
            Nature; a Shamanic approach to Energywork; and Certification in 
			Equine Acupressure and Small Animal Acupressure, at  the 
			Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute. As of August 2009, I am 
			certified with the National Board of Certification for Animal 
			Acupressure and Massage. As of October 2010, I am certified through 
			Tallgrass for Small Animal Acupressure, and Board Certified for 
			Equine and Canine Acupressure with NBCAAM. I look forward to further educational 
			opportunities, to keep my skills fresh and up to date, to serve my 
			clients, whether two-legged or four, to the best of my ability. 
             
            Acupressure is truly the beacon through which my light shines.  
             
            *The Traditional Acupuncture Institute, School Of 
            Philosophy and Healing in Action 
            
			   
			
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