On a mission to change the way we approach mental health

I was a Psychiatric Nurse at one of the leading hospitals in the world… and yet, I felt off.

I became a psychiatric nurse because I wanted to help people successfully cope with their stress, depression, and anxiety.

But it took me 8 years as a nurse to realize that the antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and antipsychotics we were giving them were not significantly helping the patients gain symptomatic relief from their conditions.

A picture of me in my nursing scrubs outside my hospital in 2019.

When medications aren’t enough

Sometimes, in fact, the medications were causing more harmful side effects than positive benefits (such as extrapyramidal symptoms, weight gain, and metabolic syndrome, to name a few), and patients were constantly being re-admitted to the hospital with no change in their illness.

Then, in 2020, a patient asked me if I could show them a Tai Chi video on YouTube so he could calm down. I never did Tai Chi before, so I brought a computer into the room, played a Tai Chi YouTube video, and practiced the movements with the patient. Immediately, me and the patient felt calm after doing only a few Tai Chi movements together.

Join me on the journey to holistic mental health

Shortly after I watched the Tai Chi video with my patient, I left my job as a nurse to go on a mission. I was determined to find modalities and ways to help people heal from emotional stress, anxiety, depression, and more simply by using their body’s natural healing capabilities.

It was not too long after that I found Qigong. Qigong, sharing the same roots in China as Tai Chi, is a mindful moving practice that combines meditation, intention, and breathing techniques to help optimize one’s physical and emotional wellbeing.

After using Qigong and meditation to help heal my own bouts of anxiety, grief, and stress, I began teaching others to do the same. I’m on a mission to help people heal holistically from stress, anxiety, depression, and more. Join me!

Certifications & Experience

Certifications & Credentials

  • Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader (Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi), 2024-Present

  • 200-Hour Certified Qigong Teacher (Holden Qigong), 2024-Present

  • Master Certified EFT Practitioner (American Institute of Health Care Professionals), 2024-Present

  • Certified Somatic Coach (Somatic Coach School with Rachel Friedman), 2023-Present

  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Training Completion, 2021

  • Certified Life & Weight Loss Coach (Life Coach School), 2018-Present

  • Registered Nurse (California Board of Registered Nursing), 2011-Present

Work Experience

  • Registered Nurse, UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, 2012-2020

Education

  • Certificate in Fitness Instruction, UCLA Extension, 2016-2017

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, UC Irvine, 2007-2011

“Paradise is not a place; it’s a state of consciousness.”

-Sri Chinmoy

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