Meditation, Yoga, and Somatic Expression Teacher
artist, writer, communitarian, mystic
Hi and welcome! I host Kansas City based mindful experiences, click on offerings to see a current calendar of events and look at how we can work together.
I have aye-yi-yi 35 years experience in the arts and poetry communities in KC. Notably, I ran the performance venue Uptown Arts Bar, developed the POP POETRY: 12 poets in 12 months publishing sequence with Spartan Press, co-founded FountainVerse Poetry Festival, and was Artist in Residence at InterUrban ArtHouse for 2 years. My paintings have been shown in lots of local galleries, coffeeshops and alleyways, and I’ve read poetry around the world!
Once I lived in the woods for five years and came back a changed being (2017-2022). A combination of sobriety and living close to nature set my mind right and an odd chance led me to yoga. Developing a strong yoga practice settled my nervous system and brought me back into my body. Do you know I didn’t even know I had a body until 6 years ago! Haha. Many of us feel disembodied. Now my work is centered around all the ways we can reconnect with the body and nature.
I still paint and write, prolly always will. But my focus these days in much more in the wellness world. My personal practice informs my offerings, as well as a lifetime of study. I’m currently in progress on some standardized certifications. I also once did a 120 hour intensive at the Marina Abramovic Institute (2023).