My journey of continuous evolution and of gaining new understandings has helped me to be my highest self, and to be at my best in service to others.
I was born and raised on a farm in Quebec, Canada. I went on to attend University in Montreal and to study Occupational Therapy. I worked as an Occupational Therapist for 23 years, helping people of all ages with psychiatric and physical disabilities.
My personal and professional exploration through the years has brought me to Reiki, Adult Education, Masters-level Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Therapeutic touch and T’ai Chi Chih as a Teacher and Practitioner. I developed some workshops for the French community in Saskatchewan. I have taught Therapeutic Touch, and to this day I am teaching T’ai Chi Chih and Seijaku (The Advanced Form of TCC) regularly.
From 1995-2019, I was engaged with my practice, Optimum Living, which focused on helping others learn to integrate the body, mind, heart and spirit and to teach them tools to enhance their health and freedom. Through Optimum Living, I have facilitated workshops on self-esteem, time-management, pain management, meditation and Therapeutic Touch.
Since I was very young, my ongoing search for the mysteries in life brought me to embark on spiritual trips to Egypt, Nepal, Sedona, AZ, Bosnia and Mount Shasta, CA, India, Rishikesh. I began to feel a much stronger pull to really embrace my spiritual practice for myself and for others. T’ai Chi Chih/Seijaku and Therapeutic Touch have brought me to a deeper understanding of the Chi/Prana.
I then trained in the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, a Peruvian shamanic practice, which has deepened my experience with the Spirit realm, Mother Earth and nature. This has brought a whole new level of understanding of the use of “heart energy” in my work.
I wanted to go further in my development, and my heart started asking me to find what truly suited me.
I studied under Maureen St Germain in the Ascension Institute for two years. Her teaching has helped me to evolve exponentially in: developing my psychic skills, feeding my desire to help others in the new world, and creating a clear vision of how I can be of service to others. I learned Quantum Matrix Healing and obtained my certification in Akashic Records Reading for others, as well as for teaching how to access the Akashic Records. I terminated a Zoom Master Code Program with Raja Choudhoury, A Thousand Sun Academy and a 21 days Integral Yogini Training in India. I am continually engaging in programs that teach more levels of the esoteric arts and energy healing work.
Family is also extremely important to my life. My husband Stephen and I have two adult children and now three grand children. Our family has lived all over North America, including Montreal, Canada; Saskatchewan, Canada; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Stephen and I now live in the Kansas City Area, where we have resided since 2002.
At this point in my development, I have a clear connection with my Higher Self, and I am utilizing all the highest and best knowledge and skills that I have accumulated over the years to assist others in embodying their highest selves on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels.
I've experienced more and more that it is possible to live with so much more grace, ease and joy than I ever could have imagined. This is what comes from this higher level of expression. Experiential arts.... through my desire to continually evolve. It is my heart's desire to support you with my offerings now to claim and experience this in your own life. So I've aptly named my practice: Graceful Living.
I am very happy to be able to do this wonderful work to help you in your own Soul’s Journey and evolution!