My personal path of self-inquiry began in 2001, working as a Front Desk Manager at a luxury boutique & spa hotel in Woodside, CA. Many seeds were planted there because afterward, I completed two master's programs in transpersonal psychology at Sophia University and CIIS, learning about Western psychology & Eastern spiritual traditions. Soon after that, life intervened as my addiction to alcohol resurfaced like a tremendous force of the perfect storm, taking me into the depths of darkness that I did not know even existed. It wasn’t until I truly addressed the issues underneath the addiction including deep-rooted shame and low self-worth, that a shift began to happen. In essence, I made a conscious choice to finally step into my sovereign power, profound acceptance and embodied presence.
