I am passionate about helping people optimize their body and mind. I lead transformational nature-based retreats and immersions with yoga, Thai Massage and Couples Intimacy Training. Contact me to see how I can up-level your life and relationships. https://rockwaterhealingarts.com

Bodyworker, Teacher, Retreat Leader

The holistic host role at Playa Viva involves being the main host for the guests, teaching daily yoga, and offering our bodywork services. Part of the role is to educate the guests on the various sustainable practices and permaculture projects happening on the land.

Leading the plant-based health revolution with high-quality hemp products.

Lead 5-day backpacking trips with at-risk-youth every summer. This is a rite-of-passage for the youth to become junior leaders at camp. I organize all the logistics for the trip including food and menu planning, permits and itinerary, activities, council, survival skills and nature education. As a Wilderness First Responder, I also take care of the safety and first aid for the trip.

Lead 4-5 day backpacking trips in Yosemite, and Big Sur. I have done both roles of teaching yoga and being the backpacking leader. I am a Wilderness First Responder and oversee the safety and first aid of the group.

Taught Hatha Flow, meditation, pranayama, and partner yoga

Led weeklong outdoor education trips for all ages in 30 different sites in California. Activities involved teaching ecology, astronomy, rock climbing, ropes courses, team building, nature awareness, and of course games.

Mount Madonna is a yoga community and retreat center. I managed the operations of a huge garden, leading crews in every process: from seeding to harvesting vegetables for the kitchen. I also worked in many other areas of the community such as landscaping, temple construction, the bookstore, and teaching yoga.

A wilderness therapy program for at-risk-youth. With safety as the first priority, I led groups of up to 10 students on cross-country hikes to a new location each day, planning the logistics for each day. Days were fully struc- tured with group and one-on-one therapy, setting up shelters, fire making with bow drills, woodcarving, camp- fire cooking, team-building initiatives and games. Through practicing assertive communication, we empha- sized accountability and choice, guiding the students to consider their long-term ambitions in life.

Involved assisting the physically and mentally challenged, enhancing their lives with recreational activities and programs based on individual goals. Also required writing monthly and quarterly progress reports, case notes and frequency charts pertaining to a set of objectives chosen by each client.