I am a queer Spiritual Director and Somatic Coach. I work with individuals, groups and communities at the intersection of spirituality, embodiment, justice and healing. These are the elements of my practice and my life.
My desire is to create the kind of space I longed for during some of the most disorienting moments in my own healing journey- a space for questioning, anger, grief, joy, confusion, compassion and deep reassurance.
While I hold degrees and certifications, the most formative training for this work has been my life.
My spirituality was shaped by the “conservative” Christian school I attended, the “liberal” church where my family were members, and our occasional visits to the family Buddhist temple. So, eclectic, but primarily evangelical Christian. (My first concert was Amy Grant, and I can rap all the words to DC Talk’s Jesus Freak. IYKYK.)
As a mixed-race, Japanese American, I grew up with my feet in two worlds and rarely felt at home in either. As the grandchild of survivors of the Japanese-American incarceration camps, I carry an embodied awareness of how injustice can live in systems, institutions, and in our very bones.
My commitment to justice and my immersion in the marterdom culture of white Evangelicalism led me to spend over a decade working in “cutting edge” non-profits with charismatic leaders (all male, all white). I worked my ass off trying to prove I belonged - until I couldn’t anymore. I realized:
I can no longer silence myself to stay safe
My value is not my output.
I cannot heal within systems that keep me unwell.
The grief of giving so much of myself to spaces that could not see or honor me was devastating. For a while, I couldn’t untangle my sense of the sacred from the pain I carried. But something deeper in me - some quiet, sacred knowing - refused to give up. I sensed that beyond the pain was a Divine that longed for my healing and wholeness.
The grief of giving so much of myself to spaces that could not see or honor me was devastating. For a while, I couldn’t untangle my sense of the sacred from the pain I carried. But something deeper in me - some quiet, sacred knowing - refused to give up. I sensed that beyond the pain was a Divine that longed for my healing and wholeness.
I cried out to God, “I don’t need the full map - just show me one next step.”
And Spirit did.
One step at a time, I’ve been walking a path of healing and transformation.
As I began accompanying more people healing from fundamentalism, purity culture and internalized homophobia, I saw how deeply these spiritual wounds live in the body. At the same time, I witnessed intense burnout and conflict in movement spaces where we hadn’t yet healed from the very systems we were trying to dismantle.
That recognition led me to somatics - not just as a tool, but as a path. I trained as a Somatic Coach through Organic Intelligence®, and today I support folks navigating everything from religious trauma to climate grief, burnout to body disconnection.
I believe healing is personal and collective. It lives in our bodies and in our relationships. Whether you’re seeking to reconnect with your spiritual life or build more nervous system resilience, I would be honored to accompany you.
If you are saying,
“I don’t know if I can do this anymore.”
“I’m afraid I’m too broken.”
“I don't know how to trust myself.”
I believe in wisdom over experience, and I know trust is vital when choosing someone to be with on this journey. Here are some experiences and qualifications that help guide my work each day.
