I am so glad you are here. If you have found this page, you obviously have a curiosity to explore your brightest, healthiest self. I am right here with you! From an early age, I’ve held an insatiable curiosity to understand and connect with the world in the most honest + authentic way possible. This led me straight to my own personal healing journey because once you choose to lift the “veil”, you can’t go back.
I grew up in an urban landscape, lucky to be immersed in culture, diversity, and the arts, but I was hungry to explore beyond my home base. I eagerly finished high school early and ventured out to travel and find my place in the world. I discovered how much I felt at home in nature, how little I needed to feel happy, and most of all, how to listen to my heart. I decided I wanted to plant my roots where people were outside-oriented and environmentalism was strong so I moved to Asheville, NC and attended a small school called Warren Wilson College. My major was conservation biology and while this was a strong passion of mine, I soon became distracted by a myriad of health issues. Anxiety led to an eating disorder and extreme hormonal imbalances and I became quietly motivated to learn about the body’s capacity to heal. Before long, I converted my studies to alternative health. I became licensed as a massage therapist, completed a 200 hr yoga teacher training, and eventually graduated from a four-year Masters level program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
Through this experience, I began to trust my body in a way that I had never experienced before. I navigated two healthy + unassisted home births and have been able to raise my two beautiful children with an approach that I can’t help but notice is fostering their own confidence and natural empowerment in a world that seems to want to knock it down.
I created Lumen Holistic after working for over 15 years as a licensed massage therapist + acupuncturist and noticed the importance of reminding my clients that ‘YOU ARE YOUR OWN HEALER!’ Your body is talking to you and if you can learn to listen, you often know exactly what is needed to create balance and ease in your life.
We are connected to an energetic system that is so wise and when seen and respected, it allows us to operate as the healing machines that we are. It is my hope that these services give you the support you need to reconnect with your brightest light and provide a sense of clarity + peace in this often chaotic, modern world.
