Touch, movement,
relationship, and play.

From witnessing stories
to working with people.

Before this work, I spent years in photojournalism, drawn to people and the stories that shape their lives. Over time, I became frustrated with mass media’s ability to create the kind of change I hoped to contribute to. I wanted to work more directly with people as they explored and evolved their own stories.

Hands-on bodywork became an important part of that shift. Across 12–13 years of bodywork and related embodied practices, I’ve kept learning from direct client service and from teachers in massage, movement, facilitation, and communication. I’ve now offered more than 5,000 hours of hands-on care.

My curiosity gradually expanded beyond what can happen in an individual session. What happens when we move together? When we practice listening, notice our boundaries, or risk being a little more playful? Those questions led me toward Authentic Relating and group facilitation.

Over the past 4–5 years, I’ve trained and gained experience as a facilitator, including certification through Authentic Relating Trainings International. Play, clowning, and improvisation have become meaningful parts of that work—not as a performance to get right, but as ways to explore expression and connection.

Today, bodywork and facilitation are distinct offerings under The Alchemy of Service. I’m also co-founding MIRTH, a mobile tea house centered on infusion, ritual, and gathering. Each has its own form. What connects them is my interest in creating experiences people can participate in, learn from, and make their own.