I’m a yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and writer based in Massachusetts. Only when I was ready to regain control from trauma did I find healing through movement, specifically belly dance and yoga. Living with effects from a neonatal stroke for over 2 decades, the trauma was my normal.

I often attributed my body to being wrong or bad.

My goal for movement was to “feel strong” but when tight joints started gliding easier while dancing and playing with gravity in yoga, I felt whole, not “wrong” for the first time. This was cultivating strength.

And empowerment.

I had found the right support that nourished me.

So, let’s explore together how you can feel your own strength and become empowered by fostering C.H.O.I.C.E.S.