About me

The fascination for the body’s ability to transform, heal  and to be a door to consciousness has been the steering force of my life since 1981.  I have spent the years since then studying and practicing various forms of bodywork and body therapies. 

I completed the Holistic Health Practitioner program (1000 hours) in 1991 at the International Professional School of Bodywork (IPSB) in San Diego, California , where I studied different modalities of massage and body therapies.

Between 1991 and 1996, I studied and practiced Tibetan Pulsing Yoga at the Osho Commune International in Pune, India, giving individual sessions and assisting group processes in bodywork and emotional release.

I have been a student and practitioner of the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu since 1988 and am an authorized Self-Help instructor.

In 2000, I completed the training and became a certified practitioner in Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy at the Pfrimmer Institute for Corrective Muscle Therapy, San Rafael, California , with Master Instructor Victoria Ross,  expanding my practice and interest into rehabilitation. In 2010 that Institute was renamed International Institute for Corrective Muscle Therapy of which I am an authorized instructor.

In June of 2010 I completed "The Spirit of Learning", a 100 hr Teacher Certification Program for Massage, Somatic and Healthcare Educators at the  Center for Embodied Teacher Education and the Body Therapy Institute and in Siler City, North Carolina with Carey Smith. I have also completed “Developing Mastery” and “Teacher Trainer Development Intensive” with Carey Smith, with whom I continued in an apprenticeship program until 2014. 

Since 2017 I have been a student of  Ortho-Bionomy, a modality developed from Osteopathy.

While still living in Brasil (late 70's/early 80's) I completed a 5 years degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While pursuing that degree I completed a 450 hours of training on Gestalt Therapy and practiced the work of Therese Bertherat (Self-Awareness Through Conscious Movement) for 2 years. The introduction to the concept "Working Through the Body" opened a door that changed the course of my life.

In 2018 and 2019 I completed the Internal Family Systems Online Circle (Foundations of the IFS Model) and 4 extra Online Courses on aditional subjects.

and have attended online conferences on Trauma and the Body with Bessel Van der Kolk and Peter Levine.  I am excited to learn how science is re-connecting Body, Mind, Spirit!