I believe people learn best when they are relaxed in a low stress supportive environment. That is what I aim to provide as a teacher.
It is what I look for as a student.

I learned to drive a manual VW camper on vacation in the desert when I was twelve years old. I drove 60 miles the first time I drove, and had few if any problems shifting and using the clutch from the first time tried. I had been studying what drivers did for 4 years before that in order to not get car sick: I pretended I was steering, noticed when they shifted and how. The only issue was being tall enough and being granted permission. 4 siblings and my mom were in that van. No one minded. They all trusted my ability. That was a wonderful way to learn and practice life skills as early as I could.

I am attentive to details and get thrilled when I figure out how to do something new.

I have been seeped in many different areas of Creative Arts and I am comfortable designing, constructing, painting, fixing, building and rebuilding. I am adept at designing and making clothing, furniture, storage containers, hand made books, paintings, drawings, street paintings, T-shirts, ceramic items, Sculpture, Jewelry, meals, signs, flyers, business cards.

If you need help with a project I might be just the person to help you plan it, begin it, or finish it.

I get high from making stuff. Really. No bad side effects either.

Another one of my favorite abilities I love to share with others is being in contact physically, in dance, affection, and movement. I love the language of bodies. I love the sensation of listening with my body to the truth, and finding where I can trust another human to meet me with contact, presence or weight. I particularly love finding ways of being physical that is everything but sex, and fully clothed.

Finding quick easy ways of receiving love in ways that make perfect sense to me, ways I rarely question nor doubt (kinesthetically) which do not waste my emotional balance; help me thrive without having to get naked or more vulnerable than I am comfortable being without knowing someone really really well. Contact Improvisational Dance is immediate. And it is playful and fun.

I love to teach people who are passionate about learning. I love to teach yoga and postural awareness to athletes and body workers; people who are passionate about their health and well being who are always seeking new tips for how to be more completely present in their bodies.

How I have learned: My signmaker boss taught me how to stand and move and breathe like a zen monk when I cut wood and Plexiglass letters on a scroll saw.

One of my repeat students: My daughter has a heart ailment and I taught her not to freak out when events occurred and how to control it herself by being calm, breathing and retaining her breath to reset her heart rhythm and trusting some inner wisdom.

My cutting edge: And I am still learning how to identify and carefully communicate my limits with others so I can feel empowered, and able to create the life I dream of living when I am really feeling creative and alive.