OUR ROOTS

I remember the first time I felt connected to nature. I was running through the tall grass, barefoot, and wearing a little sun dress my mother had made. It was sunny and everything seemed bright and sparkling. I could feel the warm air on my skin and the earth under my feet. There were no thoughts, only bliss. I was completely at peace and there was nothing else. Just me, the earth, the air, the plants and my little sun dress. I was connected to everything and everything was a part of me. Then something happened. As I ran barefoot in the tall grass, I stepped on a bee. The sting hit hard like a lightening strike. I fell to the ground and cried out. My uncle came running and before I knew it he was mashing up flowers with some mud and rubbed it into my foot. That was it. I was feeling better and back to it. I wouldn’t know it then, but this would have a profound effect on me later.

Later on, as an adult. that was the place I would strive to get back to. But, as with any story, life had been altered. For a very long time there was a struggle to get back to my roots. Not necessarily my family roots, but my physical Roots. To feel the pull of the Earth in my physical body and to know that Energetic connection that is always there, just waiting to be remembered.

There is a long story here. Not just for me but for us. We all have a story. Full of pains and longings, mixed with love and joy, fear and anxiety, disconnection and realignment. My story is full of all these things and more. For many years I made poor decisions about my health and well being. I suffered traumas that went deep. I struggled with addiction and chased the pain into a darkness I couldn’t see a way out of. So I numbed it and ignored it until the pain got so great, that I made a decision. A decision to seek out that “light at the end of the tunnel”, grasp it and Hold Fast. I knew that everything was about to change and I embraced it.

I tell you these pieces of my journey to be as honest and human as possible with you. To show that ANYONE can begin their healing journey from anywhere they are in life. You do not have to feel ready, perfect, or fearless- you simply have to begin. I am here to remind you that we all carry the power to heal, grow, and create lives rooted in truth, embodiment, and love.

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of learning from incredible teachers, mentors, and friends who have helped shape the way I walk this path. Somatic Therapy found me when I needed it most, and my teacher, Kaira Mayestra, taught me how to come home to my body, gently, slowly, and in a trauma-informed way that honored every version of me that survived.

Teachings from Gabor Maté and Peter Levine deepened my understanding of trauma, compassion, and the nervous system — and helped me frame healing not as a destination, but as a relationship with ourselves.

Sound healing opened another doorway, showing me how vibration and frequency soften patterns that once felt immovable. Herbalism reconnected me to the Earth, to the plants, and to ancestral rhythms that remind us healing is both ancient and accessible.

I’ve also been blessed to learn from brilliant friends and peers — people like Dr. Larry Farwell, whose work in consciousness, quantum research, and mindset expanded what I believed was possible. My friends in the Accelerated Evolution and transformational coaching world have taught me the power of intention, clarity, and abundance mindset.

And among retreat leaders like myself, I’ve found a circle of humans committed to elevating each other and uplifting consciousness on this planet — not through competition, but through collaboration, integrity, and heart.

All of these teachings flow through me into the work I share today. Not as titles, but as pathways. Not as certifications, but as lived experience. The healing energy that moves through me is meant to reach you — and through you, ripple outward into your family, your community, and this world.

Like a pebble dropped into a still pond, healing expands in circles — each one touching something new.

We can change the world together.
We can help each other rise.
We can soften, strengthen, and heal — side by side.

Let’s Go!

-Amy