Presentations and Workshops Vitae
I offer Interactive Explorations, workshops on Nervous System Tending, Sound Healing, Self-Care, Power of Intention, Conscious Living, and Mindfulness Meditation for individual participation, organizations and businesses. I also teach all levels of Reiki and offer weekend immersions.
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Facilitated Nervous System Tending: Enhancing Well-being through Vagal Toning Practices Training, Department Human Services, Direct Care & Treatment Department, ICMS Team and HR, March 2024
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Facilitated Nervous System Regulation Exercises, Northland CORE, November 2023
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Facilitated Nervous System Regulation In-service, Cloquet Area Alternative Ed Program, August 2023
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Faciltated Vernal Equinox Ceremony, Lake Superior Interfaith Service, March 2023
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Co-Caregiver for my mother-in-law as she navigated advanced stage dementia, 2020- February 2023
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Facilitated Letting Go of How, Lake Superior Interfaith Service, March 2021
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Presented Self Care as a Form of Radical Activism, Private Women's Circle, March 2021
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Caregiver for my beloved sister as she navigated Cancer, 2018-2020
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Co-Facilitated the C.A.E.E.P. Teacher In-service Day, August, 2019
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Co-Facilitated the 2nd Annual Restorative Practices in Schools and Communities Conference, June 2019
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Podcast Panel Interview with Wellness Renaissance, May 2019
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Presented Exploring the Unknown: Tapping into the Infinite Field of Pure Potential at Spirit and Wellness Connection, May 18th 2019
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Featured in the Duluth News Tribune February 10th, 2019
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Co-presented Embodying the Essence of Circle in Daily Life, 2018 International Conference on Restorative Practices, August 2018
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Co-Created the Restorative Practices in Schools Conference, June 2018
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Presented The Spiritual Practice of Being a Wellness Practitioner, UMD Women's Spirituality Class, April 2018
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Presented Pause and Effect: An Introduction to and Experience of Mindfulness and Energy Medicine Tools that Support Resiliency, Well Being and Effectiveness in the Workplace, MN Department of Corrections, March 2018
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Facilitated a Whole School Assembly on Showing Up As Your Best Self, Cloquet Area Alternative Education Program, 2017
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Facilitated Teacher In-Service on Self-Care Tools for Navigating and Appreciating the Intensity of Being Human, Hinckley-Finlayson Alternative School, 2017
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Facilitated Teacher In-Service on Self-Care Tools for Navigating and Appreciating the Intensity of Being Human, Cloquet Area Alternative Education Program, 2017
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Facilitated Self-Care as a Radical Form of Activism, EdVisions Off Campus School, 2017
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Co-facilitated a water ceremony in Costa Rica, 2017
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Facilitated private wedding ceremonies, 2017
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Participated in a Collaborative Inquiry research project to determine a Shared Purpose Message for the City of Duluth, led by Lora Wedge, 2016
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Created and facilitated 4 private ceremonies for clients and their families, 2016
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Podcast about Reiki and the Power of Intent in Healing with Wellness Renaissance, 2016
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Facilitated a Radiance Immersion Weekend at Camp Amnicon, 2016
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Obtained Credentials of Ministry through Universal Life Church to officiate weddings, funerals and baptisms, 10/2015
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Offered Reiki sessions and spot Reiki conversations during National Nurses Week at Essentia Health Center, 5/2015
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Presented on the Power of Intention at the Lake Superior InterFaith Church 3/2015
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Co-facilitated monthly Intenders Circles, 12/2014-4/2015
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Presented Bana Kuma, the practice of conscious creating, to the University of Minnesota, Duluth Health and Human Services Clinic staff 3/2014
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Twin Ports Bridge Festival Radio Interviews with KUMD's Northland Morning and KOJB's Big Sea Shining Water Program- discussing the power of our thoughts, water appreciation and stewardship 7/2013
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Speaker at the 3rd Annual Twin Ports Bridge Festival 7/6/2013
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Presented "The Harmonics of Being" at the Lake Superior Interfaith Church on 4/28/2013
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Presented "New Science on Healing" at the MN State Mental Health Conference in 2012
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Presented "A Balanced Approach: Creating the life you want to live" for half day DRCC employee inservice in 2012
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Presented The New Science on Healing at the St. Louis County Health & Human Services Conference in 2010 and 2011
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Presented "The Mind-Body Connection" with Gary Anderson for DRCC full day employee Inservice in 2011
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Keynote speaker for the Edge Life Healing Arts Expo at the Duluth Entertainment Center in 2009 (Reconnective Healing) and 2010 (Grandmothers Gathering Wisdom).
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Co-organized and presented on Reconnective Healing at the Duluth Health & Wellness Symposium, 2009
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Presented on Reconnective Healing at the Interfaith Church, 2009