LINEAGE
The migratory and colonial influence of my lineage is complex.
My mother's line comes from the Philippines — from Luzon and Visayas. The Philippines are an intricate archipelago, and because of this, my genetic ancestry possibly includes threads from China, Japan, India, Spain, Africa, Australia, and North America — part imperialistic force, part natural migration.
My patrilineal line descends from Norway, Ireland, Scotland, France, Canada, and Coast Salish. I don't identify as Coast Salish because the familial and cultural connection was not fostered, and the point of entry was four generations ago. I do, however, hold the knowledge in my heart.
Why share all of this?
My ancestry shapes my healing practice — a philosophy drawn from ancient wisdom across Japan, China, India, Scandinavia, the Philippines, and First Nations traditions.
I empower myself to celebrate my heritage and creatively reframe my post-colonial experience through a collage of rituals, mythologies, and practices that buoy my life and bring me peace.
When I rest in stillness and meditation, the borders of countries and divisive concepts evaporate. My sense of body temporarily disintegrates. I expand beyond individuality — into an awareness where I feel myself as one small fiber in the fabric of the universe. One with the whole energetic motion of humans, animals, plant life, and cosmos.
I have been practicing healing techniques since 2007 and became a certified Reiki Master in 2014.
The teachers who appeared for me were Shaman and Medicine Person Char Sundust; Medicine Person Dariusz Rawa; Reiki Master Daisy Thompson; and Qi Gong Master Chunliang Huang.
Their philosophies, techniques, and rituals taught me how to self-author my life and metabolize my history of trauma as a gateway to personal and spiritual awareness. Because of their training, I am able to be in service to my community — and to you.
Before committing to this path, I was a career-driven fine artist.
As a self-trained, cross-disciplinary artist, I have shown in universities along the West Coast and in respected art spaces throughout Seattle. My work has been featured in Pacific Northwest publications, nationally in Blouin's Modern Painters, and published by Rutgers University.
My primary focus is identity-based video-painting and performance documentation — exploring intersections between the physical and spiritual.
As Ana Mendieta wrote: "My art work is grounded in the belief of one universal energy which flows through everything."
My healing art, and my healing service, extends from this same flow.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about me. I hope our paths cross on this magnificent journey.