About

I’ve been studying, practicing, and teaching body-centered spirituality, including sacred sexuality, for over 40 years. I’ve had around 15,000 client sessions, led hundreds of workshops all over the US and in Japan, and countless people have told me that I changed their life.

A client wrote: “I think of you all the time — your peace and the energy you transmit. So soothing to me. Your kindness. Always thoughts of love and appreciation for the way you touched my life and what you helped me to open my eyes and heart to at such an emotional time. And what’s possible to experience in any season of life. I appreciate you.” – DAB

But it hasn’t always been easy.

Back in 2013, I experience a tremendous loss. My partner Daniel died quite suddenly. It was so painful because he was an incredible man. He was the first person I had opened my heart to in many years, and he met me there and loved me fully. We were very happy and our connection was full of fun — dancing, laughing, hanging out at the river. I missed him so much when he was gone!

I was in despair, heavy with grief. I even started fantasizing about killing myself so I could be with him. I live in the Sierra Nevada Mountains not far from a town called Truckee. There’s this long steep downhill slope coming into Truckee, and an overlook at the end of that slope. I would imagine that I was driving down that hill, going fast, and I would just keep going into the overlook rather than take the curve that keeps you on the highway, and I would drive right over the edge of the mountain and into Donner Lake. I thought about this all the time. But something kept me from acting on it.

One day, I had an experience that woke me up.

It was Thanksgiving weekend, and we had a lot of guests visiting for the weekend. The house was full, and when I went into the kitchen to make myself some breakfast one morning, there was chaos everywhere. You could barely see the counters for the dirty dishes. I exploded in anger. I scared one young woman so much she even apologized for bringing a pie! My friends gathered around me, and asked what I needed. It quickly became apparent that my reaction had very little to do with the mess in the kitchen. There was so much chaos in my mind that I couldn’t stand the external chaos. I realized that I had to do something to shift my energy. My grief was not only causing me misery, but it was affecting the people I love too.

I started working with a healer who happened to be in another state. I did phone sessions with him weekly, where he led me in breath work practices. The breath work helped me crack open the heaviness of grief and to feel more alive. I visited him a few times to do private intensives. These allowed me to heal deeply, starting with the feelings of grief, but going far beyond that to the most core issues that I had. He introduced me to the light being Sohra, who he channeled.

A few days after the winter solstice, on my former boyfriend’s birthday, I did a spirit journey, a day-long guided experience with a trusted healer and teacher. My intention was to complete this phase of darkness and to find out what was next. During this day, I did practices that helped me connect fully with the light, with Source. To my surprise, I emerged from this journey saying over and over, “There’s so much fun to be had!”

Becoming fully actualized

Soon after that, I started coming out again into the world again. I met a man who I am partnered with still, who is loving and kind and so much fun. I began dancing again, and found lots of new ways to have fun as well.

So that’s why I’m so passionate about helping people find their awakening to ecstasy!

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