Training & Experience

LMT with 25 years of experience specializing in trauma-informed care, women's health, and supporting individuals with nervous system regulation and chronic conditions.

Special Populations Served

• Working with a large range of marginalized communities.

• Individuals with PTSD, trauma, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, and mental health challenges.

• Women's health: prenatal, postnatal, fertility support, and post-surgical recovery.

• Special needs populations: ALS, cancer, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.

Certifications & Education

• Graduate of The Chicago School of Massage Therapy (1999)

• Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist (Vodder Method)

• Extensive training in Craniosacral Balancing,

• Thai Massage- Advanced-Southern

• Shiatsu-Ohashi

• Aromatherapy, Reflexology

• Completed 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training -Temple of Kriya Yoga, 2008.

• Completed 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training0 Yogaview, 2009.

• Professional Training in Trauma-Informed Care Healing Sexual Trauma.

• Professional Training in Trauma-Informed Yoga and Meditation for Sexual Assault Survivors.

• Integrative Healthcare Studies: Stress Reduction through Bodywork Programs- Cancer and Massage, Anxiety and Massage and The Pathology of The Digestive & The Endocrine Systems related to stress and trauma.

Volunteering and giving back have been a foundational part of my practice throughout my career.

• 1989: Assisted seniors at Heiwa Terrace, a Japanese American senior complex, by providing haircuts and helping with hygiene.

• 1998–1999: Provided massage therapy at the Aids Alternative Health Care Center in Uptown, Chicago, offering holistic care to individuals with end-stage illnesses such as HIV, cancer, and ALS.

• 2005: Taught seated self-massage, breathwork, and movement therapy to seniors at the Japanese American Service Committee, addressing stress, arthritis, and racial trauma.

• 2014: Taught yoga to incarcerated women at Cook County Jail, promoting stress relief and self-care.

• 2018: Provided guided breathwork sessions to law enforcement to help reduce stress levels.

• 2019: Organized and taught yoga classes to raise funds for Black Lives Matter and other social justice causes.

• 2022: Conducted monthly donation-based restorative yoga classes, with proceeds supporting the Chicago Women's Health Center.

• 2022: Returned to the Japanese American Service Committee to teach seniors movement therapy, self-massage, and breathwork while offering seated chair massage to alleviate pain and inflammation.