Hi, I'm Kristy!

I’m a highly sensitive, work-from-home mom of two who enjoys being in nature, quiet reflection, and connection with the web of life.

While I identify as an introvert, I can be a great pseudo-extrovert when it suits me, especially when discussing my passions (including crochet and Outlander / Romantasy novels). See more random facts about me on this IG post here.

My focus is on helping clients tap into their innate wisdom and intuition through the self-reclamation practices of mindfulness, body awareness, and connection to the energetic/spiritual realm. I have a passion for empowering folks marginalized by systemic oppression and calling out the false narratives of capitalism and colonization. 

My Background

I was led to this work through a variety of teachers, mentors, and guides, all of which contribute to the perspective from which I guide others. I began self-reclamation work with Sylvia Poareo of Connecting Within in 2011. I received my Yoga Instructor certification in 2017 from YA-accredited Full Circle Yoga, and my Life Coach certification was completed in 2022 from ICF-accredited CLCI. In 2025, I completed Transgender Cultural Fluency training with TGRCNM. I also actively pursue ongoing education in somatic awareness and ancestral connection through a variety of offerings (see below for a full list under "Additional Training").

Based on these teachings and my 13+ years of practicing self-reclamation / inner child work, intuitive movement, somatic embodiment, and energy medicine, I provide support for others to develop their own practice of self-care through embodied mindfulness. Read what clients have to say about me here.

As a biracial person raised and living in what is now known as the United States, I am committed to ongoing learning in anti-racism, trauma-informed care, LGBTQIA+ advocacy, and decolonialization through a lens critical of late-stage capitalism.  I currently reside on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Tongva & Acjachemen peoples who are the original inhabitants of Anaheim, California.

Credentials

Certified Professional Life Coach from Certified Life Coach Institute (2022)

Certified Yoga Instructor from Full Circle Yoga (2017)

Registered Yoga Instructor (inactive) with Yoga Alliance (2017-2021)

Master of Arts in Education & Special Education from California State University, Northridge (2007)

Bachelor of Arts in Speech & Hearing Science from University of Utah (2000)


Additional Training

Waking the Well: Whiteness, Deassimilation and Reclaiming Lost Perceptual Pathways workshop with Embodied Ancestral Inquiry (2025)

Beyond Boxes 2: Exploring the Edges of Polyvagal Theory and Practice with Marika Heinrichs & Guests (2025)

Transgender Cultural Fluency training with Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico (2025)

Anatomy of the Void: Whiteness, Belonging, and the Roots of Domination workshop with Embodied Ancestral Inquiry (2025)

reKINdle: Ancestral Remembrance course with Weaver + Rose / Stevie Leigh Guiol (2024)

Ten Tools for Radical Self Love course with The Body is Not An Apology / Sonya Renee Taylor (2022)

Cooling Inflammation course with Rosalee de la Foret (2021)

Thorn & Blossom: Magical Boundaries course with Rebecca Altman (2021)

Introduction to Energy Medicine, Level 2 with Julie Fowler of Simply Energy (2020)

Introduction to Energy Medicine, Level 1 with Julie Fowler of Simply Energy (2020)

Skill in Action: Social Justice workshop with Michelle Cassandra Johnson / The Grinning Yogi (2020)

Building Resilience course with Rosalee de la Foret & Rebecca Altman (2020)

The Wonder Sessions course with Rebecca Altman (2019-2020)

Connecting Within workshop with Sylvia Poareo (2019)