About Moi
How did I become the Healing Play Coach™? In 1991 I found the perfect job as an activity director in a nursing home. My mission? Create and implement an activity program that included art, music, exercise, Chapel, parties, cooking, book clubs and gardening. It was an awesome gig…I got paid to play. It was this job experience that taught me that wellness can be created through play. In 1994, I created an healing activity program, the Inner Rhythms Activity Program or IRAP, for activity directors working in long-term care. I have trained thousands of activity directors in the US and Cananda on how to provide IRAP in their long-term care communities.
In 2003, I had
two major health
"events". It was my Healing Play Programs that helped me survive and thrive.
I used healing play to quit smoking,
nourish my body,
quiet my mind and
engage in FUN exercise.
Educational Background
Many purple moons ago, I graduated from the
University of
Montevallo with a BS in Speech,
Theatre and
Literature.
In 2001, I went back to school and earned a BS in
Holistic
Health from the American Institute of Health.
My course work at AIHT focused on massage, reflexology, music
therapy, color therapy, therapeutic nutrition, aromatherapy and dream
analysis.
Certification & Training
- Certified Activity Consultant through NCCAP
- Certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach
- Life Coach Training by Martha Beck PhD
- Reiki Master Training with Janis Kembel & Michael Eakin
- Qigong for Relaxation: Body Tune Up School of Massage
Why Work with Moi?
I am a fun, creative and intuitive
Healing
Play
Coach™ that really cares about helping women
create wellness through healing play.
I
live in Northern California in a magical cottage that I
share with my spouse, daughter, two dogs and two spoiled kittens.
My mission in life is to help others create wellness through
healing play.
