About
Welcome to my website. This is my personal space to share some of my thoughts and ideas on spirituality, philosophy, and where we’re going as a species. You can also connect to some of my other websites here and keep up with some of the stuff I’m up to.
A little history…
I’ve been an online publisher since the mid-90s, when I achieved my 15 minutes of Internet fame for creating one of the first online communities for women (now defunct). At that time, women were only 10% of the Internet. I got to be pretty good at web design, and because I have so much experience and knowledge in online publishing, I am still to this day approached to help people with their websites, which I do sometimes, selectively.
Once women achieved parity with men online, I got a bit burned out on the “women on the Internet” thing and moved on to other projects. I trained as a life coach, and studied holistic healing and yoga. I channeled my Internet experience into creating online courses on energy healing and offering information on holistic approaches to health and wellness. This interest in holistic approaches stems directly from my challenges in recovering from the chronic fatigue syndrome I got when I contracted mono at the age of 17.
I had a hard time marketing myself as a life coach though. Even though I have been involved in the self-help business for a long time, I have a love/hate relationship with it. I don’t want to put myself out there as a spiritual guru. My life is not perfect. I haven’t accomplished everything I’ve wanted in life. I’ve experienced more heartbreak than amazing breakthroughs.
However, I have found a tremendous benefit in following holistic approaches such as yoga, meditation and energy healing. Without those practices, I believe my chronic fatigue syndrome may have become permanently debilitating. So instead of trying to market some pie-in-the-sky promise of overnight success, instant wealth and perma-happiness, I’ve focused more on providing information that will hopefully help people heal and cope with life’s challenges, in a low-key way. Despite not wanting it to be “about me,” and removing my name from many of the online courses I’ve created, people have found my Internet healing classes to be helpful and somehow I’ve gotten a bit of an underground reputation for it.
I can’t come up with one succinct title for myself, so perhaps “Spiritual Seeker” will have to do for now.
Some of what I do…
Many people know me through my Reiki systems. You can find them at Elemental Reiki.
If you are interested in health and wellness, check out Feel Good Girl. The site has been around for a while…and some of it needs to be upgraded, but you’ll find many free articles there, online courses, and information about my coaching services.
Where I live…
I moved to Austin, Texas in 2010. I never, ever imagined I’d live in Texas, but I love it! It’s a great place with an amazing spirit! Prior to Austin, I lived in Los Angeles for a total of 17 years, though I took a break for a year in 2002-2003 to live in beautiful but rainy Seattle. I was born in New Jersey, but moved to Michigan at 7, grew up there, and got my degree at the University of Michigan.
I enjoy…
Yoga, Meditation, Aikido, Comedy Improv, Guitar, Singing, Arts & Crafts (Sewing, Beads), Writing, Biking, Swimming, and Surfing (though sadly I no longer live near a beach)
Spirituality
I consider myself to be an esoteric mystic. I believe most religions illuminate a path to God, but I am partial to yoga and Christianity as spiritual paths. I am Episcopalian and take an allegorical, not literal, view of the Bible. By the way…I believe evangelical Christianity actually has much to offer, despite my disagreement with some of its fundamentalist theology. 
Life purpose…
My life purpose is to love: to fully experience and appreciate the magic and wonder of the universe; to soulfully express my authentic self in truth, joy, and freedom; to grow, heal, and evolve in mind, body, and spirit; and to help others do the same.