I’m so glad you’re here.
If you’ve found your way to this page, you’re likely curious about exploring your brightest, healthiest self—and I’m right here with you. From an early age, I’ve had an insatiable curiosity to understand and connect with the world in the most honest and authentic way possible. That curiosity led me straight into my own healing journey, because once you lift the veil, there’s no going back.
I grew up in an urban landscape, surrounded by culture, diversity, and the arts, but I was hungry to explore beyond my home base. I finished high school early, traveled widely, and discovered that I felt most at home in nature. I learned how little I truly needed to feel happy, and most of all, how to listen to my heart. That calling brought me to Asheville, NC, where I attended Warren Wilson College, majoring in conservation biology.
While I was passionate about environmental work, my own struggles with anxiety, an eating disorder, and hormonal imbalances quietly redirected me. I became deeply motivated to understand the body’s capacity to heal. This led me to complete my massage therapy licensure, a 200-hour yoga teacher training, and ultimately a four-year Master’s level program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
Through my studies and personal healing, I came to trust my body in a way I had never experienced before. I navigated two healthy, unassisted home births and have been able to raise my two beautiful children with an approach that fosters their confidence and natural empowerment—qualities I believe the world deeply needs.
I created Lumen Holistic after more than 20 years as a licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist, blending these modalities to help clients reconnect with their own innate healing wisdom. I’ve seen again and again that when we slow down and listen, the body tells us exactly what it needs to return to balance.
We are all connected to an energetic system that is ancient, intelligent, and profoundly healing when we honor it. My hope is that these sessions help you reconnect with your brightest light, and offer clarity and peace in the midst of our often chaotic modern world.
